falang07

I did not mean adopting some unknown child just for the sake of resolving the visa situation (it seems I should have written the topic a little clearer). But as we all know, the usual situation is an older farang with quite younger thai GF with a Thai child so this is a pretty model situation when child based visa is a much safer (actually 100% safe for quite a long time, usually enough to reach the retirement age).

What is cynical about adopting a child of the girlfriend/wife who has nothing to lose anyway? Many support them financially anyway so what is so bad about having some positive outcome for the donor, too? And if the child is very young, you have a secured visa situation for almost 20 years (which is often not so secure based on the marriage itself)

Also, since the OP did not bother to reply, I consider this topic scaremongering. Have your papers ready + show the necessary funds, and I doubt one would have any problems.

Well, as for me, I really doubt one could be denied entry having a valid ED visa, paid language course + paid reentry permit, no matter how good student he/she was. Also, even if his/her visa would be canceled, he/she should still get the 30 days visa exempt entry.

the more panic is created in media, the happier the fund recipients/pharma companies are

I suppose this might be a way to go for many at the moment :)

good to hear that, unfortunately the small selection of allowed industries is very prohibitive

I also have a feeling that doing business under these BOI promotions is rather a fiction than reality, anyway, I would also like to hear from someone who actually succeeded in getting this done.

Unfortunately, Service and Public Utilities – International trading companies are not allowed for full foreign ownership. Also, the lawyers you mention charge 150,000 for the application and another 100,000 if you are successful meaning there is no guarantee you will be successful and 150,000 is a substantial loss.

then please provide a reputable resource based on which you consider these banks weak

well, in Cyprus and USA it was the biggest banks that failed so being big is no guarantee either

Or shorten the door at the bottom a little to increase the airflow

No.

To understand why, think of all the different file formats there are. In order for the anti-virus software to open every possible file and examine it for any possible malware, the antivirus install would have to be huge. Would have to support Office, multimedia, imaging, etc. all of which would then have to be opened every time and checked.

You are wrong. Office readers. PDF readers, or image viewers can be incredibly small, much smaller than the antivirus install package is nowadays.

and I would say NSA has their backdoors long time ago implemented into antivirus programs, same as they did with TrueCrypt and I am sure with Windows, too

still you might consider changing it in SCB since I suspect you would get better exchange rate than in HSBC

Of course this testing is just pure nonsense, if you do not pass it simply means you need to learn more and pay another year. Simple as that.

perhaps a good business plan, too, to release them not so far so they can be caught all over again

you can bring it in cash but you will have to exchange to Thai Baht anyway so it makes little sense

I tried Krungsri last week with a Thai card and 30k was no longer possible, only 20k so not sure if foreign cards still allow 30k

also, no matter if the Swedish guy wanted Kroners or any other currency than THB, to buy a condo, you must convert to THB in the first place

you were lucky since if found and not declared, you would be arrested and the money would be seized by customs

This is ridiculous. Why would anyone buy so much gold in Thailand. Abu Dhabi or Dubai are the places to buy gold bars. And there is no problem getting on a flight to Korea with it.

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since Thailand restricts sending money abroad, it might be the only way for some

Since it is impossible to wire money out of Thailand that you have not before wired in, it is clear why he wanted to "export" these gold bars. Remember to keep those foreign exchange forms if remitting bigger amounts to Thailand and expect to take it out of Thailand in the future otherwise smuggling gold will be your only option, too.

Actually precious stones are a much better option. But you gotta know how to evaluate stones or have a completely trustworthy seller.

which most, if not all, do not have