khunMato

I will study at a university in Bangkok for 5 years and thougt maybe I can blend this with the 3 year rule for Thai citizenship.

As I understand it, after they changed the rules/la, if you are married to a Thai you need to stay and be a Thai taxpayer for 3 years. So I thought , maybe there is a way to pay tax while studding. Without having a work permit, i.e. do this on a non-immigrant ED visa.

Info -

I am Swedish

Married to a Thai for 6 years, she has double citizenship.

In 2011 I worked and payed tax in Thailand for 6 months

When I went to school they had a simplified newspaper for children, we were around 7-10 years old. They had the same news as any normal newspaper, but with shorter story's and with easy to understand text and grammar.

Does anyone know of a Thai newspaper like that?

To all that tries to make me believe this is a bad idea

• forget all about work visa, I have that covered
  
• in collage I read hotel management, I think it made me ,somewhat, understand a business I have not invested in before. - to Phronesis, Warren Buffett did not know his businesses before he started either
  
• after collage I studied engineering and I think that my masters is a good proof that I am quite familiar with mathematics.
  
• as I am 31 at the moment, believe me when I say that I didn´t live in Pattaya too long ago, I am not a person that cares about "looking good" and all the economy around that issue - 30000 Baht can take you a long way
  

I am sorry if I have not been clear in my questions. I am not interested in any "get away, save your money, be safe and stay in your current life, etc." from people that lacks the experience.

I asked the following questions (a bit amended)

1. How many rooms - I have made some calculations and it seems like the smallest place we would want, to support the 2 of us, would be a place with at least 12 rooms.
   
2. If we have 12 rooms, in an annual average, how many rooms would be let out on a monthly basis?
   
3. In Pattaya, how much would a place with around 12 rooms cost? We are looking for a place in "the centre" or out on Pratamnak.
   
4. I have many years of remodelling/renovation experience and due to my background, have a modern and up scale place- is there an market for "better looking" places that equals 2-300 Baht more in a daily fee, thinking of around 7-900 Bht/day?
   
5. The first and second year, how well are those years compared with the following years?
   
6. How does most customers find your place? I guess internet is the biggest one, how is it with the "walk in" customers? help from other travel agencies?
   

And I only want to have answers to my questions, from people with experience from related businesses.

See me as a guy that has fouled my own government on 10 million Baht and need a way to launder that sum of money and I am best friend with police Lt.Gen. Panu Keudlabphol (immigrations commissioner), i.e. I don´t care about anything other than about what I have asked for or other related information (information that can help, not scare me).

Troll

University educated...to a Masters level he claims...

and cannot even spell...COLLEGE?

No more help from ole Phronesis for you sunshine.

Go hard with your guesthouse...Luck favours the brave...

how many languages do you master, sorry feel you have some knowledge and fluency in???????????? (and native speakers of those languages feel the same about your ability)

I know that you, at best, only know some "tourist Thai", if you knew more you would understand that I am fed up with the replies to my post (even though there have been some smarter replies)

Sounds trollish to me, are you Thai? I do believe a bit of research will show you the definition of a guesthouse here is the number of rooms, over a certain number (look it up) it is defined as a hotel and that puts it into a protected job/thai only vocation..

I think that an online confession to wanting to launder your ill gotten money is perhaps an indication of a severe lack of judgement and mental health advice might be more fitting in your circumstances. Chock Dee

// Thai script removed, this is the English language forum, you can use Thai in the Thai language forum //

Something for the users whom have inserted an "answer" to nothing and to their narrow minds

Edit: No I am not Thai, I just know in what areas my brain and its energy should be placed.

To all that tries to make me believe this is a bad idea

• forget all about work visa, I have that covered
  
• in collage I read hotel management, I think it made me ,somewhat, understand a business I have not invested in before. - to Phronesis, Warren Buffett did not know his businesses before he started either
  
• after collage I studied engineering and I think that my masters is a good proof that I am quite familiar with mathematics.
  
• as I am 31 at the moment, believe me when I say that I didn´t live in Pattaya too long ago, I am not a person that cares about "looking good" and all the economy around that issue - 30000 Baht can take you a long way
  

I am sorry if I have not been clear in my questions. I am not interested in any "get away, save your money, be safe and stay in your current life, etc." from people that lacks the experience.

I asked the following questions (a bit amended)

1. How many rooms - I have made some calculations and it seems like the smallest place we would want, to support the 2 of us, would be a place with at least 12 rooms.
   
2. If we have 12 rooms, in an annual average, how many rooms would be let out on a monthly basis?
   
3. In Pattaya, how much would a place with around 12 rooms cost? We are looking for a place in "the centre" or out on Pratamnak.
   
4. I have many years of remodelling/renovation experience and due to my background, have a modern and up scale place- is there an market for "better looking" places that equals 2-300 Baht more in a daily fee, thinking of around 7-900 Bht/day?
   
5. The first and second year, how well are those years compared with the following years?
   
6. How does most customers find your place? I guess internet is the biggest one, how is it with the "walk in" customers? help from other travel agencies?
   

And I only want to have answers to my questions, from people with experience from related businesses.

See me as a guy that has fouled my own government on 10 million Baht and need a way to launder that sum of money and I am best friend with police Lt.Gen. Panu Keudlabphol (immigrations commissioner), i.e. I don´t care about anything other than about what I have asked for or other related information (information that can help, not scare me).

Personally I think you are dreaming, you headed for a huge expense and possible money pit. You wouldnt be allowed (legally) to do any renovations etc yourself without a work permit, even volunteering needs one.

You have so many pitfalls and hoops to jump through, put that against the capital expenditure and you have to ask is it worth it. The answer invariably is NO. Couple that with never being able to own that building (wife only) or work in it (without said permit) and you have a potential disaster waiting to happen.

But that's just my opinion as everyone who comes here seems to want to own or run a bar of small hotel etc and 90% of them (if not more) end in disaster and possible financial ruin. Think it through, take off the rose coloured glasses and be realistic and you'll come to the same decision.

The way to make a small fortune..............start with a big one.

I realize that there will be pitfalls, of cause we plan to have a work permit. Not planning to take this huge change in our lives, with an "unforgiving" step.

Also, not interested in stepping into an other discussion but I can own a building, not land. Like I said, an other discussion. We haven´t planned to buy a house, we want to start with rent the place, sorry if I weren´t clear on that. My hole life I have changed my life in different directions, so I will probably do so again.

The reason for my questions was to get a true grip and understanding of how everything is in this business from someone that has done/is doing it.

We are starting to talk about investing in a smaller guest house.

I have some questions regarding this that I would be very grateful if I could have some help with.

First of all, we are talking about doing it in Pattaya (a city with its share amount of tourists). My (Thai) Mrs and I have lived there before and we were happy with, around, 30 000 Baht per month.

1. How many rooms - I have made some calculations and it seems like the smallest place we would want, to support the 2 of us, would be a place with 12 rooms.
   
2. If we have 12 rooms, in an annual average, how many rooms would be let out on a monthly basis?
   
3. In Pattaya, how much would a place with around 12 rooms cost? We are looking for a place in "the centre" or out on Pratamnak.
   
4. I have many years of remodelling/renovation experience and due to my background, have a modern and up scale place- is there an market for "better looking" places that equals 2-300 Baht more in a daily fee, thinking of around 7-900 Bht/day?
   
5. The first and second year, how well are those years compared with the following years?
   
6. How does most customers find to your place? I guess internet is the big one, how is it with the "walk in" customers?
   

I would be most grateful if someone could help me out with 1, 2 or all questions.

I am looking for a health insurance, which are expensive back home. A grope one (mrs and me) about 55 000 Bht, it is therefore I ask. We want to have an insurance that covers health ("normal" health insurance") and for the flight back home, if the doctor thinks it is better to go home... for whatever reason.

Where do you live, Sweden or Thailand? If living in Thailand, buy local insurance, if living in Sweden, buy Swedish insurance.

Currently live in Sweden, will soon move to Bangkok for my architect studies.

I understand that both countries have insurance companies.

Sweden - Got a 6 month travel insurance from my parents when I went travelling in South America and it cost a bit more than 6000 $

Thailand - Of cause cheaper than Sweden, BUT I have not found one that includes a flight back to Sweden if something happens. Believe me IT happens.

That is the reason for my question.

sorry, wrong key. it didn´t cost 6000$, it was supposed to be 2000$

I am looking for a health insurance, which are expensive back home. A grope one (mrs and me) about 55 000 Bht, it is therefore I ask. We want to have an insurance that covers health ("normal" health insurance") and for the flight back home, if the doctor thinks it is better to go home... for whatever reason.

Where do you live, Sweden or Thailand? If living in Thailand, buy local insurance, if living in Sweden, buy Swedish insurance.

Currently live in Sweden, will soon move to Bangkok for my architect studies.

I understand that both countries have insurance companies.

Sweden - Got a 6 month travel insurance from my parents when I went travelling in South America and it cost a bit more than 6000 $

Thailand - Of cause cheaper than Sweden, BUT I have not found one that includes a flight back to Sweden if something happens. Believe me IT happens.

That is the reason for my question.

I am looking for a health insurance, which are expensive back home. A grope one (mrs and me) about 55 000 Bht, it is therefore I ask. We want to have an insurance that covers health ("normal" health insurance") and for the flight back home, if the doctor thinks it is better to go home... for whatever reason.

Dear all,

I am looking for an insurance that covers a flight back to Sweden if the worst should happen.

Let´s say that I was in a really bad car accident and I miraculously survived. After my life was saved, the doctor decides that it would be better for me to be back in Sweden for social reasons or for any other type of reason.

Does anyone know of an insurance company that have that help?

Does anyone know of a web site were I can check if a certain company has registered its employees for SSO? I have tried to send an email, though it seems as they don´t speak English, because I haven´t received an answer to my question, and my written Thai is far from perfect.

does anyone have a grammar rule of how to know if its a hidden 'a' or a 'o', examples บน รน สมุด?

Thanks all for leaving me with an intact wallet and loss of a sure headache. It seems like you all do say the truth I have missed. I wonder if there has been a topic here on Thai Visa where every input leans at the same path, this topic - if you are sane, don´t do it!! You have all insured me to stay at my job in Krabi and to tell myself that I am already living in my dream, no need for a new one.

To answer rgs2001uk; not at the moment, perhaps I should buy a book on the matter.

I would like to continue to concentrate on my future plan, which is buying old houses and renovate them for a profit sale.

I plan to work with houses for around 1 mil to 2 mil. We all know that renovations is not something Thai people really do, so houses in that span should be quite cheep in a good location.

My questions to you all are:

How much does a full renovation of a 100 m2 house cost, i.e.change all electronics, kitchen and topcoats?

How much of a profit should I est. on a 100 m2 house, after renovation and a sale?

My wife comes from Pattaya and we plan to move back there. How difficult is it to sell a house there, i.e. an average house sales time?

I think of houses, perhaps it is smarter to concentrate on condos instead. If that is the case, why?

He referred to the Social Security.

How do you go about getting the social security insurance? How much is it for the first year per person (company will have 11 employees, 2 of whom is foreign)

of cause you never know about his real intentions but we have been friends for more than 10 years and he is their accountant, so I believe him.

I have tried to contact him to ask if it is the social security he means, without any luck..get back to you on that one.

Thank you all for the information.

A friend told me that you have to have proof of insurance as well, is this true? He is thai, but works at an insurance company and he says thats the case. I have never heard about this fact. (my insurance from back in Sweden covers me for about 6 more months)

Dear all

I have a question about what is a company obligated to do and have to provide a foreigner with a work permit.

A short list would do fine, something like:

A job (of cause)

Salary (at lest xx xxx Baht)

Etc.

Thanks better than buying. But do you know what the new book is called? I try to modernize myself

Hello all

Last weekend I spent looking for a place to bye Manee Mana books for my studies. I then found out that grade school is now free and it is only the schools that can sell books used in school. I also found out that there know is a new "Manee Mana" book, forgot what is called.

Two questions; is there anyone out there that has those books on a .pdf file or any other way for me to get/download. Also, the name of the books please.

Regards

An old friend of mine is apparently working at ACE Insurance Company in Bangkok, as an accountant. He could quite easy find out for me the truth in the matter.

The answer he got from his fellow workers was; foreigners must have work permit and everyone in Thailand must be insured by its employer.

My old employer got the work permit correct, not the other one.

Thanks guys, I will give it a go

I have recently hurt myself on the job, bad. It was revealed that the company didn´t have any insurance on me, as promised.

Is there a law in Thailand that compels the company to have any insurance on an employer, any kind of insurance?

Have been searching internet for a place in Thailand where they sell towel heaters, this without any luck.

Is there anyone here that knows where I can buy one?