PeteM3

With a PE visa you cannot get a 5 year licence anymore. I know it makes no sense but that’s how it is. I used to have a 5 year license prior to getting my Elite visa and on renewal would only issue a 2 year. I did this again in January and again a 2 year only ???? I tried complaining to Thai Elite Visa but fell on deaf ears ????

Hi, has anyone made the trip from Pattaya to Surin or Khon Kaen in the last few days? Is it possible if done in the daytime out with curfew hours? Is their any additional paperwork required to travel across provinces? I will be driving hopefully later this week and just want to understand if their will be any issues with the current lockdowns.

I cannot use HDPrime at the moment, anyone else having issues?

I done this last November when my daughter was 7 months old. She had both Thai and UK passports. At immigration on leaving BKK we were also asked for her birth certificate. We did not have this but the officer let us proceed but we were told we should have this with us in future. No problems at the UK side.

If you had 2 x condos procured new with a total price in excess of 10M baht, would this be ok and qualify ?

It is can only be one condo as far as I know. If you look at the rules and etc their is nothing pluralized.

Thanks ubonjoe, that was also how I read it but was just seeking clarification. Looks like you can only invest in 1 @ say 5M bahy and then top up with either a fixed deposit account or government bonds.

If you had 2 x condos procured new with a total price in excess of 10M baht, would this be ok and qualify ?

I'm in and out most weekends, no problems.

I am not sure that I want an O-A. I want an extension of stay based on retirement. Looking at previous posts It looks like I may not be able to convert my non Imm B. Reading the info at the Royal Thai embassy it looks like I need a non Imm O-A or is their another way of doing this?

Thanks but I'm a UK passport holder working in Singapore. Does this mean that I have to go to the Thai Embassy in London for the Non Imm O-A ?

You shoud check with immigration about applying for an extension of stay based upon retirement for your non-b visa entry. For awhile they refusing to do them with anything other than a non-o visa.

I currently have a multiple entry 3 year non Imm B visa which expires in February. My question is can I convert this to a retirement at Jomtien Immigration? If so when should I start the process?

Thanks, Pete

Great, appreciate the information guys. Pete

So how can I do that with no pages left. I'm also sure the UK passport office will cancel the old passport when they issue a new one. Their must be a way of transferring the unused portion of the non b visa, it's still got 2 years to run.

I currently have a 3 year multiple entry non imm B visa for Thailand in my UK passport. My UK passport is still valid for 4 years but I have ran out of pages. I'm going to London next month to renew the passport. My question is how do I get the Thai non imm B visa transferred to my new passport? I obtained that visa in London although I live and work in Singapore.

Yes, Singapore is known as being a bit of a hard-ss on visas.

It seems that your documentation from the Thai business associates/partners you need to meet with should have been enough, but Singapore is just playing hard ball there.

All we can say is to re-submit for a multi entry and maybe this time they will agree.

But when applying, DO NOT mention the words "for pleasure" regarding the reasons for your stay, especially if you do own a condo in Pattaya at the Singapore Thai consulate.

When you say those words you are only bringing up all their preconceptions about "sex tourists" and it's best to avoid that pitfall if possible.

You only have that condo in Pattaya as a conveinent place to stay while you are doing your business meetings...don't you?

understood and I said nothing about my condo. My business meetings are usually in BKK so stay at the landmark if I overnight then head to Pattaya after.

Hi ubonjoe, someone from another forum indicated it could not be done. Good news it can though. Yes I understand it will not extend the visa but I have about 5 trips coming up in the next 3 months so its important I get this. Hopefully the next visa will be a 3 year multi entri business, lets wait and see!

I am now getting conflicting information about getting a re entry permit. Is it possible to get a re entry permit at immigration with this visa?

Yes what annoyed me was only getting the 3 month visa. I was warned that I may not get the multi entry but was willing to pay the multi re-entry fee before I leave Thailand at the airport. Now getting only 3 months is a pain as I still need a mulit re-entry but it wil only last 3 months. Its smart really as another way of getting a few extra baht out of me.

I am a British Citizen working in Singapore on an employment pass. I paid $100 singapore. I had al the documentation required including invitation letters from a Thai company who I do business with along with their tax information etc (everything required for a one year multi entry). I had a letter from my HR and from myself. I have since found out that the embassy in Singapore does not give out one year visas initially, You have to get 3 months first.

i currently live in Singapore but travel to Thailand twice a month for business (vendor meetings) and pleasure staying 3 or 4 days each time. I applied at the Thai embassy in Singapore for a one year multi entry business visa. I have just picked it up today and they gave me a 3 month single entry visa :-(

My question is can I extend this to a full one year or three year Non Imm B when I am in Thailand and if so where can I do this and what documentation do I need ? I do not intend to work in Thailand, just business meetings.

Also my assumption in the meantime is that I can come and go with this visa as long as I buy a re-entry permit (Multi Entry 3800 baht) before leaving Thailand to return to Singapore. Is this a currect assumption?

I currently own a condo in Pattaya and one of the reasons i want this visa is to obtain a driving licence as my International license expires in December and buy a bike. I am presuming that with this visa I can get a certificate of residence to enable this, is this correct?

Appreciate any answers / help here. Thanks Pete.

We need to remember that most Thais will vote for whoever pays them the most to vote.

Outgoing Thai PM resigns as party leader

BANGKOK, July 4, 2011 (AFP) - Outgoing Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva resigned as leader of his party on Monday after heavily losing an election to the opposition allied to fugitive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.

"As the Democrat Party leader during the election, we won fewer seats than in the previous election, so I think as a good leader I should take responsibility by resigning," he told a press conference in Bangkok.

"The Democrat Party will hold a general meeting within 90 days to elect a new leader," he added.

The Democrats won just 159 seats out of 500, against the opposition Puea Thai's 265 seats, the Election Commission said.

The results pave the way for Thaksin's sister Yingluck Shinawatra to become the first Thai female premier.

Abhisit, who took office in a 2008 parliamentary vote after a court threw out the previous administration, conceded late Sunday, saying: "The outcome is clear -- Puea Thai has won the election and the Democrats are defeated."

His party, with traditional support in Bangkok and the south, has not won a general election in nearly two decades.

-- (c) Copyright AFP 2011-07-04

Hi Guys, Can anyone give me some info on where I can get Aluminium windows and doors made and installed in the surin area. I have about 70m2 of window space to fill and will need them to come and measure up. Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, Pete

Did you ever find a supplier in or around Surin? I am looking for the same now.

Thanks

Pete