PattayaAJF

I work in China and make probably 10-15 entries/exits per year .. never staying in Thailand for more than a couple of weeks on average per month .. when i returned to live here in 2011 some friends suggested that i didn't need to get a visa because i would always get 30 days when i came in (Australian Passport) ..

at the the time i decided to go for the retirement option and and have renewed it every year on time without fail .. it looks in hind site that i made the right decision ..

my last extension a week or so ago Jomtian Immigration only asked for the usual Statutory Declaration from the Australian Embassy about income and 2 photos .. nothing else ..

my conclusion is that if you follow the "intention" of what Immigration wants then life remains relatively stable and gets easier every year .. of course i may be living in a "fools" dream .. only time will tell .. 

My wife's sister didn't need anything except her passport when she extended at Jomtian Immigration last month .. but then again she is Cambodian and always travels by bus .. may not be the same for other nationalities ..

however when she applied for a SETV in KL a few months ago she did need an air ticket, bank statements, etc. so i guess there are different rules at different locations .. when she applied for a SETV in Phnom Penh it was done in an afternoon with no documents required .. except passport and photo of course .. 

On 12/12/2016 at 9:20 AM, Langsuan Man said:

I finally went to the Harbor Mall on Klang, next to Food Land, and  on one of the upper floors I saw a music shop that advertised "music" lessons and since there was a piano in the shop I would assume that they give piano lessons

Thanks Langsuan Man .. i will check that out a well when i return to Thailand the week after next .. 

13 hours ago, Maestro said:

The Ranong immigration office correctly follows the Immigration Act, section 4 of which clearly and unambiguously defines you as the "house-master, ie the chief possessor of the residence in your capacity as the tenant". The same definition also applies to the OP.

 

The owner of a residence who rents it out to another person is no longer its possessor and therefore is not its house-master as defined by the Immigration Act, but he remains of course the owner.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Thaivisa Connect mobile app

yes .. thanks for this .. now i understand as well .. 

6 hours ago, PattayaParent said:

Yamaha piano on Third Road, on the left past Hollywood junction heading North

 

Studio Melodica on Klang, on the right past Big C Extra junction heading towards Sukhumvit, almost opposite Harbour Mall.

 

I think there may be one in Harbour Mall too

 

Edit: In your child's school???

 

 

Thanks PattayaParent .. i will check them out .. thanks again .. 

Hi .. just wondering if anyone may have some experience in Pattaya of getting piano lessons for a 6yo .. any advice/expereince will be greatly appreciated .. 

5 hours ago, cpbkk said:

I know this topic is quite worn, but the owner of my condo (who resides in Europe) has so far refused to go through "the headache" of complying with the law of registering me as his tenant using TM30.  

I live in Banglamung Pattaya and had a similar problem with my Thai Landlord who lives in Bangkok .. to resolve this i took a copy of my 3 year lease (in Thai and English), a copy of the house owner's Thai ID (which was part of the lease agreement) and my wife's and my passports (as the lease is in both of our names) and Chonburi Immigration said that we can be the "House Master" and we filed a TM 30 with ourselves as the "House Master" declaring ourselves as the Aliens .. 

earlier this year (in compliance with the rules) we lodged our TM 30s religiously (as i travel in and out of Thailand once or twice a month) and after about the 10th TM30 lodgement over a 6 month period Chonburi Immigrations told us it was not necessary for us to lodge a TM 30 every time because they already know us and they know where we live .. they did say however that if we were doing a 90 day report or seeking any type of extension or stay then we need to do a TM 30 as a part of that .. 

perhaps Rayong Immigration will accept you as a "House Master" as well which may help you out with this .. 

On 07/12/2016 at 7:10 PM, Tony125 said:

Get your child an Aus passport and citizenship  has been shown in other posts how to do. If you wife is "stateless" meaning she does't have a Cambodian/Burma birth certificate  your son would also be stateless which will cause him serious problems as an adult. At least with Aus citizenship thru you he will have a passport and can leave Thailand and maybe find work in another country ect when he grows up.

exactly my thoughts as well .. and the child can start by looking in Australia .. not a bad option .. 

15 minutes ago, MikeyIdea said:

 

Tor Mor, the Thai abbreviation for immigration

 

thanks .. as in: ตม. 30 my favourite report .. 

6 minutes ago, MikeyIdea said:

I contacted a TM officer I know at Section D and she told me. The new rules aren't really new (with one exception), they are basically the same as before but immigration has been ordered to enforce them harder 

please forgive my ignorance .. what is a "TM officer" ?

3 minutes ago, MaxiMaxi said:

A part of Thai birth registration, shouldn't then be a registration at each parent's embassy? To decide then later after major age which nationality he wants or can be?? So each parent can include the child in the respective passport and the mother can apply a passport issued at Myanmar embassy or just put in father's passport to go in and out with or without mother...

when we received my son's "NON-THAI" birth certificate the girl at the amphur told us to take his birth certificate to the Australian (for me) and the Cambodian (for his mother) embassies to get his citizenship papers .. however even though she told us to do that there was no "specific requirement" as such .. however of course we did that because we don't intend to stay in Thailand for the rest of out lives .. 

24 minutes ago, PattayaAJF said:

as do i as well .. getting my son's Australian Passport and Citizenship by Descent Certificate was a walk in the park .. just fill out a few forms .. no mention of his mother (who is Cambodian) except to get her name, DoB and Citizenship correct (which can be done with either her passport or Cambodian ID Card) .. took 12 days to get the Citizenship Certificate and then another 2 weeks to get his passport and "bob's your uncle" .. so to speak .. we have traveled on a few occasions and immigration have never questioned anything .. the first exit (as he had no entry stamp in his clan passport) immigration had a look at his Thai Birth Certificate (with NON-THAI status) and proceeded to stamp him in as of his date of birth .. then stamped him out ..  

actually i forgot to mention that on the 1st exit the immigration officer also wrote on his exit stamp that he had overstayed but was exempt from penalty .. or something to that effect ..  

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

Sounds much like how it works for UK passports. Just have to show one parent is British Otherwise than by Descent, mother's Lao passport and the baby's Thai birth certificate (translated) and the passport was issued inside 3 weeks. Leaving Thailand just required presenting the virgin passport and birth certificate.

 

as it should be .. we do share a Queen and somewhat common heritage .. altho' we can't say the same about cricket or rugby .. 

12 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

Creating 12 corps from an army area (Region 4) containing 3 divisions is quite an achievment.

 

With that many corps (in just one of the four army areas) it's not surprising the RTA needs so many officers at upper command level.

 

 

 

perhaps regiment or battalion would be a better terminology .. but who knows .. 

6 hours ago, sanemax said:

 

     I have one right here . Written across the top in bold lettering it states "Non Thai"

as do i as well .. getting my son's Australian Passport and Citizenship by Descent Certificate was a walk in the park .. just fill out a few forms .. no mention of his mother (who is Cambodian) except to get her name, DoB and Citizenship correct (which can be done with either her passport or Cambodian ID Card) .. took 12 days to get the Citizenship Certificate and then another 2 weeks to get his passport and "bob's your uncle" .. so to speak .. we have traveled on a few occasions and immigration have never questioned anything .. the first exit (as he had no entry stamp in his clan passport) immigration had a look at his Thai Birth Certificate (with NON-THAI status) and proceeded to stamp him in as of his date of birth .. then stamped him out ..  

On 03/12/2016 at 3:55 PM, parafareno said:

it will be company sending me money, and they want to send it to bank account.....maybe I should just be quiet, it is only 500 I guess per month.....not a big deal

I would suggest that is you are working online in various countries without a registered company somewhere you best bet is to open a personal bank account in Hong Kong (either HSBC or Standard Chartered or Citibank, etc.) with an ATM card and then always have your payments made there .. it is not illegal in HK and if the revenue comes from outside HK there is no tax liability .. 

Thailand is great for living but working online leaves you open to problems .. just my suggestion

23 minutes ago, Pib said:

I'm talking about whether the "govt/immigration would accept it for the 10 year Visa requirement?"....not whether a hospital happens to accept your foreign insurance.

yes Pib you are right .. it is far to optimistic of me to imply that existing arrangements here through Medilink Thailand will be acceptable under the new regulations .. sorry about that .. 

3 minutes ago, Pib said:

What was not addressed about the medical coverage requirement was if "foreign medical coverage" will be accepted or they will only accept Thai medical insurance.   

currently overseas policies are acceptable if accredited (whatever that means) .. my youngest son just spent 12 days in BHP (5 days in ICU) and i only paid the deductible .. the bill was over THB320,000 so i am thankful for Family Insurance .. 

1 minute ago, Chainsaw said:

 

Strange indeed! Maybe they have different rules for a family policy as opposed to a personal one. I hope you continue to get the cover you and your family need.

Could be they are thinking long term and that younger members of your family will continue to pay the premiums after you pass?

i think they do .. i have a family policy with Lamp in London and my coverage (i'm 66) has been consistent for years .. lets wait and see when i turn 70 .. 

2 minutes ago, Artisi said:

An absolute rip-off...

sorry Artisi .. off subject .. i was fined in Newcastle for illegal parking but the fine in GBP .. has the Tramways always fined in USD? .. sorry for the diversion .. i like your photo .. 

Just now, biggles45 said:

I also seem to recall a friend moved to Malaysia under their "Malaysia, my second home" retirement plan. A ten year visa if I recall correctly and some concessions on import taxes etc. 

 as of Dec 2015 when i last checked (i) MYR150,000 in the bank with withdrawal restriction (ii) compulsory Health Insurance (iii) lots of small print about pension requirements .. but you can work part time in your chosen profession up to 50% ..  

Malaysia is not that bad as well .. 

3 minutes ago, lungnorm said:

Sounded good but looks far too expensive. Better places to retire to a lot cheaper. As they say in Thai BAH

sure .. not as cheap as Thailand is now .. but will be much cheaper than the new 10 visa if/when it ever comes to fruition ..  

2 minutes ago, biggles45 said:

"no other country in the world to my knowledge has offered what Thailand offers with respect to "Retirement Visa" ..

 

Not so, the Philippines has a Retirement Visa that is valid for life, no need to visit immigration to report or renew. $US20k term deposit, no monthly income requirement.  It is all handled by a department that issues a 3 year ID card not immigration and renewing the cad costs $10 a year. I have had mine for 6  years now. www.pra.gov.ph for more info. 

That's great .. maybe more people should consider this .. i'm in Manila at the moment on business and its not that bad here .. altho' the local food is "maybe" not a varied as Thai Food .. also lots of english spoken here .. easy to get around .. 

2 minutes ago, TKDfella said:

I agree with many comments here but ' ...I totally agree with the post that there are other countries will be more attractive under these kind of conditions....' could have the answer. As we know many of the street vendors have been removed and I read yesterday that similar action is to be taken on main roads/highways. Rightly or wrongly many saw these as attractions and part of the Thai character. I wonder how many expats could afford to 3M Baht in the bank untouchable for one year? Not many I fear and probably only those who are 'well-off' or rich. I wonder if the present gov wants to move towards a Thailand that is more of a 'millionaire's playground' type rather than a 'family holiday destination. If that is in the gov thoughts then there are a lot more things to 'clean up' too (maybe they'd like a James Bond type of high society, Ha!)

I agree with the above .. we have all been very luck here for the past years .. no other country in the world to my knowledge has offered what Thailand offers with respect to "Retirement Visa" .. however the world does not remain the same and if Thailand is determined to bring its "Retirement Requirements" with most other countries of the world then so be it .. after all .. its not about us .. 

having said that .. the new requirements are not as difficult any OECD country and on par with My2ndHome in Malaysia (USD50k in the bank with similar withdrawal restriction and compulsory comprehensive health insurance) so perhaps we can slightly change the discussion to the positive by looking for other options .. Panama i hear has quite an attractive retirement plan .. anybody knows some more??

perhaps if there are no other options then we are just witnessing the end or an era .. 

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

Why you not gotten an extension of stay for your son as your dependent based upon your extension based upon retirement. He would need to get a single entry non-o visa at an embassy in order to apply for it,

You child should still have a visa or extension. He is only exempt from not paying an overstay fine not the requirement to have a visa or extension.

i tried that at Jomtien Immigration in 2012 (and again in 2015)  and they refused saying he doesn't require a visa as long as my visa (extension??) is valid .. when i asked him if he was sure he replied something to the effect that he knows immigration rules and i shouldn't ask again .. something about wasting his time ..

i then check with immigration at the airport and they told me "he is not yet 15yo and doesn't need to have a visa as long as father visa is ok" .. so it seems that there may be some differences between what the Law says and what the frontline immigration officers want to do .. i don't know and have no view .. i just do what they tell me to do ..