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Is there any other good banks? I plan to deposit some money in UOB or Citibank. Is it recommeneded? 

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Both are good, but the citibank normally require a work permit to open account. Not sure about UOB, but they do not have as many branches as the bangkok bank or siam commercial. The UOB atms are great for taking out cash, because you can take out 40,000 bht per transaction, rather than the usual 20-25k maximum. This does make a difference because overseas cards are charged per transaction. By the way, you do not have to have a UOB account to use their atms.

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Ok. Tks ZOVOX.

Is there any other good banks? I plan to deposit some money in UOB or Citibank. Is it recommeneded? Which 1 is better?

I found sms.ac  a stitch up I couldn't work out how to send an email outside UK and they would be sending useless textmessages to you for which they were charging about 50p each.

I would steer well clear of this web site as they have charged you a couple of quid (from your mobiles credit) before you realise whats happenned but would be interested to be corrected if I have got it wrong.

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Tks fisherd3.

By the way, is www.sms.ac free of charge?

Khorb Khun Krub dr_Pat_Pong. I thank you for your advice.

Is there any1, who have the same situation as me, can share with me?

Ic.

So that means i have find a job there and have a non-imigrant visa and live there for three years, then i can qualify for the PR. AM i right to say it now?

Ok.

Tks dr_Pat_Pong for the information.

But I c this information on the thaivias.com:

Documents required when applying for a residence permit to support a family (wife and children) who are Thai citizens

Application form (TM.9) Personal information sheet. Health certificate from a hospital (issued within the previous 3 months). Certification that the applicant has no criminal record in his or her overseas domicile. This must be certified officially, e.g. by the applicant's Embassy in Bangkok. Official marriage and birth certificates (see certification requirement in No. 4 above) Copy of identity card and house registration of wife and/or children. Letter certifying place of employment. Copy of work permit. Copy of annual personal income tax forms with receipts for the previous 3 years. Copy of each months personal income tax forms (por ngor dor 1) with receipts from January of year of application until the month before applying (only for applicant earning salary). Company registration certificate or juristic person certificate. Copy of value added tax (VAT) registration of the company. List of company shareholders (only for applicant, who is a shareholder). Company balance sheet and income tax with receipt (por ngor dor 50) for the previous 1 year (with the exeption of a state agency or state enterprise). Map of residence and place of work. Copy of passport (must show a total of 3 year's travel history to Thailand.

REMARKS:

Copies of documents must be certified by applicant. Documents in foreign languages must be translated into Thai language (specifying name and residence of translator). Submission of false documents or the provision of false statements are criminal offenses. The applicant must apply in person as the Immigration Bureau will require a set of fingerprints for the purpose of checking for criminal record.

Qualifications of an applicant:

1. An applicant must have received permission for yearly stays in Thailand on a non-immigrant visa for at least of three years prior to the submission of an application for permanent residency. Holders of multiple NON-Immigrant visas can not appy. You must have 3 un-broken yearly extensions in order to qualify.

2. An applicant must be holding a non-immigrant visa at the time of submitting an application.

Documents required

The list of required documents depends on the category under which the application is made.

Fees:

Application for a residence permit

7,600

Approval of a residence permit (payable on receipt of residence book)

191,400

Approval of a residence permit (payable on receipt of residence book) for a foreigner married to a Thai, the spouse of a resident, and any of their children who have not reached the status of a Thai juristic person (i.e., unmarried children aged below 20 years)

95,700

The Thai Immigration Bureau has recently (october 2003) announced quotas for all expatriates applying for residence permits at 100 persons per nationality. All foreigners may qualify to apply for a residence permit if he/she

1. Holds a passport of his/her current nationality, which was granted a Non-Immigrant visa and the individual has been permitted to stay in Thailand for at least 3 consecutive years on a 1-year visa extension basis up to the application submission date.

2. Has personal qualifications that meet one or more of the following categories:

1) Investment category (minumum 3 - 10 Mil. Baht investment in Thailand)

2) Working/ Business category

3) Support a family or Humanity Reasons category: He/she must have relationship with a Thai citizen or an alien who already possesses a residence permit as the

followings:

- A legal husband or wife

- A legal father or mother

- A child who is under 20 years of age up to the submission date of application and must be single

4) Expert / academics category

5) Other categories

Am i wrong to say that i cannot apply for the PR using the reason of just marrying my girl-friend?

Sa Wa Di Krub dr_Pat_Pong.

Ok. I need to know that is there any minimum range of cash i need to have in the bank in order to convert to PR.

What if i go there and cannot find a job, can i still get a certain visa to prolong my stay in Thailand?

Can i marry my girlfriend and get a PR or i must live at Thailand for 3 years?

Thanks lopburi3, i appreciate your advice. Is there any1 with different view that can share with mi?

So what are the things that i need to bring to the immigration?

Does that mean that i cannot leave the country for 3 years?

Tks 4 ur reply, lopburi3.

Sa Wa Di Krub,

I have a few question regarding the procedure to live in Thailand.

I am a 23 years old Singaporean guy, currently working as a technician (air landing system) in the Singapore Changi Airport and studying a part-time Bachelor degree in Electronic and Electrical Engingeering in a Singapore university (Nangyang Technological University).

Planning to marry and live with my thai girl-friend, whom have a house in Bangkok under her name, in another 4 or 5 years after i finish my studies. I met my girl-friend in Singapore when she was working there.

Is my degree recognized in most of the thai companies?

How much this the pay range like if i work as an Engineer?

How many months or years of allowance should i go to apply for the thai PR?

What should i bring to the immigration and what are the requirements to get the thai PR?

Must i have savings in any bank in Thailand?

Can i marry my girl-friend before i apply for the PR or after?

Must i drop my Singapore citizenship after i have my Thai citizenship or i can have a dual citizenship?

Can my parents from Singapore come to Thailand and also live with me?

I hope you all can help answer my queries.

Khorb Khun Krub (Thank You).

Alvin