Kevin2012

17 hours ago, Aussiepeter said:

. My own belief about C-19, given that I have a real Uni-degree with a major in Chemistry is that viruses, any viruses, can't survive in heat. Last time I looked, LOS wasn't cold. Ever. It just makes sense. 

Really?

Then explain Singapore, which has had almost 58,000 cases.

Or Brazil with over 5 million cases

6 hours ago, Mac98 said:

I predict more outcall for massage service. And just fyi, not every massage has a happy ending. Not even close. Those days are long gone.

Maybe for you!!

Democracy is so overrated....nothing better than a (mostly) benevolent dictatorship to clean up the mess....so far, it seems good

Benevolent Dictatorship is a Urban Legend. Not in history has one turned into anything good. Tito came close, but no cigar.

Singapore

I have a similar problem

Is this Dr Anna?

http://www.bangkokpattayahospital.com/en/doctor-profile?v_id=7&depid=2

How much for an appointment?

I have a similar problem

Is this Dr Anna?

http://www.bangkokpattayahospital.com/en/doctor-profile?v_id=7&depid=2

I am also looking for someone like this.......general ad hoc support and questions

Pattaya based

Hi

I just moved to Pattaya, and am a keen squash player.

I heard there are some guys that play regularly at both the Ambassador south of Jomtiem, and at Fairtex on Pattaya Nua.

If anyone is part of these groups, can you get in touch please......I would love to have a regular game of squash.

PM me

Thanks

Kevin

Hi

I am living at Omni Tower on Sukhumvit Soi 4. Free use of squash court that is in immaculate condition.

Kevin

[email protected]

.....e-mail me if you want a knockabout sometime. I am intermediate, but not played for 3-4 months

There has never been any rule on number of days allowed on tourist visas but there was a rule for visa exempt stay that was rescinded several years ago when they made land entry only 15 days.

That is the restriction I was thinking of. I could not remember the exact terminology and detail....thanks.

I am actually getting all my paperwork and letters lined up for the 12 month non-imm B visa....I just don't want to do have to do that at the same time of year as Christmas/New Year.

(And thanks to fstarbkk as well for the reply)

Hi all

Background:

• I am a UK citizen
  
• I have lived and worked in Singapore for 10 years
  
• I am Singapore Permanent Resident
  
• I had no problems getting a 60 day tourist visa in Singapore
  

Current situation:

• I am currently 2 months into my 3 month (60 day plus 30 day extension) tourist visa. Having a blast touring around and not doing any work for the first time in years.
  
• I need to go back to Singapore early January to do a little work...maybe for a week or so.
  
• I then want to come back on another 60 day tourist visa and do some more travelling. (Or a standard 30 day visa on arrival if the 60 day might be a problem)
  

Does anyone foresee any problem with doing this (almost) back to back from Singapore?

Did there not used to be some rules about spending a maximum number of days in any 6 month period or something??

Thanks for any advice

For only business meetings the non-B visa is enough. More, like giving training, being a tour guide etc and you woud need a work permit.

Correct. I will not be performing any business services or anything like that.

Meetings about potential partnerships, JV's, investments, etc.......what most people do on business trips all round the world every day

Then if we find some good ideas, we will maybe look at setting up representative office or something like that

Being a British citizen, it will be highly unlikely he would be issued a multiple non-imm B in the region, to get that would need to apply in the UK and the chances would be very good in getting one...

the other part of this ie working or not working in Thailand ?...based on the fact he has stated his intention is to stay in Thailand for "extended periods" we are certainly in a grey area over interpretation of whether he is "working" or not....certainly in principle the Non-imm B is in place to enable someone to look at conducting business in Thailand without the need for a WP, but how far this extends I am not sure. If the OP tells us exactly what he is upto on these "extended visits" sure we can form a better opinion.

There has been a rumour floating about and I stress its a rumour, that plans are being put in place to change the rules and people using Non-imm B visa's as a vehicle to visit Thailand for business reasons will now require a WP, one suspects this would be the temporary WP variety for the duration of the business visit..

The reason for getting the Non Imm B, even in Singapore is:

"- I am a UK citizen/passport holder, but also Permanent Resident in Singapore"

In case, he is a permanent resident, what would mean, his company pays his taxes in S-Pore!

But again: What do I know?

OK...but one assumes the visa will be put in his British passport, which in the eyes of the Thai embassy means they consider him British, not a PR of Singapore, being a PR somewhere will have no bearing on a visa being issued, of course he will not have problem getting a single entry Non-imm B in Singapore, but typically multiple entry Non-imm B are only handed out in your home country, ie the passport your holding..

Typically, these people aren't 'living' in Singapore!

In case, he is legally a 'permanent resident' of Singapore, it shouldn't be a problem.

Paying taxes, longer than 6 month, would be a step, to become one!

This is a good question that I have been trying to find a definitive answer to.

I think passport trumps permanent residency when it comes to visas.

A single entry Non-imm B from Singapore is OK......but the multiple entry I think would have to come from the UK.

And, yes, I pay my taxes in Singapore

Temporary WP's for business trips? Blimey, what a hassle.

Again, I am just trying to 'do the right thing'. Standard 30 day visa on arrivals are for short, irregular tourist trips. More regular business trips should be done under the non-imm B process. (I think!)

To clarify, I am looking for the non-immigrant B multiple entry.....not single entry.

- I will not be "working in Thailand" ( = work permit). I will be traveling to Thailand for extended periods on a regular basis for business.

I was expecting a non-Imm B. Because other way round, the '30 day at every entry' would work better for you.

I still not need to understand, how you aren't working, in case you are doing business in Thailand

But that is rhetoric!. And in case, you can deliver the prove, that your 'many trips to thailand' have nothing to do with work:

Ask sunbelt, what you need for, and where to get, a 3 years Non Im B visa.

Even Singapore ("Permanent Resident in Singapore") should get you one, in case it is not connected with 'working in Thailand', and in case, your company is stating, that you have to go to Thailand for 'no working reasons'. What in this case, based in Singapore, can be a bit hard to prove. Because of this, you do not have a real reason, to go often to Thailand, methinks Except for doing business. What is understood as working

But what do I know?

Well, this is the official definition of what the non-imm B is for from both the Thai Visa "Useful Information" page and various Thai Immigration websites

3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA 1. REQUIREMENT This type of visa is issued to applicants who wish to enter the Kingdom for the following purposes: - - to conduct business / to work (Category "B")

People travel to other countries all the time on business trips. That is what I will be doing on a much more regular basis next year. That is what the non-imm B visa is for. Using the standard 30 day visa on arrival is for tourists.

I will not be an employee of a Thai company working in Thailand = work permit

In a nutshell Kevin, the system isn't like the one you mentioned in your OP.

Most agents will have their own listings and will show you what they can make the

most commission on first.

You have to make yourself known to many agents to get a broader spectrum offered to you.

Yep, that was the objective of my post....to understand if the system was the same or different to what I was used to in Singapore.

Thanks again to all

Hi

To clarify, I am looking for the non-immigrant B multiple entry.....not single entry. This will be an ongoing travel situation, so I don't want the hassle of going through the visa application process every 3 months.

- I work for a UK company that does business in the travel sector in Thailand (and around SE Asia actually)

- I have been based in Singapore for the last few years, traveling around the region a few times each year (on tourist visas)

- I am a UK citizen/passport holder, but also Permanent Resident in Singapore

- My UK company will write a letter explaining that I will have an increased travel need to Thailand in the next 1-2 years

- I have 2 or 3 Thai suppliers who will write me a 'letter of invitation'

- I believe I need letters from BOTH the UK company and a Thai company

- I will not be "working in Thailand" ( = work permit). I will be traveling to Thailand for extended periods on a regular basis for business.

- I believe I cannot get the multiple entry non-imm B in Singapore, but I can get it from Hull in the UK (and maybe a couple of other places?)

- I believe Singapore and KL only issue single entry non-imm B visa

......I think

If I have got this all horribly wrong, then let me know!

Sunbelt will charge me a very small fee just to review my letters and documents. That is what I mean by "helping me through the process". They have done this loads of times, I have not. That is worth it.

They can also charge me a lot more to provide the actual letters as well, but I have them from legitimate sources, so I don't need that service.

Thanks for all the comments

Their are plenty of 25-30K places they will be happy to show you , most large places will have a number of different people showing different places and you can find who they are at the main office. Most people will be happy to take you around in their car to whatever they have you might be interested in.

30K is more than enough to get their attention and decent service you can easily rent a house for that in bangkok as well.

They are not going to show you places they are not involved with anymore than anyplace else would.

The amount you are willing to pay would be closer to the high side of normal than the low side.

Borederline would be 10-15K

If you find a buliding you like but the places are not what you want just ask at the main office for more agents names and they will come and show you what they have. The building will have some and a number of agents will have some more , a little slow and cumbersome but thats pretty much how it works here.

To give you more of an idea of your worth as a renter , you could rent a decent house in the back of some gated places with mulit million dollar homes near the front. 30K is probabbly more of an intrest than you think.

Thanks, very helpful again.

So, in summary:

- There is no central database of properties available for rent that all estate agents have access to, like in Singapore

- I am going to have to work with more that 1 agent, because no 1 agent can possible have all properties on their list

- Some agents will co-broke, but I should not assume that will happen

I am sales agent in my own line of work, so I know how frustrating it can be sometimes to find that the client is shopping around with dozens of other agents.....I am just trying to not waste everyone's time (and my own!)

I will be looking for a 1-2 bedroom condo, 70-90 sqm, Sukhumvit 11-19, or 10-14. I have a very good idea of what I like, so I will write that down in detail, so that agents can tell quickly if they have something suitable or not.

Thanks for everyone's comments and feedback

I think the thai japanease stadium service hour is too limited i like to play in the early morning of sat and sun , any other place suggestion

Hmmmmm......how early? And what part of the city do you live in?

I have a squash court in my condo in Sukhumvit soi 13

Does anyone have contact details for the organiser of the japanese stadium group? Or is there no organiser/group, and it is just a lot of individuals who turn up and play??

Hi,

I just went and gotten my 30 day extension (I already have a TR from Vientiane, Laos) and it is true that you don't have to go all the way to Chaeng Wattana to get it done, as it is indeed pretty far out. So depending on where you are at in Bangkok, you can get it done in any Immigration office.

I got mine done at the Samutprakan Immigration office since I stay at the Bang Na area. Arrived at 11:25am, and was done by 11:55am! I just brought along a passport sized photo, and my passport as the TM 7 form can be obtained from the office itself, plus photo copies of your main passport ID page, TR visa page, and departure card. Oh and 1,900 baht for the fee. Also, I didn't need to bring the copies of the said documents as it can also be done there (photocopy machine just outside the office door), for next to nothing charge of 6 baht!

The only questions they'd asked was where I am staying and contact number. Since I brought my Thai friend along, she spoke on my behalf. So, pretty easy, and quick!

Good luck!

Chaeng Wattana went smoothly, although you are right......it is a loooooooooong way out.

But I am glad I took my Thai friend along the first time. She used to work for a foreign company in Bangkok, so had been with various bosses to help them with visas before. The biggest help she gave me was correcting the taxi driver on the way to Chaeng Wattana who did not speak good English.......all he heard was the word immigration and almost dropped me at the building for immigration issues for Thai nationals, which is not the right building!

But a very impressive place I must say....I filled in the form while having a coffee downstairs, then about 30 minutes total time from joining the queue to walking out the door with shiny new visa extension

......and the photocopying only cost me 3 Baht!!!

Now for the non-immigrant B!!

Thanks everyone for the clarification.

I thought that was the case, just wanted to check....going to Chang Wattana in Bangkok this morning with a Thai friend

Non B based on what?

"The first time I do this I am going to choose a "legal/visa" firm to help me through the process."

Based on the papers, the legal firm can provide for the fee, maybe?

For once, this is totally legitimate.

Based on the fact that I work for a UK company who already does business in Thailand, and wants to look for more business opportunities there.

I already do a few trips a year on the standard 30 day tourist visa on arrival. The next couple of years will require more, and longer trips, and I am not comfortable doing that over and over again on a tourist visa. That is not what they are for.

I believe non-imm B multiple entry is the most appropriate option, and I think I have a reasonable idea of the process.....but I want someone to help me the first time.

Normal is, go to your nearest Immigration, take the right form, fill it out, place your photo on it and hand it over to the Immigration officer with a copy of your Passport name-photo pages and a copy of your entry stamp and the entry card.+ 1.900 Baht

Most Immigration offices have a Copy shop on their compound or even make the necessary copies themselves for a small fee.

Should you forget the copies.

No big deal.

Hi

Both you and Lopburi have mentioned taking a copy of the entry card.

There is no entry card. They take that part of the form from you when you enter Thailand. There is only the departure card stapled to my passport, plus the tourist visa page.

What am I mis-understanding?

Hi all

I will be applying for a multiple entry non-immigrant B visa in the next few weeks.

I have done a lot of reading on this site, and I am pretty sure this is the right option for my circumstances.

The first time I do this I am going to choose a "legal/visa" firm to help me through the process. I don't mind paying for this the first time to make sure it goes smoothly.

I will speak to Sunbelt.

Are there any other reasonably priced companies that anyone would recommend? (Or not recommend?)

I am currently in the Sukhumvit area

Thanks

Most agents will only show you their properties especially since agents are only paid a fraction of the commission(sub-agents, those who work under the principals, often receive only 25-33%). Some will co-broker with other agents. Many agencies don't want to co-broker but some will if the rentals are at least 20k baht-it varies. The advantage of big agencies is they should have more listings. The disadvantage is that if you are looking for a less expensive apartment, you will either be a low priority or be ignored. Smaller agencies will have smaller inventories of course, however, you can get more responsive service with the right agency since you are generally dealing with the principals.

Going to the juristic office to get a condo can have its advantages, however, most people don't realize that the juristic offices receive a full commission for their customers unless its an older condominium building. They will write up the contract and quietly receive a commission, however, most won't assist if the owner isn't helpful or fails to return the deposit. Of course, apartment buildings are managed by the owner of the building, so direct contact with apartments is fine, if you know where to go.

Thanks. Very helpful analysis.

<<<The advantage of big agencies is they should have more listings. The disadvantage is that if you are looking for a less expensive apartment, you will either be a low priority or be ignored.>>>

Would you say 25-30k a month is on most companies radar? Or probably borderline?