Junkyarddog

There are many replies here on how to do this but Im not sure how valid they are. I have had PR for many years. I was told back then if I changed jobs I would have to start over again. This was of intetest to me because I wanted to change jobs. However, I decided not to because getting P R was more important to me than the new job was, so I stayed with my old company. One thing I do not see mentioned here is while your application is being processed which can take up to a couple years, you must be able to continue with the same employer. If you lose your job, your application dies.

Things could have changed since I went through the process. So the best advice I see here is to go to immigration in person and find the answer to your question from the only people that would truly know.

I have a sign on the door of my restaurant/bar. 

"No food or drinks from outside".

On 12/15/2016 at 6:23 PM, thetruth revealer said:

Depending on every Branch there are different rules applied, Kasikorn seem to be Farang Friendly , which i cant say for Bangkok Bank per example.Often its depends on the clerk as well what kind of Documents are required. Some branches would even allow TR Visa for opening  accounts where others require what you described. Its not consistent .

100 per cent accurate.

Just go to another bank and try again.

Thanks to the OP. Been here 30 years. Its home to me. I am perfectly happy and will never leave.. So many things here are better than my own country. Im talking about things that really count in life.

Wow what problems. When I moved I was so lucky. We moved an entire restaurant complete with a million baht stainless kitchen which included very large refridgerators and very big frezzers. All this being on the second floor. Pots pans dishes tables and chairs etc. Basically like moving contents of four or five houses.

I don't remember where we came by the trucks. Seems like it was a freight company that decided to pick up some money on the side. Anyway they showed up on time. About ten guys and two very large trucks which ended up being full. They went right to work. Forgot to mention we had a big office as well. Two big desk filing cabinets shelves. Lots and lots of stuff. Two and half hours everything nearly loaded on the trucks. I could not believe it. Off they go. My wife goes with them. I stay behind to tie up a few loose ends. They have a three hour trip ahead of them. By the time I arrived at the new location where we are again setting up a restaurant everything was off the trucks and moved inside at the proper location.All that was left for me to do was reassemble the dining tables. That's it all done. They accepted the agreed price with appreciation and again were already gone by the time I arrived.

I think it is very dangerous here. I have been rolled by over 1,000 hookers in the thirty years I have lived here. What really irks me is it probably is going to happen again tonight.

I think it is very dangerous here. I have been rolled by over 1,000 hookers in the thirty years I have lived here. What really irks me is it probably is going to happen again tonight.

I lived here for 15 years on multi B visas. Those days are long gone.

I remember some years back we were short on water as well. We still had ten days of Songkran. When it was over my condo in south Pattaya had no water for days. We had to truck water in and pay for it. People were using buckets to get water from the pool to take to their rooms to flush toilets. I figure this year will be a repeat.

Years ago, I had a employee tell me he was changing his name. Our payroll was done in the USA and the checks were Fed Ex'ed to us in Bangkok. I told him we did not do things like this in America and the payroll department would not change his name on our company records. So his check would come in with his real name on it, not any new name he chose, and if he could get his paycheck cashed, fine, if not it would be his problem, not the company's.

He decided not to change his name.

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Thank you.

I am an idiot

You're not an idiot. You're a kiwi.

Seriously, don't feel bad. I doubt there's a forum member who hasn't made a similar mistake of one sort or another like this. I once trusted the guy stamping my entry date at Swampy, he stamped it for about 5 days past the actual date. Turns out it negated my entire "Retirement" visa. I only found this out when I went to get another re-entry permit. The folks at immigration even admitted it was Swampy's mistake, but sum num na to ME, I had to go through the whole "Retirement" visa process again.

Years ago and in answer to immigration making obvious mistakes when stamping people in at the airport as you described above, immigration would fix these problems for you. This was back in the days when immigration was still at Soi Suan Plu. There was a window to get mistakes fixed. It was just to the right of where you would get your que number. I don't know if this went to the Chiang Wattana location or not but worth asking if you have problems. This was in the days when my oldest Thai friend in Thailand, Colonel Sutapaporn, was in charge of immigration. He retired many years ago, so maybe many things changed after his departure.

Fairly SOP. When a Thai gal is trying to get her first visa to USA, they are pretty ruff on her. Many are denied. If however she is successful, goes to the USA and returns to Thailand, the next time she applies for a visa, they give her a 10 year multiple entry.

I came here 30 years ago and have wanted to leave for years now, but I don't remember where the airport is.

Just about all Thais have nicknames, so I would not fight that. I have been married for ten years and I don't know my own stepdaughters real name. Her NN is Tun, but she spells it Tle, which doesn't spell anything. I can think of anyone that calls my wife by her real name, or any of her sisters or brothers.

Anyone remember Tata Young, the singer? Her real name is Amita Marie Young. No one called her that including friends, general public and fans, me or anyone else in the family.

Years ago I was in the gold business. I noticed one day that we were delivering gold to customers and whoever signed would sign with their nickname. When I picked up on this I took a 25,000 USD invoice back to the customer who's girl at the front desk had signed for receipt of the goods as Khun Noi. Thats going to hold up in court real well isn't it? Court- Who signed for the goods? Me- Khun Noi - Court there are 10 million women in Thailand nick named Khun Noi.

So I explained to the girl she would have to sign again using her real name. She saw no logical reason for this because she goes by Khun Noi. She got seriously pissed off at me over this and got very snoty with me. This pissed me off, so I told her to sign again using her real and full name and now I require a copy of her ID. If I don't get it, I am taking my goods back and calling the Managing Director of her company. She finally did as I ask.

I did call her Boss and reported the incident, Her Boss was a foreigner. He completely understood and issued a inter office memo on how to properly sign your name when doing business.

The Thais love nick names.

I am a guy that like girls. Is there something wrong with me?

I have a Toyota Hilux as well. Purchased new in 2005. When you take your truck for a oil change, they will tell you what other maintenance should be done according to Toyota. I always ask to check battery and air filter. Blow the filter out with air if dirty, if to dirty replace it. In my case only because its something I have done all my life, I change the oil and filter every 4,000 miles. I think Toyota recommends every 6,000 miles but at the price for an oil change here, I think its worth the money to do it every 4,000 miles. The timing belt needs to be replaced at 150,000 KMS. A light will come on on your dash board when its time. The rest I leave to Toyota. They have been very good at taking care of every thing else. They will even check brakes without being ask and advise how many millimeters of pad you have left so you know about when its time for new brake pads. I haven't let anyone but Toyota service my truck, have been 100% happy with their service. No one knows how to take better care of a Toyota than Toyota.

If your in Chiang Mai, I use the dealer on 107, not far from super highway as uour leaving town on the right side. I think that dealer is Lanna Toyota.

And here some of the content:

"The government may jail any person indefinitely without a trial."
"A person may be jailed without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them. Citizens (labelled "unlawful combatants") can be held incommunicado and refused attorneys."

Fortunately this is NOT Article 44 of our constitution. That's part of the US PATRIOT ACT.
And citizens of that very democratic country with freedom of speech and personal liberty as you can see, are here in hordes to comment about our country.

The last two cars I owned in The States were Cadillac Sevilles, one diesel and one gasoline. Both cars supposedly Americas finest were nothing but poorly designed junk. Built to break down. In 1984 I swore to myself I would not under any circumstances ever buy another American made car. In May of 1884 I bought a new two door coupe Mercedes Benz. Drove the car for 6 years, only had to change the water pump. I did that myself, and when I got the pump off, guess what it was a General Motors water pump.

Moved to Thailand. Every vehicle I have owned here has been Japanese. Since 1984 and swearing never to buy an American car again, for 31 years I haven't had 5 seconds worth of car problems, (other than the GM water pump on the most expensive car I have ever owned in my life, and the only thing that broke on it was an American made part)

Susuki, honda, toyota, isuzu, mitsubishi, take your pick. All great cars and if serviced properly will give many many years of problem free service.

Do not buy an American car.

I had a friend with a Izuzu diesel. He bought the truck used. The last time I talked to him it was coming up on 900,000 KMS. He said yeh it smokes a bit, but it starts up quite easily and takes him to work every morning. I have a Toyota 3 litre diesel, purchased new in 2005. It now has 150,000 Kms. I have not had any problems with this vehicle and consider it the best vehicle I have ever owned. I do one thing, as one of the other posters mention. I change the oil and filter ever 4,000 miles, or about 6,000 KMS. This is more often than the manufacturer suggest, but for the price of an oil change in this country, this is the best money you can spend to take care of your vehicle. Keep your air filter clean. I never let anyone work on my car but Toyota. No one know how to care for a Toyota better than Toyota. They will tell you when its time to change other lubricants such as transmission and differential grease. Follow their schedules and a Toyota pickup will probably out live you.

"But it's not their business to tell a tourist how to dress"

But it is there business to decide if you can stay or not based on whatever criteria they chose. It's their country.

I think one thing you need to know is your right to own a condo because you transferred funds into Thailand cannot be passed to your heirs. So if you plan to will this property to your kids or someone back home, you realy can't. They would not be able to register the property with them as new owners and heirs. The land office will give your heirs one year to sell the property. If they cannot sell in a year they have to work out a deal with the land office. Thats when the fun starts for them and well "Welcome To Thailand". Maybe ok, maybe not.

If you want condoms that don't stink, never buy used condoms.

Farmers in Thailand need to be taught and then must except the international market place sets the prices. The Thai government cannot continue to pay farmers more than their product is worth. We just did that with rice and look how that turned out.