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Sorry but I have never heard of this before, so what would legitimate reasons be for a second passport, not just to have visas put in? 

25 minutes ago, calbts2 said:

Don't know if anyone has used yet but there are now new android apps for TM.30 reporting, 90 day reporting, and TM.6 cards. All have English support:

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Immigration+Bureau

Thanks, I see the 90 day and the Tm6, but I can,t see TM 30. 

4 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

i'm trying to get this done while in china (girlfriend with), prepare for return next month.  our bangkok apartment is an older 16-floor highrise, multiple owners.  our landlord owns a block of rooms on various floors.

 

there is a management office downstairs, mostly handles utilities and mail sorting.

 

her friend in same building (same landlord) will also need to start getting these forms done.  will get the friend to see if management office knows what to do.  i expect not, but they may be able to fill out the forms for us if we can explain what is needed.

It,s either the blue book or the title deeds, chanote,.

And owners document,

and an email where they will send the username and password

5 hours ago, AAArdvark said:

Do you know if more than one person can be registered, i.e. the actual owner and me? 

 The owner can register and give you the login details, and you can fill them in as and when. 

If we really really HAVE to do this then maybe, instead of having the online option based on the address,  it would have been better to base it on the foreigner. Each  own login and do it  personally. (Excluding staying in hotels). Even with a button that takes your location to register. 

The fine is 2000baht, just checked. Also seems from the link they may allow in the future to do it at One stop service center.

https://www.dejudomlaw.com/asean-today-march-2019/

http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=faq

Number 2.

 I thought the fine for the TM30 was 800 baht?

Is it possibile that the fine for your friend was confused with a late  90day reporting (2000baht)?

5 hours ago, losername said:

I am suspicious of this also.  My O stamp is actually a big red stamp issued in UK but I also had to provide the police check and medical report.  O and O-A sound exactly the same to me and, until someone can tell me what the difference is, I will not believe that I, as an O, am off the hook.  Furthermore the carry forward stamps on my new passport also clearly state O.

Exactly. I have a visa O and a permit of stay for retirement. 

Also why would the O A visa holder be a bigger risk than the subsequent year retirement permit holder? 

4 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

OP, your original post mentions getting a Certificate of Residence from the local Ampher, Immigration does COR.  If you need another COR get it from immigration.

Otherwise the passport, translation,certified for the yellow book is what is usually required.

They basically want an official translation of your name into Thai, In pattaya they accept your marrige document because they already have an MFA translation of your name, Ask your local ampher as it may save a trip to Banngkok.

Is just the Thai translation of your name the only reason?

As my name was put in Thai on the back of my chanote. Would that be enough?

If not, I,d certainly have to ask the MFA to make sure they wrote it the same way, otherwise it would start a whole new can or worms.

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Authorities in every country should allow places where people can go to commit suicide rather than forcing them to jump or hang or something else horrible

Or hospitals where someone can painlessly "check out" and leave their organs for transplants.

Don't know try google, phone around, expain the situation, get a quote. 

Another idea would be to call the company who offered you the job, tell them that you have been informed that it is not a necessity and would you be required to have your lawyer contact them, they could back down. Worth a try.

Could you go to a lawyer and get him to contact their lawyer? asap

Explain that it isn't crucial to a w/p and that you have handed in your notice. 

She said that once the rule is implemented, applicants for the non-immigrant O-A visa, which is valid for one year from the date of issue, would be required to buy health insurance. 

“Current holders of this visa will have to produce proof of their health insurance for visa renewal,” she said. 

3 minutes ago, carbon007 said:

Sorry, these confusing terms.

The stamp I have is - as I now understand it - not a visa.

It is a stamp (not a label) saying 'RETIREMENT..extension of permission to stay'. Issued by the local immigration.

My first and only 'visa' years ago was the Non-Immigrant O-A visa. Issued by a thai embassy outside Thailand.

 

So I am here based on an extension of a permission to stay and not based on an extension of a Non-Immigrant O-A visa.

 

As also indicated in the article  the term 'renewal of a Non-Immigrant O-A visa' doesn't make much sense as this is not possible.

The term 're-applying' seems to be suggested instead.

Such a 're-applying' takes place only at a thai embassy (and not at a local immigration office in Thailand)

mine is an O visa extended for retirement. You have an O-A extended for retirement.  

So I would like to know why is the discussion that the new insurance doesn't relate to us? 

3 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

You can't extend your visa but you can extend your stay, that's when you would show money in Thai account 2 months before 3 months after etc. 

so both O and O-A have the same extension. There are no differences for who is here on retirement. So we are Long Stay either with O or with O-A.   

No point in saying it doesn't apply then.

55 minutes ago, mosan said:

It seems to me that even with the above explanation, some still haven figured it out there is no such thing as a "Retirement Visa"...just that many people (and even some immigrations people) call "Extension of Stays" VISAs.  You either have a Non-Immigrant O-A VISA, which is issued in your home country, or you have a Non-Immigrant O VISA issued from wherever, which subsequently can be converted/extended by a "Extension of Stay" based on a reason of "Retirement" or "Marriage" or some other such reason.  

infact. I have an O from london, over 50 and financials presented , renewed in Bangkok, and even when I changed passport the new stamp says O transfer, and all the extensions do not give O or O-A . So they are the same retirement, and therefore long stay, therefore new insurance.

IMO.

and therefore I won't even bother doing extension next year.

13 minutes ago, alzack said:

I dont think this is off topic, but maybe you might take it on board. we returned to live in the uk 2016. my Thai wife's  UK visa was all ok, but we had to pay almost £900  (about 38,000 baht) for a 2.5 year UK national health insurance for her. Once she becomes full resident, she will of course have access to full free National health here.  So its not a lot to ask expats to have that security for health. But older ex pats could feel the pinch, if they are too old to get a policy, they could will see the bank money they need go way up.

£360 a year, regardless of age and health. 

Maybe I don't know the FoodPanda regulations, but I can see no reasons why not to try it. You say that you could add the 30% on, as your prices consent it. Are you committing only to sell to them or can you carry on selling just the same just adding this additional service?

Speaking as someone who didn't move with the times and when I wanted to found myself way behind who had already started, I would try it if you don't commit yourself to selling exclusively to them.  Good luck 

Encore, if I were in your non Timberland shoes, and not wanting to pay a lawyer, I would arm myself with pen paper, photocopies of passport stamp, and I would write to every office, immigration, thai embassy I could think of, with 2 questions "can I return straight away? can I return in 2 yrs time?". 

It has a low cost, you never know. 

I,m sorry you lost all your belongings, thats hard. I would be lost,  documents, bank pins, telephone numbers. What country are you from? Are you with family now?

If you can arrange with your landlord the shipment of your belongings you will feel abit better. 

Personally I think I would definitely not return within the 2 years, could be a huge risk.

Good luck

1 hour ago, Encore said:

 

I do not think the background is relevant but can elaborate.  In the 3 months leading up the arrest, some neighbours would shout abuse as I came and went on my motorbike.  I was pushed and shoved on occasions and actually punched once.  My house was entered 3-4 times with doors and windows left open while I was out (which I considered could be a precursor to a robbery).  I tried to report this to the police but they were not concerned.  

 

The new neighbours also made false complaints to the landlord saying I was a nuisance even though I led a quiet life alone.  I can only believe that these actions were orchestrated because my Thai neighbours did not wish to have a foreigner living on the street.  

 

About a week before the arrest, my Thai next door neighbour (who had not previously spoken to me) offered me food while I was sat on the verandah.  I thanked him but, after eating, I became dizzy, nauseous and tired so drank salt water to make myself vomit and then went to the hospital.  I was checked, given medicine and told that I had a bad case of food poisoning.

 

A few days later my Thai neighbour came home drunk and saw me on my verandah.  I was having a drink and cleaning cigarette burn marks from an outdoor table.  After some unprovoked verbal abuse he turned a water hose on me, threw large potted plants at me, broke down my front sliding car gate and then came to attack me with a long metal rod.  Someone called the police who accused me of attacking the man and forcibly arrested me.

 

When I was arrested, the police would not even let me take my wallet and phone or secure my house and left the front door open.  As I was taken away in handcuffs, many of my Thai neighbours were streaming into the house.  I guess some things were stolen and everything else was later, apparently, removed from the house by the house owner.  The police also removed my expensive shoes and a belt which were never returned.  

And the arson part?

And why declare yourself guilty?

Where did it happen?

I fear you may not have much to recuperate, maybe your landlord can send you photos of whats left? Do you have friends that can help?

30 minutes ago, epicking said:

Here im not sure about the 4 Thai employees.
As I was explained recently by a Thai Lawyer, I would only have to hire 4 Thai employees IF I hired another foreigner. Not myself as the first.
As for the investment, I believe that the investment you make would have to have "income potential".
I would suggest you contact a lawyer to explain it properly.
I paid some 1200 bath for the first introduction hour and got lots of info.
However, be aware of all the award rules there are when you create a Thai company. You can not own more than 49% and the rest is owned by some "thai people" that the lawyer arrange.
You can however, switch them anytime you lik

Thanks, I,d forgotton the 49% bit. I believe you can do 2 companies one owning 51% of the other, but it,s too much hassle. Thanks anyway

1 minute ago, epicking said:

Yes it is.
Just create an "investment company" for some 4 mill bath.
With that comes one foreign work permit

Can the value of a condo be the investment? And would the company have to have 4 thai employees?