taxin

Hi guys, does anyone have any recent experience of doing a border bounce via the Chong Chom/O Smach checkpoint ? Can it be done same day without any issues ? 

Im also reading on the Cambodia e-visa website that this crossing allows exit but does not allow entry, can anyone clarify this ? 

I have a 12 month multiple entry Non immigrant O visa, so im not a visa dodger !

Thanks in advance

Could this delay be due to the recent changes to the retirement visa, with the embassy now seeing its 1st influx of applications from people who don’t have 400/800 baht in the bank ?

Thanks Otto, will give it a go !


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I really do not wish to spend a night on the Malaysian border, if this is the case I would prefer the option (if there is one) to enter Malaysia from Koh Lipe, and spend a night in Langkawi.

Anyone have any experience of this, would this be a better option ?


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Hi guys, could anyone give any recent experience on doing a border run via Wang Prachan ? I have heard it’s not possible to leave and re-enter on the same day, and I would need to stay one night in Malaysia, could anyone clarify this ?

I have a 12 month multiple entry Non O and it’s my first border bounce (I got the visa almost 90 days ago).

Thanks in advance for any help.

19 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I have not seen a report for some time of them doing a single entry non-o for being 50 or over in a long time.

The one I can recall the person doing it had to wait a couple of hours after he submitted the application for them to confirm they would do it before they accepted the application.

Thanks Ubonjoe, I will be applying for the non O on the basis of having a Thai spouse (I'm under 50).

Can anyone clarify if Phnom Penh are issuing Non immigrant O visas ?

Yes I think the single entry non O immigrant visa would be a better option. Do they issue them in Phnom Penh ?

6 minutes ago, BritTim said:

If using a tourist entry (60-day entry with tourist visa or 30-day visa exempt tourist entry) then it is possible after completing a series of steps, to get a one-year extension. The first step, which must be started while you have at least 15 days left on your tourist entry, is to apply for a conversion to a non immigrant entry. (At one point, this needed to be done in Bangkok, requiring two visits to Chaeng Wattana immigration 15 days apart, but now many local immigration offices are allowed to handle it.) This then puts you in a similar situation to someone who entered Thailand on a single entry non immigrant visa (i.e. you have a fresh 90-day non immigrant entry). Towards the end of that 90-day entry, you apply for the one-year extension.

 

If you reveal where you will be living in Thailand, someone here may well be able to tell you if the local immigration office can handle the conversion, as well as any specific roadblocks they may erect to complicate the process. If you can apply for a single entry non immigrant visa before coming to Thailand, that is usually simpler.

Yes I think the single entry non O immigrant visa would be a better option.

Do they issue them in Phnom Penh ?

If I enter Thailand on a 60 day tourist visa am I able to apply for a 1 year extension of stay towards the end of the 60 day period ? Or does this only apply if entering on a non Immigrant visa ?

Can anyone confirm if it is still possible to get a 60 day Thailand tourist visa in Phnom Penh, and are they still free ?

Thought I would resurrect an older thread rather than start a new one.

6 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

A off topic inflammatory post has been removed.

 

All a I can say about the medical being needed is that it appears on the work permit application and renewal  forms. See: https://www.doe.go.th/prd/main/downloads/param/site/1/cat/14/sub/0/pull/category/view/list-label#

Also there have been many  reports on this forum of them wanting a blood test for syphilis as part of the requirement for few years now.

Appreciate what your saying Joe but you may notice I was asking for "current" requirements and not from a few years ago.  As you may well know rules change all the time, a "few years" ago it was OK to do unlimited border runs while on a 30 day visa exempt stamp.

As an administrator of this forum I'm quite surprised you would ask posters to go back a few years for their answer, rather than encourage more up-to date information.

So back to my question, it seems the only blood test they may ask for is syphilis ? Im also hearing they have recently introduced a test for HIV ?

And please refrain from the usual predictable replies like "why, are you worried ?  The answer is yes I'm worried, I hate needles !!

3 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

I am a project manager at a BOI company and renewed last week, no medical at all.

I have already established that I need a medical certificate. My question in the OP was not if I required a medical certificate or not, the question I was asking is what blood tests are carried out as part of the medical, if any.

Thanks Thainet, I'm actually renewing an expired work permit, not renewing a previous stamp, effectively applying all over again. I'm renewing mine 6-7 weeks AFTER the last stamp expired and not before.

You are absolutely correct in that you do not need a medical certificate to get a new stamp in a current/valid work permit.

Sorry, what I should have said in my OP was "re-apply" and not renew, as often I hear many people refering to getting a new stamp as renewing, when it is not. 

Renwing the stamp in your WP is almost like 90 day reporting, your not actually renewing anything, you are merely checking in.

17 minutes ago, thainet said:

Did my renewal last week.

1)My original passport and work permit, plus required company documents were sent by my office to 'One Stop' at 8am and back by 11.30am.

2)No medical certificate required.

3)As I am on 'Marriage extension' I gave a copy of my marriage certificate only.

Very easy this time (this is my 4th renewal)...quite impressed.

Thanks Thainet, did your work permit actually expire, or did you just renew the recent stamp ? 

In other words did you re-apply all over again and get a new blue book ?

Does anyone know currently what tests are required for a medical certificate in order to renew a work permit ?

I'm hearing that it now includes all sorts of other blood tests, such as Syphilis and HIV ?

Hi all, I'm looking for a hotel in Bangkok with large swimming pool, does anyone know of any ? Would ideally be in the Sukhumvit area.

As a frequent visitor to Bangkok the only ones I ever come across are the ones with the tiny roof top pools.

Thanks

In my opinion, and the way I interpret Thai Labor Law:

No work permit should be required for simply owning the property.

No work permit should be required if the property owner rents out the property, using a legal property agent.

No work permit should be required if the property owner is renting out their property themselves, via the internet, phone and foreign / local bank account, whilst outside of Thailand. Whilst they are "working" - they are not in Thailand, so are not under the jurisdiction of Thai Labor Laws.

A work permit should be required by a foreign property owner who markets, advertises, accepts bookings and enquiries, meets and greets, hands out keys, makes inspections, cleans the property, performs repairs and maintenance, and banking and bill paying (accounting) - this is clearly, "working" as the individual is engaging in work by exerting energy or using knowledge whether or not in consideration of wages or other benefits.

I agree with all that ...

Off topic.

This thread/survey is asking if you believe work permits are necessary at all, it is not about condo rentals, even though they were mentioned in the intro. That has been covered in other threads.

Give NKM a break, the 3 other threads he previously hijacked for his own cause are starting to go quiet, he needs fresh topics in order to continue his goal in convincing everyone that the property market in Phuket has collapsed.

Any new topic that so much as mentions a word associated with property you can be assured he will be all over it.

@ NKM, it seems your overall opinion is based purely on the example of your previous landlord, and that every other property owner is doomed and will follow suit.

You seem to like quoting this figure of 2,000 condos and 300 houses for sale, may I ask where you obtained this info from ?

39 years old, new car and house living in Phuket ? Something not quite right here. He is too young to retire

Where does it say he is retired ?

He wants to come back to Thailand and why not. Why the upheavel, the bs spun by Suthep and his ilk. Let the man come back and then no more divide in Thailand.

You would not believe the divide in Thailand if he came back.

A civil war maybe?

Would hope so, country needs a shake up !!

I just do not understand people who drink (a little or a lot) and drive, especially in Thailand, (but back home usually have turn in not drinking or stay overnight), where public transport is everywhere and cheap.

I have a motorbike and yes I drink, sometimes way too much, but when I go out I already take a mototaxi to my drinking place/bar and another one back.

Spending hundreds/thousands of baht on drinking (and girls/guys), but not wanting to spend a 50-200 baht on safety for others and yourself.

Just stupidity I guess.

The tuk-tuks want 400 baht from Kata to Patong, and 800 from Patong to Kata, later in the night. 1200 baht round trip.

You can rent a motorbike for 200 baht a day, and you can rent a car from the airport for as low as 842 baht (Ford Figo)

I do not condone drink driving, but there is such a clear financial incentive here to do so that, unfortunately, many see it as an option.

If you choose to stay/live somewhere that you get ripped off by taxi mafia, you are still responsible for your own actions. So move or pay rip-off taxi prices. A humans life other then yours is worth a lot more then max 1200baht.

I think you will find the initial comment about Phuket's rip off taxi's being to blame for farangs drink driving was a bit of satire, it was aimed at a particular forum member who jumps on every thread to bash Phuket. Nobody is really suggesting that the price of Tuk Tuks is to blame.

Interesting comments in the article about the alcohol limit depending on how long you have had your license. I'm wondering if the 5 year rule is for Thai driving licenses only

other places have similar rules

I'm sure other places do. My question is if the rule is for Thai driving licenses only, or would a foreign license be the same.

Should have said he was simply to distressed to be breathalized. Seems to work for hiso Thais...

I am afraid the cops and the injured have him in their sights take a regular Thai settlement and multiply by 25.

Or maybe not, you may or may not have noticed who he works for ? OK he's not quite the son of Red Bull but he is working for a company that is just as big. Just saying.

Interesting comments in the article about the alcohol limit depending on how long you have had your license. I'm wondering if the 5 year rule is for Thai driving licenses only

@ taxin

taxin, you don't have to read my posts. Feel free to block me. Your replies, which have ZERO substance, are of little consequence to the forum.

You obviously know nothing about how the property market functions, in any country.

For the record, I am not arguing the point with either you, the forum, or the Phuket Labor Chief.

I'm glad you think this issue will just vanish because the Phuket Labor Chief has said no work permit is needed. As stated, I have no financial interest in it, so no bother to me.

You sound like one of those guys that is covered in Thai religious symbol tattoos, of which you have no idea of their meaning, trying to be more "Thai" than every other foreigner.

I can't help but ask a question now. Tell us, how much exposure to property have you got here?

.."Tell us, how much exposure to property have you got here ?"...

So you are a spokesperson now representing everybody on this thread ? With the exception of 1 or 2 other 3,000 baht per month renters I can assure you your on your own.

Your posts are nothing more than malicious envy towards property owners in Phuket, you need to get over it.