Bountyhuntr

I transfer money frequently from Australia and UK. I have found it is very important to transfer the money in the local currency so that it gets converted to Baht in Thailand. I use Bangkok bank. Be aware some overseas banks will convert to baht before they send it even though it has been ordered in the local currency. (Australia) and it takes a great deal of pulling strings to overcome this. I discovered this when I opened an Australian dollar account at Bangkok Bank and found that the money was converted baht before it was deposited. Having the overseas currency account here in Thailand means that you can look at the exchange rate and transfer immediately when

I agree, I transfer money from the Natwest UK now and again and I always transfer the sterling. I pay a one off fee of around £20 in the UK and the Thai banks give an extremely good exchange rate (only 1% below commercial rates) and there is no fee.

That's to withdraw from an ATM here? That's not more than £500. They charge £5 cap for using their service and like 3% for exchange fee. You also pay £3 to withdraw from any atm here. no thanks

Your other thread you posted asking a similar question several months ago: 

 

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/707938-can-i-keep-my-non-imm-visa-valid-here-while-working-in-china-on-a-z-visa-for-a-few-months/#entry7509452

 

Makes what has happened rather ironic considering what you planned to do in China.

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I use ukforex the only charge 7-00 pounds per transfer. send an email to Melonie Triffet [email protected], she will set it up for you regards David Dyson

I use www.ozforex.com.au to transfer money every month. A fee of $15 & a far better exchange rate than the banks. I put a USA friend onto them . He was paying very high fees & a lousy exchange rate. He told me he is getting approx. another $50 of thai BHT. There system is user friendly & problem free. Good Luck.

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Western Union is the best. They charge no fees if you send from bank to bank from overseas to here. The only 'fee' is the less exchange rate. This still beats PayPal(the worst) money gram and bank transfers

Were you tested during any of those 3 years?

Funny... the same thing happened to me. A lady demanded a new photo upstairs! Photo Nazi

I was told to go upstairs for a photo too, by an elderly lady. Had to wear a white shirt, another method for extracting more money.

In all fairness you should do your homework before arriving Thailand. Kind of your own fault.

The motorbike taxis near Mochit on JJ side are the worst. I asked them to go to Major Ratchayothin a few weeks ago which is normally 50 baht, 60 max. I got told 80 baht and when I said 50 about 4 of them shouted WALK!

Pretty funny.

Why not just go to vientiane on Thursday and then you will receive it back Friday.

google Bangkok Buddy Travel Service Co.,Ltd.

This is the only Visa Run Service still going to Poi Pet.

Talk to Tanya

If price is your main concern, you can follow the advise of isawasnake and do it yourself.But Poi Pet is known for scams.

Agree, only one I've used. Would use them while they are still in existence. Also only a few people in a van is evena bbetter.

I think the OP has misinterpreted what's going on.  The primary drive is to eradicate the In-Out visa "abuse." 

 

One previous tourist visa and one visa exempt is not exactly the profile that immigration are looking for.  

 

The first and main crackdown was and is out-in visa abuse/exempt yes. However people did get denied returning with Tourist Visa's from Malaysia and warnings from Laos. So yes, people have been worrying about the situation even with actual visas.

 

I've been on tourist visas/exempt since last year.

 

edit: by the way there's also a thread listing the locations people have been successful/unsuccessful with visas so it's still important atm.

Just to confirm the many other reports regarding getting a visa in Laos, Vientian. Not a problem. No questions asked when applying for the visa and also when re-entering through immigration into Thailand.

I've just came off a triple entry Tourist visa from last year and a visa exempt last month.

You should be fine. I've never heard of a school taking your passport at the end of employment to have anything in it changed. Your stamp says you're permitted to stay until December 9. I say don't worry about it at all.

Edit: Oops just saw the part about travelling in other parts of SE asia. You'll have to buy a reentry prior to leaving for each time you want to return...think its 2000 baht at immigration.

Correct me I'm wrong but that doesn't mean he can stay here until Decemember, but that is only if he continues to teach. If he quits his job I think the work permit and visa don't remain still usable.

Pattaya is full of visa run companies; they seem to be operating normally although 12 August would seem to be the important date,

Bangkok Buddy is one of the best Bangkok visa run companies and is still doing them. My mate's on one tomorrow!

I agree, their the best company. However they won't be operating for much longer, they cut down their days by 2(no longer friday/mon afaik) and the last one I went on had 3 people in the van.

Now with news of no more exempt, sadly they won't be here much longer,

I'm assuming the OP is referring to a one room condo, as opposed to one room in a condo. It sounds like the OP is referring to a studio apartment in a condominium building?

Check your lease for any wording that allows them to terminate your tenancy before the term is up. If it's not there they can't toss you out.

Don't panic. It's totally reasonable for them to show your room to prospective buyers while you are still their tenant under contract. I have had this happen several times. It's OK.

You may even get an offer from your current landlord, or the new owner to either remain after your lease expires, or relocate to a new place. My experience with Thai landlords is they really do appreciate good tenants.

If you have a signed contract by the real owner the likelihood of your being cheated deposits and tossed out because of a sale are very low.

Thanks for that. There's nothing in the contract regarding anything about terminating my contract due to these reasons.

Hi guys thanks for the replies.

This is a one bedroom unit in a condo which I'm renting (normal). I signed a 6 month contract at the start of the June for 6 months so have 4-5 months left. There is nothing stated in the contract which I signed regarding any of this.

So I'm wondering if I HAVE to move room and break contract early if owner tells me and sells room. I heard something about if sell room early I can get some money but I do not wish to leave before my contract ends. I wish to stay here even if the owner of my room sells it.

EDIT: regarding deposit, yes she has 2 months of my money.

A room in a condo that is. The owner is trying to sell the room I'm currently renting under contract.

Hi everybody,

Just a quick question. If I'm renting a condo and my contract has 4-5 months remaining, can the owner cancel / change my contract if they decide to sell instead? Do I have to move out?

I don't think so

Thanks

Sounds like everybody's assuming the OP acted like a jerk with the Immigration Officer, and that's at least part of the reason for the problem. Maybe he did, maybe he didn't; how the heck do so many people seem to know?  Because he's angry now?  Of course he's peeved about it, but can't that be BECAUSE of what happened, and not the other way around?  The facts are (as I read them) that he'd finished his tourist visa (you know, the visa everybody who's playing by the rules should be getting...) and then was in for his first 30d stamp on an out & in.

 

If the point you want to make is that out & ins are no longer to be counted upon (as vague as that sounds), then OK.  If it's that out & ins are no longer legal at all, then show us where it says that.  But all the rest about 'officer can always deny...' (yes yes yes, we know, we know, we know; we get it!  You can stop mindlessly repeating the obvious now...), that the OP was really not "acting" like a "tourist" (etc, etc, etc), that the OP picked a fight with the officer, etc., is just the usual speculation, editorializing, moralizing, life-style assessments and sanctimony that inevitably hijacks the discussion every time this topic comes up.  And why is it the traveler that's always condemned as the party with the bad attitude, and never the immigration officer involved? 

 

Are some members here so afflicted with self-loathing that it's always got to be the foreigner who's wrong and the thai official always right?  'Going to be pretty funny when those now wallowing in their smugness, feeling they've been playing by the rules", all with the proper visas, start finding themselves in some crosshairs as well.

 

Personally, I just take this as another data point.  You can be completely on the up & up and not a permanent resident or illegally working (and yes, behaving properly), and still have problems, purely as a matter of luck of the draw, with arbitrary and capricious thai immigration officers.  I've been through the lines often enough to know there are the polite courteous ones and a few dour, speechless, can't-wait-til-shift-is-over ones.  (Yes, that's probably true other places as well, but that's off-topic really.  Find <other country>visa.com and post your complaint there.)

 

 

This. Thread kind of got ruined by trolls posting about specific parts of my post and not getting the picture.

 

And several people seemed to be amazed one can stay in Thailand for 6+ months without working. Also I've read if you stay here for 6 months you're not a tourist? I've seen so many laughable

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've missed no news I've followed it rigorously, and the immigration official is wrong, he stated I used 3 visa runs already which in fact I've used none.
The fact I've posted this is because his manner and attitude in believing in lying and im actually working. That's the point here.
Also, why would denying a entry for one day and still being allowed in the following day? also never asked for any papers or proof.
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Sorry, I don't believe you're a tourist either.
Tourists go on holiday for a few weeks, return to their home countries and work a while to earn money for their next holiday.
Then they have another holiday, don't know what you are, but you ain't a tourist.

 

 

This is simply not true. Some of us are lucky enough to be able to afford a year long holiday. You shouldn't decide how others should live based on your own income.

 

 

 

Amen

 

 

........ One can easily work in their home country and continue to get funds transferred over.

That would be working illegally in Thailand without a work permit then.
Exactly what they are trying to stop.

 

 

Why would that need a Work Permit ? Or am I missing something here ?

 

How I read it is that the OP works in his Home Country, stops work and comes over to Thailand for a Long Holiday and to support himself he transfers money into Thailand from abroad.

 

 

 

You are correct.

Edited to stop feed troll

I didn't shoot the photo, a fellow companion did when the altercation unfolded. I've heard this officer gives people a hard time, I'll move on, learnt a lot today for sure. Mostly bad about how the situation was handled and his terrible attitude was unjust. Never see this before.

 
yes, you learned that even Thai Immigration officers, after being thrown at with "capitla letter words", a heated argument and being photographed, still issue you a permit of entry to their Country.
 
You try that on a Homeland Security Officer . . . you will get the hilarious learning of how tight iron handcuffs feel on your writst.
 
This is the finest lesson a Thai person can give you on their tolerance, buddhism conduct and patience with you.
 
I wouldn't count on that it lasts forever  (this kinda good luck , you know?) , because it largely depends on your behaviour.
 
This is a step-by-step society, you , the foreigner, are at the base of the steps, while government officials are at the very top of it.  Just accept the fact, smile and live with it. That's what is called true learning in Thailand , for a foreigner.

Officer was unaware of photo and there was no heated argument. In my home country I could of lost my cool here I didn't. Calmly got his attention and have him my phone to talk to a Thai. All sorted

One of those people

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OP, lets take a moment and look at our respective motivations. Like you, I've spent considerable time in this country on Tourist visas (and the 30-day exemption stamp) but mine has been spread over years with no single 'visit' of more than 3 months in duration. Go back to Australia, work for 'x' months and come back to Thailand, often via Penang.
 
OK - fast forward to 2014 and I'm finally free of the shackles of a desk and deadlines. I head back to Thailand via Penang with a TV, get the 30-day extension and I'm sitting pretty with almost a month left. Like the others here, I've read most of what has been posted here, and I've seen the writing on the wall - tomorrow I will transfer the last 10k AUD I need into a Thai bank to make it clear to Immigration that:
 
a. I want to stay here longterm
b. I have the finances necessary to do so
c. I'm prepared to keep some of those finances in a Thai bank for at least 90 days to achieve my first goal
d. I know there are hoops to be jumped through but hopefully those hoops are the same for every non-resident foreigner living in Thailand
 
One might argue that many retirees dont do anything particularly different to the tourists who come to Thailand each month, and the same observation may well apply to some on the Ed visa, but for now the focus is squarely on the Tourist Visa as a backdoor for those who are working illegally in Thailand. In light of that, I see nothing wrong with the way you were treated by the Thai official - he has been told to crack down on anyone who appears to be living longterm in Thailand without the appropriate visa and he's doing his job. 
 
I can see why you've reacted strongly to some of the responses in this thread but I can also see why Thai Immigration has decided to get tough - time to decide if you are serious about staying here longterm or you'd prefer to explore other options. 
 

Im all for it crackdown on people not having visas, thing is I've had visas, this is the first time, that's the point. Yes crackdown but you don't treat anyone in that manner.

Main point you should note, he said i cant go back today, another day was fine. also never asked for proof of anything.

Many people earn sums of money and stay in Thailand long term, 6 months isn't long term on one trip. One can easily work in their home country and continue to get funds transferred over.

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I didn't shoot the photo, a fellow companion did when the altercation unfolded. I've heard this officer gives people a hard time, I'll move on, learnt a lot today for sure. Mostly bad about how the situation was handled and his terrible attitude was unjust. Never see this before.

Where I say i done this? I actually spent a weekend in Malaysia on my second entry and lost two months coming back, not knowing you can get a re entry permit. There was nothing suspicious on my passport and i held the correct visa, doing no visa runs.

There's many members on here with doing only that without a visa for years

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There's many members on here with doing only that without a visa for years
 
if you had followed the previous post and paid attention, you should actually put your above remark into past tense ! 
 
It HAS BEEN a practise, and HAS BEEN ABANDONED by Thai Immigration. There is information on the forthcoming change on August 12 about a change in back-to-back visa rules. And about what had been happening to you is clearly within the law, the officer CAN reject you if he thinks your previous 3 entries suggest that you are not a "normal" tourist.  Means everybody who stays longer than 6 months within one year falls into this category. This explains the change they did with tourist visas a while ago - two back-to-backs are ok, three in a row are being ruled out.  It has been a standing rule for many years and just had never been enforced. All of this is has been ruminated on ThaiVisa and in various other fores.
 
You are riding a high horse argueing that members of this forum have not been understanding your point.  Oh yes, they did.  Let me appeal to your common sense, please.

reason i mentioned people on here been doing it for years, it's those very people posting nonsense regarding my plans in thailand

very funny

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