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Thanks for the replies - I am checking with my company to replace and get an allowance.

I bought an Honda CRV 2.4 4WD - Excellent car.

On 12/28/2017 at 10:05 PM, Arkady said:

 

Unless you don't want to register your marriage or can't on the grounds that one or other of you is already married to someone else, registering your marriage to your Thai partner will be your quickest route.  Since you already have children with her, you will be eligible to apply for citizenship only one year after registration of your marriage.  (It would be three years without children.)  It sounds like you already meet the requirements for three years continuous WP and visa and three years tax receipts.  Getting PR first is a much longer way round because you need five years' PR before you can apply.

 

If you and your partner are able and willing to go the marriage registration route, you should start making some donations to registered Thai charities and plan a trip to SB in Bangkok to make initial enquiries.  A year ahead of application is about right.  Take all your docs and your partner, her docs and your kids' docs with you and they will tell you which ones you need to correct (nearly every one has something wrong with at least one of their Thai docs, even if it is a wrong tone mark in the Thai spelling of their name) and which new ones you need.  You will need a tabien baan, if you haven't already got one.  I don't know, if Rayong is a viable province to apply from - probably not as nearly all provinces outside Bangkok except maybe Phuket, Chonburi and possibly Chiang Mai seem to be non-starters.  So there is a good possibility that you will have to get a tabien baan in Bangkok and apply to SB there.  They can advise you on this to a certain extent.

Dear Arkady,

 

So many thanks for this very complete answer. It is really really helpful for me

 

Thanks

 

 

Dear both ubonjoe and VIBE,

 

Thank you for your answers.

 

What i meant by non-b visa is of course extension of stay. When I arrrived in 2009, I got a non-B visa which was then extended by immigration 4 times for 2 years each time.

Sorry for my bad explanation.

 

So you must be married to a Thai to apply for citizenship? 

 

 

 

Hi everyone,

 

Sorry that this question might have been asked so many times, but I'd like to know what's your opinion on the easiest solution for me : either to apply for PR or Thai citizenship.

 

I have been working here for 8 years , i have had only non-B visas up to know linked with my WP. I am employed by a local company.

My partner is thai (we are not married) and we have 2 kids. I speak thai almost fluently

 

We live in Rayong province so the local immigration or police would not be of so much help, would  probably need to go to Bangkok.

 

So is it faster for me to go and apply for Thai citizenship directly even though we are not married (will getting married help a lot?) 

 

Thanks for your advice and experience sharing

 

 

 

 

Hello Everyone,

 

I just purchased last month a new HONDA car with a financing (from KasikornBank Leasing) over 4 years, and 2 weeks later time my company just informed me that I will be entitled to get a compnay car starting from next year... Bad timing ...

so I have to sell that new car that I just bought (and probably loose a few hundred thousands)...

Anyhow, my question is: how does it work in regards to that financing if I want to sell the car? Can that financing contract be transfered?

Anyone with experience could share what's the best to do to avoid loosing too much money?

 

The car and credit financing contract are both in my name

 

Thanks !

Many thanks to both of you for your help. I will go to the Amphur with my partner and the kids to do this then.

 

 

Hello everyone,

 

I am working here for 8 years now, and my thai girlfriend and I (we are not married) have 2 kids.

Regarding my tax declaration last year, since we are not married with my partner,  the revenue department asked me to provide a document a certificate of children issued by the District Office, to be able to deduct 30,000 THB per kid in my total personnal income tax computation.

They said that the thai birth certificate is not enough as a proof.

 

Does anyone know what that certificate of children is? I mean I can go to my local district office but since we are not registered on any tabien baan (blue book) here, I dont see what they can do for us.

 

Thanks in advance for those who have some experience in this regard.

 

 

 

 

Thank you very much johng for your precious help

Hi Everyone, 

 

I read this thread with a lot of interest because I am about to experience the same situation I live in Rayong province and  I will buy a second hand car from an owner of a different province (Prachuap Khiri Khan). Based on what I read I am not exactly sure what and where to do;

 

- Shall I get any document from the DLT in Rayong first before going to pay and get the car? If yes which documents?

- Who is responsible to change the name in the blue book? myself or the old owner? Where is this done?

- Once I drive the car back to Rayong - do I need to change the plate to be in the new province?

 

Many thanks for your help

 

On 2/6/2017 at 0:11 AM, Airalee said:

Not sure if this is the right place to pose this question, but is there any sort of Thai saying/translation for "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"?

 

The reason I ask is that I have heard from so many Thai friends who want to move to the USA and work as they all believe that the streets are paved with gold and that life will be easy for them there.

you can also say: คนในอยากออก คนนอกอยากเข้า ( kon nai yaak ohk kon nok yaak krao) which  literally means " the one who's inside wants to get out. The one outside wants to get in"

Many thanks to both of you for your clarifications. 

Thank you very much Arkady for our detailed answer. That is really helpful.

 

Another question: For foreigners living /working here while not being a permanent resident,  is it a must to be registered on a tabiaan baan? Or does it become a must after being a PR?

 

I've been living here for 7 years in Rayong province without being ever registered on a tabiaan baan. My partner and my kids are registered on the family house blue book upcountry but I have never been myself, shall it be blue or yellow book.

 

Many thanks for your help.

Hello to all,

I am applying for the PR this year after 7 years working here for a Thai company, and father of 2 thai/foreign kids.

 

Another question related more to the tabian baan than the PR : We (my thai partner and I plus our kids) rent a house. I understand that we shall ask the house owner to give us the tabian baan, and put my partner's name and daughter on it already now (they're both thais) and mine can be put on it after the application for PR is approved. Is that correct?

Actually, shall we keep the tabian baan blue book with us as we live in the house or shall it be the owner?

 

Sorry if my questions are a bit stupid.

 

Thanks for your help

Thanks for the advice - both of you.

 

Will wait for the official announcement.

Thanks for the answer ubonjoe -

From the immigration website, they announce quotas normally in august/september and applications are open from September to December.

Hi everyone,

 

I am applying for permanent residency in september this year. I was wondering if you could send your application with all requested documents at the local immigration (Rayong/MapTaPhut in my case) or do I need to go to Chaeng Wattana office for this?

 

Does anyone has experience to share with this?

 

Thanks

Many thanks Wilai for your answer. 

Big Guns: Would you know what time they open in the morning? Thx

I thank you all very much for your advice. We had a great experience last time in BPH with an extremely professional doctor and excellent service. I also consider that since my wife gave birth to 2 kids before, the risks of any complication is certainly not close to zero, but much less risky than for a first birth.

Anyhow thanks to Sheryl for sharing that story in Burmungrad - It is indeed important to keep this in mind.

 

Hello everyone,

 

A few years ago, my thai wife gave birth (natural without complication, no caesarian surgery) to our first daughter in Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. Being an expat at the time, all the fees were handled by our international insurance, but i still happened to sign the bill which was roughly 120kTHB. 

During the pregnancy, the doctor asked my wife if we would use our insurance or if we would pay by ourselves, because in the latter case the cost would be only approx. 50 kTHB.

 

I have been localized by my company and the insurance provided by them does not cover birth/doctor consults/ vaccination etc... We are having a second baby this year and I will so pay by myself.

 

Does anyone know the real cost of a natural birth in a international hospital (Bangkok Pattaya or Bangkok Rayong)?

 

Thanks

Hi there!

I wondered if the thai passport office in the Avenue shopping mall is still opened or was it temporary ?

Thanks


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never heard of this

If you have been working here 4 years, one assumes your on extension of stay ?......if you are you, don't have a Non-imm B visa anyway, therefore even if this was true you couldn't use it cos you don't have a "B"...

Further on a B visa, or your re-entry permit does it even say it's a BOI company?, my re-entry permit just names the company and its written in pen.

If its not stated as a BOI company how would immigration even know its a BOI company ?

Me thinks someone is telling you porkies.... ....if I am wrong I will with draw my remarks, with a thousand hail mary's

Non B visa are normally 1 year, but from BOI you get a 2 year Non-B visa. They have a special immigration center at Jamjuree Square.

That is my third extension of 2 years already.

When you get your 2 year visa from a BOI registered company, you can see it as the stamp is not the same as a normal one year NonB visa.

Thanks for the other answers which are useful to me.

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Forgot to introduce myself in that topic:

My name is Guillaume I am french 32 years old and working in Thailand in MapTaPhut for the last 5 years.

I come here quite often to find all different kind of information, from legal, daily life to golf.

See ya all

Hello there,

I have been working here for 4 years now, and I just heard that it might possible for people having a non-B Visa from BOI registered companies to use the Premium Lane at Suvarnabhumi immigration.

Does anyone can confirm this or does it apply to special cases?

Thanks in advance

So i have to go to phuket huahin or chiangmai to play golf, nice! Except that this is a bit far. And that the greenfees there are the same at 4,000thb incl. caddy.

Getting stucked behind a group of 4 koreans or 5 thais gambling on each hole, which is what you see on all the medium fare courses in the weekends in pattaya, and ending playing your round in 5hrs+, that is what makes my game inconvenient.

I cant have a nice game if i have to wait 10 min in every shot.

Dont like the carts but it forces everybody to play and respect a certain pace too.

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