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You could set up a Thai company and work through that. It would cost you about 50,000 Baht or so to setup, get your work permit, visa and all but then you would be legal. Or you could associate with an existing company in that business and work that way, again with a work permit no problem.
Sunbelt who sponsors this forum can easily do it for you, there are other lawyers as well out there who can also do it quite cost effectively.
Dan
OK so I am a little lost for myself. Currently I am working here legally (1 year work permit) But I feel that I want to do private tutoring come next year. Therefore no more work permit. However, I am getting married at the end of March, being 24 and married to a Thai, but no work permit, what options am I looking at here?Thanks.
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Or you can buy the top Goji Juice, spectral pure, quality controlled. Company just opened in Thailand, they are an 11 year old debt free company.
Contact me by PM for more details.
Dan
4 September 2006SUPER BERRY
They slow ageing, boost sex life and fight cancer
By Natalie Walker
A SUPER-FRUIT said to slow ageing, boost your sex drive and fight cancer today hits shops across Scotland.
Goji berries are described as "natural Viagra" and are already a hit in the US, with fans said to include fitness freak Madonna.
The small red fruit, grown in the Himalayas, contains 500 times more vitamin C than oranges.
Its taste is a cross between a cherry and a cranberry and it has five times more iron than an average steak.
It is also packed full of skin-boosting anti-oxidants, leading it to be called a "cellulite assassin".
Top dermatologist Howard Murad said: "Goji berries are one of the most nutritionally dense foods on the market.
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"If you eat foods rich in things like that, they do make a difference."
The dried fruit - which you can snack on like raisins, blend into juice or use in baking - will cost an average £4 for only 125g, just over a quarter of a pound.
But the recommended daily intake is only 20g.
David Cooke, of Tesco, who will be the first major I supermarket to stock goji in the UK, said: "The goji is so packed full of nutrients it is in a acompletely different league to acclaimed super-foods such as blueberries, blackcurrants, oily fish and broccoli.
"As functional foods go, it is possibly the most beneficial of them all."
He said recent research showed the goji had more beta-carotene - which helps fight heart disease -than carrots, while its high levels of polysaccharides stimulate the immune system.
Cooke, who is in charge of buying wholefoods for Tesco, added: "Goji is currently one of the hottest new food trends sweeping America.
"We found out about the berries while we were researching functional foods as there is a growing demand for them now in Britain.
"They are an ancient Himalayan health phenomenon.
"But they have remained one of the area's best-kept secrets because of the remoteness of the region.
"The area's climate and altitude allows the berry to grow in unique conditions and it is only now that the Western world is beginning to find out about the many herbs, nutrients and natural medicines that exist there."
Chinese health experts have raved about the berries' ability to rev up someone's sex drive for years.
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Silly question but how do you vote for only the options that apply to myself and not those that do not apply. In my case I think it is useful, but have no problems, and there is not a "none of the above" button?
If I select only useful and none of the other options the poll comes back with an error when I post it.
On the issue of "Tomorrow I will have some questionair to the guy's from CS-Loxinfo and THAICOM. One of this question will by: Why the lable on the receiver in front of the dish showing Input DC power 15 - 30 V and there is not any power connection on the dish and the cable running to the dish are just Coaxial cable!"
You answered your question, it is in the coax (ODU/LN-A/B polarity switch) feed from the ODU to the ISU.
I have had very few problems with Ipstar and have stated so in the past. Lately (as in the last week) I have had to turn the modem on/off 2-3 times before it will connect. But once the connection is made no problems at all. BTW, just from talking to a few friends that have problems with Ipstar they invariably have the cheaper package. I'm paying 4,280 baht a month and although this is high by Thai standards it beats not having an internet connection.
How about adding to the poll to show what package (cost) the user has?
BTW I've had Ipstar since December of 2005.
I know GaryA loves Ipstar!
Interesting observation. I am on the 2,900 B per month package, that is not cheap by any standards for the shitty service I get. And I have seen it bounce up and down a lot over the past week or two. Get connected, then lose it, then back. Sometimes switch it off and back on most of the time it justs comes back itself in a few minutes.
Something definitely wrong with their services.
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If you want a reply with good quality I think you have to give more information. In any legal difficulties where you risk to loose money consult a good legal adviser!
The real estate firm representing my interests in a deal decided to shop it around to other clients, and closed it with someone else whose situation was less complicated. This happened after I'd paid a deposit and signed an MoU with the other party. The real estate firm then washed its hands of any responsibility, leaving me to pick up the pieces. While I did get my deposit back (on my own), I've lost the deal---and the firm walks away with the commission, and no apparent negative consequences.
Not sure how it really works here but lesson is that the Realtor typically works for the SELLER (That is clear in the US where I am most familiar) since that is who pays the commission unless you have some other contractual deal with them.
Most times the seller goes with the easiest deal and it is up to them to decide which deal to accept. For instance when I sold my house in the USA I had several offers and did not accept the highest one since it came with the least cash downpayment and risk that they would not get approved for their mortgage so I sold it to the next highest one which had no problems.
I suspect they felt your deal would be difficult to close in a timely fashion due to the complications you allude to, so they went and got someone else to buy it more easily. Of course they should have immediately refunded your deposit when the deal fell apart for you, that part is a bit bothersome for sure.
Dan
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Hi Does anyone know of any good websites that have job listings for foreignors in Thailand that is updated regularly. I am moving there soon but the only thing I dont have secured yet is a job. Any help would be appreciated
Might be a good idea to post some particulars about yourself, age, qualifications, etc. as many on the board have contacts and might need someone with your talents.
Moving over here without a job is a bit risky unless you have a lot of money in the bank. Of course you can always find a job teaching english somewhere for subsistence wages if you are a native speaker then still need to worry about things like work permits etc.
Dan
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Thanks for the comment...However, there must be a way around the "restricted activity" for photographers... as I know there's a member of this board who's a photographer with a WP...
And I wasn't necessarily going to do it myself...
It's just when I've seen it in other countries, tourist areas especially, most people don't mind forking out for the pics...They're in "holiday mood" and therefore don't mind spending money...
And the demographics of golfers means they tend to be from the wealthier sections of society...
Anymore views much appreciated
I have only seen done at tournaments/outings with the hosts hiring the photographers and then just giving the pictures away as a memento of the occasion.
It seems a neat idea but not sure how well the financial aspects would work out in terms of number of photos taken/sold.
Dan
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will the bank allow us to open an account with a trading name so that people can have the comfort of paying to a company name instead of writing checks to my missus ?
If you want the account to be on the name of a company you need a company (duh).
Alternatively your gf can be a sole proprietor and be a contractor for your software company, meaning customers will pay your company, and your company will pay the gf's business.
Question probably for Sunbelt or Indo-Siam since I don't know off the top of my head, but in the USA for instance you can have your business operate as a sole proprietorship or partnership however you have a trading name that is registered. So Polly's Internet Cafe becomes Sukhumvit 6 Internet Enterprises and trades that way.
No company setup, still sole proprietorship however with a more business like name.
Can you do that in Thailand?
Dan
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Hi
My Thai friend and I would like to start a business in Bangkok. Since I'm a foreigner I will be holding only 49% of shares while my Thai friend has the other 51%.
Now my question is
1) Can I contribute by means of Inventory instead of putting real cash into the company? If yes, how is it done? (I have connections to get the inventory that we intend to sell in our planned shop)
2) I currently am already employed as a Director in my current company, and have a work permit. I have no intentions to leave this company. Can I still start the business with my Thai friend?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
My understanding of the rules are that you must contribute capital, inventory is investment into the business as long as you can prove it. Plus things like foregone salary can count too as a way to pay for your shares.
If you intend to work in this business you will need to get your work permit amended to include this business on it. If you only intend to act as a passive investor and not actually work then you don't need to.
Dan
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Hi,
I need for my website an online payment solution other than credit card. (because it is for small amounts <100 thb)
I am thinking of Billonet as a provider : the customer calls a number and is charged directly on his phone bill.
Are there any other solutions ? Do you know companies who can do it in Thailand ?
Thanks a lot,
Jerome
A visit to Mobile Monday in Bangkok would be worth your while, many providers offering this type of service. mobyelite.com/momo/
If you are not in Bangkok, let me know and I'll ask for you at the next event.
Good luck!
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Belfast boy - That Dragons Den is the nuts!!! Richard Branson did a similar program but unfortunately didn't get to see it. Your idea about a tradesmen review site has already been done, I heard in advertised on LBC radio about 3 months ago, but didn't get the url, I'm sure a search in Google would find it.
I have an idea - Tom Yum soup in a cup - people can have it when working, getting on the train, any where basically!
I live in Bangkok, so I'm gonna go there. The event is on the 4th of September right ?
Thanks for your help
Next Event is Monday August 7th. Check out mobyelite's site for the details.
Dan
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Why do you need to host in Thailand?
I would urge you to get a host outside of the country as Thailand just does not have the reliable infrastructure for hosting. Everybody I know hosts their site either in the US or Singapore. It is cheaper, more proffessional and nearly 100% reliable. If you host in Thailand there will be chunks of time where nobody can access your site.
Well, one of the main reasons would be the lack of a credit card to buy a domain name and hosting from overseas. Any good thai hosting companies listed here would be appreciated.
Do you have an ATM/Debit Card?
I know they will charge it against that. I switched to 1and1.com and have been happy with their service. They host like 3.7M websites. Pricing wasn't too bad either.
Dan
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Can anybody advise whether they think it's worthwhile joining foreign chamber in Thailand for business/network etc? I've tried a few as a casual member US, British, Aussie and Kiwi and found that some of them were a bit stuffy, US to be exact. British was OK and Aussie and Kiwi were really good fun. Currently I'm leaning towards to NZ Chamber as the networking was excellent and the annual fees were a lot cheaper than the rest.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
There is also a networking group that meets on Thursday mornings for breakfast. PM me for details if you are interested. Also have Toastmasters chapters which are good fun, good practice and good for building relationships.
I am checking out the various chamber functions too to see which ones are worth spending money to join. All depends on what you are trying to do.
Dan
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I'm looking at a proposition to fund a business...USD10000 up front for a bar/restaurant business...bar/restaurant during the day with falang food and a bar at night with some girls...a good tourist area. my business partner is knowlegeable and it is in her best interest that we get the enterprize off the ground...
we're looking at a place not extreme like Pattaya but not tame like Hua Hin.
I said to the partner that I can see the set up and initial running expenses (no return on the investment for at least 6 months or so) but what about incidentals?...like local mafia and the cops? The sleaze element can break a well thought out business...she said that she could handle that aspect with her present contacts...
this is a big risk but if it comes off well (the business partner is a smart cookie and has been in the business for 10 years) there is some money to be made....I'm not wanting to get rich, maybe just about USD1000 per month income...preferably administered by a third party accountant...
what can the learned assembly advise?
(btw, USD10000 is something that I can afford to walk away from...)
I am not sure you can get too much of a place for 10,000 USD which is about 380,000 Baht right now. Cheapest beer bars I have seen advertised on Sunbelt are around 400,000 to 500,000 Baht and I don't believe any of them were restaurants. And that is just the purchase price.
Best of luck and I recommend you speak to the folks at Sunbelt Asia who are sponsors of the forum.
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hi,
I'm thinking about starting up a little music studio, providing instrumental lessons to children and adults. Just wondering if it would be possible to have the business in my partner's name? I don't have the 2 million capitalisation to do it myself. Knew a guy who had an internet cafe in his partner's name. It was all legal but the farang wasn't allowed to work. He was in it just as an investor, owning 49%. Any info on this would be much appreciated.
cheers
If you want to work in it you will need a work permit. You only need to pay up 25% of the capital so that is 500,000 Baht and you then can use that money to operate the business. I have also heard of setups where you put in the 2M baht and then immediately take it out as a loan as well.
You can't get a work permit without capitalizing the company at 2M baht so if you work in it at all that would not be legal.
What are you trying to do?
D
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The airline will want to see proof of onward travel as noted by others they can get fined heavily.
I used to always travel back to Thailand on the return leg of a roundtrip ticket purchased in Thailand since for Business Class on Northwest the price difference was signficant between buying in Thailand and buying/orginating in USA (about 2,000 USD!). I did that about 10 times, the first 6 no problems at all asking for visa or return/onward ticket. The 7th the agent asked, told me the official rules and then lucky for me I happened to have a BKK/SIN ticket unused which made her happy.
Alternative is buy a cheap AirAsia or other ticket or get sufficient proof from your cruise company that shows you are leaving Thailand. Worst case you get stuck at the airport purchasing a one way refundable ticket out of Thailand. Or as others have said you just should get a valid Tourist Visa then no problem either.
Question is how lucky does someone feel and want to push it.
Dan
Presumably evidence that I am going on a cruise from Chonburi to Singapore will carry the same weight as an air ticket to Singapore for the purpose of the 30-day visa waiver? I can't think of a sensible reason why not but if anyone has experience please let me know.(Background: I am British and entering Bangkok on the return leg of a plane ticket on 21 August. The cruise starts on 22 August. The cruise company do not issue formal tickets but they will probably issue a letter "to whom it may concern" confirming that I am listed on their passenger manifest.)
Incidentally, my repeated past experience has been that Sri Lankan Airways at Heathrow have not asked to see my 60-day Thai visas, even though I have been entering Bangkok on a return leg (i.e. no onward flight). I'm not inviting people to rely on that though!
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My question is, is it possible to get a non-immigrant o without the 400K in the bank? I have a mixed understanding on this.
yes, but you can't get a one year extension without 400k. but why are you moving to thailand if you don't even have 400k?
I lived in Thailand for 10 years working both legally and not.
It's not that I don't have 400K, it's more the fact that I don't want to have 400K sitting in a Thai bank account doing absolutely nothing for me except giving me a one-year extension. I leave Thailand frequently and 3 months at a time doesn't bother me.
I may indeed just get a work permit again, but for the time being I just wanted to get back without having to leave monthly.
I would rather get a work permit later on and only have to show 50,000 per month than to have to keep 400K in a bank account.
Thanks for the help !!!
I will go apply for it shortly
You don't need to keep the 400K in the bank here indefinitely either per what others with that Visa have posted, it just needs to be there for the time it takes to get your visa approved. Others have posted of issues where it was there when they applied but then they spent a bunch on things like living, houses or whatever and didn't have it when they were going to get the Visa issued.
So as others have posted, it won't just be sitting there all year, just at the time application through receiving the visa which I think is about 40 days or so.
Dan
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hi there,
Anyone have any experience about recuiting ( as employee ) thai prorammers, devellopers, graphist, etc... Possible to find good peole in thaland ? For how many bath/mouth ? Condition ?
thanks,
Pol.
Are you looking to start a company here? Or need work performed? I have several colleagues in the IT business here with development staff in place who could do the work on contract. PM me for details.
Dan
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You don't need to set up a company here, you could go the Branch Office or Rep Office Route as well. Sunbelt will chime in for sure or Steve from Indo-Siam. I know there are also several staffing firms in Thailand that your UK company could hire to pay you, this way you get a work permit, someone to handle all the taxes and the like, all you need to do is do the work and it will all be legal.
If you want to work here legally you need the WP as you know, and to get a WP you need an employer. To ensure you can have the extension of stay you need to declare a certain minimum salary and pay taxes on it, (for Americans it is 65,000 Baht a month, think might be the same for UK citizens) and then you don't need to leave every three months and don't have to renew your work permit every three months as well.
From a tax perspective if the UK has provisions like the US, you would get credit for Thai taxes paid or an exemption on a certain amount of income to eliminate the double tax issue. I would get your company to take care of that for you if you could. The other alternative is for them to split pay you, thailand salary at the minimum for "thailand" work, the rest of your salary into the UK bank account. The real question is what benefits you most from a tax, retirement, health care, etc perspective.
Dan
Hi CrossyI did consider that. Truth be told i have been 'playing around' with the job for a few months now, just a few hours here and there to get my feet back in the door, hence the full time offer now i have proved worthy to them again. The emplyer wants me to get an office for various reasons...
The thing is, i do have an employer, and they of course have a company, albeit U.K based and registered. Can i not obtain some kind of notice from them that i will be here on research?
Am i on to a complete non starter with this?
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My Thai partner and I are considering buying life insurance policies and naming each other as beneficiaries, but have heard that in Thailand only family members can be listed as beneficiaries. Does anyone know if this is true? Also, any recommendations for life insurance companies/policies in Thailand? Thanks.
I just asked my wife who is licensed life insurance agent, you can name anyone you want to be your beneficiary. She will double check.
You can PM me for more information and contact information if you are interesting in getting insurance.
Dan
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The only issue I see with it are the low prices people are willing to pay for the stones. Unless you are the actual source, seems like a lot of work for very little return.
Do a search on completed auctions to see what prices things actually sold for, compare that to the cost of the item to you.
Dan
There are plenty (thousands at least) of foreigners and Thais that don't find any limitations selling items on eBay. Gems (just search for sapphire, topaz, ruby, etc., location: Thailand) and counterfeit soccer jersies seem to be some of the most popular sellers. All sizes of operations too, from 10-20 thousand Baht a month in sales to 3-4 million+.
Dear Heng,
you are very right! Amazing how many gemstone dealers are operating out of Thailand. And some of them have huge businesses...
Thanks for a very enlightening answer!
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I've met lots of guys in similar positions, but most are older than you.
My advice is to try out living here for a while and don't get married straight away. Wait at least 2 or 3 years. At least 50% of the guys I know/have known, live to regret it(financially or otherwise), although they were madly in love when they first met. When I first came here 13 years ago, I thought that Isarn dark women were exotic and beautiful. Now, I don't at all. If I had married the first woman I met, and I thought beautiful at the time, I wouldn't have realised the social problems it would have caused.
edit - I better not mention names, but PM me about the sportsbooks.
In Thailand there are ways round everything.
PM me and I can tell you a lot that I have learned over the years of coming to Thailand and now mainly living in Thailand.
One piece of advice from my lawyer (he is actually an Immigration attorney mainly) was go ahead and have the Thai Social Wedding (buddhist ceremony, party, etc.) but do NOT register the marriage or be legally married unless you have to in order to get her a visa to live with you in the US. He said beyond the Thai wedding there is virtually no upside beyond that.
D
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Would someone kindly explain how a Thai lady (my wife) would go about setting up a Thai business (Non-corporation) employing two Thai people therefore allowing me the Farang husband access to a work permit so that I can also work for her business?
It appears that only certain types of business can be registered for 50 baht! and my wifes business is excluded from this list.
Can she just registered for insurance and tax purposes without a business registration certificate?
Many thanks in advance...
The experts at Sunbelt and Siam will chime in for sure. However it is my understanding that in order to qualify for a work permit for a foreigner the company must be capitalized at 2M Baht, I don't believe you can get one just working for a sole proprietorship or non company.
Dan
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I live with my Thai wife in Pathumthani in the Chuan Chuen Golf Avenue Development. It is about 45 minutes to/from town if there is no traffic. We are about 6K or so from the Si Saman Road expressway exit. There are plenty of empty lots in this development available and with house you can easily spend less than 10M all depending on how large your lot is and size of house you build.
If you go a little further down Si Saman Road instead of turning right on 345 to head to Chuan Chuen there is another development with canals in it, I forget the name but it is on the right hand side after you go over a small bridge after passing the turn on 345. Houses there are in the 7 to 8M range and they can be reasonably large.
Another friend lives out north of the new Airport, plenty of houses there too and less than 10M in cost.
Lot of options for sure.
Dan
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Yep, i've looked into this issue before. You are likely to experience problem getting on the plane to bkk if you don't have a visa or a return or on going ticket. Kind of depends on the company you're flying with and from which country you are bording the plane. It's a gamble, but i'd say the odds are against you so i would buy a cheap ongoing ticket (to pnom pen or something) if i was you..
If you are coming from the US and the checkin agent is doing their job you will not get on the plane without a residency visa for Thailand or holding an onward ticket. I used to buy my round trip tickets originating in Thailand so I had the last leg going back to Thailand without onward travel since my next ticket was waiting at my travel agent in Bangkok. On the first 6 trips I didn't have a problem at all, the NW agent never asked. The 7th trip the agent asked and lucky for me I had an unexpired coupon for a BKK to Singapore trip so they didn't hassle me further. At the time the only other option would have been to purchase a refundable ticket from NW out of Thailand so I could get on the plane.
D
One Way Ticket - Entry/visa Issues
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Two options I know are: 1. Buy really cheap ticket on Air Asia or Jet* or Tiger out of Bangkok to KL/SIN or wherever out of the country. This way you have proof of onward travel. Should cost like 50 USD or so if you book enough in advance. Then you can just trash it. Option 2 is buy a fully refundable fare out, so when you want to change it you can.
Dan