KK-Mike

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I was trying to help brother in law the same as you mentioned.  I was not

trying to start a business for myself and BIL though.  I bought him (the family)

a reconditioned fairly large Ford Tractor, paid 660,000 THB.  Had a legal contract

made up and signed for repayment as he put the tractor to work.  Over. the past

6 years I have received about 280,000 THB in payments.  BIL was / is a skilled

operator and has kept the tractor in good working order.  Uses the money earned

to have a little better life style, still poor but a little better than a poor rice farmer

which he and family have always been.  I don't mention the money any longer as it

was my mistake to buy the tractor not BIL for wanting a little better life.

I mentioned repossing the tractor and met with fierce resistance from wife and

her mom.  So I dropped that idea.

My advice is not to invest any money in Thailand that you can not walk away from

with out crying about.

You want to have a builder from U.K. to build house, you want to bypass using

Thai local labor.  In my humble opinion you are creating a problem with locals

and don't have a house yet.  Bad idea!

You piss off the locals enough and one day when you return home it won't be livable.

I understand everything you said about the efficiency and timelessness of thais,

this is Thailand and that's just the way it is.  I knew a U.K. man in Thailand 

that built a house in a village near a large city, hated using Thai labor, always

bitched about Thai labor.  Finished the house, built a 2 meter high block fence 

around the house and continued to not get along with neighbors.  One night

the locals while partying and drinking, came over the wall, pulled the man out

of the house and beat him almost to death, the only reason they stopped was

the Thai wife's mon and dad from the village stopped the death stomp.

After 12+ years I have learned that we are a foreigner in a foreign land and we

must accept the Thailand way of life or leave.

must get along or leave.

41 minutes ago, tomwct said:

You met a girl. Congrats that's what happens when you come to Thailand. You meet a girl and you pay her for her time. Happens everyday and they are easy to get along with as long as you have a pocket of cash. These are some tips for successfully retiring to Thailand. First, date many girls. Try one for a few months and go get another. Two, learn a little Thai. They will talk about you behind your back. Third, do not bring a lot of cash with you.because you'll be renting an apartment and/or a house for 2-3 years. Your first Visa will cover you for a year of retirement. Fourth, Do Not Buy Anything except maybe transportation, bike, motorcycle, or car. Put in YOUR NAME not the girl you just met! Fifth, do not retire to a Tourist Area, Pattaya, Phuket, Hua Hin, ect. You came to Thailand to experience Thailand, not the Go Go Bars. Try NE Thailand, Korat, Khon Kaen, ect. Sixth, Do Not Buy Anything until you decide to live here permanently and always seek help from fellow Expats who have lived here for a long time. Visit the villages, but stay no longer than 1-2 weeks. You do not want to live in your present GF's Village!

One good rule is, Do Not! bring more money to Thailand than you can 100% walk

away from.  Thailand is a fascinating place, easy to get you separated from your

cash.

YOU!

OP, no disrespect, but its probably just a good intention, a toy to show off to others,One man band, you are funding it, when reality bites, day in day out,no big profits, its all about show, hope i am wrong and you/she makes a success of it and it doesnt go the way of so many others, usually hairdressers and beauty shops.

Usually maybe, but not always. When I met my wife ten years ago she had a beauty shop with 2 staff.

Her shop was open from 8 am to 8 pm, 365 days a year for over 12 years. She was out of the shop for

one week during that time because of a car wreck. She raised two sons on her own, had some money in the bank and a few pieces of gold. There are plenty of good Thai ladies..

This guy is no monk, he only plays one on TV.

Your right about "this guy is no monk". He needs to keep his mouth shut and stay in the temple. Or better yet the

head monk in Thailand should throw him out of the temple.

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When you start a relationship with a partner that has children, they are most definitely part of the 'package'.. and in Thailand this includes a certain amount of financial support.

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the package will also include the mother, sick father, 2sisters and kids, collapsing rice farmers house needing rebuilt, payments on brothers pickup, buffalo vets fees, etc

but never mind,

Love is blind,

Endquote is spot on, it is never ending, and I mean NEVER!

After 9 years, I'm finished with Thailand. I leave tonight not to return, am leaving

wife, house etc worth about 100.000 US, no regrets, just want to run.

I always drive from Ubon to the Consulate in Khon Kaen. In all five visits, there has never been anyone else applying for visas. Longest wait was 15 minutes. I do suggest to ring first to check if they are open. A friend of mine went some years ago and it was closed for a Vietnamese National holiday. However, it takes a whole day to go to Khon Kaen and back to Ubon. I leave Ubon at about 7:30 am and get to the consulate at about 11 am. Have a relaxing lunch at the Pullman hotel and usually get back into Ubon at 5 pm.

The Vietnam consulate in Khon Kaen is open, the cost of a 30 day visa is 2500 baht

They also have 60 and 90 day visas. Phone # 043 242 190. I don't know the hours

but when I called he said open at 9 am. I did one here before and it took 15 minutes.

Your wife will require Tabien Baan and ID card amended to her married name then apply for new passport.

Obviously she'll require your marriage certificate translated and notarised in the first instance.

It's very straightforward.

Thanks for the info.

Mario2008 and ubonjoe,

Thanks for the info, really appreciated.

KK-mike

My Thai wife and I were married in the US, she also has a US passport, now she wants to change

her name in her Thai passport to her married name. Have been told that we now need to get married in Thailand and the process starts at the US Embassy in Bangkok?

Any help as to what I need to do would be greatly appreciated. We live in Khon Kaen.

My Thai wife and I were married in the US, she has a US passport also. Now she wants to change

her Thai passport to her married, we were told that we have to get married in Thailand and

that the process starts at the US embassy??

Any info please. We live in Khon Kaen

Where did she get the capital to equip and rent or buy a beauty salon? Starting capital may start from 200,000 Baht or more. This is important to find out.

When I met my Thai wife by the internet, she had a salon that she owned also had 2 staff

doing work in her salon. Started alone, open 8 am to 8 pm 365 days a year, slowly built

the business. Did not have 200,000 to start it.

We lived together for two years here in Thailand and the US before getting married, we have been together 9 years. She is certainly much better than any western lady I was ever with.

No matter the culture, there are good and bad women.

Go for it, just don't bring any money to Thailand that you can not walk away from.

no burning, no smoke, not yet anyways... usually more towards feb/march.

and these late season rains have kept the air pretty darn nice, with a bit of wind thrown in for good measure, makes for very clear and clean air

Thanks for the info, headed that way next week.

We have visitors from the US and want to travel to chiang mai

and Mae Hong Son, how is the smoke, burning this time of year?

Use the Thai passport first, show the USA passport if asked?

Perhaps you could look at getting her an updated Thai passport...does Thailand recognize marriages of Thai citizens that fake place outside Thailand?

But then, she would be leaving on a different passport than she entered with as well...I am not sure how this would play.

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Maybe someone with dual citizenship will chime in.

Seems like to get the name changed in her passport we have to go to Bangkok and get married

then at that time they will want the house paper ID, land paper etc changed. a lot of time and money, must be an easier way.

I am not sure about your concern.

She used the Thai passport to enter, use it to leave. I am not sure there is any reason to change the Thai passport.

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Agree. She uses her Thai passport when entering and leaving Thailand. Thai immigration will not even see her US passport, nor ask for it.

What about the different name on the boarding pass? Or just maybe leave Thailand with

the US passport, except it is not stamped entering Thailand??

My Thai wife and I were married in the US, she now has both Thai and US passports. The Thai passport is in her maiden name. When we arrived in Thailand she used her Thai passport, what happens when she leaves?

Should she change her name in the Thai passport to match the US passport? Which I understand we will have to get married in Thailand to do?

HELP!

Please, more information. We will be in that area in about 10 days and sounds like something fun to do.

I arrived two weeks ago with some of the new issue US $100 bills, they had not seen them before but had sample

photos to go by. They (Bangkok bank) photo copied every one and gave me Baht.

The OP seemed to dwell on the fact that she had a pretty good sponsor in place to the point of questioning why someone should behave this way.

Then he royally sh!ts in his so-called girlfriends nest by posting pictures of him with his favourite hooker on FB for all the world (but particularly the sponsor) to see.

Needs his head examined if he thinks that he has done himself any spring time favours.

NanLaew, I agree with you about the OP, he did not want to commit, but killed the golden goose... She should be

nice in hopes he returns, so she can cut his balls off while he sleeps. Stupid is as stupid does.

One of the most beautiful girls I've seen here in Bangkok turned out to be Burmese, she works in an Indian restaurant close to where I live, also very friendly, helpful, attentive, chatty and smiling a lot.

We have a part time Myanmar lady married to a Thai man as help as needed. She is wonderful, a better

worker than the Thais, and so far in 8 years nothing has come up missing.

My wife's family because of limited rain only harvested enough rice to eat for the year. None to sell.