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„Talking to the press after a cabinet meeting at the Government House, Srettha said it is not appropriate to verbally amplify this incident as people in Thailand should live in peace with this small issue already being managed.“

Is this the same Srettha who drags foreigners through criminal court based on false charges over some tweets, including one where he was rightly called a „bully“ for doing exactly that?  Can’t be!

It’s not a real photo.  It should be declared as AI generated placeholder image.  

A few years ago I discovered an open customer database including thousands of sale contracts with credit card info etc from

Sansiri when doing a simple yahoo search. 
 

I immediately reported this to Sansiri management. 
 

Their response: I was sued under computer crime act for opening the publicly available link.   Case dismissed eventually but meanwhile 2-3’years of my life disturbed, lost workpermit during that time and cost millions of baht in legal fees. 

the only satisfaction is that we were able to file a criminal case for bringing false accusations into the court. If I am not mistaken the current prime minister is one of the criminal defendants ….
 

Yes I name names because I usually do and the court record is a public document. 

On 1/7/2024 at 1:15 AM, Hal65 said:

Has anyone ever gotten this visa (or extension of stay) before? Happens if someone is suing you or accusing you of a crime, but the crime or evidence doesn't justify jail yet.

 

Length of stay attached to the case right? How slow are the courts? Anyone know a lawyer who can advise?

This „court visa“ is issued when a court has accepted a criminal case (such as defamation which can be brought by any individual or company for really dumb reasons such as a restaurant review).  In this case the original visa is cancelled along with any work permit. The person will be bailed and surrender the passport to the court.  Each time the person wishes to have the passport returned for any reason (immigration appointment, travel outside Thailand etc), the person‘s lawyer must attend to the criminal court and make a motion to temporary passport release.  This usually takes the better part of the day and accumulates significant legal fees.  The court must be convinced that the person has a legitimate reason to travel and will return for their next court date. 
 

if the person is granted travel permission, the court will issue a letter and notify immigration. At the airport the accused will have to show this letter to immigration police prior to being issued a boarding pass and again needs to show the letter upon entering Thailand again.  It takes around 15-30 minutes extra.  The person will have to make absolutely sure to attend court appointments.  Even if or especially if granted overseas travel permission by the court. 
 

The entire process with the court hearings can take 6-24 months. During COVID it took up to 3 years.  Once the court reaches a verdict the accused will be convicted and go to jail/pay a fine and maybe barred from Thailand, or the case dismissed and the passport and bail refunded.  The person can then apply for a normal visa and reapply for their lost work permit again. 
 

usually all cases in Thailand are appealed by the losing party.  So if the person has been found not guilty, there will usually still be an appeal. During the appeal process the person is considered innocent and there are no restrictions on visa or travel.  Once the appeal court has confirmed the not guilty verdict, often there is a request by the losing party for the Supreme Court to review the verdict. But usually these requests are denied. The verdict is then finally „finall“. The whole procedure can take 3-5 years. 
 

Usually the courts will urge the parties to settle. There is a lot of pressure to plead guilty to „get it over with“. But in addition to criminal charges there can be a civil damages suit brought against the person.  These can get very expensive in case of Anguilla plea. 
 

I recommend one not to skimp on legal costs to deal with such a case.  

Double taxation treaty means that taxes paid in a treaty country on the source income will be applied against potential tax owing on the assessment by Thai Revenue department.  
 

RD says they want to tax overseas “savings”.  Normally savings are already taxed, sometimes years earlier.  In terms of capital gains, family gifts or inheritance, taxes in other developed nations might be quite low or nil and then will be assessed as income in Thailand, receiving a full hit (approx 35 percent or more).
 

Also “tax resident” doesn’t always mean a minimum 180 days of physical presence.  Tax authorities have the final say. It could, for instance, be determined that one is a tax resident merely by having a Thai work permit or another sort of permanent physical presence, such as a condo or a retirement visa. 
 

hanging your hopes on double tax treaty is foolish. 

I don’t hold this man in high regard at all.  As a Sansiri Customer he did everything possible to prevent me from complaining and resolving defects at a condo development.  Thankfully the Thai courts agreed and dismissed his criminal complaint for defamation and computer crime against me.  
 

21 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

And what happened to the home owner who is responsible for the TM30 notification of guests?

It’s responsibility of the “house master”. Not necessarily the property owner.  If someone signs a lease he or she becomes the house master responsible for reporting TM30. 

2 hours ago, Mad mick said:

Agree lm in Vietnam cost using visa run company $127 US per month admittedly unlimited border crossing HCMC to Moc Bai lm on my last 6 month Government rumours are going to 3 monthly visa in June? ! unsure what cost visas will be  , l made up my mind go back Philippines 3 years on tourist visa without leaving renew internally local immigration office = approx $30 US per Month " End of April 2023 l'm gone from Vietnam great place food infrastructure people, language is hassle etc,.. Thailand l gave up on few years back flip flops to much ? Cambodia okay & availability to access visas  however it's become more of CCP Vasil state downside lot ???????? crime watch what ya say ! up side pension $ no limits & easy obtain multiple entry 3 x 4 etc, visas ! After weighing all up decided go back Philippines won out 7000 + Islands visit  English widely spoken , rental affordable main reason visas access easy , Very little language barrier people friendly .. Back to Philippines after living all 4 these Asian countries prior over decades on/off.

My god. For someone who wants to speak English this is unreadable.  Now that we have access to GPT, it fixed it for us all:

I have been living in Vietnam and using a visa run company that costs $127 US per month for unlimited border crossings from HCMC to Moc Bai. However, there are rumors that the government will switch to a 3-month visa system starting in June and I am unsure what the cost of visas will be. I have decided to go back to the Philippines where I can renew my tourist visa internally at the local immigration office for approximately $30 US per month. I plan to leave Vietnam at the end of April 2023. While Vietnam is a great place with good food, infrastructure, and people, the language can be a hassle. I gave up on Thailand a few years back because of the abundance of flip flops. Cambodia is okay in terms of accessibility to visas, but it has become more of a CCP Vasil state with a lot of Chinese crime. However, the upside is that there is a good pension and easy access to multiple entry visas. After weighing everything, I have decided that going back to the Philippines is the best option due to the abundance of English speakers, affordable rentals, and easy visa access with little language barrier and friendly people. This will be the end of my Asian country adventure, as I have lived in all four countries over the last few decades on and off.