Peterw42

There are no ATM fees for a Thai card in a Thai ATM, withdrawing funds from a Thai account.

There are a few variables but its basically LAND OFFICE transfer tax of immovable property (land, house, condominium) Transfer Fee 2% over the appraised value of the property Business Tax 3.3% over the registered (sale) value or appraised value (whichever is higher) Stamp Duty 0.5% over the registered value Withholding tax; if the seller is a company withholding tax is fixed at 1% over the registered sale value or appraised value (whichever is higher) if the seller is a private person withholding tax is calculated at a progressive rate based on the appraised value of the property https://www.samuiforsale.com/knowledge/real-property-transfer-taxes-and-fees.html

The one I mentioned above, Siam legal, has offices all over Thailand and an international division. A google search brings up many, English websites and contacts

Any of the large legal firms (Siam Legal etc) would act on your behalf, arrange documents, visit MFA, pay MFA on your behalf etc. Then just a matter of paying them via bank transfer, credit card.

I live in Pattaya, (probably 50-100 friends, acquaintances, neighbors) and literally don't know a single person who doesn't use an agent. I think there is a huge silent majority that use agents. They are not on Aseannow asking questions etc It would be interesting to put it up as a survey.

Reality is, 90% of the population use agents to meet the criteria's. That's why you maybe wont see lots of discussion.

How can they confiscate rental bikes, the bikes dont belong to the offenders.

The userfruct would give right and access only whilst married. Any userfruct between husband and wife becomes null/void if divorced. You loose the rights and access just when needed.

Until you get divorced. Any userfruct (or any contracts) between husband and wife are null and void if divorced.

OP, the money only needs to come from outside Thailand, and be accounted for "IF" you are buying a foreign title condo in your name. A house in wifes name is a Thai person buying a house, the money can come from anywhere, and no need to tell wise (or anyone else) what its for.

http://www.krabiimmigration.go.th/home You wont need a translator. You will probably need a couple of photocopies of your passport, entry stamp etc, and maybe a passport photo, there will be a photocopy shop close by.

Yes that's right, 100Mbps is fine for any "digital" data stream, BUT you are not sending/streaming any data, you are sending an analog signal over Cat 5 cable. As I said previously, any speed, theoretical data carrying properties of the cable are irrelevant, your not using the cat 5 for data. None of the design of a Cat 5 cable is to do with analog signals, its for data. You are asking which data cable (zeros and ones) is the best for an analog (sine wave) application. Any cable above a basic cat 5, wont make any difference for an analog signal. The best cable would be coax, but as you say, maybe harder to install, and possibly more expensive

It needs all 8 wires to do 1 Gbps, if you start using pairs for power then it cant run at 1 1Gbps. The most 2 pair can run at is 100 Mbps. Why not use Coax/power cable if the cameras are analog, there would be no real advantage using cat 5

Shouldn't make much difference but if you are going to bury or expose to the rain etc, then conduit, the main thing is to avoid proximity to power, fluorescent lights etc, no sharp bends. How are you powering these cameras ? Are you doing POE (using one pair) ? If so, that's a top speed of 100 Mbps, anything over a Cat 5 isn't really relevant.

Thaiwatsadu on Sukhumvit, back of Jomtien, is the place where builder etc. buy materials, probably can cut to size and deliver etc.

He is in trouble because he doesn't have a passport, he still isn't in any trouble for doing a bogus visa, or using a bogus agent. As I said, nobody is being investigated, prosecuted, for using an agent, having a bogus extension..

The weapon was more a home made pipe bomb, than an actual gun.

Often the first one involves a fee for opening accounts, initial O visa etc, and there are different degrees of services involved, they pick up and drop off passport at your door, do your ongoing 90 days etc.

The people in Phuket are not in trouble with immigration, or for breaking any rules, doing something illegal. They are in trouble because an agent took their money and did a runner. No different to buying somethin online and it wasnt delivered. Nobody is questioning or investigating the legalities of the agent use.

Its not uncommon to have incorrect DOB etc on ID cards, kids get born at home, no birth cert or registration etc. The actual ID number (digit it starts with) can explain some of the mystery, digit 1 is normal Thai registered at birth, digit 2 is missed registration at birth etc. There is also a significant date around 1984 when they changed/introduced the ID rules and the corresponding Digit they get (1984 becomes birthday etc). see below https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_identity_card

I may be wrong but I think a large proportion of people who get 7/11 deliveries are young girls. For lots of reasons, they dont own a vehicle, they are security conscious, snatch and grab of hand bags etc do happen, they don't walk to 7/11 at night., they avoid the direct sun, it means putting on make-up, getting out of pajamas. Not to mention, anyone caring for children/elderly.

Of course they would say that, they don't want their business going to Thailand. I have two crowns done here in Thailand, Ceramic (cerac) latest technology and materials (the cerac machines cost $100k US), still fine 10 years later, and a 3rd of the price of back home

2,000 three times, enough to pay for the tickets, so I am playing for free

The FET is the required proof "Foreign Exchange Transaction" (details that a foreign exchange has happened)

Up to you if you want to involve a lawyer but completely unnecessary, yes the lawyer can generate a FET via their account with you as the sender etc, funds still need to be sent as foreign currency and exchanged in Thailand. If you visit the TransferWise website they have a section explaining how they do transfers to buy a Thai condo. I sold a condo a month ago and the buyer used TransferWise for the transfer. Its a box you tick when doing the transfer. But as you say, its only to certain banks.