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I obtained an IDP using my work permit, at Sukhumvit Department of Land Transport. I did not use an affadavit.

HBD Simon.

18 minutes ago, Oxx said:

 

Having checked the UPS, Fedex and DHL websites, none of them recognises the delivery town/post code (St. Peter Port/GY1 3HH).

 

Don't know if I'd have better luck going to their offices in person.

When I check that postcode in the royal mail postcode finder, it comes back as a company with a PO Box.

If this is the case, do delivery companies deliver to PO Boxes as there probably won't be a signature on delivery.

Perhaps you need to use their physical office address?

I use a personal credit card and claim back from the company as an expense. That's great for me because I've got an air miles credit card.

If you have to make a purchase larger than your credit limit you can either get your credit limit increased; apply for a temporary increase or you can deposit money onto your card so you have a positive balance before the transaction. I've had to do that a few times; it's very quick to do using a banking app.

It's not a perfect solution, but it works.

Did you get a receipt for the 1,000 baht? FedEx gives receipts for everything.

You need to visit the Amphur and actually find out if you are still married. You should still be married in Thailand, unless your Thai wife has either died or divorced you (this is possible).

If you are still married you have two options. You can either:

1. Find your wife, mutually agree to divorce and then go to the Amphur to finalise matters. If you don't have both original marriage certificates you will need to make a police report.

2. If you cannot find your wife or she will not agree to divorce you then you will have to take the matter to Court. It's straightforward as you have been separated for more than 3 years.

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A great start would be if the government published every recommend price on a website.

33 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Yes. No reporting of transactions up to 2 mio thb. Above that it gets reported.

The reporting limits for bill payments are 700,000 baht. Above that amount banks are required to produce an Anti Money Laundering Office report. If you are a walk-in customer, you should be asked for your ID at that stage.

Banks can always choose to set the limit at a lower level. 

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47 minutes ago, recom273 said:

Are you sure? The water company wasn't listed in my app (Kasikorn) but I scanned the bar code and it recognised it, I have done it for the past 3 months and we still have water coming to the house.

 

I don't doubt you, but give it a try.

It wasn't a water bill.

Don't forget to take a picture of the loaded container, a picture of the container number, a picture of the bolt seal number and a picture of the sealed door.

Check if you have to supply the bolt seal yourself. Be sure you have a set of bolt cutters handy when you unload.

2 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

I think I can hire labor for $15/hr in Las Vegas and $15/day in Thailand

Do you own the container or are you hiring it? If you are hiring it you will have a set length of time to load and unload otherwise you will be charged extra. Often this period of time is 2 hours. You can pay extra for a drop and pick, which means the empty container will be dropped on a specified day then picked up on another specified day.

Also be aware that in Thailand the lorry transporting the container will not have a crane or roll off mechanism. The container will have to be unloaded while it is on the back of the lorry.

23 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

Do you recommend using pallets?

- I'm concerned about regulations about importing untreated wood and cost of pallets

Yes, unless you want to pay significantly more for people to hand load and unload your goods. We use plastic pallets.

25 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

...will just cardboard boxes for clothing/bedding be sufficient or should we also wrap in plastic?

Palletize and then pallet wrap in plastic. Anything else and your goods will end up all over the place and incur you considerable costs for loading and unloading.

Unless your pallets are perfectly configured with no gaps you will need to wedge and/or strap them down, and possibly use dunnage in certain areas.

You can use a letter of authority, however you need to use the Land Office authority form.

You will need to attend a Thai Embassy or consulate to sign the letter of authority and get it witnessed by Embassy or consulate staff.

The original signed letter of authority then needs to be physically presented at the Land Office.

Best advice is to ask the Land Office in question what they will accept, because each office will have differing requirements. I wouldn't just turn up at the Land Office with a set of documents and hope it will work out, because it might not.

4 hours ago, Vacuum said:

What about Thai currency?

The Bank of Thailand places a monetary limit on the export of Thai baht notes and coins. The general export limit is 50,000 baht, however in the case of the OP he would be travelling to one of the few countries with a higher limit.

If you are travelling to Vietnam you can export up to two million Thai baht in currency. You must declare to Thai customs the export of more than 450,000 Thai baht, or USD 15,000 (or other foreign currencies) or any aggregate of Thai and/or foreign currencies that exceeds the limit.

The only question would be why would the OP do that? I'm guessing he would receive a much better exchange rate buying VND in Thailand as opposed to selling THB in Vietnam?

1 hour ago, JimGant said:

Nothing to do with a 366 day spread -- taxable only "if remitted into Thailand in the [calendar] year in which it is derived." https://www.pwc.com/th/en/tax/thai-tax-booklet-2018.html

Thank you for that; I've been doing it the wrong way for a while now. This makes things much easier.

I'll edit my reply above in case future readers don't get this far.

I was paying a bill in Family Mart a few days ago. It's one of the few we can't pay online.

I was asked for my passport. First time that has happened.

How much is lots?