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No interview for children. Your children do not have to be present at any part of the process at VFS.

However there is a stipulation that an applicant should be interviewed for their first adult passport, so that's one to think about next time round.

The passports get sent back to VFS global, where they can be collected. VFS will not post or courier them to you.

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Buildings used for commercial purposes can have house books. It depends on how they were initially registered at the district office.

1. It is highly unlikely the land owner will register a lease on the title deed unless it is for 20-30 year period.

2. When you agree the lease you should have a copy of the title deed; a copy of the house book for the leased property; a copy of the land owners ID card and a copy of the land owners house book. All copies should be signed by the land owner.

The land owner would have a signed copy of the lessee's ID card and house book.

There are loads on Lazada in the 100-200 baht range:

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=Circlip pliers&from=input&spm=a2o4m.search.top.1

Office Mate. You can order online for delivery at home, you can order instore for delivery at home or you can order instore for collection at the store.

Prices from 415 baht.

https://www.officemate.co.th/en/search/Magnetic Whiteboard?ofm_sort=price_asc&ofm_priceFrom=383.11

There are literally thousands of condos for rent in the area you describe. I would suggest you come to Bangkok a week early, somewhere near BTS Ari then get out and look around. Your boyfriend is Thai, so this will be easy for him to achieve. You will easily get a 5 month deal if you pay all of the rent in advance; even more so if you don't use an agent because the owner will lose 2-4 weeks rent as a commission to an agent.

The key things to ask about are:

Your deposit: Ideally it shouldn't be more than one month

Cost of utilities: You should be paying the government rate for electric. This means you will get the bill from the MEA and pay that. Water should be no more than 20 baht per unit.

Most Thai people would have this sorted in a day or two, leaving a few days for a relaxing break before work starts.

9 minutes ago, OneEyedPie said:

Taxi for Pravda.  

That's not a bad idea. Sometimes all you see are the immediate options (such as the bus because you're at the bus station).

Go tell her you're both getting a taxi and then do just that. Don't mention the van, the bus, the time or the money and have a nice day away instead.

She knows she has made minor bad choices, but you won't get far by making her acknowledge them.

You will surprise her for sure because I don't think she would be expecting it.

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32 minutes ago, ajcnx said:

what my understanding is most of the people end up paying social securities for these ghost employees when genuinely there is no one actually working for them . 

My understanding is different to yours. I work in Thailand and I don't know anyone that does this. I'm sure it happens, but the cost of incorporating and running a company plus paying income tax each year makes it unnatractive.

Accountant and auditors fees (in Bangkok) would be 40,000 per year. Income tax on minimum 50,000 a month salary for the foreigner is 21,500 per year. Social fund for 4 workers on minimum salary and the foreigner would be about 14,500 per year. Work permit is 3,100 per year and immigration 1,900 per year, assuming you don't use an agent and do the entire application yourself, which is unlikely.

We are at 81,000 baht a year already, and you have only covered income tax for the foreigner, social fund, accountants fees, labour office and immigration fees. At this point you don't even have a functioning business, you have paid zero in salaries and you haven't even bought a pen to write with in order to make the business look realistic.

Or you can spend 100,000 a year for a 5 year Elite visa (but it's all payable in advance).

Thailand has enough small businesses. The country doesn't really need single person entities competing with Thai citizens. Could you imagine how many people from neighbouring countries would go down this route?

The rule isn't designed to make life difficult for digital nomads or people with a niche business with no local competition; it is designed to stop mass inwards migration from neighbouring countries.

If, on the other hand, you are going to genuinely employ Thai citizens and benefit more people than just yourself then the criteria of four employees is not that high.

If what you want is a visa you pay for then the solution is an Elite visa.

11 minutes ago, doctormann said:

Getting anything translated means a trip down to the centre of Pattaya and believe me, that is a nightmare!

There are several translation companies where you don't have to attend in person. This is because they do not need to see the original document. Often you can email them a photo of the document and pay through bank transfer. The translation company will then post the translation back to you via EMS. No need to go anywhere, and you can use a service outside of your local area if you want.

I've used Express Translations a few times. I'm not endorsing them, but they have always been ok for me.

http://www.expresstranslationservice.com/cms.php?id_cms=6

1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said:

He'll be washing dishes for a few years

The maximum punishment is 3 months imprisonment or a 500 baht fine or both (Section 345 Criminal Code), but the sentence could be imposed consecutively for each offence.

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49 minutes ago, Danny286 said:

Yes the company paid social fund, it was mentioned in my salary slip. 

But I have no TIN number.

I had a work permit so there is a record I guess. But I never extended my Visa or work permit.

You cannot be registered for social fund if you don't have a TIN.

Did your previous company pay social fund? Do you have a TIN?

If yes, you and the previous company need to fix things.

If no then there is no record of you working in Thailand.

The income is taxable. Do you have a tax TIN number? You get this at the revenue office before you register at the Social Fund office.

No TIN number, and your previous company hasn't registered or paid social fund for you either.

If your previous company didn't pay tax or social fund for you then there was zero chance of you getting a one year extension of stay based on working for a Thai company.

A house book has nothing to do with the ownership of land, houses or the contents of a house.

A house book is a list of people registered at a dwelling. The list is used by various branches of the government for administrative purposes.

The company I work for use these agents. You will need a Thai speaker as I don't believe they have an English speaker:

https://www.dearborn.co.th/Contact.php

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