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You need a non-B visa to work here, but to work legally you will also need a WP from the labor department so you need both. First you get the visa (probably form the Thai embassy in Venetian, Laos) and when you have your visa you will go back to the school and they will take you to the provincial labor department to apply for WP.

The assistance can be anything from just supplying the documents needed for visa and WP all the way to actually take you to all the places, help you fill in your applications, pay the fees for visa and WP and so on.

If you quit your job your visa will be canceled.

Incorrect, visas are not cancelled, only extensions of stay.

I can see what immigration are attempting to do i.e. stop illegal working which is fine but I dont understand why there isnt other ways to clamp down on this. Even the UK gives a 6 month visa yet Thailand for whom tourism is a significant portion of the countries income seems to do everything to stop tourists. Obviously they cant or wont control Thai business's and opt for the easy solution.

How come other countries can take care of illegal working whilst Thailand seems unable to?

Wrong.

" However, while one of the premier tourist destinations in the world, the Thai economy only receives around 7% of its GDP from international tourism revenue,"

They dont like all this visa exempt shit now. You cant do four in a row. i believe its 90 days in every year.

How easy is it to get a tourist visa?

You believe wrong, that rule was rescinded many years ago.

Nope my visa had not expired and I was extending my 60 days for a further 30 days.

They would not consider the entry date, but the issue date

Impossible - unless you had been in country for less than 30 days when applying for the extension, else the 30 day extension would have only allowed you permission to stay up until some point in the past !

Farangs pay the normal price.

Thai people get a discount. Sometimes the farangs get a discount also if they show their license or work permit.

Still very cheap, doesn't bother me the Thais get a discount.

Last week at the Royal building near the zoo, Thai girlfriend paid 150 baht, I paid 75 baht. I got the 50% discount because my phone is with AIS. They didn't even bother to ask me for a license.

At the zoo we paid the same. I can't remember if there were two prices there or not.

The answer to the OP is........ It depends.

Did you mean Western caucasian? Or as I suspect, you meant foreigner.

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So my questions: If I go to the immigration center, will they detain me and/or make me leave the country within 7 days?

The immigration officer will have the right to detain you, if he so chooses, or he can stamp your passport with an order to leave within 24 hours, or he can give you a 30-day extension of stay. Nobody can tell you with any degree of certainty what will happen. Some officers have an itchy trigger finger, others have not.

What is this ? I have never heard of it or seen it reported before ?

" the cashier refused to give me the Thai rate despite having a work permit. "

Are you Thai ? Because having a work permit one would presume you are not, ergo, you should not pay the Thai national price.

Maybe you're new around here. In the past, having a work permit has entitled one to the Thai rate, although it had always been a little inconsistent with regards to which parks and attractions abided by it.

Not that new, but I do know that a work permit never "entitled" you to the Thai national price, it was a concession that some places gave to foreign workers.

" the cashier refused to give me the Thai rate despite having a work permit. "

Are you Thai ? Because having a work permit one would presume you are not, ergo, you should not pay the Thai national price.

The penalty for being caught driving under the influence is a fine of THB5,000 – THB20,000, up to 1 year in jailand at least a 6 month driving ban. If injury or death is caused the penalties are far more severe with a maximum fine of THB200,000 and a 10 year prison sentence.

You should be ok but there is no guarantee you'll get an extra 7 days so have a plan B. The 7 days will start from when the current stay expires.

But I have not seen a report anywhere of anyone having been denied the 7 day "extension", have you ?

Yes.

There is no 7 day extension to apply for and it's up to the individual IO or office whether or not they will issue 7 days to leave the country. It's meant to be used by IO's to give people that are denied extensions time to leave the country.

I know exactly what it is for, what I am saying is that I have never heard of anyone being denied it.

You should be ok but there is no guarantee you'll get an extra 7 days so have a plan B. The 7 days will start from when the current stay expires.

But I have not seen a report anywhere of anyone having been denied the 7 day "extension", have you ?

i just want to work a respectable job (finance related) in thailand through marriage, how hard would that be? i tried getting a job without being married and it's almost impossible... i tried for 3 months full-time

Jeez, listen to what has been said; marriage has nothing to do with your ability to get a job.

Sounds like the guy in Post #1 is going to have to start learning fast. Personally, I avoid being put in such situations as I am not married and have never purchased any property in my name or anyone else's.

The above is exactly the same as me :-)

Why are people making comments about immigration making it more difficult to retire here?

Most people have no problems with immigration.

Some farangs go to immigration office and get agitated about silly things, yes some immigration officers like to show their importance but most are helpful and obliging.

They change this change that, some say, rules have not changed, it is not more difficult than last year or other recent years.

Did you mean Western caucasians, or as I suspect, you meant foreigners ?

Get an O-A while in Canada and just do a border run before the first year runs out and get another year, no additional paperwork in Thailand, other than your normal 90 day reports

First year you can come and go as many times as you want, on the the second year just get a reentry permit from Immigration if you want to leave the kingdom and return back to Thailand before your permission to stay expires

That is one way of getting the two years out of one visa

The OP does not mention his age, so this may not be possible for him.

Due diligence would have identified the problems you are now encountering before you went ahead with the company set up etc.

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Staying longer than 90 days on a tourist visa and without leaving the country?"

That was the question I answered. I did not assume anything, as you did.

:-)

As the title says, a mate is in the process of separation and divorce. He currently lives in one of "their" houses and she lives in another.

He does not have a 30 lease on the house nor does he have a yellow book - she is now threatening to evict him.

Just wondering how he stands legally about staying in the house ?

(he paid for both houses I believe)

There is no way of extending your tourist visa entry beyond the, one time, 30 days (unless you're married to a Thai or a parent of a Thai).

You should have no problem getting a 30 day visa exempt entry which can also be extended by 30 days.

Tourist visas are not designed for long term stay so you'll need to get a new visa or visa exempt entry every 60/90 days.

Incorrect - I say again, you can get the 7 day "get out of Dodge" extension.

Yes, you could, after the 30 day extension, apply for the "7 day - get out of Dodge" extension, again 1900 Baht.

"There is no means of staying beyond 90 days with a tourist visa," Incorrect. :-)

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" Taxes. I'm a Canadian working as a freelancer online and will soon drop that to start my own online businesses.

- For the freelance income, I have clients from around the world. They pay me through a freelancer website based in the US, so I earn USD regardless of my or the client location. I then transfer that money to my Canadian bank and withdraw in Thailand using an ATM."

The visa you refer to is for tourists - not people working here. :-)