Wilson Smith

On 1/19/2021 at 3:27 AM, Don Chance said:

I wish you all the luck. But i had quit drinking for over a year too but always relapsed. In my experience you need to quit for at least 4 years before your body totally resets.

AA has a low rate of success i understand only 12%. What ever works for you.

I guess we can throw out random statistics of success rates so I bet 100% you pulled 12% out of your invisible book of nonsense. I wonder what is the success rate of all universities, starting from anyone whoever signed up to finish. I wonder what is the success rate of all of the gyms around the world, whoever signed up and paid. Should all people not go to school or a gym? What is the point of your statistic?  

46 minutes ago, Rodbayne94 said:

I would like to invest in Thailand, but the legal procedures for foreign investors to start a company legally is very expensive, they only target mega entrepreneurs, if the government opens its eyes to small and medium foreign entrepreneurs, the economy of Thailand will return to grow again in level never seen before.

2 Million Baht paid up capital is very expensive. Only Mega Entrepreneurs? 

On 11/5/2020 at 11:42 AM, denvemosc46 said:

20 year old male here. Every time I go out for a drink, my nights usually start out pretty good, with me being in a good mood, and with a lot of confidence. But as the night passes on, 3 things happens. I get really tired, sad and depressed sitting in the corner not saying a thing, and so drunk that I throw up everywhere and can't remember a thing next day. I know I could just ''drink less'', but I somehow can't make myself do that, when I have had a couple of drinks. Has any of you dealt with the same situation?

So perhaps drinking is not the problem because if drinking was the problem once you stopped all of your problems would go away. Perhaps being sober is the problem? To take it a bit further perhaps you don't like being with yourself. So it seems you are doing to have to drink all the time or find out why you think there is something wrong with you. Tough choice!

On 12/15/2020 at 8:23 AM, ChipButty said:

Another reformed drug dealer writing a book, give me a break

Should he just go back to selling drugs? Lets be happy he has reformed and hope he becomes a positive person in society. My guess is for every one guy that writes a book there are 100s if not 1000s who return to their old life.  

5 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

So we - the wretched foreigners who legally reside in this country - are excluded once again?

 

It's not so much that we desperately need those cashbacks or a 3,000-baht gift card. But it is the principle of things. If foreigners are "allowed" to pay taxes to the Thai state, they also should benefit from this kind of promotional schemes... that are in fact co-financed through their taxes.

 

Anything else is blatant RACISM. Where are those "Thai activists" that just yesterday staged an "anti-racism" protest against an unfortunate incident that occurred in a country 14 flight hours away? Why don't these "Thai activists" rather stage protests against the racism that is a daily occurrence in their own country?  

wouldn't it be nationalism? 

On 6/8/2020 at 2:17 PM, spoon1967 said:

That's interesting, I had actually considered the Elite visa route, the added advantage of assistance when dealing with Gov authorities is a bonus.  The options I have are a retirement visa, however having 800k tied up isn't good, although in 2 years I'll have 500k+ in pension payments, so only 300k need be tied up, visa for supporting Thai child (my son is 8yrs), but there's still the need to exit/entry every 3 months, or of course the elite.  I take your experiences on board, I understand it can be diffucult, exspensive and worrying.

 

Thanks for your time in replying, I think the elite is best opton.

 

 

If you are concerned about "tying up" 800K than I would forget the opening a company option and elite option as well. 

On 5/23/2020 at 11:19 PM, Mace648 said:

PTSD doesn't automatically make a person act like an a-hole. This guy sounds like the typical right-wing American gun nut ,and I would bet anything that he has never seen combat in order to get said PTSD. The states don't need it want him ,just throw him in the Thai monkey house and forget him.

You couldn't be more wrong. Empathy is a thing, it doesn't hurt to show it.

something to consider if your company "may" let you go it may be a reach to think they will give you the needed documents that are required from the company. These documents are ussual highly confidential. BOI companies do not need to show some of these documents for annual renewal so you may get a big NO from the company.

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

In theory yes. I can recall a post by a member whose employer was able to get their work permit extended while they were outside the country.

At this time it would not matter since it not possible for anybody to enter the country unless they are Thai on a repatriation flight.

 

I saw that persons comment and honestly it is hard to know if it is true as the labor dept told me that it is not possible. As I know they rule to be if you cannot return and the work permit expires that it still needs to be canceled to avoid a penalty. In theroy it is not the biggest deal to cancel and start the process over however as an international assign and a signature, the legal team is mention that getting payment without a work permit is a internal compliance issue. I really would like to know if anyone has really been able to renew the wp without being in Thailand. Thanks.  

On 5/16/2020 at 6:37 PM, ubonjoe said:

Only a mention of work permits being extended. Nothing about extensions of stay. 

I cannot see how they could do anything about extensions if you are outside the country.

They could though do something to make it easier to get a new non-b visa before returning.

Sorry I am a bit lost in this tread. If someone with a work permit expiring in June and is currently outside Thailand and cannot enter, can the work permit be extended/ renewed? of course all the needed documents, etc all expect the person not being in the country. 

15 hours ago, Prince77 said:

Regarding work permit: I am currently stranded out of Thailand and my work permit is to expire on 17th of May.

 

However, my secretary was able to re-new my work permit today without any problems.

 

Just for information.

Interesting to hear. I thought a passport, entry stamps, medical certificate were required to do a renewal.

On 7/10/2019 at 9:19 AM, ubonjoe said:

He needs to find the 2500 baht to pay the overstay fine if it is a 5 day overstay. He will not be allowed to get past immigration if he does not have it.

Yep as simple as that! yet many try to complicate it!

1 hour ago, PJHassselt said:

I am not sure if understand this discussion.

 

I have a visa, it is recently transferred to my new passport without a problem. And now with 90 days report suddenly there was this problem.

 

But I just returned just from immigration. Was wearing neat clothes, shaved myself. Was as polite as I can be, and all was OK. I showed them a copy from my WP.

 

Thanks again for the help!

 

Peter.

 

 

perhaps you can explain further what happened, you showed them a work permit that is valid or has already been canceled by your old employer? 

sometimes the airlines do not let you on the plane with less then 6 months validity. 

16 hours ago, pineappleclub said:

I'm trying to start my restaurant here in Thailand and I've got quite a bit of experience running restaurants from back home in MN, but the biggest risk to everything seems to be whether or not I'll be given a WP3 which would allow me to to get my Non B and work permit. I've already invested and leased and remodeled a unit. I had assumed that as long as I was really doing business, I wouldn't have any issues, but for whatever reason this doesn't seem to be the case.

 

I've recently switch lawyers as everything my previous lawyer promised me fell through, and the new lawyer is a Thai lawyer/accountant and comes off good recommendations from some well-sized companies from friends.

 

However in my talks with her, even with the employee requirements, capital requirements, the scrutiny of the social funds and labor departments is making it very difficult to get a WP3 and work permit. It also seems that at any point things just might not get accepted.

 

I'm curious if anyone else has been having these issues and how they solved them if they did. All my ducks seem to be in order yet I'm quite worried that all my money already invested will be a total loss if I'm not even able to get setup and work

If getting a b visa cannot be figured out by you or with the help of lawyers, then this could be a sign to not go into business here as I can assure there will be much greater huddles ahead.

This is not a dis to OP but this place is a different playing field, you are the away team and refs are home town boys. This doesn't mean one cannot succeeded but if you cannot even get your shoes on then not sure what you will be able to do once you are on the field.     

26 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The DOE will not accept an application for a work permit if a the applicant is on a non-ed visa entry or an extension of stay for attending school.

Yes, however the person can get another letter from the school and apply again.

If it is a BOI company there may be an age requirement and/or an experience requirement. I do believe you can get a wp with an ED visa however getting the right docs and support from your uni may not be easy,

17 hours ago, Nikz said:

If there is a fine, I should pay overstay fine for 6 months? Like 500 per day? 

How to find out is to go to the immigration office that issued you the extension to stay and tell them your story. Based on your first comment your new HR did this already and the news was not good. Ultimately you need this office to stamp a void stamp on your old visa and then you can extended your new visa. The problem with your story is that your wp was canceled and you did not leave the country. Whether you did this thinking you would get away with it or if you were misinformed may not matter.  The question is can you get them to stamp void on the visa without the stiff penalty. 

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

As I wrote the is no legal way to fineed for a overstay that never occured.

Only if caught in the country with an extension that should of been canceled after the job ended could a person be fined for an overstay.

I am certain that people that have been fined after leaving the country and then returning did not get a overstay stamp or a receipt for the fine.

 

What i have seen is that a new extension will not be giving until there is a void stamp placed on the old b visa, even if it was with no reentry stamp. In order to get the void stamp he will need to pay for the overstay from the canceled wp date to him leaving the country, Which looks like around 6 months. I believe this is what the new HR is saying.

53 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

My post gave you info for that. As I wrote before you had an extension not a valid visa.

You cannot be legally be fined for an overstay since you had already left the country.

I really never want to disagree with Joe as I know you are very informed. However I have experience with this scenario. If his WP was canceled in sept 2018 and he stayed in Thailand until Feb 2019 there will be an overstay penalty even if he exited in Feb without a reentry. That is if he wants to get a new visa.  

You could have a problem, if your old employer only canceled your work permit and did not get a void stamp in your passport you overstayed your visa and I believe all the overstay penalties would apply.  

If your WP has been canceled and you plan to apply for another visa in the future you are currently costing yourself a 500 Baht a day fine.

When that MATENATE kid made some noise.

Your questions sure do make it look like you are in over your head. To have a WP you must work for a legal company who follows the law.

Not " doesnt care if these 4 Thai people are actually being paid or paying income/withholding tax or not"

10 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Not sure how the one stop does the 7 days. If it is stamped as 7 days to leave the country you could not apply for an extension.

The under consideration stamp allows you to stay until the extension is approved or the very rare occurrence of it being disapproved.

If your application is accepted there is about a 98% chance it will be approved. If not approved you would be granted 7 days to leave the country (no overstay).

 

If you apply for the 7 day extension you will have to leave the country, like mentioned you must get a new visa at CW the same day the old visa is void.