PoorSucker

I think you may find the money must be in your account (not a joint account) for three months for your first application - Samui require this anyway.

Nope, been discussing this with Samui immigrations.

Two months for first extension, three months after that.

I asked because I had the income option last year and this year the bank option.

You can also get 60 days extension of stay based on married to Thai national, no money requirement.

Extension Rule.

2.24 In the case of an alien visiting a Thai spouse or child:

Permission will be granted for a period of not more than 60 days at a time

(1) Proof of relationship.

(2) In the case of a spouse, their marital relationship shall be de jure (legitimate) and de facto.

I remember that in the aftermaths of the Tsunami, Labour department officers was asking volunteers for WP

So yes, they can be really rabid.

"Hippes" can not enter the kingdom / or if become "hippes" here they must be deported.

Source: Thailand immigration

Always wondering how much for some TV people is important the sale (and the ban) of the alcohol.

I understand for who run an alcohol related business, but for a simple tourist or resident?

Just stay dry a while!

And for a tourist that is here for 14 days of party?

Shall we tell them that this is a local election and risk them going another place?

Just say your fathers is big boss police in your home country.

Here's an on-line guide I use.

It's for Singapore, but works for me.

Common Singapore spiders

You'll probably find Koh Samui busy and has same problems as Phuket.

For peace and quite I go to:

Khanom (mainland opposite Koh Samui).

Thung Wua Laen Beach, Chumpon.

Only reset happens if you leave the kingdom. (with re-entry permit)

Then 90 days starts counting on arrival.

Don't ask the officer, maybe he doesn't know and the next one you encounter knows.

Happens all the time, bad advises from immigration officers.

Always nice with a happy ending.

You can either by single re-entry permit for 1000 baht or multiple re-entry for 3800 baht.

http://www.thaivisa.com/346.0.html

The 5 year license must be renewed before it expires. Otherwise it's back to starting over with a 1 year license.

That is correct. The law specifically states a license must be at least one year old before renewing. The 5 year to 5 year renewal must be done within 90 days before expiration. Some places do allow some time after expiration to renew the 5 to 5 as reported by some members but I wouldn't take a chance that your specific office may apply the rule strictly.

True, also be aware that you might get a 1 year temporary DL on tourist visa. (depends on motor office)

For the 5 year DL you must have a Non immigrant visa.

The 5 year DL you can have a international driving permit on, not the 1 year temporary one.

Buy some property for your son.

There's no age qualification to be no 1 in the blue book.

If you thinking about going in November that will be right in the middle of the rainy season in Samui.

Average rainfall Samui

Average rainfall Phuket

Lite beer covered it.

Also you can rent a motorbike in Nathon and go yourself.

but at the same time I don't want to buy a plot of land that some mafioso won in a card game and built a house on it using someone elses money only to discover that it was actually zoned as farm land and the local government come along looking for a few bob to sort things out, only to discover that the bloke who originally owned the land (before he lost it in the card game) actually didn't own it at all, it was his fathers but it turns out when the father died it was left to another brother, who had previsouly taken out a loan for B500,000 to pay for a new hilux against the land, and the garage owner is now claiming the land as collateral as he defaulted on the loan, and the garage owners daughter is married to the first son of the cheif of police in samui who is himself the brother in law of the mayor of surat thani......

:D

i know the rule is 400,000 in the bank or 40,000 every month, but i am wondering this year which of the two they ask for - last year they werent interested in the money in the bank and they wanted to see monthly transfers.

has anybody extended their visa recently? what did they ask for?

i am talking strictly about samui Imm.

Last year there was no option to go for the 400.000 in bank (unless grandfathered), they changed this November 2008.

Other change is that it must be husbands account/salary, no joint accounts or joint income.

If you have had extension before the money must be in bank for three months, first timers need only two months.

So you can choose your method

Checked this last time doing my reporting, going for extension in three weeks.

Good luck.

You also fly to KL (subang) from Samui with Firefly

Only issues single entry though.

But to make it seem more realistic, why don't you spend at least one night in Cambodia. Then re-enter on your valid unused entry.

That avoids the awkward questions at the immigration of, "Why you just leave Thailand today, but now want to come back?"

I mean they probably know what you are doing, but they don't "lose face" if you play the game.

Never happens.

Visa run companies go to the border and back again as fast as possible.

places that charge 3000 a month dont advertise on the web ..

if you are staying in chewang, opposite the samui international hostpital, they have rooms there for about 4000 for the month

They built a new resort there Boater.

This might help you.

Motorcycle-prices-in-Thailand

My lawyer says that the tax office likes to see taxes on minimum 30.000.

If you only make 20.000 they will probably think you just avoid paying taxes.

If you have a WP you can use that instead of residency letter when obtaining DL.

Sure you can get big game fish.

This is post from SBK in another thread.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2913020

And the bars are closed on your birthday.

Hope you had a good one anyway.