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Yup, thats the plan on Monday, not gonna lie curiosity just got the better of me and thought to ask here. Thanks everyone for the insight, great as always.

No, nothing unusual, just some toys and a birthday card from the grandparents. But I suppose there’s always a chance something might be unexpectedly “prohibited” ?

Thanks for sharing! Luckily, it’s nothing that exciting—just some birthday toys and cards for the little one. 😊 I appreciate the insight, though—it’s good to know about situations like that just in case!

Already gave them a call, but since it’s Saturday and they’re closed until Monday, I thought it couldn’t hurt to ask here in the meantime. Really appreciate the suggestion, though—thank you!

Hi all! I received a notice to collect a package at my local post office, but there’s no value or details on the slip. Normally, I can just pay online through the thai post custom payment website, and the postman delivers it within a few days. There’s nothing unusual or restricted in the package, so I’m curious—why would they ask me to collect it in person this time? Has anyone else had this happen recently, or know what might be causing this? Thanks in advance for any insights!

There's been an update on the families Facebook page, and confirmation from what appears to be an immigration officer that he passed through immigration and boarded a Finnair flight.

Ok, Im glad you mentioned as I had seen on the previous thread there was a TM7 download, but I guess thats a no go 🙂 Not a problem you've been plenty of help now and previously. As mentioned I just want to try and make this as headache free as possible, up north I was in and out of immigration in about an hour if everything was provided as they knew me, but moving to Samui the process while similar obviously has a few important differences. I should be okay with my map(s), but ill have a browse through that thread as well. Thanks again!

And that is what I was trying to figure out, as I was wanting to visit the bank for the bank letter / 3 month statement the day before, but assuming I can do the passbook update on the machine on the day of (lets say 7am), versus waiting for the bank to open at 10am.

Cheers, good to know.

Thanks for the reply, and thats why I wanted to ask just to make sure im not left with any surprises (which Im sure there will still be). Does it matter if all of these are done the day before? or they have to be made the day of ? Last question ( I hope), is there a need for Witness? Up north where I was before, we had to bring same witness every year to immigration

Thank you @DrJack54 . I have seasoned the money for 3 monthsI just wasn't sure about the 'bank certificate' part of the requirements. And after searching the forum a bit more I found example letters which you provided. Appreciate it, love this forum for the help and knowledge.

@khunPer , Despite the last question I decided to go with the 400k for 2 months. Excuse the basic question but are you familiar with the requirements and 400k in the bank, if so what is the required Bank Certificate. e.g. Bank certificate with the balance of 400,000+ THB (showing the past 2 months have not less than 400,000 THB) (valid for 7 days statement for 2 months carlier, update the bank book to current day and the photocopy of the bank book Is that a copy of my bank book showing that, or is there a specific document one must request from the bank branch itself? IS there anything else samui immigration looks for in that?

That's great, truly appreciate your help and provided links. Im getting close to my renewal and I just wanted to make sure I did not need to start looking at dumping a lump sum or transferring money in monthly and getting the bank statement about that. The affidavit is easier and more familiar for me to work with at this point. thanks again! -- Stan

Good afternoon, Wondering if anyone currently used the income affidavit from their embassy for marriage or retirement visa with Samui immigration or whether or not they accept it. My previous province IO has allowed it the past decade but have just moved and curious if Samui immigration accepts it. Cheers, Stan

@simon43 , Guess my question of handing it over in thousand baht bills isnt as farfetched as I thought Granted seems like a bit of a risk.

@Sophon, thanks and believe that to be the case as well and I suppose its a matter of validating that we can do 1mil a day (or whatever the limit is) once the transfer has gone through or if everything has to be shown exactly to the land transfer officer exactly as going through on the same day. Ultimately Cashier cheque may be the best idea here.

Beautiful, reminds me of the ponds we'd hop in back as a kid.

Ok, will see what makes the most sense. Thinking the Cashier check looks like the better option but if they're good with direct transfer we might go that route. Never had much luck with electric here unfortunately, and again noticed it to be the same even in the higher priced builds we've stayed in or rented. Thanks again @Crossy !

That's great, really do appreciate that information. I've noticed the dirty water from trucks on one of my last stays on Samui as well, and they used this to fill the house water and pool of the rental . Looking forward to the PM.

Thank you for the reply as well @Crossy Cashier cheque I guess would make the most sense, Ive never used or drafted one in Thailand myself so that's something I would look into. I was curious if QR / bank transfer would be enough to do as a payment once the land office payments were settled. Maybe one more question Id ask of you, every house I've had in Thailand has had some sort of electrical issue both the new condos and house we've rented and the house we built. Can this actually be mitigated by a inspector having a look and suggesting fixes ?

and thank you @Tropicalevo , all valid and great suggestions. Ive lived on Samui for a few years prior so Im aware of a few pitfalls / issues here. This is not a sub development / moobaan but a house on government road. The water is government supplied, knowing that there is water issues on Samui there is a 2000L tank. One thing I am unfamiliar with is the costs of having water refilled on the island, I will look more into that. The electric is government electricity as well, so standard government rates. Perhaps a naive question but what exactly would the lawyer look for in a purchase like this directly from owner?

Thanks for the reply @bob smith That was something else I was just going to add The purchase price is about 5million the, how do you handle the transferring of cash? Sign over and then directly to the bank to transfer? Our previous property was 500,000 THB we just brought cash directly to the Land transfer office, paid the transfer fee and once it was completed handed over the cash to buyer. Seems less ideal when handling 5million in cash, what is the typical procedure ? Escrow looks to only be an option with major developers and projects.

Good morning all, Looking at a small two story property on Samui with land. House is already built, wife is Thai as our three kids are as well. We have a house upcountry, but the land was dirt cheap and the build was done by us with no plans. So not a newbie in the game but this marks a significant difference in purchase and price. As this is a bit of a different beast I have a few questions for those with experience. Thinking a a structural engineer inspection makes sense, what can one expect on costs for this, would they also survey the land to make sure the chanote matches the markers? Is there anything necessary to check that the house was built according to plan with the land office and there wouldnt be any issues? Anything extra you may need to look at regarding liens against a property? Is a title search necessary or would that show up at the land transfer office? Anything that I may be forgetting or missing? Much thanks in advance. -Stan