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My non-o (family) will expire on the 29th Oct. due to some reason to travel to Phuket tomorrow for a week, went to the immigration office today to make the extension for 60 days earlier to avoid rush time, when arrived back home from the immigration I discovered they stamped the extension till 20th Dec. 

I expected the extension will be counted from the expiry date, not from the date of stamping/applying for extension,

My question: anyone here had the same mistake before? and how to correct it? as for today is Friday, and tomorrow is Saturday (office closed) and I will be flying to Phuket, will return Sunday the 30th,

shall go to the immigration office again to explain this mistake and ask for correction? or any advise about this issue?

Thanks

On 5/2/2022 at 1:02 AM, ubonjoe said:

You would apply for the visa at the designated embassy for the country you are in.

Perhaps check this list of embassies to determine which one you would apply to https://www.thaiembassy.org/.

Then you could check to find out if you can use the e visa site  (https://thaievisa.go.th/)

by selecting. 

You may also be able to apply for a visa by mail to the designated embassy. 

 

 

Thanks brother ubonjoe, very helpful as always!

Currently in a country there is no Thai embassy, only a small consulate and they can't issue visas, they advised me to contact the nearest Thai embassy in a country next to the close neighbor one, to fly 1000s of miles, boring idea,

my question: is there any option to submit the requirements by email and obtain the visa online?

Otherwise, maybe will fly to Vietnam and apply from there, that's easier and faster I done before several times, submit today and collect next day,

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys,

I'm planning to travel to vietnam around the first week of Fabruary to buy some products from there,

What is the condition to apply for visa to visit Vietnam these days?

fully vaccionated with Covid19-pass, are there any requirement besides the vax passport? quarantine required?

shall request a letter from the factory we are going to visit there? or how to make the visa procedure simple and faster?

Regards

 

15 minutes ago, Jenkins9039 said:

Transfer said funds to wise, then wise to thailand...

 

Bank in the UK is merely being difficult.

The question was about how to get a letter from tax office in Thailand, not about tranfering funds or whatsoever else, that's the point, any answer that not related to this point is not needed, thanks

A foreigner friend (ex-colleague) left Thailand few months ago to his country for some arrangements to transfer money from there,

he planning to transfer his funds to Thailand as praparing to come back in the near future, the bank at his country asked him to prove his icome or finance statement in the country he was living in (Thailand) for many years, as I understood that he needs a letter from the tax office, he said that he never registered or paid any taxes in Thailand, but his bank informed they need this letter as a requirement to allow him to transger funds to overseas,

Anyone done this before? how can a foreigner person help to issue this letter for him? 

bytheway, he's a father of a daughter 15 years old, his wife and dauther are living in isaan area,

is it possible that she can get this letter for him from the province office or must be issued from the main office in BKK?

please advise if anyone obtained this letter before to help issue this letter for him would greate to tell how to do and what the office require to get this letter for him, thanks,

On 8/21/2020 at 1:28 PM, AgMech Cowboy said:

At least you are still a relatively young man. I've been here 20+ and at 67 do not see going back to the US with any hope of finding work or a place to live...

 

I wish you luck on your future and that you make the right decisions. 

Thanks,, here is somehow a good place live for a while, but is not for a long term future plan to settle down or obtain a citizenship, I still in 40s, the horizon is clear for a foreigner to live here on a temporary situations just like a passenger at a bus stop, living by doing extensions after extensions, 90 days reports, etc

 

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

They are not blocking those with a Thai wife or family. You would have to go through about the same process that Thais do to return to here. The only big difference is that Thais can stay for free in state quarantine.

Borther, Idont have that much budget left to pay for the so-called ASQ, $100k insurance, etc.. 

the past 5 months almost with zero income,,, but still paying for kids school,, family daily life, etc etc,,, 

Here we are just sucking our bloods to pay for Thai citizens: wife, and children, and treated as strangers anytime will facing visa troubles, etc,, 

Well, thanks for the shared words guys, made me clear in mind to be prepared to load all my luggage (full bag) for no return back here again, feel so pity to guy from Holland suffered and troubled himself insisting so hard, booking for ASQ, etc..

I spent 17 years raising the kids and spending all my hard income here for Thai citizens, now left helpless without any option,, the ONLY option now is to return back home and see my new options there, 

well,,, let's get prapared to not return back here!

Thai govt to take care their onw citizens while blocking foreigners to return back to look after theirs families here, Thai wives, and children, paying rents, etc..

will think to stay away with no further insisting, final aletrnative option! who cares.. take the burden off and leave everyone in peace,,

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

At the moment you can only return on an Embassy issued repatriation flight.

Do not purchase a flight directly from an Airline unless instructed to do so by the Thai Embassy (who, in this case would tell you which flight to purchase). 

Under Emergency Degree commercial aircraft cannot carry passengers into Thailand, yet some airlines are still selling tickets ‘hoping’ the emergency decree will be lifted. The airlines are selling tickets for flights they know they will likely cancel - its an immoral a cash grab (refunds take months !).

I am talking about flying from here (BKK) travelling to casablanca, commercial flights are available daily visa KLM, and Air France, just need to COVID-19 free cert , I will check ths out from a public hospital, 

 

when returning from there, I will check it out clearly with the Thai embassy there,

thanks,

5 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I doubt they would do it without being present in the country where you would be flying from.

 

OP is your trip urgent enough to justify the cost for a ASQ (50 to 80k baht), covid 19 test and the fit to fly certificate and several weeks wait to get a COE. Plus you might have to fly business class to get on the repatriation flight.

the flight schedule to be from BKK - Paris - Casblanca,

I'm seeing there are many flights available via Paris, and Amesterdam,

Could you please share the idea where to get the covid-19 free certificate?

any public hospitals in BKK issue this? can be obtained in the same day? and how much does this cost?

 

As for the return back, would be advised to apply for 60-day re-entry (non-o) father of 3 Thai kids, Thai wife,

of the process will take longer than 60 days and better apply for a new non-o visa?

any other requirements beside the Covid-19 test? I have a family in BKK (wife + 3 children)

Thanks for the help.

hey guys, 

planning to get the 60 days extension for non-o, then will apply for a re-entry,

need to spend 2 weeks outside Thailand for some urgent biz matters,

what is needed to return back? I have a family and kids in BKK, shall be required the 14 days quanratine?

will need to apply for a visa? or the re-entry is anough?

please advise,

Best regards,  

 

what is the case if a foreigner living here, married and father of 4 Thai kids,

but his job as international broker, affiliate marketing where his earning come from online,

he has the stable financial statement and supporting his family comfortably,

how to deal with salary and tax receipts, from who or to be paid to who? and for what reason?

hey guys,

I heard about the recent updates and new regulations related to Thai work permits,

what I heard is that you can work any where in Thai instead of the old regulations that restrict the holder of this permit to work only in that specific place and province,

 

recently, one of my friends was telling me that you can apply for your own work permit,

I'm not sure how come this?unless someone has a company or running some kind of business.

if anything new please update and share your comments if any relevant experience in this regard,

thanks

hey guys

 

my co-worker told me that he paid 1000 baht as fine for passing over a bridge driving his motorbike around rama4 area, on this last Monday,

As I knew, the same case happened with me about 2 years ago I paid 400 baht as I remember,

is this is new change in the law fine? or some mistake in his case?

if anyone had the same case (recently) please share your comment to get updated about this.

 

hey guys

 

recently we cleaned the air-condition by the technician guy in the building,

then started working that day as usual with better cooling, until around midnight then started dropping down

the ventilator far is working, but the compressor stars on for about half minute then turned off for a couple of minutes and so on,

we changed the electric started as happened couple of years ago,

but the noisy sounds on and off remained the same with the new starter with no results,

we contacted a specialist of repair air-condition with explanation of the issue, he told us that in this case maybe the machine itself needs to be changed,

about the machine price he told will cost around 4000, without his installation fee,

To take the example of changing the started couple of years ago, we paid 1500,

which I bought it by myself from old Siam shop in the last day just paid 160 baht, this is by far 10 times,

 

However, need to check it out before start this repair, anyone had similar issue or have an idea about repairing air-condition?

attached file clip, with the actual image of the machine and the noisy sounds of the compressor,

Any shared comments, recommendation or ideas to fix this will be highly appreciated,

thanks in advance!

 

 

 

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Hey guys,

A friend of mine needs to rent a car in Bangkok, sedan full size family car,

preferably to get the car from around the mall thapra area, or the city center, but not from the airport,

she was trying to find a car and called some agencies, most of them said the car available to pick at the airport,

any advise? thanks

 

Guys, I mentioned that I faced the dual price at x11 times than Thai to pay, exactly at puttabat park around Jan 2016, 500 baht, and 450 baht at khao yai around July or August same year, 

anyone visited these places at later on time??

the solider at the gate shown me a paper with stamp to prove as evidence, 

to pay double than a Thai still ok somehow, calculate from 40 to 450-500 baht, I hope some Govt representative feedback about this issue, it’s a discriminatory very ugly shameful matter to be like this, why can’t be available at reasonable price for everyone?

 

This multiple entries visa valid for a year? 

What if no marriage registration cert, instead have the court paper to be the guardian of 3 children, what they call fatherhood document or some kind of, 

On 12/7/2017 at 12:46 AM, peterrabbit said:

Vote with your feet!  

 

I don't go to any Thai establishment that overcharges foreigners out of principle, whether private or nationally owned!

 

They gain NOTHING from me! 

 

(NB Falang is an abusive term which would never be allowed in a Western country for describing a white ethnic person, it's the same as calling a colored man a N****r or an Asia person a S**p and should be stamped out by the Government as an abhorrent racist term and no way to address Thailand's visitors. This discriminatory and 'racist' terminology, towards Western foreigners, reduces Thailand's moral standing to its lowest ebb which the vast majority of Thai people do not deserve to be labelled with).

 

Exploitative charges are NOT a question of cost but of ethics and morality and not treating your County's guests as 'Punters' to be exploited!

 

The 'Money first greed culture of exploitation' only does harm to Thailand's standing in the world and creates more harm than any immediate material gains.

 

FIRST RULE OF BUSINESS:-  TREAT YOUR CUSTOMERS FAIRLY AND THEY WILL COME BACK! MISTREAT THEM AND THEY WON'T COME BACK.

 

When is Thailand going to learn this simple rule of business?

 

 

I had some experience with this, so I'll share it my opinion about this matter:

 

several years ago (before current junta regime), used to drive and visit khao Yai national park at nakhon rachasima several time per year, sometimes camping and stay over night, or just one day tour and back the same day at night,

 

At the entrance gate, I just show my Thai driving license and pay around 40 or 50 thb as entrance fee, also have to pay for the car entrance, for my wife pay 40 thb, kids below free, somehow this was ok,

 

Around Jan or early Feb 2016, went to Khao-kho at Petchabun province with a friend (foreigner), after touring well around khaokho area, some locals advised us to drive ahead and visit Puttabat national park, they told us is not far from the area and interesting to visit there, the next day we drove ahead, when we got to there, from the norther-east entrance gate, the sunrise side, the security guards told us to pay 500 bht entrance fee for each, plus the car,

 

Well, this 1000 baht, almost the price of a full tank of E20 the cost of that time, which can drive for 500 km, so we just returned back and cancelled the visiting trip,

 

Later on around July or Aug 2016, we planned a trip to Khao Yai national park, (our old place) with the families and kids, which I used to pay around 50 or something around that,

but this time the guards shown us a paper that was hanged outside the small window stating that foreigners are required to pay full price of 450 bht, no matter if you have a work permit or whatever,

This time we found ourselves obliged to pay 900 baht for the two of us (2 foreigners) and 40 baht for each of the Thai ladies, because we planned the trip with the families and kids, otherwise we may take a U-turn to somewhere else, 

After this experience, was my last time to there, why a Thai individual will pay 40 and I am required to pay 450? x11 times cost? where this discriminatory rule in the world?

when we driving back, my friend kept saying <deleted> about this? do we cause any pollution or damage to the nature?

Usually we spent more money inside the facilities, what is the wrong be charged and treated in such unfair racist manner like this? or just a way to ban foreigners from going to there? by any right this? land and nature is to the whole humanity,

 

Anyone of you guys experienced like this when visiting museums, national parks, national libraries and art galleries in France, Italy, UK, USA etc?

I totally agree with Peter, this is an abhorrent racist, and from that time I will never visit any of such places again, is not because of the amount, just because it made me feel this treatment as it was a racist act, and I will never do anywhere else in the word if such double price discriminatory rule in place.

 

 

 

 

21 hours ago, elviajero said:

Yes. His wife and at least one child would need to be with him when he applies.

 

I have done that at Bangkok Immigration and Kanchanaburi Immigration without any problem. I suggest your friend contacts his local office in good time before he applies to confirm what they will accept, as offices can have their own policies. If the office insist that the money has to be in the bank for a set time it should only be 2 months.

 

 

Thanks for the suggestions, will advise him accordingly,

17 hours ago, elviajero said:

The rules say that a parent only needs to have funds in the account on the day they apply. I have applied as a married parent at two different offices on that basis. 

 

Extensions can be applied for anytime within the last 30 days of the 90. He should apply as early as possible. The extension will start when the current permission to stay ends regardless of how early he applies.

 

He wouldn't need to prove where the money came from.

 

He shouldn't have to wait 3 months. At worst it should be 2 months. Yes he could apply for a 60 day extension and then apply for a 1 year extension once the funds had been in his account for 2 months.

 

It's possible that the office will insist that the funds are in one account in his name, although that isn't a hard and fast rule.

Thanks for all these clarifications,

Yes, he is married with Thai national, and has 3 kids with her, his elder daughter issued ID card as he told me since last year,

so as per the above, I understood that he could just put 400k in his account and go to apply before his 90 days visa expires, is this correct? without the need to wait few months? as long as he is a father to 3 Thai kids and married with Thai lady (his wife)

or the time of money in his bank acc. must be for 3 months time?

I guess just the point, other required parts are OK now,

thanks

Thanks to all of your contribution guys, he is not in retirement age yet, pls take a note,

The person he is a father of 3 Thai kids, and all paper at hands, his elder daughter 12 years old, issued Thai ID card already,

as he told me, this is first time using Non-o visa, and needs to extend it to 1 year, at his 2 bank accounts cash a bit less than 400k,

As I understood in above, if someone as father of Thai kids, he just needs to arrange the full amount that required (400k) on the day he is going to apply for the extension, am I right? as told me his current non-o visa will be expired on the 28th Nov. 

He never used non-o before, was using his job visa, you can say this is the first time he's applying for this, so in case required to provide the full amount 400k, he may borrow to complete as shown in his bank acc. then apply? in case must wait for 3 months, then he may apply for another 60 days extension and apply again?

Any advises in this case, or some usef suggestions would be highly appreciated,

thanks

 

Hey guys,

 

I was talking with a friend recently regarding visa matters and extensions,

As far as I knew that to get Non-O extension for 1 year for married guys with Thai ladies,

besides the regular paper work, should show the evidence of possession of 400k THB,

this friend told in the context of talking about someone's else case, if have kids, just 200k THB and be saved into the account for at least 2 months,

this would be accepted to get the one year extension, I never heard about this, and always hear about the well-known 400k and for 3 months in your bank acc.

 

if anyone knew about this, or had any similar experience in this 200k matter (for someone married and has 3 Thai kids), all paper works in place, please advise,

Thanks.

On 10/5/2017 at 11:50 AM, Yme said:

If your friend is eligible under the BOI rules he will get visas and work permits without the need for 4:1

There is a very detailed description of the process here: https://aecnewstoday.com/2017/is-bangkok-really-asias-startup-hub-navigating-the-thailand-boi-process/

Thanks, I will refer to him to read on..