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On 9/2/2019 at 12:20 AM, tomazbodner said:

Your company could open a representative office in Thailand and hire you under a foreign entity's representation. But as far as I know that's limited to 2? employees, and all documentation needs to come from abroad. It is also time limited.

So can I open a representative office of my US company in Thailand and hire myself? How much money is involved?

3 hours ago, ThaiBunny said:

METV - one visa run, two 30-day extensions and there's your nine months

May be good for one year. On the second METV, there is a high probability of entry denials unless subject yourself to inconveniences of land border crossings. 

For case 3

He could have got a Non-O visa from a neighboring country that does not require financial proof. It is little strange they won't allow him on a visa exempt. It does not sound right to me. There is more to the story or it seems the OP just made it up for bashing Thailand's immigration. His post sounds like a person trying assert his privilege and rights to stay in a foreign country. From the the all the posts here my conclusion is they deny entries to people who are trying to stay in Thailand on Tourist visas or visa exempt. 

15 hours ago, Hal65 said:

The problem is it's quite likely the Elite Visa schemes may not be around in 10+ years. Wealthy nations don't like having these backdoors for numerous reasons (don't need the money, it's a bad look, etc)

 

How do you know it is not going to be around 10+ years? If they eliminate elite, the existing visa holders will be grand fathered. Wealthy nations (like EU nations, US, Singapore), still offer residency purchase. US has recently increased the price because there is lot of fraud and scam going there. 

On 8/29/2019 at 4:54 AM, theoldgit said:

What would the guarantor actually be required to guarantee, surely if someone opens a savings account you’re depositing funds, not borrowing, what’s there to guarantee?

They can go after the guarantor if you're found to use the account to engage in scam and money laundering, 

With an METV also, there is a risk of entry denial as you have to leave and enter every two/three months. If you want to subject yourself to humiliation and inconveniences, then you can choose a land border crossing (avoiding Poipet) for each entry for safe bet.   There is no renewal of any type of visa. Visa is used to enter the country (it cannot be renewed). Only your permitted  to stay in the country can be extended further for another 30-day for each entry. If you don't know the difference between a visa and permitted to stay date, I would suggest first you educate yourself on this two aspect, especially w.r.t Thailand's visa and permitted to stay date. 

18 hours ago, Seano88 said:

She called her lesbian manager over who was proper rude saying "you have been too many times and you're here to see your wife right?" 

How do you know her sexual preferences? Are you a homophobic?  It is not your country and why do you want to assert your privilege to enter a foreign country. 

8 hours ago, Caldera said:

Overall though, I'd say the decline (in attractiveness for Western expats) is real and has been accelerating.

What kind of decline? Can you please elaborate. I am visiting Thailand for 17-years and now spend 6 month in Thailand, 3-month in Spain, and 3-month Hawaii. I have not felt any decline. More shopping plazas, cheaper airlines tickets to more destinations, better infrastructure, more availability of technology. I cant get my head around the decline part. May be more smog and dirty and crowded beaches. 

3 hours ago, cerox said:

Honestly I do not think it is smart to invest 75% of your net worth into a visa.

I won't spend 75% of my net worth on anything  except health. 

4 hours ago, Hal65 said:

$16,000 seems quite large for that type of loan but that is just I hunch.

Apply at SoFi or other peer to peer lenders like prosper, upstart, etc. Search for best peer to peer lenders and you'll get more info. The amount depends on your income and credit score. 

4 hours ago, Hal65 said:

Has anyone taken out a loan to obtain the Thai Elite? I am curious what loans were available in your home country for this type of expense.

Personal loan, HELOC, home improvement, second mortgage, credit card cash advance, buying gold using credit card and then selling for cash, business improvement loan, you name it. it is available. 

If denied entry you can always go back to your home country? Are you a stateless person? Are you running away from the ravages of war, violence, murder and political persecution?

Sent from my JKM-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

2 hours ago, don huskinson said:

my mate has been using an o visa for years and now he cant get one. he usually stays in thailand for 5 months doing a border run after 3 months. he says they have stopped doing them in england. any ideas

What is your question? To you want to get confirmation if they have indeed stopped issuing Non-O or nor not? From reports posted here, it looks like they are not issuing any more. 

57 minutes ago, Hal65 said:

What about the visa type or reason for travel? Do they also see that you came in with a tourism purpose, or a student or business visa etc?

Why is it important to you? Nobody works here as an IO to definitely answer your question.

On 8/26/2019 at 4:57 AM, Max69xl said:

It's not a crime having a few days overstay. 

They can arrest, prosecute and black list you. What do you call it? Not a crime but arrest and prosecute for what? Is it an entitlement?

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

The financials for married folk are not difficult.

Correct. If legally married to a Thai, one only needs 5K for Non O ME and may be 9K for border run. Around 15K per year. This post highlight that people born in a western country are unable to come up with extra 15K or 500USD. 

2 hours ago, thequietman said:

This is incredibly sad and I hope those of you on here with the necessary funds will not be dicks about it.

 

He is a father, yet has to leave Thailand because he doesn't have the ridiculous amount of money that the immigration say that he must have. 

 

Shame on any who criticise him for this, you should bow UR head in shame.

A person who does not have 40K/month income marries and becomes a father (most probably at 50+ age). How many people in their home country do that? Only in Thailand and I wonder why and how. They certainly won't go to Moldova and do that. 

5 hours ago, chanwit said:

They also offered (I declined) paying 500 baht fine for 3 months

500 fine for 3-month extension is cheap. Why did't you take that offer? Sorry, understand now. 500BHT/day for three months for over stay. Definitely not an acceptable options. If you have an account in Bangkok bank, you can use Transferwise and select the option Money to live in Thailand and it comes properly coded for immigration to accept.

5 hours ago, chanwit said:

They would not accept all my ATM receipts.

This is a hard lesson learned and a word of warning.

I don't thing anybody reading Thai visa or who has some rational to find out before hand, would go to immigration office with ATM slips and expect a renewal. And, who keeps their ATM slips? I never take any paper slip from ATM. 

On 8/13/2019 at 9:08 AM, Ron jeremy said:

But buying a bar and living the dream has turned into a Stephen King movie for most.

The easy days of owning brothels and make a living pimping girls are over.

22 hours ago, cvs04 said:

Rules is rules as they say! Thailand are making it very apparent that they don't want farang here anymore.

They want farang as tourists but they don't want farang living in Thailand. They should be living in their home country.  

3 hours ago, DumbFalang said:

Even if I had 400K to put in the bank - I would still have the same problem - no way of verifying where the income came from.

Money (400K) in bank method does not require verification of fund where it came from. Money every month (40K) depends on IO. Sometimes they ask for verification letter which is though moronic but as a foreigner you cant do anything about it because you have subjected yourself to dance to their tune by relocating to Thailand. 

3 hours ago, DumbFalang said:

My questions are - if I do the border run - would I be granted a tourist visa on entry even though I have lived in Thailand for the past 12 years?

Without a visa you would be given visa exemption entry for 30-day. Living here for 12-year does not entitle you to anything more.