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My Uncle has a condo and banking accounts in Bangkok.

His original will is in English.

Is it necessary to have it translated into Thai ?

If so, where to go ? Through a lawyer or some official and recognized agencies

or Government agencies. And how much ?

Your kind advice is much appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance.

Where can I buy a Short Wave Portable Radio in Bangkok?

I couldn't find it in Sony shops or in Siam Paragon or in MBK.

Thanking you all in advance.

Thanks, loburi3.

Much appreciated.

What are the banks in Cheang Wattana Immigration Building.

Is there a Krung Thai Bank there ?

Thanking you in advance.

Retirement extension

My suggestion on Retirement Visa.

My uncle has bought a condo in Bangkok costing more than

Four Million Baht in cash.

Why must he put in 800,000 Baht in a bank.

He should be waived on that condition.

Immigration should be more understanding and practical.

Or he need to put in a lesser amount.

Do away with the 3 months money in the bank seasoning.

Not practical. It makes life so miserable.

My personal suggestion. Thank you.

No, a Thai will is needed for assets in Thailand although his heir may be able to fight his case through the courts some expense. Much easier to have a Thai will drawn up and saves problems for his future heirs.

Thanks JohnC. Much appreciated.

Please recommend me which lawyer should I go

and how much will it costs in Bangkok.

Is the "will" written in Thai or in English?

Thank you.

My uncle has bought a condo in Thailand.

He has made a "Will" in Malaysia that his condo

and all his money in the Thai bank will be given

to his nephew after his demise.

His "Will" is written in English in Malaysia.

Is this "Will" valid in Thailand.

Please kindly advise.

Thanking you all in advance.

My uncle on Retirement Extension of Stay has bought a condo in Bangkok.

He paid 4.8 million Baht for a one bedroom (36sqm) in a good location.

For around 3 million Baht you won't be able to buy in a good location,

so to speak. However you could buy a second-hand unit in a good location

if you can find one.

A good location is very "Subjective" - meaning different people have

different needs.

To me and as for my uncle a good location is that the condo must be

near a BTS skytrain station. And it should be near shopping malls.

Best you move around and take your own sweet time to look around.

First thing first. This is most important.

1. Your money for the purchase of the condo must come from abroad.

You cannot use your "working" (salary or savings) in Thailand

to purchase the condo - unless you are a Permanent Resident.

2. Make sure that the condo has the 49% quota for foreigners.

3. Assuming that you are married to a Thai wife - then she can

purchase the condo in her name only. It is not yours, so to speak.

4. And assuming that you are buying on your own, make sure you send

the money to the developer or the re-seller by bank transfer from

abroad.

5. Most important. Make sure that the amount should be more than the

agreed price. Because the Thai bank will deduct the usual commission

and the developer or re-seller have certain fees to minus.

For example my uncle paid more to play safe and subsequently the

developer returned the over paid amount back when he got his Title Deed.

Your developer or re-seller should know about this arrangement.

Because if your total amount is short of the total selling (Contract)

price then the Land Office will not issue you the Title Deed.

6. You can go through a lawyer, if you want to.

My uncle bought direct from the developer. No problem. Paid the

full amount and got the Title Deed in less than two weeks.

Thanks Lite Beer, lopburi3.

Can I put the 800K into a Fix Deposit account

to apply for a retirement visa or also known

as Extension of Stay - One year.

Because the Fix Deposit gives a much better

intersts than a savings account.

Is this acceptable ?

Or a savings account is the only option ?

Thank you in advance.

Not wishing to hijack the thread but are airband scanners permitted here? And if so where can they be purchased?

As a matter if interest to me what would you use a short wave radio for these days the reason i am asking a have a 10year old Sony that i bought to listen when i used to work offshore so i could get the news football scores etc i was going to sell it as i hav'nt used it for years not much good to you i'm afraid as i am in the UK right now and wont be back in Thailand until the Dec so i just wondered what you would do with short wave now .

I would like to tune on to BBC and VOA and the rest of the world.

All the TV channels and FM stations here are in Thai

Please kindly let me know where can I buy

a Portable Grundig or Sangean Short Wave radio.

I couln't find them in MBK, Siam Paragon or Pantip Plaza

or even in Sony Centers.

Please kindly advise. Thanking you all in advance.

Hi,

All the Thai TV channels are on the Thai language.

I understand that certain programs, like English movies,

news, then the English version can be received by using a FM radio.

Is it true ? If so, what are the FM frequencies, what time and what

channels and when ?

Please kindly advise. Thank you.

Thanks, lopburi3.

Much appreciated.

With regards to the extension of one year stay (Retirement Visa),

I would like to ask the following question.

Letter from bank. Must be fresh on the day of submission or can

be valid for 7 days? Your kind advice is much appreciated.

BTW, is there a Bangkok Bank in Cheang Wattana Immigration?

Thank you.

I noticed that in Thailand the refrigerater (fridge) uses a two pin plug.

Whereas I noticed that the washing machines use a three pin plug.

The question is this. I can't find a (single door) fridge in Bangkok

that comes with a three pin plug.

Therefore is it safe to buy one with a two pin plug?

Thank you.

Thanks lopburi3.

Much appreciated.

My uncle will be applying for an extension of stay for one year.(Retirement Visa).

His wife will be applying as a “dependent”.

But their marriage certificate is not written in English.

It’s written in Malay.

Do they need to translate it to Thai or English.

They are now in Bangkok. Where do they get it translated (if required).

Both are over 60 years old and uncle has already deposited 800K in the bank.

Your kind help is much appreciated.

Thank you.

Thanks, lopburi, Lite Beer, Mario.

Will keep my uncle posted.

Thank you.

Thanks, lopburi.

Assuming he leaves Thailand every two months,

then he need not have to do the "90 days" reporting

for the whole one year - right up to his expiry date?

Am I correct?

Thanks again, lopburi.

My uncle will be applying for the retirement visa soon.

And after that he will be applying for a multi-re-entry permit.

The problem is the 90 days reporting.

Because every two months or so he has to leave Thailand,

and will return back later to Thailand again.

In doing so, he would not have the chance of staying more

than 90 days until the one year extension expires.

Will he face any problems? Will it effect his retirement visa?

Your kind advice please. Thank you

Thank you very much to all of you for your kind advice.

Will inform my uncle it is 60 days for the 800K to be in.

Thank you once again. Much appreciated.

Hi KimoMax,

He is entering on a Non-Immigrant "O" visa (Single Entry).

Visa ending 17th July.

He wants to get it fast because he has to return home to

Malaysia every month.

Of course he could apply for a re-entry permit on his "O" visa,

but to save costs, it would be better to get the extension first,

then only apply for the Re-entry permit for the One Year Extension Visa.

Getting two re-entry permits is a burden and time consuming.

Any extra suggestions will be much appreciated.

Thank you.

My uncle has bought a condo in Thailand.

He is over 60 years old. He intends to extend his "O" visa to one year.

On 3rd Feb 2011 he managed to open a savings account in a Thai bank

with a small deposit of 10,000 baht.

In the middle of 15th April this year, he deposited the 800,000 baht into

his savings account in the same bank.

Now the question is this:

Can the "60 days" period be counted from 3rd Feb?

Or the "60 days" period can only be counted from 15th April?

He is going back to Thailand on May 12th.

Can he apply on the 12th May?

Or he has to wait for the 60 days from 15th April.

Your advice is much appreciated.

Thank you.

My uncle just bought a condo in Bangkok.

He wants to install an electric bathroom water heater.

Please recommend a good and reliable model.

Any additional advice is much appreciated.

Thank you.