problemfarang

20 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Yes you can exit on 21st and return same day (or before end of 26th) to receive a new 90 day stay.  

thanks. ????

20 hours ago, The Fat Controller said:

@problemfarang

 

I see you have corrected your mistakes !

no idea what your talking, never mind

20 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

I believe you are mistaken - the land will belong to your wife AFAIK.

well my lawyer says different, i can put my name on it, but like i said cant have the full percentage. 51 goes to her so basically its her land but if we sell or else, i get 49 percent of it.

2 hours ago, SteveK said:

142 days in Thailand in 6 months with two VE and one TV in that period? You will definitely be questioned arriving at an airport at the very least.

 

By "suitable visa" I think they mean any visa other than a VE or tourist visa because they probably no longer consider you a tourist.

agreed, i myself also wouldnt think hes a tourist anymore.

She will loose no rights if her name is on the land owner paper. If her name is on it alone, thats hers, thats it.

Now, this im not very sure but for you, you have no rights on those things. Because she had them before married with you. But everything you and she owns will be 50-50 after marriage. Of course this can be adjust with some contract with your future wife.

Example: We have just bought 468 square-meter land with my wife in khon kaen. The name on the land is hers. BUT the day we finish our payment the landlord and some people from the government will ask the name on the paper, thats the only time you can put your name on it. Again if im not mistaken it will be 49-51 though. You are still farang and cant own more than a thai logic. Thats how our car and house is also.

If you cannot do that, and if you need to prove that you paid the house, keep every bank transactions you did. Hire a very good lawyer, you can get at least half back.

If you are buying ( which we just did a week ago) a new house using bank credit, and if you want your name on it from the start... you must pay at least half of the house in cash. 

I hope these infos help you... good luck

Hi guys,

I have NON-O multi and i have to do 90 days thing because no 400K in the bank.

So the last time was 24 Nov. so i have another 90 days, good. My 1 year NON-O multi will expire February 26, my 90 days will end 21 February... its like 5 days. So my question is, if i go around 20 Feb. can i get another 90 days? 

thanks

The only border you can do is Kanchanaburi (in my knowledge) Myanmar use only stamp visas there. And its so cheap. All nothing more than 1000 baht. IO is so friendly too. And all visa thing... takes 20 min. nothing more.

Tell the mini-bus driver where you want myanmar side to stamp, because if not say they will stamp a new page probably. And yes, you dont even need to leave the mini-bus. driver will do all for you. Just sit and wait at myanmar side.

Just now, dayward1 said:

Thanks a lot problemfarang.

no problems

for the part of changing to non-o, im not sure for Ed visa. probably no. but wait for Ubon answer.

For working on non-o yes she can if married with a thai national. thats what im doing.

On 11/27/2019 at 3:11 PM, The Fat Controller said:

I have just done my first transfer using TRANSFERWISE.

 

£1000 from a UK bank to Transferwise by faster payment at 1544 Tuesday, rate was 38.8814, fee was £7.

 

Funds credited to Bangkok Bank at 1400 Wednesday.

 

thnx for the info

UPDATE:

hi guys, here is the update of my original post:

I have received the transfer finally, 9 days later from the date it transferred. I was on my way to BB then suddenly i got a text telling me its in my account. So i think it was only matter of.. time and waiting. Thanks for all the posts and comments.

Although my brother send me 110 pounds, I got 2330 baht. when we change it to thai baht its around 4272 baht. And i got only almost half of it. Wow.. great.. thanks banks! And the second thing is i had to wait for 9 days! Krungthai cuts only 600-800 baht one time and have to wait 3 days. Well... no need to say more.

I also think i have to point out few things here. First of all i called all 3 banks, sender (bank in turkey) - middle bank (BB in london) and BB in bangkok (main HQ)

- BB in Bangkok confirmed me there is no way the money could be in my account in the same day or the other day if its transferred via online banking. So i don't know how some people got it in the same day or the next day as they mentioned... hmm. They told me it takes 2 days if someone go to the branch personally. 

- It's very clear that the sender bank in turkey did its job pretty good. The money was in the BB in london the next day afternoon after it's transferred online. They have all the paper work to show that. So it took their one and a half day to transfer it to BB london.

- BB in london told me that, they had to wait for the long queue due to many ppl transferring money to thailand for their retirement visas or likewise. So it took their almost a week for my transaction. they apologized for that. And they told me there is no other middle bank if the money is coming from turkey. So it's not which way turkish bank choose to send, its how BB works. Any transactions from turkey directly goes to BB london.

- BB in bangkok put the money in 1 hour after it arrives here. or whatever left from the money if i should say, lol

well, that was it. Thanks again

On 11/23/2019 at 9:52 AM, Horatio Poke said:

I have had this problem twice with SWIFT transfers and it is easily resolved.  The receiving bank (in your case Bangkok Bank) can only help if they have the transmission details which the sending bank hold.

 

So,

1 Request a copy of the sending banks SWIFT (MT103 Form) otherwise known as Proof of Sending Form.  The bank should be able to Email this to you.

2 Send a message to Bangkok Bank via their webpage stating your name as shown in your Bangkok Bank account passbook and your Bangkok Bank account number.  The message that I sent was as follows (details omitted):

"My name is ......

My Bangkok Bank account number is......

I arranged a transfer to my account from (originating country).  It should have arrived (when?).  I have not yet received any notification about its arrival from Bangkok Bank.

I contacted the sending institution.  They sent me the following information:-

(Include copy of MT103 Form here)"

 

I sent the above message one morning and the problem was resolved within hours by Bangkok Bank.  I suspect that they only deal with these matters during weekdays.

 

I had a similar issue many years ago with Kasikorn Bank and they immediately spotted by examining the details in the MT 103 Form that the sending bank had made an error in the SWIFT code (too bad that the sending bank's Premier manager hadn't spotted that earlier) and advised that the funds be resent to the correct SWIFT code.

 

I hope the above is helpful.

 

Hi, i think this might help, thanks a lot.

Do you think it will be better if i take that form MT103 to my bangkok bank branch? or any branch instead of emailing to them or else? I have a feeling my email will send wrong or not reach.

12 minutes ago, visarunner said:

totally wrong, Indonesian or Malaysia passport holder have no problem what so ever. They are charged the full fee, THB960 if they come to border.

No its correct. If this is the border to myanmar which i know (3 hours from my place), i have denied from entry without a proper TR visa from BKK embassy 2 years ago. Since then im not going there. Their decision is related to.. well i think everyone knows what they are doing to muslims in that country. im holding turkish passport

4 minutes ago, samsensam said:

 

I talked with a very annoying and rude lady on the phone like 5-10 mins. she was telling me to listen to her first when i was trying to tell my problem to her! She didnt even understand correctly the amount of the money and other things,

 

unless you speak good thai i wouldn't recommend call center help desks for anything other than easy to explain and understand problems. always seek solutions face to face. my K bank branch doesn't have an english speaker and my thai is terrible but after visiting several branches i found one with an excellent english speaking, very helpful member of staff - i think they can be more helpful when they can clearly understand the problem. anyway, now i always go to her with an issue and get her to speak to my branch if necessary. 

 

the moral; we are going to face many problems here and have to be inventive and creative in how we solve them. and stay calm ????

thanks for the info.

I think she was speaking english really good. Problem was she was never let me speak! seriously. When i tried to ask her soemthing or say, she always told me please listen to me first!

I can speak thai fluently. So i dont have that much problem.

Also i totally agree with you about Kasikorn bank. I wish i gave my K bank info to the sender than BKKbank. K bank is really great and helpful and also Krungthai. I think best 2 banks in thailand. There is always something with BKKbank! grrrr Im seriously planning to close my acc with BKKbank

Also with the new debit card of BKK bank, now you cannot use it to pay your electricity, interent or water bills via online or phone apps! What a stupid thing!

1 minute ago, lopburi3 said:

Branch code is the first 3 digits of your account number but did not see that asked in your OP (just branch name).

branch code is 4 digits because the branch is inside the company im working for. 1168. I also called to confirm this branch no and the branch name Bangkok bank call center, so theres no mistake with the SWIFT code or the branch code. Plus when the sender entered the code the branch name automatically appeared (i think). Sender entered both.

But with the Krungthai bank, he use only the city name, no branch code or else. Because actually all SWIFT codes are general, if you use swift code the money comes and then transfers to your branch auto. Thats why it always shows XXX the last 3 digits when you entered the swift code. So actually theres no need to enter your branch code that much, of course entering it wont harm.

5 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Very common for Thai to misunderstand financial amounts so that could be.  I am sure that bank does not have direct transfer arrangement with Bangkok Bank so a SWIFT transfer would be required via another bank and indeed these can get held up for a week at times.  

It appears Transferwise is another option for sending from Turkey so you might check that method as normally a good exchange rate and upfront fees.

thanks again. Well, sender already entered SWIFT code correctly plus mentioning my branch name and code too. So its probably waiting thing. 

Also maybe she confused me with the ppl who are trying to do their NON-o retirement visa or likewise. Because she also very strictly told me sender has to mention the reason of the transfer such as; education, health... etc. She told me things i never did with Krungthai

I think its just... i must wait little bit more than i waited with Krungthai.

A info to this post: Myanmar dont accept any muslim countries on that border. If you want to use it, you need a visa from BKK. They dont give any stamp visa on this border to muslim countries since... 2 years now

with your NON-O you can apply to a work, then your work place will help you to get a Work Permit, with that work permit you can continue working and doing your 90 days go out from thailand and come back the same day.

thats my life around 4-5 years now Never went to immigration. My company take my work permit and my passport once a year and renew my WP in 3 days.

14 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Actually this does not appear to have anything to do with Bangkok Bank - the money is from your bank in Turkey so they are responsible until it arrives here.  They may route to Bangkok Bank UK or use another method to get it here and Bangkok Bank here would not know that information.  From the SWIFT code appears that is what is being used and time can vary - I would wait a few days.

thanks for the info. Well i told my brother to call the sender bank in turkey and ask them if theres any extra things to do from that side. Because when he used the online transfer the system told him transfer is successful. If there was something wrong it usually says try again.

tbh i also think everything is ok but its only matter of time. But i must say i never waited more than 3 days with Krungthai. I really hope to get the money today afternoon or monday afternoon. As i said she mentioned it may take a week sometimes. Also im kind of confused the all info and must do list she mentioned me on the phone! never did before. Probably she confused with something else?! I think she confused me with transferring high amount of money.. because i told her 150 UK pounds 2 or 3 times but every time she said 150,000 pounds. lol

Hi guys, Im not very sure if im posting this to the right place. But having a big problem with Bangkok bank:

Well, i always use Krungthai normally for my international incoming transfers. Great service i can receive the transferred money in 3 working days, no problem. Lovely. Online banking transfer.

Although I knew there will be some problem with Bangkok Bank i decided to try this time. The money is coming from Turkey, transferred via online banking (turkish bank) to Bangkok Bank. Transferred date: 16/11. Its saturday so the things will start on monday, Tuesday day 1 so i should have the money on thursday afternoon (3rd day). The info turkish bank needs on the online transfer screen is above:

- receiver name: ..

- account no: ..

- receiver bank branch: ..

- home address: ..

- Bangkok bank swift code: .. BKKBTHBK

 basically thats all.

Today is 22 /11  and im still waiting the money to come to my account. 4 days. So decided to call the bangkok bank and ask if somethings wrong or not. I talked with a very annoying and rude lady on the phone like 5-10 mins. she was telling me to listen to her first when i was trying to tell my problem to her! She didnt even understand correctly the amount of the money and other things, just because she didnt let me to talk on the phone! Anyway. After 10 mins of conversation, she told me that sender must call the sender bank in turkey and give them a payment order or send slip order which is another code starts with M.... and she told me the sender bank must contact to the bangkok bank in london (because its the middle bank) and tell them some other info too. And when i asked her why all the hard work is for, she told me thats how their banks work with the other banks. And i told her why Krungthai not doing anything like this and i can receive the money in 3 days no problem. And doing this for many years now. She said this is bangkok bank! She also added it sometimes takes 5-6 days because of the queue. She said can wait till 7pm. 

So, my question is.. do i need to do really do all that slip code order blah blah stuff, or she was giving me some detailed wrong info? The money is not more than 150 sterling (UK pound) Normally when it arrives, they also change it to thai baht, my account is not pound account. Or i should wait till monday or tuesday and probably the money will be here?

Any advice please. thanks

Lesson learned: Next time continue with Krungthai, this is why ppl stopped using bangkok bank!

On 11/17/2019 at 8:43 AM, ubonjoe said:

I am sure it is not related to his nationality.

Vientiane and Savannakhet are the only locations that are a problem at this time. They seem to trying to get a reputation for making a problem so people do not go there for tourist visas.

sounds true. They dont want to end up like VIEN embassy... or Poi pet

37 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Not sure who said that but it was not correct as I wrote before. Probably a consular officer just putting out an excuse for not doing it.

the officer in SAV told him like that. said they dont give TR visa to people who quitted from job and come to get TR visa anymore.. VIEN told him the same. they told him to go back to his own country and get it from there.

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Yes it's nonsense.  Some people have been living and working here for decades, with a family here, kids at school, car, property etc.  If your job comes to an end, either because you quit, are fired or the organisation shuts down, your right to live here on a work extension/work permit ceases that day.  Getting a Tourist visa from a neighbouring country to allow you to remain in Thailand to find a new job, and get the paperwork for a non-B, has always been the way to do it.  Suggesting someone should fly back to their home country is ridiculous as they won't be able to find the new job in Thailand from there!  

 

I have a feeling that there must be more to this, possibly because the person in question is from Bhutan. It would be good to have some kind of official confirmation about the process I have described.

Hi both embassies in Laos (VIEN and SAV) didnt tell him its because of nationality. They told him that they dont give anymore TR visa who finished working in thailand and come to get a new TR visa. Reason: living in thailand for too long

they suggested him to go back to Bhutan and get it from there. And they closed the window on his face and refuse to talk to him anymore!

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

I don't think that is the intention. It is only in Laos that there is a ongoing problem with getting at tourist visa after working here. Thay have tightened up to discourage people from going there to get tourist visas.

In my very old 2 or 3 posts, when VIEN started this appointment thing and so on, i told everyone SAV will do something similar for sure. And tbh this can be it! Maybe they really want to slow down coming people before it becomes same as Poi pet or VIEN... just an opinion..

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

You could interpret it as Thailand wishing to discourage foreigners from resigning from their current jobs. Since there is no mechanism for staying briefly in Thailand between jobs, Thailand is being moved closer to the system operated by some other (especially Middle Eastern) countries where you are indentured to your employer.

you know what... this is sad and bad but what you said... really make sense.. just to cover up their between job mistake!

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

Nearby options are the embassy in Kuala Lumpur or the consulate in Penang.

Here is KL's requirements to apply for a tourist visa.http://www.thaiembassy.org/kualalumpur/contents/images/text_editor/files/1_1.pdf

More info is here along with a link to their appointment site.site. http://www.thaiembassy.org/kualalumpur/th/services/99061-Visa-Requirements-II.html

If he cannot get a tourist or transit visa in Vientiane flying to KL is a good option.

thanks. he said his embassy told him he can get a arrival visa (2 weeks) if he fly to thailand.. so thats what he will do