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1 minute ago, Pib said:

But not to worry....I expect the amiable Scotsman will come to the OP's rescue and convince BJ all is fine.

I know a Scotsman who is in the Hotel business - A man with short arms and long pockets a completely untrustworthy character. 

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

I dont see tons of Americans whining. They have it covered. The change in Thai Immigration laws has nothing to do with the fact Americans are treated favourably.

There is a topic with hundreds of posts from whining Americans who lambast both their Embassy and the Thai authorities - none of them claim to be "favoured"  You should read it. The immigration changes would seem to indicate Americans are not "favoured" and receive no special treatment.

3 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Because Americans are favoured here. A simple fact of life.

Why are they all whining about their Embassy not providing income affidavits? -- If they are so "favored" why is there a problem? 

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

Assuming you are a middle aged US citizen you are not going to have any trouble.

What makes you so sure about that? - Have you seen the state of some middle-aged Americans dressed in their loud 'tourist' togs with voices to match?

Just now, Pravda said:

 

Not true anymore. Some people are getting denied with METV.

Really? How many?  -  How do you explain the millions who enter Thailand without experiencing any difficulty?

1 minute ago, Pib said:

We'll probably be seeing the OP in one of Big Joke's photo ops.

Especially as he intends working illegally in Phuket - a hot spot for BJ's catch 'em net! 

10 minutes ago, SKipling said:

Hello? 

That includes even unpaid work? And even what those who volunteer for, for example, Oxfam do? I'll be damned if I dont smell something funny about this, now. Hope it's not because of what you guys have been saying.

Well how hard is it to get the B and the work permit? Can they be purchased? 

Fellows, all I want to do is see how they manage operations. I have it on authority that seeing is no longer viewed as 'work' , now, when previously it might have been. Clearly I cannot link where the new rules are located because I havent read them off the page with mine own eyes on the Internet. Perhaps the new rules are offline yet. It strikes me as commonsense that the managers on the ground know better.  

It would be unseemly to argue the rules with my new acquaintances at the hotel with whom I intend to spend the best part of a month. 

I came here to gen up on the procedure etc, only to feel that I would shortly be buying myself trouble and worse. 

 

I am not sure this ( both this thread and my plans) is leading. 

 

Regrets

Kipling

 

 

 

As you were told before a stack of paperwork is required from your prospective employer, school/university before a B or ED visa can be acquired they cannot just be bought. The "rules" are not new and have been in force for a long time and whilst work permit regulations have been relaxed they have not been abolished even for unpaid work. Your new acquaintances are feeding you very poor advice.

6 minutes ago, lkv said:

I can live with that, thanks. 

 

Bored and lazy of digging Facebook forums for you, to find reports of people getting hassled in Phuket or DMK on their third METV in a row and slipping 1k baht to make the IO's respect the law and grant entry.

Mmm - You have earned a place on my ignore list.

2 minutes ago, SKipling said:

The position is not remunerative. I had waived off even a stipend in my original request. WHICH and a little bit of luck had clinched it for me, on hindsight. This does not merit time in gaol. On the contrary. I am looking forward to having a great time in a large establishment such as theirs, located not a hundred miles from Walking Street,  where, since you mentioned them,  the immigration police do not come poking around to check people's credentials. I hope so. I am not being employed. I am a fully-paid up guest on paper. And I intend to move on to better things after a month. 

 

Cheers

Kipling

 

Even volunteering in Thailand is regarded as work. Be aware that immigration police are very active at the moment and are arresting and deporting 100's of illegal workers including from places like Phuket where I happen to live. 

Just now, lkv said:

Well legally or not legally is irellevant. If you stayed in Thailand for a while you'd know that slipping some banknotes in a passport can make an IO respect the law better, in a heavily corrupt environment.

 

If the IO claims lack of money and denies entry, there's not too much one can do other than bribe.

 

So it's all relative, law and all that over here.

I know nothing of the sort but if you do it brings more than a degree of doubt to your claims of legitimacy.

1 minute ago, lkv said:

And you clearly have no idea how many years I have been staying in Thailand on multi non B's, DETVs and SETVs.

 

It does not mean I don't understand what they have been designed for by Immigration. You don't seem to understand the real purpose of these visas, which is multiple short term travelling designed primarily with the Asian market in mind.

Slow down you are not the only one who has remained, legally, in Thailand for a long time. And I have as much or more knowledge about visas as you so quit trying to exercise bragging rights.

6 minutes ago, Kommissar123 said:

Damnit man. They always have something new. Not that I am wanted in any way (????) but is this police clearance strictly requested?

Whether it is needed or not is academic without it you will not receive a visa. 

1 minute ago, lkv said:

Nope, a person holding a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa is allowed to travel to Thailand multiple times during the validity of the visa, which is 6 months, and upon entry, subject to Immigration clearance, will receive a permission of stay of up to 60 days per entry. One can choose to apply for an extension of any permission of entry at the local Immigration office, for 30 days, by paying a fee of 1,900 baht.

 

That's what METV has actually been designed for.

 

People stretching their stays for 9 months with visa runs is a different story.

You clearly have no idea how to legally maximise the use of a visa. 

12 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

I have been buying stuff from lazada for the past 4 + years and all is fake stuff.... anything shipped from overseas means China and everybody knows how fake the items are. Also bought a lot of stuff from Alibaba as well complained to them hundreds of times about fake listing items on their site, they knew about it, had a lawyer sending them a couple letters to no avail but Jack Ma said he never sold a fake item, they were (unauthorized) selling my products that somebody had copied, Ma is a billionaire and one (if not the bigger) of the investors in Lazada, thus very hard to detect fake items there.

I hate to think what you have been buying but my purchases were genuine and the manufacturers recognised the serial/model numbers when I registered my purchase for guarantee purposes.

Glad you have "solved" your problem. Are you aware that what you plan to do is illegal? Your tourist visa will have an endorsement which reads "Employment Prohibited". 

If you arrive with a visa, have the equivalent of 20,000Baht cash and evidence of pre-arranged accommodation you are unlikely to be refused entry.

28 minutes ago, BritTim said:

I think @farangx is suggesting that this would be too long, and a genuine tourist is someone who stays a shorter period (not sure what length of time he has in mind though).

As a young man, I was a genuine back-packing tourist for a whole gap year. Unlike today's so-called 'long stay tourists" I visited 15 different countries in that year and have the passport which proves what I say.

25 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

No law against being an alcoholic, if there were, me and my pals would have been in jail the last 10 years.

Misbehave in public and you will discover what the inside of a jail looks like but if you are a quiet drunk then just enjoy destroying your liver. 

1 minute ago, Prissana Pescud said:

This silly teen said she had no regrets. She lives in a refugee camp, no doubt with other ISIS losers.

If she said she had regrets, those losers would kill her. Can anyone else see that. She cannot talk publicly now.

A Snowflake PC response which goes a long way in explaining why there are so many jihadists under active surveillance in the UK - These criminals should either be locked up or deported. 

14 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said:

Sure,

but Cambodia doesn't have hospitals to correctly treat such alcoholic persons. 

Yes they do they are called jails

8 minutes ago, BritTim said:

I guess my main questions are

1. How much time are you allowed to spend enjoying Thailand before you are no longer tourist? Apart from length of time in the country, are there other factors that determine whether someone is a tourist? [Thai law is silent on the subject, except saying you cannot work.]
2. What is the appropriate visa type when you want to continue enjoying what Thailand has to offer, but apparently have crossed the time threshold and cannot any longer be regarded as a tourist? 

A Tourist can legally remain in Thailand for up to 9 months if a ME tourist visa is purchased from a Thai Embassy/Consulate in their own country.

1 minute ago, SKipling said:

At which point threads do get longer than you expected. My German friend, so, only sends me photos from his smartphone. 

 

I have been 'researching' my question in other topics. It is a shower. 

 

Regards

Kipling

 

You are very mistaken if you believe me to be German! 

18 minutes ago, SKipling said:

The hotel is a comfortable and fairly well-run establishment. I had only visited it once when it was being reconstructed.

But it is not an *university*.

They dont run any such programmes there either.  

But I am not baulking at your idea of seeking an education visa if that's how it is done. 

I am loathe to upload the email for your benefit at this point. 

I have half a mind at this point to pass it over if I can find someone in the Community with the goods! 

 

Kipling

Good luck but you will not get better advice than is offered here

I guess you have an extension of stay, not a visa - Please confirm. 

You will need paperwork from your employer and with that, you can obtain a B visa.