singa-traz

Visa F -  Organization A “work permit” - canceled after contract end with organization A then changes to
Visa F - Organization B “stay permit” (where husband is working)

The permission to stay is until next year.

"Permission to stay in Thailand under Section 15 until not later than xxx 2022"

Can someone with a VISA Type "F" convert it to a VISA Type "B", without leaving the country?

Long long time ago, I entered with a Non-O, which was extended yearly (Marriage).

My last extension expired, and I have since re-entered with a new VISA (F).

I'm going now for an extension of stay (Stay Permit), and apparently I may be asked to provide a letter to immigration to indicate that I request to cancel my initial Non-O ...

This does not make any sense to me, as well as to the staff in charge of assisting me ... but they (the staff) have had to do this for another person.

Why would immigration request a letter to cancel an expired VISA or Extension of Stay???

Anyone with similar experience?

Thanks. No problem to get in with the Foreign Passport and a nice stamp (a 30 day visa exempt stamp).

Could he now apply for an extension of stay (new permission of stay)? 7, 15, 30 days? ... even on a Visa exemption?

A Thai with 2 passports (Thai/Foreigner), who is applying in Thailand for a 3rd country Visa, has been suggested to exit Thailand (on his Thai Passport) and come back with his foreign passport in Thailand.

Next time he would go out of the country, he would exit Thailand on his Foreign passport, and then come back on his Thai Passport.

The reason for this situation, is that he is currently refused the VISA for this 3rd country, because he has no entry stamp on his foreign passport (which he will be using to travel in this 3rd country)

Any potential issue with this?

So far, I have been avoiding this issue, by always using Thai passport at entry/exit in Thailand.

Thanks

Just now, ubonjoe said:

A power of attorney can just be a statement that they authorizes you to do the report for them. Just their signature and a witness would be needed.

Correct. SamutPrakarn immigration provided a form for that.

13 hours ago, dentonian said:

 

You stated you had a yellow house book, so you either used your wife's blue house book or your landlords as the process of obtaining your book.

In which case they are the house master, so you don't need a power of attorney to complete a TM30

Just to follow-up on that. I have asked clarification today, and at least in Samut Prakarn immigration office, they will require the power of attorney, if the owner/house master is not making the notification in person.

8 minutes ago, dentonian said:

 

You don't need a power of attorney, the housemaster has never been required to visit Immigration.

They just want the TM30 and copies of the housemasters ID card and Tabian Baan.

That is not what has been explained to me.
 

They gave me a document with the required documentation, and the power of attorney is clearly listed.

12 minutes ago, elviajero said:

They are in their right to fine someone for not reporting your stay within 24 hours of arrival.

 

Did they let you fill out the TM.30 or want your wife/owner to do it?

They need the owner to fill it, but you can get a power of attorney, so the owner does not need to come at immigration.

Yes. That's what I have been told.

While doing the 90 days report at immigration, I was asked for the first time to produce this "Notification from house-master, owner, or the possessor of the residence where alien has stayed".

I kindly showed them my yellow book, and explained them that I live with the wife, but still, they wanted the document to be filled, as well as the fine for now doing the notification on time (24H after arrival).

I was under the impression that the yellow book would do, but no.

Everybody was nice and explained to me the documents required and handed over some flyers.

Where: Samut Prakarn Immigration.

8 minutes ago, JSixpack said:

   

Been there, done that long before you even started. Beat your as-yet-unachieved goal of sub-4 by 46 min. Been continuously physically fit for the last 40 years.

Hasn't done anything of note to improve your food choices (it shows) or enabled you to achieve your weight-loss goal (yours, not mine) after 3 years and SO many KM. :)

 

 

Might as well just start right away with dieting to lose weight, as dieting is going to work, and continue dieting to keep it off. Exercise is always good as I said but there's no reason to think it's going to do a lot in her case--even with a GPS watch.

 

Exercise enthusiasts tend to love justifying what they do. Paying too much attention to them, however, misleads the average person (you aren't average, obviously) into thinking it's necessary and really important for weight loss, even as the risk of injury rises according to degree of excess weight. Exercise can lead to weight gain, as I noted (no, not just muscle) and be even more discouraging than dieting, BTW, esp. if you get injured.

 

  

Jsixpack, I appreciate your encouragement.

Runners are usually nice people, but, hey, there can be exception.

When I started running, I was at 96 and now around 86 kg and "stabilise" there without any drastic diet changes, and in the same time went from 0km to ultra marathon distance. You can imagine, that I'm pretty down with my under-achievement :-)

I find the "no carb" not the best option ... especially when you live in the largest rice producer country.

I'm really not an exercice enthusiast, I just enjoy the benefits of the activities and the social network that emerged from it. Be assure that if I was so focused on performance,  I have all the necessary support to go sub 4 and even closer to your PR time (congratulation, you are the first ex-runner I meet who is bragging about his PR time to belittle another runner).

But hey, sometime, fitter person does not mean better.

To come back on point, my view on running, or any other exercices, is that more than the few pound lost, it will help people in getting the confidence, strength and will power to make the other required changes, such as adapting/modifying their diets. Yes, I find the exercice part easier than the diet part.

Why do you think so many people fail at their diet?

To talk about myself, I never planned nor imagined I would be able to run a marathon, nor even being able to follow the required training. To run ultra, you need a bit of mental power, to be on the road for 10+ hours. When you can do this, it's much easier to take the challenge to change your diet.

For his daughter, running is not going to help her to lose the all 15kg, but it will help her to feel better about her body, and from the rough time she had, rebuild her confidence.

To finish with me, my weight is still around 85/86, but it does not mean that my body did not change during the process. My legs are stronger, my arms feels bigger, my face is slimmer, and people who have not meet me for a couple of months, still tells me I lost weight, even if the scale tells otherwise.

I'm not in a rush to lose the last few kg, it's not a competition, I don't have hard deadline, and changing my diet will take a bit more time. So, what?

I still wonder why I'm not obese with all the pasta I keep eating :-) Don't you think I should be fatter with all those carbs?

But thanks for your comments, I will thing about it and how much I'm "a loser" when I cross the 100KM mark.

Jsixpack ... I like your name. It tells so much about you.

4 minutes ago, JSixpack said:

 

How well that's going to work is evidenced by singa-traz' success at shedding his own unwanted kilos. Here he is touting it in 2013:

 

 

while making it a point not to count calories or give up rice, fruit juice, and his beloved pasta, among other things.

Three years and untold kilometers later, he had lost a total of--2.5 kg.

 

As for gadgets, he progressed all the way from mobile apps to a fitbit to a GPS watch (Garmin). (Might get lost during all that running.) So then in Jan. 2016 he attempts a MAJOR new push to lose weight, the "2016 Challenge," which just meant doing even more of the same. It meant, oh, running 4-5 times a week instead of 2-3 and even some marathon running. He switched from white rice to brown rice and tried to "cut down" on his breakfast while keeping the sugary fruit & juice + 2 slices of toast w/ butter & jam. And he vowed to "eat more slowly."  After 7 months of the "surge," he plateaued with a total weight loss of--2 kg (+/- 0.5 kg).

No further updates on the 2016 Challenge since July, heh. So, Luckysilk, with intense dedication your daughter might lose 15 kg in 11.6 years (+/-.5 years).

 

Just for you, "jsixpack', an update: 

I don't really focus on marathons anymore ... Now, I don't stop at 42KM :-)

Trust me, you feel much lighter at the 50,60 or 70++ km mark.

But I guess my knees are going to break anytime soon and I should be in a wheelchair already.

And by your recent post, I should also be more than obese by now, since you gain weight by running, right?

To be a bit more serious, Running is much more than just loosing the few extra pounds and that can really help people, including in making better food choices. You get to meet people who are more conscious about what they eat, what they do. Many people start running to lose weight, initially, and continue for others reasons.

What I have gained during all those KM ran, may not necessary show up today on the scale, but it's ok.

Still, a few KG less would improve my marathon time. Sub 4 would be nice ... tomorrow morning, I will go running again.

But at the moment, the prospect of crossing the line after a 100KM race is much more important to me than the fluctuation of any number on the scale. Yeah, I heard you, the knees ... you make me smile :-)

"Running" would definitely bring more to LuckySilk's daughter than just losing a few pounds.

Does she, or you think she needs to lose a few kgs? ... there is a difference.

As for the gadgets:

• A pair of running shoes
• Fitbit or similar
• and sign-up her to a few 5km fun race event for a start (http://www.jogandjoy.com/index.php)

She will meet plenty of people there.

Even better, join her on the event, make it a family event.

9 hours ago, damo said:

Agreed, heart rate can be quite subjective, hydration, pre workout preparations, the music I'm listening to can all influence HR. I am always careful in Thailand when running as the humidity increases my recovery time and coming from an arid climate I can be caught out easily. I can always outrun my eldest daughter in Australia although she can outrun me in Thailand. I can't work it out. I know if I increase my HR a little towards 170 I am in the lactic threshold and then start limiting my time on the treadmill. 

 

Curious, are you using life fitness equipment in Thailand and if so, where?

 

I used to use a Polar HRM but now use runtastic with a mobile app on my android and the life fitness flex deck also sync's with it as well. Myself too, am dumbfounded by the lack of people benefiting from the efficiency and benefit of self measurement with heart rate training. 

For the majority of people, HRM equipment is a useless expense. It's merely an excuse for a feel good shopping experience.

Even the GPS watches, it's nice to show your friends where you have been running, but unless you are a competitor, you don't need all those metrics. A simple watch and a known distance course is all you really need.

The money would be better spent getting a few hours of coaching.

To come back to the initial OP question, where does the Fat goes? ... it's converted in $$$ in the wallet of somebody else :-)

Bangkokpost mentioned 8 floors ...

27 minutes ago, robblok said:

 

 

I got exactly the same feeling for rowing.. I do a 35 minute row after my lifting sessions (since 2 1/2 month now). I found that 35 is the max.. i can do more.. but it would put me off from the rowing. Now I just need to keep it up.. that is the plan at least. I never liked cardio much but the benefits I am seeing now are convincing me to keep doing it. I am not talking fat loss per se.. but stamina and CV fitness.  It did add a lot of time to my workouts (setting up the rower with the program.. getting and then adding some extra ventilators) But its all worth it. 

The question is not really HIIT versus Low Intensity, it's more what percentage of your training/exercice should be in Hi or Low intensity.

For runners, you will typically look at the 80/20 rules. 80% being in low intensity.

Running above 80% of your Max FC everyday for 30 min does not offer the right balance of intensity for your body to continue making progress.

But HIIT looks cooler than doing a slow jog :-)

I'm in similar situation (weight/height wise), and 80kg would be "great".

If you enjoy running, here is what you can do (assuming your existing 5-6 runs are easy runs):

• replace one of your run with a 10KM race in the week-end
• replace one of your run with a 10-12km run, but slow really slow.

And refocus on fitness rather than weight alone.

Alpha Runner in Fortune Tower:
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Avarin Shop:

http://www.avarinshop.com/product/oxsitis-hydragon-pulse-7l-new/

Decathlon:

http://www.decathlon.co.th/th/p/8312245_-.html

VitalThai:

http://www.vitalthai.com/#!shopeng1/c12jl

That might help:
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Where does your income comes from?

17 hours ago, gdgbb said:

 

No, it doesn't.  It was a flaw in a British made cash dispenser's security system.  The GSB is not an unsafe bank, wasn't before this hack and still isn't.

Don't know any friends who do IT audit? ... I do, and someday I'm really thinking I should be buying a safe :-)

Are you the one asking for relocation, or is it the company asking?

What's the industry? How many headcounts under you and how many end users supported?

You just need to submit a copy of your marriage certificate to prove your non-o visa was based upon marriage when it was issued. That is the normal procedure when applying for a work permit when applying with a non-o visa.

The BOI does no issue work permits the Labor Ministry still does them but under special rules. You can certainly get a work permit with a non-o visa.

Not at the one stop shop for BOI, they have the specific rule for a non B.

I have, more than once, got a work permit at the BOI one stop services, with a non-o VISA / extended based on mariage.

It's usually the agencies who perform this on behalf of the company/employee, who don't know the process.