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10 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

Issuing these to foreigners seems to go against the spirit of the law so my question is has anyone gone to court over their usufruct and won? If you can simply get any Thai person to buy land in their name and sign away the rights to you then foreign ownership is easy and everyone would be doing it. It begs the question too why people setup nominee companies if all you need is the usufruct.

It's possible and many people do it, but it can only be registered on the land title deed for 30 years. You need a side contract for longer periods which could possibly be debated in court. Setting up a company with the sole purpose of buying land is illegal.

1 hour ago, Peterw42 said:

To answer your original question. You cant just spin off the house ownership from an existing land with a house on it.

Houses don't have a separate title deed, or any title deed. The only way you can own a house is if you build the house hand have the receipts. It doesn't mean much as its still a structure on someone else's land, it cant be bought or sold without the land title.

Wrong, you can add ownership of the house on the back of the land title deed. You should also nominate it's value which implies taxes on total value of house and land.

For partial usage of your house, car, etc. make a rental agreement between you and the company. For items purchased privately sell them to the company after purchase. You cannot claim VAT, but then most sellers on Lazada and the like will not issue a "tax invoice/receipt" for the sale unless you pay 7% on top which means they also do not pay VAT.

On 4/29/2024 at 4:11 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

But obviously that only works if the app works.

Recently I had a couple of times the message that the k-Bank app can't be used because the bank is busy (message similar to that).

After trying maybe 10 times without success I called their support.

 

Their answer was that I should switch off WIFI from my phone and use the mobile phone data. I tried. And it worked.

Later I switched WIFI on again and then I tried the app again, and it didn't work again. WIFI off, and it worked. Annoying! 

Not annoying, it's a security feature, because many WIFIs in this country are not secure.

I have 2 remarks for your situation:
1. I suggest you get a reentry permit at the same time you get your extension of stay. In HH for example you can get it during renewing the extension without the need to queue a second time.
2. You most likely will need to deposit 800k with a transfer from abroad, even though you already have 800k+ in your account. Every new extension based on retirement requires this (e.g. not a repeated extension). Is enforced in HH, don't know other IOs. Unless you work with an agent and pay him/her for avoiding the money deposit.

You apply for a 90 day non-o in the US, then when back in Thailand apply for extension based on marriage (earliest 45 days before expiryof the visa). You need the documents, bank letter and statement, photos from you and wife taken at your home, and a witness (neighbour). During the one month "under consideration" period the immigration officer will visit your house. All of this can only be done when in Thailand. Also note there is no marriage visa, only an extension of stay based on marriage. 

If you have a valid extension of stay with reentry permit in your old passport:

1. Bring your expired (old) passport and show both to the immigration officer in the airport

2. visit your local immigration office to transfer your extension of stay from old to new passport 

3. You will have entered the country on your extension, not visa exempt 

If you do not have a valid extension of stay and enter on visa exempt no need to bring and show the old passport. 

In both cases you must update your valid passport number with your airline, either online or at checkin.

You do not need to leave the country, just go to immigration and apply for new extension of stay based on retirement. The 800k must have been transferred from abroad, can be several years ago or just now, but if recently it must have been in your bank account for 2 months. If you have not done that in the past do it now and request a 60 day temporary extension from immigration. The clock starts on the day the money arrives in your bank account from abroad, how much was in your account before does not matter.

This process works in Hua Hin (I did just that several years ago), but you might want to check the procedure with your immigration office.

13 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

It shows there is no democracy in Thailand although they pretend Thailand is.... Now they show their real face hat there is a Junta in power that blocks all democratic processes.. The world will condemn  

It's a kingdom wether the world likes it or not

Some people wear masks to protect themselves, but many and particularly service personnel in shops, food courts, Macro etc. wear them to show respect to others or their customers. Such consideration is unknown in Western countries, so don't blame the Thais for wearing masks, please.

If you want to establish a Thai company to purchase the land you will need 2 share holders (since March this year, before 3 were required), and the required minimum share capital is 1m Thai Baht (price of the lot has nothing to do with opening a Thai limited company). You are obviously one of the share holders, the other one must be Thai, for example your wife or anyone else, and must prove his or her 510k (equal to 51%) in a bank account in his/her name only prior to establishing the company. You can establish sole authority to run the company. The process takes 1-2 weeks. I'm using Tuk accounting for all my accounting and legal needs, google and you find their details, they have very reasonable fees, are reliable, and they have an office in Pattaya. They can also help you checking the Chanote, obviously.

On 5/29/2023 at 7:32 AM, rwill said:

When my wife went to change her last name to Williams some other Thais had already used the name.  She would have had to get permission from those people to use the same last name.  I told her just to use a different character for the last 's', ษ, and that was ok as no one had used that spelling before.

 

I read an article several years ago that you can tell chinese families who had become Thai because the last names are a lot longer as they couldn't use ones that had already been taken.  

This is the correct answer. Thai family names are unique in the sense that same name means same family. You can change your family name, yes, but not to an existing one you are not related to. My wife's niece for example changed from her father's to her mother's family name.

If you adopt Thai citizenship as a foreigner you must adopt a Thai family name which is not yet taken.

In my province I can apply for extension up to 45 days before expiry of the previous extension. I'm then asked to come back on the day of expiry, but could ask the IO to come back after 30 days, in which case the new extension will expire 15 earlier than the previous one. Check with the IO at your place, this might solve your problem. 

7 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

7 days to leave the country or apply for an extension with all requirements met. 

Correct, counting from the day the work permit is cancelled, which your company is obliged to do.

9 hours ago, JensenZ said:

You didn't say where you're from. If you're going to use the documents in Australia (for example), they can only be notarized at the Australian Embassy. You'd have to check on the procedure for your home country.

 

The procedure would likely be:

 

Translation to English and then authenticated by DFA, then notarized at Embassy.

 

 

Also true for all the European countries I'm aware of. In addition, embassies only allow certified translators (certified by the embassy) and if the document is notarized by the Thai Ministry of foreign affairs. The procedure would be:

1. Get the marriage certificate notarized by the Thai Ministry of foreign affairs.

2. Get the list of certified translators from your embassy and have one of them translate the document.

3. Get the document with translation notarized by your embassy.

When an account holder dies, be it joint or individual account, access to this account must be put on hold until the bank has verified who is the legal heir. I cannot see anything wrong with the banks approach, rather the widow did not act correctly as she did not inform the bank at time of death. In absence of a will and testament this could or could not be the deceased's wife or her alone.

You can avoid this by opening a bank account on your wife's or gf's name alone. If you must, establish a power of attorney to access that bank account for you.

7 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

Spreading fear is a great way of maintaining political control so keeping everyone masked up and full of anxiety is great for Prayuth and Anutin.

For some people it seems to always come down to this, no matter what anyone says. Fairly narrow view of the world or the people in it.

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Laughable. 

The 90 report is reset upon reentry.

Due date will be 90 days from entry date

You provided so much good information in the past, but this time you're not. Stop ridiculing people who post first hand experience which might be different from your own. I said Hua Hin, didn't I, a place or IO you seem not to know anything about.

90 days report and visa extension dates are not related. You need to report your address every 90 days and get a paper in the passport with a date when to report again, irrespective of when any extension was issued. If you're more than 7 days late the official fine is 2000 Baht. The 5000 is for non-compliance when caught, not for being late if you report.

Now, the official rule is that when you leave Thailand and come back the 90 days are reset, which means you need to report 90 days after arrival. Some provinces request to follow a different procedure, superseding the national rule. Check with your immigration on that. In Hua Hin, for example, you need to keep the due date put in your passport before you left, or if expired while abroad you need to report 90 days again within 7 days of arrival in Thailand. 

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

IMO - if you have an address in the UK keeping your UK DL is a no-brainer. 

 

I have my parents address.. so I keep a UK licence..... 

 

When I worked in Dubai recently, I needed to get a UAE driving licence... 

Extremely simple with a UK licence.. I booked an appointment, turned up at the RTA office and within 10mins had been issued a licence based on my UK Driving licence. 

This was not possible with a Thai Licence - I would have had to do a full test. 

 

Thus: for want of a better description; some countries recognise difference between licences from ‘developed nations’ and those from ‘developing nations’... 

 

Thus: for the sake of filling out an online form (20mins) and paying £25...  If you have a UK address to which the DVLA can send their licence, do it. 

 

IF you are from a different country (I’m assuming DL renewal is just as easy as it is in the UK). 

 

 

Not possible in my home country. Drivers License issued only if registered to live in my home country (living there and paying taxes). Don't assume too much.

5 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

MEA/PEA tarrifs are identical nationwide.

Rate per unit rises with consumption. 5 Baht is a rule of thumb for private single household.

Currently there are state subsidies for some discounts (forgot the details, will end soon).

Rates by landlord are arbitrary.

 

Our last few bills were a bit more than 5 Baht/unit overall.

We get no discount (reason is quite unique not worth detailing).

The ones quoting 4 or less Baht per kWh might be outdated, as tarrifs increased by 30% 3 months ago.

You cannot compare Thailand with Western countries for many reasons. When a country is not well developed, most people are poor, most jobs are simple, and education is basic or poor too, then most people have problems which makes them ignore "lesser" things like safety, environmental protection, and yes any kind of laws. For many a motorcycle is the only affordable family vehicle, and renting a taxi with seat belts simply out of question. Not unique to Thailand, and as long as the standard of living (for the poor people) does not improve these things will not and cannot change.

You should teach them how to do it. Of course for this you first need to learn how to speak, read, write, and think Thai. After that you probably cannot find the problem anymore.

This has been asked and answered several times in this forum. If you live in Hua Hin please note that the immigration office here requires you to do 90 days reporting no matter if and when you leave and return to the country (implemented when the TM6 arrival form was abolished). However, I don't report online as the IO is a few minutes from my house, but I can confirm this based on clear instructions received just a few days ago.