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10 minutes ago, VinnieK said:

I wonder how far she lives..

You can hear her talking on the phone? ????

Plus...re the dog, you can put a simple (nylon) fence around the house for a 1000-2000 baht or so.

She shouts into it, not talks. Can hear her in my bedroom which is on the back of the house.

I don't think she wants to keep the dog in....

1 minute ago, steven100 said:

Crazy neighbour - suggestions please  :

 

You bought ....  she's renting ....    therein lies your problem. 

 

Find out who she's renting from then offer the agent 20k baht to make something up and force her to move.

Sorry I think this topic has gone in the wrong room.

^ Buying isn't my problem. I don't need to stay there, and can rent it out. Thanks for the suggestion on finding out who the owner is....

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

Why don't you ask her?

She's ok with it. Clearly I'm seeking advice on whether it's legally sound, and on how to best do it, from anyone that has done similar. 

59 minutes ago, Don Chance said:

Are you Thai? I guess not.  I think you should assume you will never see your 4 million baht again. Better yet - just rent.

Why is renting better? We're both mid 30s and plan to raise a family in the house. To rent a house like this would cost about half a million baht per year. So 25 years from now, that'll be 12.5 million baht in rent plus any rent increases, and we'll be hitting 60 years old with no property to our name.

Having read that ufustructs between husband and wife are invalid, is it possible to secure my funds by entering into a contract with my wife?

We will buy a 6 million baht house. I'll pay 4 million baht cash and she'll borrow 2 million baht from her bank as a mortgage. Can I ensure that, if we split up or if she ever tries to sell without my permission, we have a loan agreement in place which remains non-repayable (and non interest-bearing) unless she decides to sell, at which time the 4 million baht becomes repayable to me?

I understand that I'm protected to some extent because if we divorce I'll be entitled to 50% of the house value as a marital asset, which will force her to sell or buy me out, but I may be wrong about that. Please let me know if you know.

I used to pay 750 baht per month into the SSO when I worked in Thailand but that was a number of years ago. I'm now over 50 and retired. Am I able to, and is there any benefit to doing so, paying the 750 baht voluntarily? If I do, will my medical cover return in six months time?

I obtained a retirement extension in November and I've just read somewhere that the bank book needs to be shown for 90 day reporting. 

Q1) Is this correct?

I took the option of letting the agent temporarily show the money in my account to avoid bringing it into the country, and I'm now living in a different province.

Q2) If the bank book is required, should I return to the province of my retirement extension to do 90 day reporting and hope whatever the agent did remains valid?

9 minutes ago, Patts said:

Nice try but not a chance the OP will qualify for that:

 

"To apply for the visa, applicants need to have an employment contract with a foreign firm for at least 6 months as well as proof of qualifications and experience."

What's stopping applying for a remote working job in his native country?

If you opt to use an agent to show the 800k in your account because you don't want to bring it into the country, are you screwed in a year's time?

Wait for this to be approved, and then quit https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/visa/new-smart-visa-rules-in-the-works-for-digital-nomads-in-thailand

I asked the question last month. There was no lockdown then and no quarantine requirement on arrivals from Thailand, this month or last. Also looking at your pic, you're at more risk of being seriously harmed by something in Thailand than you are of covid in the UK.

1) Overstay for 4 months

2) Pay an agent for an extension

3) Make false declarations on two 60-day covid extension affidavits about being unable to leave when you can but don't want to

7 minutes ago, jackdd said:

 

3) There is no need to lie, just state that there is an ongoing Covid 19 pandemic in your destination country and/or that your embassy won't issue you a letter.

The form to be signed clearly states the purpose of the application is because "I'm unable to depart the Kingdom". You can't simply ignore the form's most prominent wording to kid yourself that you're not lying by signing it.

1) Overstay for 4 months

2) Pay an agent to bribe you an extension

3) Lie on two 60-day covid extension affidavits about being unable to leave when you can but don't want to

Any idea on the the Mail is reporting a ban on international travel from the UK like that in Malaysia? Sounds like <deleted> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8902029/Holidays-abroad-outlawed-strict-new-winter-lockdown-rules.html

On 10/20/2020 at 11:28 AM, Jackcwba said:

 

good news from the immigration officer.. if you are still unable to leave before November 30, come back to MTT and apply again

 

he said it will be a 60 day extension which would see me through to end of January next year.

 

he said if you can’t get an embassy letter don’t worry you just have to sign a form here ( he didn’t go into detail, I assume you just sign a form like he says and give basic reasons why you can’t leave.

 

i am a UK passport holder  who has a tourist 60 stamp for anybody wondering

 

 

 

I'm curious to know why a British tourist can't leave.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

 who cannot return home safely.

 

And that is the legal oath being signed on the affidavit. 

"I don't have non-immigrant status,  there's a pandemic in my destination country that is a significant personal threat to my health & there are no flights to get me there anyway, so I have no choice but to stay in Thailand longer but don't want to illegally overstay."

My understanding is that those are the only people who should apply.  I think anyone else applying by making a false statement that the above is true is technically no more legal than if they simply overstay. 

10 minutes ago, ELMqgp said:

 

Firstly your thoughts do not speak for the Thai government and secondly I have contacted the General Directorate of Immigration to get definitive information that no consulate letter is needed to allow the extension.

I didn't say that a consulate letter is needed. Did you actually read what I wrote?

I'm not sure why so many struggle with the concept of having to swear and prove that they are unable to depart the kingdom per the document's key wording. That's the purpose of this extension IMO, intended for the small minority to which this applies rather than everyone.

I think IOs are going to be told to reign them in when they realise how many are applying without justification. 

3 hours ago, JayKni said:

Chiang Mai immigration when I went there yesterday. They told me that without the an embassy letter (UK is not providing them any longer) I would need to provide evidence that I cannot leave the country then I would have to have an interview etc before I could extend.

 

This is exactly what I'd expect and what I was shouted down for predicting earlier this month. The form is not a gift for anyone that wants to remain. It's a legal declaration that you can't leave and replaces an official personalised statement from your government via the embassy letter.

There's no way I'd try to use one when there are flights to my country, simply because I don't want to board them. Doing so is criminal fraud using a police document IMO.

16 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Nobody is a refugee. Not sure where you came up that.

The form is a special case request to remain in Thailand due to inability to leave i.e. a request for refuge in Thailand. Not as a non-immigrant or for work or tourism. 

8 minutes ago, rob20 said:

Arrived on visa exemption, extended once and now on visa amnesty which ends on Saturday. From what I've read online, the extension was for anyone on amnesty so I didn't think it would be a problem leaving it so late. Now I guess I have tomorrow to sort it or risk overstay

Do you have a recent history of back to back visa exempts prior to covid? If so perhaps they don't deem you as being a genuine refugee. 

On 10/23/2020 at 5:00 PM, 2530Ubon said:

I will get 60 days

What guarantees this?