Liberator

Didn't think there were any bars open after midnight in CM. Must be karaoke bars or summat. I was unsuccessful in finding any during my brief visit there a few years ago. A town on my list of places never to revisit. Incredibly boring place.

You obviously have a communication problem. Having lived in CM for almost 15 years I can honestly say that I have NEVER had a problem finding a bar open regardless of the time. The few times there have been 'new regulations' have resulted in bars closing their shutters and continuing inside like a 'Private Party'. The 'new regulations' soon get forgotten. You only need to ask a tuk Tuk driver if you are desperate. They all know where to get 'anything' you want :-)

I have just been told by real good authortiy it is not possible to do on line.

<Sarcastic>Thats funny. I just did mine online after Mr real good authority said it is possible.

I'm sure it's the same Mr real good authority. He works for Immigration (as a cleaner) and is the font of all knowledge.</Sarcastic>

If you're going to post something like this then please enlighten us - who is this 'real good authority' that told you? What is his position? No State secrets involved here so no problem to share.

If you have a multiple entry non-o visa based upon marriage to a Thai you can get a work permit and work.

If your income from working is 40k baht or more you can use that to get an extension of stay based upon marriage. Just show your work permit and tax payment receipts.

Also if your multiple entry visa is based on supporting a Thai child. Same as a visa based on marriage. I have a work permit on exactly that basis.

My wife left ,we not divorced and I got my extension based on supporting my child who lives with me ,was very easy ,more easy than based on Thai wife ,same requirement of 40,000 a month

What did you need to provide to prove the 40,000 THB per month income?

Thanks!

If from abroad you need an income letter from your embassy. If from working here it is proven by tax payments and showing your work permit to prove you are working legally.

Thank you ubonjoe - I have read this many times but in the case of working here in Thailand what is specifically required to 'prove your tax payments'? As far as I can find I need the last 3 months tax receipts (PND 1) and personal income tax receipt for previous year. Is this correct?

My wife left ,we not divorced and I got my extension based on supporting my child who lives with me ,was very easy ,more easy than based on Thai wife ,same requirement of 40,000 a month

What did you need to provide to prove the 40,000 THB per month income?

Thanks!

You need to use TOT E-Service to pay online. Credit cards are accepted. https://www.toteservice.com/home/ebill_service

Would people care about another 10 quid on the ticket if they are covered for all medical insurance---some staying 3 months or more.

I would have thought that it was a no Brainer----Yes some people would, those in the employment of selling over priced travel insurance----

If this was a world wide scheme---(which ever country you go to your fully covered for 10 quid) it would probably be praised as a forward looking idea, but as it comes from Thailand, most farrangs will probably pan it.

That's the stupid thing about this whole idea. Most tourists have some form of travel insurance and if they have problems, the insurance company pays. If this scheme comes be then people will think they don't need travel insurance here. So have they checked how much tourists (with insurance) actually contribute to the economy?

Add that to the cost and it's a whole different game.....

we all know why they are getting refused, too many go there for immoral purposes and it ruins it for the rest

"they"? so racial profiling is ok?

Try to ignore the troll. That's the only thing that will make them go away.

Like you did?

Locals who merely block rds airports need to up their game to keep up with jek gangs

Ehh? Translation anyone?

he was driving from Bangkok to attend his father′s funeral at a temple in Chonburi,

Shame his dad isn't around to tell his son to slow the Xxxx down. Not to be glib, but I wonder if the first thing he did when his father passed away was to buy a Lamborghini.

Either they are keeping the body for a long time or ordering and shipping is a lot quicker than I thought.

There are Lambos on sale in Bangkok right now. In fact there are two up country where I live in a showroom

Why do you live in a showroom?

I have a single entry Non Immigrant 'O' for supporting my Thai son (I am divorced from his Mother and have legal custody). I obtained the visa in Vientiane and it is about to expire. For various reasons I don't want to change it by applying for a one year extension but I would like to get a 60 day extension, and then in 60 days time I will go to Savannaket and get a one year multiple entry.

Can anyone confirm what documents I will need for the 60 day extension and will I have to take my son with me?

Many thanks

Has anyone successfully obtained a One Year Multiple Entry 'O' for support of a Thai child here? For various reasons I don't want to get an extension in Thailand - a multiple entry will suit me just fine and I can meet all of the requirements.

Grateful for any information.

Well I guess it will take YEARSSSSSSSSSSSSS before to see any tracks for the high speed train ... Why Thailand didnt think about the same idea of producing spare parts for MRT or BTS ? The high speed technology in Europe specially in France with the TGV is probably the best and the most expensive .... you cannot buy a rolls royce at a price of a toyota sorry .

Toyota - in your dreams, they are going Chinese. Check out the worst car in the world @

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94HTIueOuDQ

Very good - except the car in this video is apparently Australian! '1979 Holden Commodore'. maybe the 'Chinese car crash test' indicated that the test was done in China? There again maybe not because the wall survived!

If we are talking about Tachie Lek up in the Mai sai area then you do not need to take or get your passport stamped, fill in a TM card or any thing else.

You go to the Thai immigration desk tell them you not want to take your passport, have i think it is Two copies of your passport front page at the ready and the Thai immigration will give you a ONE DAY PASS you take the one day pass across the border to the Burmese Immigration office show them , have your picture taken hand over 500 BHT and they give you a card that you represent when coming back they (Burmese) then give you your Thai pass back (Piece of paper back/one day pass) , you take this back to the Thai immigration and hand it back and collect your passport no stamps no TM card to fill in.

I believe it is the equivalent to a one day pass.

I might have missed some thing out but i am sure some one will correct me

I believe before you had the option of paying $5 US or 500 Bht but now it is just 500 Bht as they have cottoned on that 500Bht is worth ore than the $10 US (330 Bht Approx)

Note i have copied and pasted this from my previous post from a previous thread on the subject titled .....Border Shopping In Masae Or Burma, temporary border crossing visa

http://www.thaivisa....47#entry3085247

Can anyone confirm if the above is still true? Can you still do this at the crossing point or do you need to go to the Immigration Building first? I have done it many times as described before they changed the system but not for a few years now. Am planning to go on Friday this week so would appreciate a heads-up.

Yes, it still works - however, I have had to pay 200 baht each time (at the Thai side), along with the 500 baht for the Burmese...

You can get photocopies of your passport from a shop just to the left of the border entrance (when facing the border from the Thai side) for 10 baht. Once you have those, just go up to the window and speak to the border guards.

I've managed to get a VIP pass with my UK driving license twice before, but last time I went (about a month ago) they told me this had been stopped. It is now passport copies only apparently (which would be the same in any other country )!

Have fun,

M

Many thanks mistephenso.

I wonder if a Thai drivers licence will work? I'll give it a try and update this tread after my trip if anything has changed...

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Liberator

If we are talking about Tachie Lek up in the Mai sai area then you do not need to take or get your passport stamped, fill in a TM card or any thing else.

You go to the Thai immigration desk tell them you not want to take your passport, have i think it is Two copies of your passport front page at the ready and the Thai immigration will give you a ONE DAY PASS you take the one day pass across the border to the Burmese Immigration office show them , have your picture taken hand over 500 BHT and they give you a card that you represent when coming back they (Burmese) then give you your Thai pass back (Piece of paper back/one day pass) , you take this back to the Thai immigration and hand it back and collect your passport no stamps no TM card to fill in.

I believe it is the equivalent to a one day pass.

I might have missed some thing out but i am sure some one will correct me

I believe before you had the option of paying $5 US or 500 Bht but now it is just 500 Bht as they have cottoned on that 500Bht is worth ore than the $10 US (330 Bht Approx)

Note i have copied and pasted this from my previous post from a previous thread on the subject titled .....Border Shopping In Masae Or Burma, temporary border crossing visa

http://www.thaivisa....47#entry3085247

Can anyone confirm if the above is still true? Can you still do this at the crossing point or do you need to go to the Immigration Building first? I have done it many times as described before they changed the system but not for a few years now. Am planning to go on Friday this week so would appreciate a heads-up.

First, fix the sidewalks.

Second, fix them again...

Hello.

I am a new member in this forum.

Also please excuse my English. English is my second language.

By the way, I am living in chiang mai and planning to purchase a house through Jasmine Homes.

This is my situation.

I have a very trustable friend(sister like), and I am asking her to buy the house for me.(of course, I will give her cash and exchange legal contract between us). (*I don't have any concern with my friend.)

But I feel little nervous about making commitment with Jasmine Homes.

The agent didn't seems friendly but I found a house which I really like.

So sooner or later, I need to go back to Jasmine Homes to make a negoation.

Since I don't know this company at all if anybody have any information of Jasmine Homes, would you please share your experiences or tips with me?

Do you mean Jasmine Homes in Chiang Mai?

If so I have met with the owner and he seems to be a very trustworthy chap, but I have never had any financial dealings with the company

I'd be very appreciated with your guidance and give me any kind of information.

Thank you very much

I am sure that the owner, a gent named Steve, I believe, is a sound chap--we dealt with one/2 of his Thai reps and our experience was as follows--we went to view a property on their books and liked it and the price [ to rent, by the way] however, when we returned next day to meet owner, sign contracts, etc..we were taken to house next door, [exactly same but different, eh?], and reason given was that house already viewed had no tel.line or UBC fitted, however as we were signing contracts the price had gone up by 3000 baht per month--the long and short was that the owner of house we eventually rented was a local Chiang Mai resident, [who probably upped the commision to secure the tenant] and the previous property was owned by a BKK resident-- all this became apparent in the following months when tenants eventually rented the next door house--it also became apparent that there was a tel. line and UBC was fitted in a matter of days--all in all a not totally satisfactory situation.

I can only comment on our personal experience and I am in no way saying whether the OP should/should not deal with the said company--I can corroborate my experience since I rented a large property and did so with another family --I.e. not just myself was witness to the previous details.

Sorry if this upsets anyone--but, c'est la vie.

Just to put things in to perspective - remember that an agent acts on behalf of the owner in all such transactions. The owner pays the agent a commission (usually one months rental on a rental property) - not the renter. This means of course that if you rent directly from the owner he is saving this commission and may well be prepared to rent at a lower price.

So why pay the higher price? I'm sure if you look around this forum you will find posts from people who had big problems trying to deal with a Thai landlord. Most will try to get you to sign a contract in Thai - fine if you can read and understand. Simple things like getting a dripping tap fixed or a faulty air conditioner repaired can be difficult. And when the contract finishes trying to get back your 'security deposit' can prove impossible. I hope the quoted poster doesn't experience this problem! That's where a good agent is worth the extra and on the scale of things it's not so much extra.

There is NO MINIMUM INCOME requirement for a work permit if you are married to a Thai. I have a work permit and I pay myself a salary of 30,000 Baht per month. The minimum income requirement is purely in order to get a VISA EXTENSION if you require an extension on the basis of employment in Thailand. The requirement in terms of Thai employees is also halved in the case of a foreigner married to a Thai.

There is a 40,000 Baht per month JOINT (husband and wife) income requirement (assuming you are not grandfathered in with the 400,000 Baht in the bank as it used to be) in order to get your visa extension on the basis of being married to a Thai. So you can get your visa extension based on being married to a Thai and then get a work permit regardless of your salary.

I don't think these routers are available in Thailand. You can do a search for EVDO routers to see what is available elsewhere in the world.

Available in Bangkok at SurfnShop - Kyocera KR1 Mobile router - the Sierra Wireless card plugs directly in to the router - nice solution!

One time we drove out of London the weekend, and ate at a country pub in somewhere like Hungersford or something, and after tasting her bangers, my wife stared at me and said "this fvckin' tastes like a human. This is human sausage, I swear to God."

I rest my case.

Ah - your wife is a connoisseur of human sausages? Where did you meet her ?

Looks like your getting mixed up with jolly old England, old chap.

We don't eat spotted dicks!

I beg to differ. I know a bar that you frequent where they do.....

Hi,

Does anyone know the limit to how many cigarettes (NOT counterfeit cigs but real ones obviously) you can buy in thailand when on holiday??

Thanx

You can buy as many as you like - there is no limit

Now if you really want to know how many you can take back with you when you return home, then that depends on which country you are returning to.....

From Jasmine Homes website, a quote from The Nation newspaper...

Oh yes, I almost forgot one: the Sor Bor Kor. These are true title deeds, accurately surveyed and pegged (like a Chanott). They can be mortgaged and developed. But the big but is they cannot be leased, sold or transferred.

So, also ignore Sor Bor Kor.

I understand that 50 year leases are ok now.

The relevant Thai law (from 'LAWS GOVERNING THE ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY BY ALIENS IN THAILAND') states the following;

Exceptions:

The lease term for the purpose of carrying on the business of commerce or industry may be extended to 50 years and can be renewed for another 50 years term.

For residential property the term cannot exceed 30 years.

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Liberator

Details regarding the disposal of the house on completion of the lease period should be recorded on the land lease, and usually requires the landowner to purchase the house from the tennant at full market value.

The registered proprietor would have to be a bit dim to sign something like that. That condition heavily favours the tenant

Really? Something that heavily favours us poor farangs? Can't be true

I think you missed the point here, or probably I didn't explain it very well. The usual situation is that the land is registered in the name of the wife or girlfriend of the houseowner, and guess whose money was used to buy the land . Part of the agreed 'deal' on parting with the money is that a lease is registered at the same time that the land title is transfered.