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On 2/5/2023 at 2:51 PM, drtreelove said:

I don't know Chaiyaphum, but as for which manure, avoid fresh raw manure and go with well-aged or preferrably composted manure.  Ask around locally for dairy cattle or chicken manure.

 

For your berries, veggies and weed, if not needed in bulk quantities, you may want to consider ordering sacks of COF (complete organic fertilizer) from Best Garden State, on FB or LINE, or bokashi COF from OrganicTotto. And/or the excellent Takumi Fish Fertilizer and other products from Maruchu Bussan. I also use a composted bat guano and cow manure sack product from a local ag shop here in MaeJo Chiang Mai.

Thanks for this, take care.

3 hours ago, Woof999 said:

In that case I'll try and get some for you from the mother in law.

Lmao, thanks buddy. :)

Does anyone know where in Chaiyaphum we can buy cow manure?

We live 20 km north of the city.

Witch manure works best for strawberries, vegetables, canabis btw?

3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Sakol or Superrich.

Other than the rate they offer, are they charging for anything more, or is their charge the same no matter what the amount of dollars I want to change?

4 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

? You are posting in the Isaan forum.

A little hint about your location would help.

Otherwise you will be directed to Superrich in Bangkok 

Chaiyaphum

Chaiyaphum

I want to convert usd 10k into baht, where is the best place for max net outcome?

What are the entry rules to enter Thailand now?

Anyone..

On 3/8/2022 at 8:55 AM, josephbloggs said:

You mean like the bilateral Treaty of Amity Thailand has with the US which gives Thais and US citizens equal rights to own and operate businesses in each other's countries?

Maybe you need to figure out what things are before making anti Thai assumptions.

I dont mean just usa... there are more countries in the world and Thailand should adjust to how it is in whatever country it is and apply the same oppurtunitys, rights that thais has in that country the tourist are citizen in..

Thats fair play!

Its a scam, they will declare you possitive at arrival by a false test result and rob you of a BUNCH of money!

Another backword stupid idea.

Idiots!

On 3/1/2022 at 7:01 AM, ThailandRyan said:

I know many Thais that went to the US, picked up jobs, and even opened up their own businesses, many of them opened up Thai Restaurants and then bought houses and land.....try again

Thailand needs to figure out what bilateral means.

On 1/20/2022 at 6:46 PM, chickenslegs said:

You have a Thai child, 1,000,000 THB in savings, a Thai partner (who, for some reason you can not marry) and a small farm which (in your words) will be enough to get by.

 

Okay, not ideal but seems do-able.

 

Stick 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account for your visa based upon having a Thai child. Leave it untouched for your annual extensions (see Ubonjoe post above). 

 

Grow rice and other consumables on the farm (chickens, eggs, vegetables +++) for your daily needs. If lucky, some can be sold for cash.

 

Your Thai wife can work in Thailand without any restrictions. Even a salary of 4,000 - 5,000 THB per month should cover your electric/gas/water consumption - if you are reasonably careful.

 

Your wife and child will be entitled to free medical care, and government schools are cheap (not entirely free). What you do about your own medical care is up to you, but normal medications and (government) hospital visits are quite cheap.

 

And, you still have 600,000 THB in the bank to cover for unexpected expenses.

 

If you, and your partner (and child) are willing to live a typically Thai upcountry lifestyle, I think you can do it.

 

Personally, I can say, most sincerely, that I would rather be living here on a shoestring than in my home country with an unhappy wife/gf.

 

Happy wife, happy life as they say.

Thank you very much.

Wish you the best.

On 1/20/2022 at 6:17 PM, sead said:

I know many who lives in Thailand but keeps their address back home. Just go talk to someone you know and ask to have your address there. Meaning don't tell anyone your out of countryOr simply get the cheapest room you can get. You can also mailforward your post to Thailand for an fee or scanned by the postbox manager for a fee. 

Thanks, great advise.

On 1/20/2022 at 5:33 PM, TropicalGuy said:

Pension agency would never know if he moved to Thailand . Just move pension from receiving ac to wise ac in home country & send it on to Thai bank.problem only if he has to present himself periodically in home country for pension.

use agent for long stay visa so status not reported back home.

Thanks for that advise.

51 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Thanks for what.

I pointed out that you original post was borderline pathetic.

Get a grip. 

 

Sure, I wish you the best.

Take care.

On 1/20/2022 at 4:56 AM, HAPPYNUFF said:

It sounds like you are in an impossible position.    One million  baht might sound like a lot of money, especially to your (Thai) wife,  but   to support the three of you, even  modestly, it wont last long with no other income.       Ok,, if you    can get a "O"  class  retirment visa,  which     does not require  the US $100,000  health insurance   an "OA"  c;lass visa does,  you would still need to  obtain  health insurance of US$50,000   to  enter Thailand,   you could    take that out for a short period of time and let it expire  after  , say, 3 months,   but  you  still need to   permanently keep  800,000 baht in a Thai bank, to enable you to   extend   even an "O"  retirement   visa, as  you are not   legally married, in Thailands eyes, uintil you get  your foreign  marriage registered here, which is   rather difficult and costly to do.,   that amount  could then   reduce to 400,000 baht, permantly left in the bank.    Frankly, I dont   think  what  you want is possible.    Just  what  country are you from, Ive never before  heard of an age pension ceasing on departure??

Sweden

On 1/20/2022 at 4:55 AM, jerrymahoney said:

So what is the minimum time you have to stay in your home country to qualify for your pension? Maybe start with that and let your wife and son move to Thailand and you, for now, visit as much as possible.

i have 8 yrs left to the pension maybe 9 depending on if they change the age limit wich they are planning to do.

On 1/20/2022 at 4:38 AM, DrJack54 said:

Agree 100% with your post.

The OP post sounds like a wind up.

 

Talk about living on a wing and a prayer. 

Didn't mention age of son.

OP living in Dreamworld.

 

 

Thanks

On 1/19/2022 at 11:50 PM, sqwakvfr said:

I would suggest going to the website of the Thai Embassy in your country and read up on the following:

 

1. Non O Retirement

2 Non OA retirement(can be challenging to complete the application process). 

 

*You can use the 1 Million Baht in your account as the financial qualifier for option 1 or 2.

 

Alternatively, you can enter Thailand Visa Exempt or on a Tourist Visa and then pursue a Non Imm O Ext of Stay while inside of Thailand.  

 

Does your partner have a Thai passport? If yes then her part is more straight foward.

Can your son obtain a Thai passport?  If so his process to enter Thailand will also be more straightforward.  

 

You have several options but you will have to conduct a lot of research and obtain the necessary information.  It might not be easy or quick to get all three of you into Thailand.  

Thank you.

On 1/20/2022 at 1:03 AM, ubonjoe said:

I assume your son is Thai from birth since his mother is Thai. Has his birth been registered here in Thailand or if born in your country at the Thai embassy there?

You can apply for a non-o visa and one year extension of stay based upon being the parent of a Thai.

You would need 400k baht in a Thai bank on the day you apply for the extension of stay.

He is swedish, we have not reg him as thai yet.

On 1/21/2022 at 3:34 AM, brianthainess said:

Hard to make any comment or advise on the OP, to little info. 

Is the child yours? what country are you in? what age are you?

Yes

Swe

57

14 hours ago, BritTim said:

Living on the farm would be no problem. However, as a foreigner, it is absolutely forbidden for you to do any work as a farmer. That raises the question of where your income will come from. The income that can be expected as a subsistence Thai farmer would be little enough, but it does not seem you would even be able to get that.

 

You are in a very difficult position. Your wife is, apparently, unhappy in Europe. However, that one million baht in savings you possess is liable to evaporate very quickly once you are living in Thailand with no income, and a wife and son to support. How old is your son? Even if using Thai public schools, there is some cost involved in getting your son educated. I really fear you could become another Westerner whose family falls apart in Thailand, with no income and without enough money even to return to home country.

 

Consider talking, together with your wife, to a marriage counsellor.  You need to find a way forward that is acceptable to both you and your wife, and that is based on more than wishful thinking.

Thank you for your answer and advise.

Yes I am very frustrated and stressed, my wife is not happy here at all, and it kills me to see her so unhappy.

Deep inside I understand that its near impossible for me to keep my family safe and happy in Thailand and to give them a bright future there. I should of course have used a condom even thou my wife was told she couldnt get pregnant, anyway, our son was obviously destined to come and he is a lovely little chap, but unfortunately unlucky to have me as a father that never prepared to have a child in my life.

Sweden in a near future will be considered a failed state and it is so stressful to know that our son will suffer if we stay here, maybe the best option left is to let them move and do what I can to send them money, but it will break my hart no to be able to be with him.

1 hour ago, 2008bangkok said:

Give a little more info.

How old are you roughly, how much you get extra income roughly.

Are you capable of working in Thailand do online work or something

 

If you have 1 mill, no extra income, no realistic change of getting a job here.

 1.mill with no rent, living frugalish but OK, 25k a month. You will live OK 3 ish yrs.

 

800k in bank could be worked around if you pay an agent 13-20k for them to sort visa out without the money in bank.

 

I am 57y.

yes I am capable of working, dont have any education thou.

We have our own house already, with a farm that we can get some income from.

so we dont have to pay rent, we have 2 cars and 2 motorcycles,

my wife has a thai passport, and we can register our son as thai too.

the 1 mil I have we dont have to use for anything else but for my stay in Thailand. 

On 1/20/2022 at 7:03 AM, ubonjoe said:

I assume your son is Thai from birth since his mother is Thai. Has his birth been registered here in Thailand or if born in your country at the Thai embassy there?

You can apply for a non-o visa and one year extension of stay based upon being the parent of a Thai.

You would need 400k baht in a Thai bank on the day you apply for the extension of stay.

Thank you for that advise.