adrianc

Hello dear fellow members,

A friend of mine is getting a TR visa from Kuala lumpur for Thailand:  There is a list of requirements and one of them states as follow:

=== Proof of payment for accomodation for the whole period of stay in Thailand ( The reciept must state the tax payer number of the relevant hotel/accomodation )

Nowhere in his agooda reservartiton he got that tax payer number... What he should do to get it ?  Does anyone had a similar situation ?  does he have to provide that number for every hotel he is staying on thailand ? if so , how does he get that?  

I can't help him because I never encountred a similar situation... Can anyone help?  Has someone been in this situation .

Thank you

1 hour ago, Adumbration said:

Drive yourself down to Sungnai Golok and cross there into Kota Bharu.  Don't forget to pack your flak jacket.

Hahaha !

45 minutes ago, problemfarang said:

doesnt sound like that tbh. 

 

you are staying in thailand almost every 2 months for a month. this seems little bit more than tourism. I think it is time for you to decide thailand or germany. tourism means you go to some place in your vacation for a couple of weeks, not spending half of the year in the same place. Also seems you are trying to stay longer '' (SO now I am basically staying 2 months this time).''

 

and here it is.. proof of my words.

 

and the bomb... lol you are not doing tourism activity, you are just trying to stay in thailand as best and as long as you can. 

 

so here are the suggestions for not having problems in the future:

thai cooking classes

martial art classes (i suggest muay thai)

find a job

find a wife (if you are ready)

re-educate yourself with ED visa

non-o retirement visa if you are over 50 and you can use re-entry to go back to germany and come back to thailand. 

 

good luck

First I wanna thank you for the suggestions at the end of the comment, that is really helpful and I appreciate it alot.

About my stay in Thailand,  I am really here for tourism purposes right now: "Enjoying the beaches and having fun and exploring phuket "...  I want to extend my stay because I have the possibility to do so and don't have obligations back home... And yes my permanent stay is In Germany ( 6 months at least per calendar year to legally be considered permanent stay , which is done in my case for this year)..

47 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Flying in should still hopefully be OK. However, you are approaching the point where you would be well advised to use land crossings to enter Thailand. Briefly, at airports, entering with a visa exemption is subject to scrutiny by officials and a possible denied entry if (in their sole opinion) they do not regard you as a normal tourist. By land, they do not scrutinise you, but you are restricted to only two visa exemptions by land in a calendar year.

Thanks for the advice.. I don't like taking the bus alot. Can I just leave by plane and comeback by land ? (minimising land distance)

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

Do a border bounce and reenter visa exempt 45 days plus 30 day extension 

I am in Puhket, so going to malaysia stay 1 night and comeback is a good option right?

I mean legally, everything is ok right?

Hello Folks,

I am staying in Thailand for tourism purposes.  (My permanent stay is in germany)

I came in April 2022, stayed ONE MONTH and went back home .

I cameback in July 2022, stayed ONE MONTH and went back home.

I cameback In September 2022, stayed ONE month and extended my tourist visa for another month (SO now I am basically staying 2 months this time).

In 10 days my visa will expire and I don't want to go back to Europe, I'd  rather stay here.  Can I go to Kuala lampur stay there 2 days and go back to thailand (get the 45 days visa entry) ? 

Will I have any issues doing this ?

Like I said, I am only doing tourism activity .

Thank you

30 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Sorry....previous post was not there while I was dithering. ????

The context may be clear... But the translation is not precise though .. That's why I needed an accurate translation. 

Thank you anyways.

1: ตูดเอยได้หนังสือเล่มรถไข่มุกมาแล้วเด้อลูกได้มาวันนี้เหละ

2: ป้าด. มาเร็วแท้แม่

(for more context; 1. is the mother and 2. is the daughter)

42 minutes ago, RedReding said:

Just went this morning in Chiang Mai. Very smooth process.

Me too. I filled in the T7, gave a copy of passport and stamp, gave a photo and paid 1900 baht. 1 hour later I got my visa extension on my passport .. About my visa expiring on 14th, the officer told me there are no penalties in my case because there were holidays on those days . 

I want to thank everyone in the forum who helped me and gave me the correct information .

1 minute ago, xylophone said:

@adrianc

I have just spoken to a friend of mine who owns a motorbike rental business, and he says that it is written into the rental contract, that the renter is responsible for any damage which occurs during the duration of the rental – – in other words the renter is charged for any damage, which includes flood damage.

 

On the bright side, he said that the bikes are rarely "written off" due to flood damage, and although some electrical parts may need to be replaced (LED lights etc), the rest is all about cleaning, removing any mud/sludge/sand and completely drying it out.

 

So you might not be up for a lot of money, perhaps just a few thousand baht?? 

A mechanic charged me 2500 baht to repair it . Is that alot ? Should I try to negotiate the price ?

Hello folks,

Today I rent a motorbike from my neighbor (next building) for a month. Unfortunuately, on the same date at night, a big water flood destroyed everything in my street ( about 1.5m of height of water outside my building right now) .. And the motorbike i rent is 100% broken and I AM not even sure if it is still in the same place because of the big water current ...

I am wondering, what is going to happen in this case: The person I rent from will also have his other motoribkes damaged because all the motorbikes are parked in the same place ( Imagine until now I can't even see the motorbikes cauz the water is completely covering them).

I didn't cause this to happen and I don't know how I will be handling this situation with him? What am i risking? Could I be accountable for this natural disaster ? What should I do ? I mean, I never encountred this kind of situations even in my life, so  what should I do ?

Here are some photos and videos of the situation at the moment

41 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

One night.

First up ask if hotel can/will do file the TM30.

Also provide you with screenshot.

It's just a one line strip. 

 

Yes, I did that right now. They'll fill it for me and send it by mail. ????

2 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

One night should be enough to just get the TM30 lodged

Thanks again Sir. I will do that ???? 

27 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

You must bring the signed TM30 form with you if staying at GF's room. If owner signs you need copy of chanote, if GF signs as possessor you need copy of lease.

 

Note: TM30 is 2 pages and full copy of form can be downloaded from the pinned thread "Immigration Templates" above (3rd post)

 

If you stay at hotel TM30 should be in immigration computer so nothing to bring although some people say to ask for hotel printout/screenshot of TM30 submission.

 

In either case, you may be fined 600 baht fine for not submitting TM30 within 24 hours of arrival (but you still have to have one submitted as above to get the 30 day extension so fine doesn't fix the problem)

 

Me, I'd stay at a hotel to avoid bringing your GF or her landlord into it and then no need for them signing TM30 and no copies of chanote or lease agreement

 

So booking a one night hotel SUNDAY-MONDAY should be enough to solve this whole problem, right ? Or I still need to book it for the whole remaining period of stay ?

21 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

TM30 seems to be your main problem. 

 

As I'm the owner of my condo I fill out the house master/owner/Possessor section and the visitor section with the exact same details. As your GF rents her place you're staying, she may be able to fill in the first housemaster/possessor section and you'll need her signature and copies of her lease.

 

You are also likely to be fined 600 baht if you did not apply for a TM30 within 24 hours of arrival (tourists staying at hotel don't need to as hotel does it). 

 

Maybe you should stay hotel Sunday/Monday night to get them do a TM30 

 

Thank you for this clarification.

I just got a last question: is the TM30 something i need to bring with me on monday? or sometimes they don't ask for it in the immigration ? ( only filling the address in the TM7 ) ? 

About me staying with my gf, the landlord knows I am staying with her... He even charge her twice for water this month because we are two person living in that room/hotel . In this case, should she ask the landlord to fill the document you provided me in your message (TM30 form) ?

Which option is the best: get fined 600 baht and get the housemaster of the residence do me the document, or book one night hotel (sunday to monday) and ask them to fill the TM30 (even this option confuses me as it will only be a one night stay on the hotel and the immigration may know it and can be problematic in that case . Anyways, thanks for the advice in either cases

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Visa fees (+ 2000 baht in case of something inexpected happening) 

The fee for extension is 1900baht. 

 

2. Print out TM7 prior or fill in form at immigration...Up to you.

 

3. TM6 not required. 

 

4. Yes 

 

5. You should provide a TM30 

 

6. No exit flight required

 

Thank you sir for your fast and clear answer. 

Hello Folks,

I am going to extend my tourist visa (for another 30 days) in immigration office this monday and I wanted to be prepared in advance.  (My 30 days exemption has expired today. Due to holidays I wasn't able to renew it on 13 or 14 October, that's another topic which was already answered in another thread)

Here are the list of the things that I am gathering with me on monday, can you please help me if I forgot something:

My nationality: French

Age: 29

Documents gathering with me on monday:

 . 1 passeport sized photo (3.5x4.5cm).

 . 1 copy of my passeport main page.

 . 1 copy of 30 days stamp page ( from the passport)

 . Visa fees (+ 2000 baht in case of something inexpected happening) 

Questions:

Q1/ Is there anything else I need to bring with me ?

Q2/ Should I print the TM7 in advance, fill it and bring it with me? Or I have to get it from the immigration office and fill it in place there?

Q3/ I wasn't given a TM6 form this time on my arrival in September, is this normal? 

Q4/ On the TM7 form, there is a question about the reason of extension: can I simply write 'Tourism purposes' without going muchfurther into details ?

Q5/ On the TM7 form, I need to provide an address: Well, I am actually staying at my GF room, which she rent. and for which I have the address,  But I don't have a document that prooves I am staying with her, should I ask her to prepare a document for me ? 

Q6/ Should I provide an exit flight reservation proof ? Or that's not required ? ( I know exactly what week I am leaving thailand, but I still don't have the exact date as i still didn't change my return flight date)

BTW, I am renewing my visa in PATONG IMMIGRATION OFFICE.

Anyways, thank you.

12 hours ago, Leonard Desharnais said:

I heard this is a 5 day holiday so is immigration closed on Monday?. Thursday to Monday

No, Holidays are from 13 to 16. Here is a photo I took from the immigration bureau door. ( Holidays 13-16)

Hello Folks,

I am facing an odd situation that I put myself in. I am on a tourist visa exemption (30 days) which expires today (14.10.2022). I decided to extend my stay . However, the immigration office is close from 13 to 16 due to public holidays . I didn't knew about the holidays, otherwise I wouldn't have waited until the last two days of my stay to extend my visa.

What am I risking ? Can I explain the situation to immigration on monday ?

How do you think they will behave?  Is there something I can do now before monday ?

Btw, I went to police station today and they told me they can do nothing for me and I need to wait until monday to explain it all to immigration .

Thank you all

18 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

Get the cheapest mate, none appear to pay out anyway unless you have to be admited to a real hospital. I got FWD for 2 months but people  seem to be ok with the 650 baht 30 day one

Thank you very much... Well, I will be staying exactly 30 days there and I'll need to make a RT-PCR or antigen test when I leave Thailand as required by my home country.

So, It would be really risky to get the 30 days insurance if by accident I am tested positive on departure from Thailand as I will no longer be insured starting from my last travel day.. So, I think i'll pay extra 350 BAHT and get the 2 months insurance, that way If iny of the bad scenarios happen, at least I am covered for extra time .

If I was going to stay for 2 weeks, than the 30 days plan would have been perfect.  

Hello Folks,

I will be coming to thailand in 3 weeks. I already booked everything ( plane ticket, TEST&GO package)  except the covid19 travel insurance.

In the official authority website (tp.consular.go.th), they recommend one of the these three insurances:  FWD ,  AXA,  SAY HI THAILAND.

The FWD has very attractive prices compared to the other two .   There are three plans with the FWD insurance.  The cheapeast one (PLAN A) has a 700 000 baht coverage if diagnoised with covid . (30 DAYS INSURANCE)

That amount exceeds the minimum requirement (20 000 usd) for applying for thai pass ...

So, I won't have any issues if I chose that plan insurance right? I am a little hesitant because it looks much cheaper compared to the other two insurances.   So, I wonder If I had misunderstood something ...

Does anyone of you ,folks, already purchased the FWD PLAN A travel insurance and had no issue with their thail travel pass?

Thank you 

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