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i saw yesterday 2 girls on one motorbike there that looked like they killed themselves as they were not moving anymore and police there to take pictures. Believe it was Boonsampan. Did not see it anywhere online, but maybe in the Thai local news as no foreigner connection was evident.

this was East Pattaya, so where most people will live long time. So he will probably have been the son of a local expat. With a young boy who just got his driving license. Generally dangerous driving there with all the motorbikes. This is actually my fear by the time my son grows up and gets 18. I dont want him to ever drive a motorbike around here with the daily motorbike accidents and deaths i see here on the road. But buying him a pickup of some sort will keep him safe, but my fear is that he will hit someone like this when driving by himself and not having road experience yet to handle all traffic situations as you should really think for the other drivers here.

The below someone posted in the Russian streamer thread. According to this, it would not be illegal as per the last Q and A

Thank you for the reply Scorecard. Yes, i received my blue PR book, Red police book and am written into the blue tabiaan baan of our house, so am all good for that xD. My question is for when i want to travel overseas and want to retain my PR (obviously after all the pain getting it xD), if i can do the required paperwork for this at Pattaya immigration or if this can only be done in Bangkok? I did not travel since receiving my PR a few years ago and would like to save myself a few hours of traveling xD. for the record TM 13 as per the immigration link is the application for endorsement of re-entry permit as SS below which, not the application for permament residence in the kingdom (TM 9), which i think you are referring too. https://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/downloads_en/ Thank you for the reply. Ant.

Good afternoon. It will be the first time since receiving my PR that i will be flying to my home country for annual leave. Would anyone know if i would be able to do the TM 13 and TM 22 in Pattaya (Jomtien) immigration or if this is only possible at the Chaeng Wattana office? Many thanks in advance for any reply Ant.

this was at the airport i take it? Then it is only the fine to be paid. However if if you are caught with the overstay anywhere outside the country i believe different conditions apply, though this sounds harsh for only a day or 2 overstay.

whilst it could feel that way, i have lived here thru the covid period from beginning to end and saw a lot of poverty and dependence on food hand outs, but i can not say it was more dangerous, or that it felt more dangerous. Probably this was due to the fact that Pattaya became very empty with most with family upcountry went there, rather then staying in Pattaya with now work (and arguably few people to rob )

Good morning Repton, There is no annual reporting if you are staying inside Thailand. The only reporting to be done if you are staying in Thailand is to the police as per your Red police book which is like 5 years. For your resident permit, only if you go outside Thailand you must come back within Thailand with 365 days as per the last page of your Permanent Resident Permit and must have gotten your re-endorsement. If you are outside Thailand they are normally very strict and would loose the resident permit and would have to start again, but you might want to drop an email to the immigration office. I have a friend who has PR and was very late to come back due the covid situation and immigration was very lenient in his case. Hope it helps. Ant.

For myself, i went thru the process of applying for the PR in December 2021, did the interview in April 2022 and finally received the approval of my PR in March 2023 and have collected it in early May as i had booked my family visit already. The amount of paperwork is quite substantial, but if you have a secretary and a HR person of your company helping you, you dont really need a firm or agent to help you. Imo, the HR person is more important, as many documents to support your application come from your work place, with which an outside agent can not help you with. And neither can they help with the document you have to get from overseas. Personally i have not received any request for money from the immigration officers other then the application fee and the final 95K once approved. Anyway, that was my experience. With kind regards, Ant.

Thanks. Just got back from the Amphur office here in Banglamung. Need next to copies of all the books including the work permit she saw and the marriage certificate a legalized, and certified by the MIFO a translated to Thai language copy of the first page of my passport. That and 2 Thai's with bluebook and Id card for the next visit together with my wife who is the owner of our house. fyi, for anybody trying to get on the blue Tabiaan Baan book here also. Ant.

thank you very much Scorecard. Very happy to have received the pr. I suspect that the Amphur officer at my Hr spoke to dont know what the Pr is or that they are mistaking it with the 3 months certifcate of residence one can get. Then my question would be if anybody would have any link or document where it is stated by the government that a Pr holder must be listed on a blue tabiaan baan. many thanks Ant.

Hi There, I am off to go to the district office today to be put into the blue tabiaan baan after receiving my Pr and police red book a few days ago. Now my Hr called ahead to the district office to make sure i can go in the tabiaan baan, but they told her a certificate of the Pujai Baan of my tesssabaan is needed. Is that correct? Or are they making it unnecessary difficult? Is there any document to show that a Pr holder is required by law to go into the blue tabiaan baan? as my supsicision is that they dont know and are making steps up? Advice would be appreciated as always Ant.

Hi there, Got my application approved in December 2021 and will go collect my PR this coming week, so altogether 1 year and 6 months. Ant.

Thank you very much for you reply. yes, our surnames are the same in both his passports, so it would be the same situation then, so that is a relief. Appreciate your time to reply. Ant.

As an aside to my above approval for my resident permit, would anyone know if i need an approval letter of some sort, if i take my son alone with me to Europe to visit his grandparents? He is 5 years old and has dual Nationality. Any advise would be appreciated. I realize this might not be the correct forum to ask, but it seems like a very knowledge section on all things immigration related. Thank you! Ant.