JimmyTobacco

Well if I'm not mistaken, the METV is a visa for a maximum of 6 months, with the possibility to stay up to 60 days at a time and the option to extend on every entry as well. So METV does not give you real long term access to Thailand. I believe most people who attempt to stay in Thailand for a longer period of time on METV combine it with visa exempions, etc. Also, the purpose of the METV is to undertake tourist activities while using Thailand as your base or returning to Thailand several times in any case. This is very different from DTV, which actually requires you to show (for most options) that you can work remotely. Therefore, the Thai immigration/government should be aware that most people on a DTV are already working from Thailand for their company or clients abroad. This is one of the requirements and purposes of the visa. Not necessarily to work, but to show that you can work remotely and have savings (therefore guaranteeing that you don't need to take up a job in Thailand). So it would be strange to deny someone entry for suspicion of working in the Kingdom. Also, the DTV requires you to show 500k baht in a bank account, so Section 2 would not really be likely either. There is also the video online of the interview with the high immigration official or minister who claims the DTV holder basically only needs to spend one day outside of Thailand every 360 days. So come in for 180 days, extend for 180 days, spend 1 day outside, come back and get another 180 days, etc. Anyway, I know in Thailand the reality might be different sometimes. So I will also be following the reports on this in the coming months. Nobody has stayed more than 180 days on a DTV yet, but that will soon change.

I don't really see on which grounds they would refuse entry to someone on a DTV. The visa clearly states it's multiple entry, valid for 5 years and 180 days at the time.

Are you talking about not having to file a police report? Why do you say that? I literally called the transport office hotline on 1584 and asked them; they told me to just come into the office.

Maybe not? What I mean is: if the Thai government is assuming certain people to be tax residents who are on certain types of visas that do not allow them to open businesses or bank accounts in Thailand, thus forcing them to open businesses and bank accounts elsewhere, how do they expect to succesfully tax these people? Certainly it would be easier if they allowed people to setup self-employed businesses in Thailand with bank accounts to make it a little easier for them to file taxes as well. Ok the person in question would need money to live off. But let's say he uses a foreign credit card and gets money from the ATM only. Hard to trace. Although at some point the Thai RD could ask for bank statements proving some kind of transfer or money into Thailand. Anything to go at. If they see that the individual is not declaring any income. But what if this person has 5 million baht in savings from previous tax years. That's a lot to live off for a long time in Thailand without earning anything.

Well, how would the Thai RD even find out that the person in question has a business elsewhere, say HK, Dubai, Estonia, etc., one of the countries where non-residents can quite easily setup a company? Probably in order not to have to pay tax in those countries the nomad would have to show tax-residency/tax documents from Thailand. But the nomad might even consider doing that and filing 0. Or the nomad could consider paying tax in a country like Dubai also, which might be 0% or close to 0%. Ok, we are talking about possible tax evasion here, which I would not recommend to anyone, but it is quite proposterous that the Thai RD thinks it will collect taxes on all expats' foreign earned income, when it is not easy or even possible for several categories of expats to legally open a business or even a simple bank account in Thailand.

I am thinking about the following situation: Let's say an expat on a DTV visa were to spend more than 180 days in Thailand in one calendar year. That would mean they would legally be required to pay tax in Thailand. However, let's say that this person is a digital nomad, with a self-employed status somewhere in Europe. Since this person is not living in their own country anymore, they would be required to give up their domicile and self-employed status and/or business in their home country. However, they would not be able to easily open a business in Thailand for the same purposes, because they wouldn't even have a working permit. Also, I believe opening a business in Thailand for an expact involves the obligatory hiring of Thai nationals and quite a large some of money that needs to be put into the company at first. This means that if the nomad were to want to send invoices to companies and continue their business, they would be more or less forced to setup business somewhere else, or "offshore". Say Hong Kong, Dubai, etc. So how is Thailand expecting to reinforce taxation for someone who is not doing any work with or for Thai businesses and is not even allowed to open a business in Thailand or even open a Thai bank account? I find the whole situation rather absurd.

Do you think it would be possible to renew it without having an actual por ror bor? I think that would still require a trip to the transport office. So anyway: today I called the transport office and they told me to just come in with my passport and the greenbook and a copy of my passport and visa stamp. The guy at the information desk filled in all the forms for me which I signed. Then I had to wait for about 10 minutes and they issues me a new por lor bor for 25 baht. So no need, it seems, to go to the police.

Actually got stopped by the police today and they noticed the por ror bor was gone ... I managed to show them the receipt from a few weeks ago when I got the por ror bor on my phone and they accepted it and told me to go.

My Filipina ex was about the easiest girl you'd ever find. Truth be told, she was wonderful in the bedroom, couldn't get enough of it, but somehow after letting me get her two or three times daily she still found opportunities and energy to cheat on me with other guys. Also, she was good to me but nothing like a royal treatment at all. She was lazy around the house too. My Thai girl treats me like a total king. Also, Thai culture and food in general is far superior to PH.

So I ended up getting it done. Had power of attorney, 1 signed copy of the ID and tabien baan of the owner, the purchase deed and of course the green book. Also two otherwise empty transfer forms signed by the owner which I had to fill in at the office. The process was: 1. Queue for inspection of documents and they will tell you which part of the forms to fill in 2. Fill in the forms, queue again, get approval of the documents and get a ticket to queue for another desk 3. Go to the other desk, get the documents checked and approved again, possibly pay a small fee (not 100% sure). She asked us if we had multiple copies of the owner's ID and tabien baan (one for transfer of province, one for transfer of name) to which we said no. She allowed us to copy the original at the second floor and come back to the desk to have stamps put on them and ratify them. 4. Go to the testing station where they basically only checked the frame number to make sure it matched the green book and wasn't stolen. 5. Take the documents to another desk, pay another small fee and get told to come back 3 days later. 6. Come back three days later. Queue again for inspection of documents and get the ticket to queue for the other desk. 7. Pay the fee at the other desk (380 baht or smth) and gave documents inspected again (took quite long because basically they are transferring the bike into the new province and into your name). Get greenbook transferred to my name. 8. Pickup the new license plate from another desk with the documentation. All in all it was not too bad, except for the waiting times, something like 2 and 3 hours the first and second time.

At home, I always learned to check my mirrors and next to me, then signal direction, then check my mirrors and next to me again, and then go. Here, especially on a motorbike, I would say it can be dangerous to check your mirrors too much. It's better to keep an eye on the road in front of you and if you want to change lanes, just look over your shoulder, accelerate and go. I also stopped using the indicator unless I end up in the wrong lane completely, for example completely on the right and I want to exit left in 100 meters or smth.

Yeah I wouldn't mind to do a few things myself, but this time I had so much to fix that I thought it would work out cheaper if I had the mechanic do it all at the same time. Interestingly though here it seems they quote you a fixed price per job (tyre=1500, chain=350, oil=240, etc.) where back home they will quote you the price for the parts plus an hourly fee, so it makes it cheaper to do multiple things at the same time, since for example changing the chain and the back tyre both require removing the back wheel. Though with an hourly fee of around 3000 baht I think "cheaper" might not actually be the right word haha. so about the speedometer, perhaps you can give me some advice. the thing is that it is working, but it is showing only one digit, which more or less corresponds to the tens, but not entirely. it will be somewhere in the range of 1 to 11, but I would say it shows 11 when I'm driving about 90 kph. the mechanic was convinced it was the speedometer cable and replaced it, but it made no difference (I still paid 900 baht for the new cable which I didn't need). he said that พังทั้งหมดเลย (everything is broken) and quoted me around 4000 baht for the 37100-KPP-T01 complete Honda OEM measurement set. now I know it's not the digits on the panel itself which are broken because when I turn the bike on, it shows all the digits up to 188 or something like that. I am also not finding a lot of replacements online for the panel for the 2017 version (more easily for the 2018-2022 version). I'm not so familiar with drive units, not sure what you mean by that.

I recently bought a Honda CBR150 from 2017 for around 20k. I really love this bike, especially after I fixed all of its issues (new back tyre, new headlight, new gearshifter, new clutch cable, new chain, new suspension, oil change). The speedometer is not working properly. They already replaced the cable but that doesn't seem to work. I am looking to see if I can install some aftermarket panel on it and if that will fix the issue. Actually I was also surprised how cheap it was. The total bill was a little over 6000 baht. Back home that would have cost me over 40,000 baht for sure.

Hi I recently transferred a motorbike into my name and got the por ror bor sticker. Unfortunately I already lost it. I attached it to my license plate in a round plastic holder which seems to have disappeared. It might have gotten stuck somewhere behind another motorbike when trying to get out of a tight parking spot. It's hard to find info online but from what I've found so far ... is it true I need to go to the police station to report it and then go to the transport office to get a new one? Or is there an easier way?

Am I eligible for this visa or can I somehow get it if I am a self-employed professional in the translation/editing/copywriting sector?

Hi I would need to rent a condo for 1 to 2 months in the Jet Yod or Nimman area with someone who has a leg injury. So it needs to have an elevator and preferably also the least amount of steps or differences in floor level possible, at least between living/bedroom and bathroom. Other requirements are aircon, reliable wifi, cleanliness, and a basic kitchen with countertop, fridge and microwave. Preferably also a balcony and a desk. Any recommendations very welcome, thanks!

Coming from a western European country, one of the things that amazes me the most in Thailand is the abundance of staff everywhere: at the airports, at bigger shops, in the malls etc. Certainly staff in Europe is not so easy to come by and it is a big expense. Now I know Thailand has a very low minimum wage and relatively more young people than Europe. And also Thailand is more service-minded for sure. But for me this is not enough of an explanation. This weekend when we were at HomePro and looking around me in 360 degrees I saw about 20 staff members, all doing absolutely nothing. Earlier, when we were looking at vacuum cleaners, there were about 15 other staff standing around. Most of them do nothing. It was not busy in the shop. So cheap labor or not, it seems that having so much staff around is an absolute waste of money. My girlfriend suggested that having a certain number of staff might give the company some additional tax benefits or increase the company's value. What is the true reason there is so much staff everywhere?

My girlfriend actually told me she prefers to be with a Farang BECAUSE a Farang does not expect to pay everything for his woman. She thinks that most Thai men are old-fashioned in the sense that they will expect to pay for their woman, making her dependent upon him. She told me that with me, she can feel like she contributes as much financially as me, and feels she is her own woman more than she ever could with a Thai man. I couldn't believe it when she told me, he had to ask her for clarification about 3 times before I was convinced I had heard it right and it was not just something else getting lost in translation. Normally we use an app to split our expenses 50-50. Food, rent, everything. I do sometimes offer to pay for things which I know are expensive for her or that she normally would not do or get if it wasn't for me. But we are generally talking about relatively small things. Pizza, massage, something like that. And no we are not married, but she tells me she is not so interested in marriage in general. You'd be surprised how independent some Thai women are, especially if they have a decent income themselves. And with all of this, my gf still does not expect or even want me to do half of the household, like an independent woman in my country would. She honestly treats me like a <deleted> king. If I attempt to clean up, she will tell me "go rest, you are tired", even though she works more than me. She won't take no for an answer. She does so much for me. I do make sure I give her some good D in return most nights. I've had one relationship before with a western woman and it was the total opposite. She was arrogant, terribly lazy, expected me to clean up after her, just horrible. Didn't want sex most days cause she was too tired. I will likely never go back to western women. Sure, many Thai women who are with westerners think of the whole picture; the prospects of maybe moving to a better house or being able to travel a bit do help, but mostly Thai women are interested in being with a decent guy who doesn't drink too much, doesn't beat her and doesn't cheat too much. However, I will also admit that I like being with a Thai woman because of the entire picture, including the fact that it makes it easier for me to live in Thailand.

Hi. What is the process for transferring a second-hand motorbike from another province and which documentation should I bring? I was made aware by someone that I will need to visit the DLT twice: once to transfer the bike from the old to the new province, and then, a few days later, to transfer the ownership of the bike to my name. I was also made aware that the seller does not need to come (he lives quite far away) but will need to provide me all documentation (signed copy of ID and tabien baan) twice, once for the transfer of the province, and once for the transfer of the ownership. Has anyone done this kind of transfer before?

Thanks for this. This is probably the best piece of information in here. Could you perhaps recommend me an agent?

Is a COR a different thing, or did I just name it wrong? No offence, but it is named Certificate of Residence almost everything that I've checked, including on this forum.

Ok! I was at the one near the airport

Thanks. It seems like before though, it was possible to get the expedited service at the desk at the immigration for just 500 baht. I don't know where that money went, but it might be that they changed their policy a bit ...

Hi Thanks. Alright, I will not request another COR then and will try to use the one that will hopefully soon arrive in order to transfer the bike as well. Yes, all threads and websites on the CM immigration mention 500 baht for one-day service, but I asked and was told there is no such thing

I recently went to CM immigration to obtain the CoR. I am on the DTV and want to try and open a bank account and buy a motorbike in my name. They asked me the purpose for the CoR but when I said I want to buy a motorbike, she asked to see the purchase deed of the bike, to which I replied I haven't bought one yet. In that case it was not possible to get the CoR for the motorbike, she said. She could however issue me a CoR for opening a bank account and they would send it to me in 10 to 14 business days. I asked if an expedited option was available (since I read everywhere you can pay 500 baht and get it the next day) and she told me that no, cannot. I still haven't received my certificate thus far (it's been 11 business days). A few days ago, I finally bought a motorbike. I am still quite confused though about the COR and the "purpose" that one wants it for; will it state on the COR what the its purpose is, and will the transport office refuse it when I try to transfer the motorbike, because its purpose was to open a bank account? Is it better to go back to immigration and get another certificate, even though the first one hasn't arrived yet? And why do all websites and friends here tell me that I can get it the next day for 500 baht and at the office they tell me it's not possible? Should I go at a time that it's not so busy? 😉