niebla

Count me in for 2 people.

Larry and T

Looking for a full time nanny/maid in Chiang Mai.

Nice medium sized house, south of the 700 year stadium.

Two children 4, and 7, attending school full-time.

Please call Larry at 082 189 5700, PM,

I have a Mac Ibook G4. Pm me if you are interested.

My name is April . I am a Thai girl . I live in Chiang Mai . I know one new service apartment on canal road . It is near Best Western hotel the rent is 6,000 B a month room is full furniture size is 4 by 6 meters free wi fi . they have internet cafe with a wbe cam at the lobby that u can use for free . u can use swimming pool n fotness for free . have a UBC cable tv 5 chanels free coffee 24 hours self service . Doi Suthep view . It is near Chiang Mai University n Chiang MAi night safari . If u want to look just call me at 0846137404 . wait for me at Bang Kok Bank on Suthep road n I will take u there to look . It is new quite n clean just like a small resort where u can relax n swim .They will clean ur room n change ur bed sheet n towel for free once a week but u have to pay for tap water n electricity by ur self eletricicty 8 B per unit tap water 17 B per unit .

Thanks April. I'm interested for August. How do I get more information? Please email or IM me.

Larry

You don't accept creditcards reasons: the rates for us are below normal and you have to pay between 3 and 5% of the amount.

But you accept Paypal, the most unfair and rigid organisation in the world (IMHO). Also they charge you at least 5% and the rates we get are really criminal.

Please explain.

I cancelled my Paypal account the first, (and last) time I used it to book an apartment in Jomtien.

On top of Paypal's insane requirements, between the service fee and the lousy exchange rate, I thought the person renting the apartment had ripped me off. It turned out that Paypal was the ripoff.

Why good people do bad things.

A great book.

What is the cost of the new Accord?

I will be there with my family next year, 2009.

Are there vineyards in Chiang Mai?

Yes, yes, you should be well off on US$1000 per month, I assume you have no Thai girl, is so forget, mostly likely she will get Greedy AND have a sick mother or grandmother, if this case come about 1000 dollars would be out of the door in a day or so. Hope you have a great stay in Chiang Mai, nice Vinyards in the area.

In retirement, I suggest a balanced approach to investing with 50% in short term goverment (US) backed bonds. The remaining portion should be in equities. Currently I am in 90% US equities and 10% international equities. This should allow a 4% /year withdrawl without impacting the capital, and allowing for inflation.

If you were NOT going to live like a tourist, one can live quite well in Chiang Mai for $12,000/year US. If one wanted to live like a tourist, or live in a more expensive area of Thailand, then one could easily spend more than $30K US/year.

I agree. If you cannot live on 30K US something is wrong. I agree about planning for inflation, and balancing your investments in stocks and bonds. If you would like further information, please IM me.

hi niebla,

why not enlighten us all? You sound like a helpful person

niebla,

this is not a balanced approach. Just for your own case when you are 90% in equities at the moment. Tomorrow at the same time you will have lost 5 - 10% of your portfolio value. And this even on a holiday.

Total portfolio:

50% GNMA Bonds, short term, government guarenteed, 5% return

5% International stocks

45% US Stocks

Currently looking at moving some bond money into equities with the downturn. (buying opportunity.)

In retirement, I suggest a balanced approach to investing with 50% in short term goverment (US) backed bonds. The remaining portion should be in equities. Currently I am in 90% US equities and 10% international equities. This should allow a 4% /year withdrawl without impacting the capital, and allowing for inflation.

If you were NOT going to live like a tourist, one can live quite well in Chiang Mai for $12,000/year US. If one wanted to live like a tourist, or live in a more expensive area of Thailand, then one could easily spend more than $30K US/year.

I agree. If you cannot live on 30K US something is wrong. I agree about planning for inflation, and balancing your investments in stocks and bonds. If you would like further information, please IM me.

hi niebla,

why not enlighten us all? You sound like a helpful person

I agree. If you cannot live on 30K US something is wrong. I agree about planning for inflation, and balancing your investments in stocks and bonds. If you would like further information, please IM me.

Firstly, 45 is way too young and the earlier post is entirely correct, take a year off and think about the idea - the risk of not being stretched mentally will certainly become a problem.

Speak for yourself. I recently lost a childhood friend, Dead at 50 from a heart attack, He was a accomplished hiker, mountain climber, and diver.

I think it is too young if you have work that stimulates you rather than deadens you. If the latter, and you have the money, and I am sorry 700K plus a future pension is more than enough, and you think you can love leisure and create your own stimulation, then GO FOR IT.

This propaganda from fear mongerers that people need to be dollar millionaires to ever retire at all is a total myth and a big lie. The vast majority retire with oh so much less, and most adjust quite well.

If the OP didn't have a pension coming later, I would agree there is alot of risk, but with a pension coming later if/when he reaches that age, anyone with their head screwed on straight could manage quite swimmingly in Thailand.

There is another myth of retirement in Thailand or any tropical place that retiring here means you have to live like you are on a big vacation everyday to be happy. That is simply not true for most people. You move to a place, you mostly live a normal life. No need to go a fancy restaurant every night, etc. to be happy.

The Nuvi 200 is on sale in the US. Can the ESRI Thailand maps be loaded on the Nuvi 200?

If you are planning on being granted an extension of stay based on a foreign family member going to school in Thailand, is there any advantage to getting a Non.-Imm. Multiple entry vs. a single entry visa from the USA?

I have a similar need for a house in July or August. Looking in the area east of the canal and north of CMU.

I’d also be grateful for any info, leads, suggestions etc – other than a citing of the better known agents.

Is ordering online from dell.com or hp.com an option in LOS?

I hope this is on topic. For a new education visa extention request, would it be better to start with a Non-Imm. single entry, or a multi entry, and then getting the extension? Assuming the visa would be issued in the USA and extended in LOS.

Thanks.

1. You can only obtain an extension of stay for 90 days at a time for some schools - it is not a visa - the cost is 1,900 baht each time.

2. If you want to travel when on an extension of stay you must have a re-entry permit to keep it alive - the cost is 1,000 baht.

This is a contrary indicator which means that when many people "bet" the market wil go lower, it usually goes much higher. Just my opinion.

Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix.

check out this thread

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97697#

\for all the explainations u will need.

also http://www.lawyer.th.com/National_Police_O...er_Oct_2006.pdf

reason 7.10

In the case of foreign family whereas a member was granted to temporarily stay in the

Kingdom on the purpose of studying in the Kingdom in accordance to 7.7 or 7.8. This only applies to the father,mother, spouse, child adopted child or child of the spouse Permitted to stay for not more than 1 year per request

Thanks Richard. This is very helpful. It looks like my wife, daughter, and I can qualify under this provision. I posted it below for others as I had some difficulty with the link. Prem is very pricey. Is it that much better?

Reason of Necessary Criteria List of Documents

7.10 In the case of foreign

family whereas a

member was granted to

temporarily stay in the

Kingdom on the purpose

of studying in the

Kingdom in accordance

to 7.7 or 7.8. This only

applies to the father,

mother, spouse, child

adopted child or child of

the spouse

Permitted to stay for not

more than 1 year per request.

(1) The foreigner must obtain permit

stamp for the temporary entry

and

(2) Must demonstrate proof of

relationship

(3) In the case spouse, must have a

legal and de facto relationship or

(4) In the case of child, adopted

child or the child of the spouse

must not be legally married and

must be residence in the same

household and must not be over

the age of 20 years old.

(5) In the case of the father or the

mother, the father and the

mother must have a bank

account in Thailand and in their

name showing the balance of no

less than 500,000 Baht during

the last 3 month.

1. Petition Forms

2. Copy of Passport of the Applicant

3. Copy of Passport of the foreigner who

has been granted a permit based on

education.

4. Copy of documents illustrating their

relationship e.g. copy of the marriage

certificate, birth certificate, or child

certification, house registration,

adoption documents or any other

document from a related government

sector.

5. In the case of (5), must also attach

certified letter issued by the bank plus

a copy of the bank account pass book.

I'm going to drive to Los Angeles at the end of May. There are several Thai banks, Bangkok Bank, Thai Farmers Bank, and a Thai National Bank. I will try to open a savings account in Baht, and have the required amount 3 months before I get there. I will post my results.

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that won't work. A US branch of a thai bank is a US bank for regulatory and legal purposes. I believe immigration wants to see money in a bank *in* thailand (which doesn't need to be a thai bank in the sense of a local thai bank - it could be HSBC or Citibank for example)

Two other idea are:

1. the thai bank in LA may be able to help you open an account with their head office in thailand

2. a US bank operating in thailand (eg Citibank) may be able to open an account with their thai branch while you are in the US. I did this myself with citibank (opened an account with citibank thailand at their branch in HK where I have accounts.

Hope it helps

I will call them before I go and post what they tell me.

It may help the original message poster to have someone confirm or deny that they can open a "Thai" bank account at the USA branch of a Thai Bank. I'd like to know this as well. I have my doubts, because the money would be in US Dollars and I think they don't "compute" in Thailand.

You would more likely need a local Thai bank account. But I'm not absolutely sure. Of course it would be easier and a bit safer to have a US based "Thai" account.....

kenk3z

I'm going to drive to Los Angeles at the end of May. There are several Thai banks, Bangkok Bank, Thai Farmers Bank, and a Thai National Bank. I will try to open a savings account in Baht, and have the required amount 3 months before I get there. I will post my results.

You guys, and this site is awesome! I had not heard about the guardian visa. Is this obtained inside or outside of Thailand? It sounds like inside Thailand. I will open the Thai bank account at a Thai bank in the US. I think the closest to me is in Los Angeles. I will do this at least three months before I arrive.

The Colorado consulate was very responsive and helpful. The Los Angeles consulate was not as responsive. They did respond after several days to ask if my wife was Thai, and the name of the International School my daughter is to attend. I responded immediately, but have not heard back yet.

Thanks again to all. I will post any additional information that I receive.

My family and I would like to spend one year in Chiang Mai starting in mid 2008. My wife and I are not of retirement age. Our daughters will be 3 and 6 years old. I have contacted the ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL in Colorado. They were extremly responsive and helpful. Their representative said that I can apply for non immigrant visas for my family as long as I have a letter of acceptance for my daughter from an international school in Chaing Mai. My daughter's visa could be converted to an "E" visa in Thailand so she would not need to leave the country every 90 days. I have a couple of questions remaining that I was hoping could be answered here:

1. Should I get a single entry instead of a multiple enrty visa for my daughter as this will be converted to an "E" visa in the first 90 days?

2. If our three year old does not attend international school due to her age, will she need to cross the border every 90 days? If so I may enroll her in a preschool if this will allow her to get an "E" visa and not need to cross the border every 90 days.

Is this a good way to proceed? Any suggestions or better ways to do this?

I will post any additional information that I receive to assist others.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

About six months ago I was applying for a job and the person I was emailing could not recieve email from gmail. I had to use a different ISP. Other than this I love Gmail. They do a great job with SPAM.