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As of about 5 years ago they no longer would allow access to U.S. passport holders.

Only those assigned I assume will have access and the store never let but those assigned there entry.

It was mainly local food served or microwave burgers, nothing special that IO remember but I wasn't there

for the food. That being said I don't much care for Lice ( rice).

What you don't give them they will sneak out on the shopping.

I know of many married for years that contribute to the thai wives family.

10K seems to be a fair trade off.

This type of thing would not even be considered in the west and would be a blantant insult.

Signed ATM

I've always wondered why the retirement number is 800k, but the marriage number is only 480k. Shouldn't it be the other way round?

Perhaps a Thai wife helps a farang to live more cheaply than if he remained single.

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It is telling you to adopt a thai family to support and the more children she has previously the easier they will

be on you at immigration.

been a while but they had ice cold beer cheap.

Betting is not the same per the odds board as in the west. Seems most people were off track betting by cell phone.

One race I put 200 baht on a horse that won 8-1 odds. I got back 260 baht for the winner.

Friend was betting place & show which I think was the same, 2nd or 3rd place paid same.

He got back what he bet, no profit so I guess it is mainly for the sport and the betting pool funds must of paid

the horses.

That is only if her Motorbike boyfriend doesn't want more

I may be in the market for a hot psycho chic with income. Hope she remembers inflation to be put into the settlement.

You know the price of beer may go up in time....

She is much the smarter of the two!

Wow what a mess.

Hope I get it right but sounds like he lives off disability or did ( at least she knows to go get some for herself too),

she at least has comprehension. You cared so much about your children that you would sell everything off

in England and run off to Pattaya and buy a bar with an extreme nutcase of a wife.

Sounds like both of them need leg irons and a back breaking job for a long while. To much time on their hands and

lost the plot most likely. Hard work for both of them might do the trick or otherwise the tax payers may

have a couple generations to tolerate this nonsense.

Neither one of them seems to be responsible enough to care for children, especially putting them through so many years of hel_l. Lock em both up with hard labor that is about the only way people like this will change! JMHO

What do you expect when you are getting the bottom 30% of farangland in hoards trying to live in Thailand.

Most of them didn't do well in their own society. You wonder why they are tightening up on the never ending

tourist. At some point they will have to increase their income or make one all together which puts them into

these low paying jobs. Don't they have enough trailers in farang land to live cheap!

You can return to BKK same day if you wish, think this is what your concerns may be.

You will be given another 30 day entry permit when coming back into Thailand.

I guess new rules are only three 30 day entry permits in a 6 month time frame.

I am American and I agree the USA working class is headed for a crash landing. The rich of course will always get richer and have most of their assets in foreign demoninated securities. I am leaving next year and after some time off to study Thai will look for work in Singapore. Also I'm long the yen, just a hunch.

You sound like a guy that has $5K to invest with credit card debt of $15K.

Monday, April 23, 2007

http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2007/20070423.html

May 30, 2007

http://seekingalpha.com/article/36867-us-s...-of-calculation

http://www.brookings.edu/testimony/2006/04...s_bosworth.aspx

This is not even good enough to called a scam, I am sure in a few minutes someone will offer doing

it for 100 baht!

Sexpat

aren't these Derelicts a dime a dozen in Thailand now days.

I am just amazed he is not seen on the streets of Pattaya, kids in tow selling porn DVD's

and panhandling the kids out.

...Thank you for the detailed field report Dave. After reading the rest of your story, all I can say is again, I'm not judging the relationship. I'm judging the poor decision making (and before emotion kicks in again... let's say I'm not judging YOUR decision making but that of others like you who may have followed similar paths).

I do feel there should indeed be grandfathering of rules and requirements for permanent residents and naturalized citizens. It would indeed be unfair and immoral (in many cases) to change those rules and expect for folks to follow them. I've of course not had to go through any of this myself, but other TV members could possibly comment as to whether those particular goal posts are regularly moved or not (and those already in expected to update themselves to the new requirements.... I would suspect not, and would be surprised if that were the case). As for 'grandfathering' of particular loopholes, naturally I don't think this is viable nor do I think that anyone should feel they should have a right to continue to use a particular loophole once it's closed. It's like complaining that there "has never been a speed trap on this stretch of highway before!"

Good luck to you, Dave. More often than not, there's a solution out there somewhere....

Thank you Heng and thanks for taking the time to respond in details.

Thankfully I am not affected at present and am able to make the Visa requirements.

I of course fear one or two of the scenarios I have previously raised. I know I am not rich and I know I can give my wonderful family a good life IN THAILAND on the money I do have BUT if forced back to the EU (be it Spain or UK) things would be VERY different and I feel my family would suffer badly both not just financially). I am not sure it would be fair or loving to ask them to go with me if I had to leave.

In addition to my wife and stepson I have a 10 year old niece of my wife to care for on behalf of her "currently out of work" single mum in Bangkok (employer closed down). The little lass has been like a sister to my stepson for 2.5 years of his 4 year old life (living with my wife and Aunt where I lived for me first 14 months of marriage). The mum only gets enough money to see her daughter for a week once a year. The mum was dumped by a Thai man after several years of an unmarried relationship. For the niece my wife and I are like "foster" parents.

3 would suffer if I could not stay here (well 4 including me). Hopefully it will never happen.

My biggest regret with the current situation of VISA uncertainty is home building.

When I married my wife I promised her that when my house in Spain sold I would buy us a house and car. My wife (no money grabber) has been content without either now for 18 months. Now with all the VISA uncertainties I am saying to her it may be the biggest mistake of my life (and hers) for me to buy a house in Thailand in the present climate because if I was forced to leave due to future Visa rules then we could not afford to do so without the income from the house sale (which may take years). Equally, if I alone left, then I would not have enough money to support myself abroad and my family and our house in Thailand with most of my assets tied up in our Thai home.

I may well risk it. I love my wife too much to deny her for the rest of her life on what might never happen. Nasty dilemma.

Renting is a reasonable and logical solution (as many have said) but Rental houses never really feel like your own home and you are so restricted with what you are allowed to do or change.

Kindest Regards Heng

Dave

And money grubbing thais and foreiners alike will make sure it never feels like your home country also.

Regarding builders. In Spain builders liked nothing more than huge demand and I suspect Thailand is no different. If the builders are finding a Thai National market for almost ALL the homes they are building then capitalist logic says that if Foreigners ALSO require home then the builders will hire more workers and build more homes whilst there is a demand and "make hay whilst the sun shines".

At the end of the day, are the Farangs and foreigners living in Thailand damaging or beneficial to Thailand as a whole.

One of our family businesses is real estate development, with one neighborhood development having half of its homes sold out to foreigners of various nationalities. Despite this though, I'm not of the opinion of 'throw the door open, the more the merrier.' Controlled squeezing of the trigger is much better, not to mention orderly, just like at the shooting range.

It's not black and white (damaging or beneficial) and neither are the immigration policies. Some are good, but more doesn't always mean better, just like with most things in life. And again, surely there is nothing racist or xenophobic in practicing that. The problem is that no matter where you draw the line (and surely there must be some lines drawn), you can't make everyone happy. Someone is always going complain that the bar is a little too high or too low.... or that it should be 'just a little looser' so me and my family can squeeze in.

Just in case it was not asked before. Is your prices for foreigners the same as a local being that you provide a commodity to both.

Day older than yesterday, elderly than some but younger than others. I don't wear leather knickers is that good enough for ya. Weigh the same as 30 years ago, not bald nor wear glasses, have savings too.

passing time, but not quite as enjoyable as many have it, but being paid also ( on the clock you could say).

Might as well have some misery shared with others on TV. When I am not working you will not see me around a computer.

TAX EXILE, is a earned benefit, not something that is taken through fraudulent means.

http://www.state.gov/rates/by_location_per...mp;btnSubmit=GO

Total U.S. $293, meal and incidental ( laundry and ++) $104 ( some nice meals to be had)

Non reportable as long as it stays under the rate, for the individual anyways.

$106,000 a year possible without any expense reports. better things to do than reporting individual expenses.

Well happy for you, I would request Per diem rates must be good in Singapore.

I use to bank half my Per Diem and all my salary.

I work for myself and the guys that work for me are treated well and rarely work more than a half year with full years salary. One lives quite well in Thailand with a high five figure salary, he is quite sad this contract is coming to an end

in the near future, maybe.

just passing time at work, making the board a bit more interesting.

That beeing said I have handed out to the needy more than these thiefs have heisted from others and some to nothing more than lazy thiefs.

Look at the post with a couple drunks set fire to a poster, then this guy steals more money than that business will

make in several years most likely. Putting fire to a sign is worth than stealing peoples savings that may of taken

many years to earn. What fakes/flakes some of these posters are. It is ok to con others out of 250K but low and behold a prank is criminal.

The guy living off others taxes in Thailand and then swipes another 80K quid to lavish in while on vacation in Thailand, is a practice praised on the other hand.

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So they will still not give a name?

Just ask the police to forget about them in the cell for a few days till they remember - I doubt its very nice in there.

I once saw the cells in Lumpini when they had put a guy who grabbed the ex by the breast and neck - he looked realy sorry for himself in there and it was going to cost him

What are you on about now - you really make no sense

As TAWP Says are you accusing me of a crime or being a criminal - which one?

Oh- read the post and comprehend if you are able but i will explain in words a senile of geezer or 5 year old can understand.

I saw the cells in Lumpini as some guy had grabbed my girlfriend by the neck and breast and we had him arrested. We then had to go to Lumpini to point out the guy and help police with their compensation - the ex wanted nothing as she was afraid what her Dad might do to the guy

Thai police ask you if you want to see the accused in the cell - common practice i am told

I will not report it to mods as its a bit of a girlie thing to do and I know your thinking is all over the place but I would like an explaination of your drivel and an apoogy if you are man enough

Your just some naive idot and I don't think I am an old geezer, yet anyways. Apoligize to someone of your morals, not likely, sure lock the pranksters up for setting fire to a poster, then you try to justify someone stealing others savings is no problem and do it as many times as they like and can get away with, it is only civil recourse.

At what point will the bankruptcy court decide the guy is doing it out of convience and the fact the guy has the legal right because it is only bankruptcy he faces and nothing no one can do about it. I would say there is more to the bankruptcy

laws than what some are trying to portray, even though in most cases it is a simple matter. That being said glad to see some more tax payer money being cyphoned off

by a lowlife that the government has been paying/supporting his wife and 4 children plus his stressful self to reside well in another country of choice.

I know you all would not feel it right that someone on government subsidies be held responsible for intentional misconduct.

Your taxes I guess, right.

Maybe better said was your morals are fit for a pompous fool, tell that to the MODS

Probably used his credit card to faciltate this action and to get to Thailand! Lucky it is free money and expected

and would of never happend if he did not have access to credit.

Look at the post with a couple drunks set fire to a poster, then this guy steals more money than that business will

make in several years most likely. Putting fire to a sign is worth than stealing peoples savings that may of taken

many years to earn. What fakes/flakes some of these posters are. It is ok to con others out of 250K but low and behold a prank is criminal.

The guy living off others taxes in Thailand and then swipes another 80K quid to lavish in while on vacation in Thailand, is a practice praised on the other hand.

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So they will still not give a name?

Just ask the police to forget about them in the cell for a few days till they remember - I doubt its very nice in there.

I once saw the cells in Lumpini when they had put a guy who grabbed the ex by the breast and neck - he looked realy sorry for himself in there and it was going to cost him

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Will I have to appear in court?

A: No, your paperwork will be filed into your local court and it is this that appears before the judge for his signature. You will then be issued with a bankruptcy order and an official receiver will be appointed to administer your case. Often you will not even have to attend an interview in person with the Official Receiver but a 10 minute telephone call is all that is required to finalise the bankruptcy. (back to top)