shaymo

Just wondering at what age it becomes difficult to get teaching jobs in los. I have a handy translating gig at the mo but it may come to an end at some stage. Im 30 and would like to have teaching as a fallback if the other goes belly up (yes, i know the pay is crap etc). I have my cert and about a years tefl experience.

Also, in korea and japan is it easier to teach as a 'mature' (i.e old) person.

Need to plan for the long term, i dont wanna go back to my uninhabitable rock in the north atlantic!!

Just wondering if the lot of the long-term 'resident' may be improved after democratic elections happen next? Any chance? I'm sure thai rak thai will probably form the next gov so i suspose not?

Anyway, would anyone in the know care to take a punt? I obviously have no idea

Hi,

just wondering if u apply for a non-immigrant working visa and get refused, might it go on some kind of permanent record (or stamped in your passport) and hence affect your ability to get further multi-entry toursit visas from a consulate outside of thailand?

Thanks Guys,

Shaymo

its just that it seems to precarious to be on a tourist visa long term.

Life in Los is precarious. Don't you read the boards?

yes, i do, im just trying to find a way to make it a little less so. are u, for example, on a tourist visa long-term? how is that working out for u? im just trying to find the best way for me to live out my life there. maybe i need to think marraige

I'm on a tourist visa, I usually stay here 9 months a year , than I go back to my country for 3 months and apply for a new triple entry at the consulate ( they still issue triple entry in Milan). Thus somehow I have an advantage compared to people who don't want/can't go back to their country.

Getting married to obtain a long stay visa is not exactly what i call a smart move, but I guess you were joking.

My question is, have you been here long enough to make a sensible decision? If I were you I'd come here for at least one year as a "tourist", rent somewhere and maybe you can realistically make up your mind.

There are many problems you overlook when you stay here only a few days/months.

For example I find it very difficult to make friends, don't get me wrong I know lots of Thais (I've been here nearly 3 years) but our background is so different, that a close friendship is hard to obtain.

Same problem with women, I usually get bored to death in a couple of months. Again it comes down to culture/education/lifestyle etc. I'm one of those weirdos who generally prefer a Farang partner here in Thailand (they should arrest me just for that ), Thais women are generally lot of fun, polite and take caring , but the substance...hmmm. Just my opinion(note the generally highlighted) please don't eat me alive. Thanks

thanks for the reply and info. yea, i lived in bkk for 8 months last year. i work thru the net proof reading financial reports so its real handy- no commute etc. im really fed up with the dark inhospitable weather here in ireland. im nearly qualified as a lawyer here also but im gonna jack that in so i can live in the sun. i get a decent euro wage as it is and my lifestyle this way is just far superior. i would pay 100 euro k for the thai climate! in fact , u really cant put a price on that!!

anyway, i would come back to ireland for 3 months a year in the summer (i would prefer shorter but i suspose thats not possible as u can only get triple entry?). how many years have u got this in a row? do they ask any questions?

i understand what ur saying about thai women. i guess some people need to have a partner who understands them and their culture and how their mind works to an extent. not me though - im pretty shallow!! although sometimes, i wished my thai girl got me a bit more. bless her heart.

anyway,

later

its just that it seems to precarious to be on a tourist visa long term.

Life in Los is precarious. Don't you read the boards?

yes, i do, im just trying to find a way to make it a little less so. are u, for example, on a tourist visa long-term? how is that working out for u? im just trying to find the best way for me to live out my life there. maybe i need to think marraige

PM Sunbelt Asia, a user on here, about work permit. They have a lot of useful knowledge.

As for Philippines, don't even think of Manila. It's horrible. Try Cebu City, it's much nicer, quieter, and has easy access to many beaches and neighboring small islands.

i tried emailing this crowd, but no response. yea, i have to confess i really do wanna live in los but unfortunately it seems slightly undoable for my category of person (i.e self employed farang) in los. this setting up a business thing is a joke - i need a share capital of 25 k euro to boot. <deleted> - i just wanna tap away on pc in my freakin bedroom, drink some beers and slap some ass. what a joke. they want me to be <deleted> richard branson. poor me. anybody got any tips or creative ways of making myself a happy little farang !!?

Be smarter than the freaking system, packs of foreigner here are tourists with a pc in their apartment, and a registered business in their home country...hint hint

They just don't get it, it's like rising taxes to fight tax evasion, they more they make it difficult to go legal the more people go black.

yea sure man, i dont have any qualms about not paying taxes. its just that it seems to precarious to be on a tourist visa long term. im 30 and im planning on setting up for life, taking a wife, having kids etc. cant really do that on a tourist visa (can i?) for the rest of my natural. out of interest, are u guys on a multi entry tourist then and not getting any heat?

I realize there is some contradiction with my attitude. It has occurred to me that the longer I live in Thailand, the more like a Thai I am. I breathe Thai air, eat lots of Thai food, and have adapted to the conditions here in Thailand. It would indeed be a massive culture shock to move back to the west after many years in Thailand. But thats just it, many of us will have to.

many of us will have to? is there some kind of crackdown in the waters, my friend? please spill the beans, im freaked out enough about chucking my promising law career to chill in the los (for life!).

PM Sunbelt Asia, a user on here, about work permit. They have a lot of useful knowledge.

As for Philippines, don't even think of Manila. It's horrible. Try Cebu City, it's much nicer, quieter, and has easy access to many beaches and neighboring small islands.

i tried emailing this crowd, but no response. yea, i have to confess i really do wanna live in los but unfortunately it seems slightly undoable for my category of person (i.e self employed farang) in los. this setting up a business thing is a joke - i need a share capital of 25 k euro to boot. <deleted> - i just wanna tap away on pc in my freakin bedroom, drink some beers and slap some ass. what a joke. they want me to be <deleted> richard branson. poor me. anybody got any tips or creative ways of making myself a happy little farang !!?

You're misinformed if you have been told you need four Thai employees before you get a work permit. I'd get some good advice about setting up here first before you compare it to elsewhere.

There's quite a few threads in this forum about the Phillipines versus Thailand, might be worth doing a few searches for them, tons of info there.

i work self employed (over the net) and ive done my research and the laws seem to require me to set up a co. with 2m bt. share capital and 4 thai employees. can u give me an advance on this? would be eternally grateful if u could. thats why im lookin at the PI. cant afford/dont want to live in ireland no more.

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shaymo

ok, fair enough, i take your points. however, is it not possible to find a decent resort town like patong or pattaya or some such (not a great fan of pattaya actually myself). hence, escaping the poverty and maybe a lot of the crime.

cant help thinking this probably the most partisan place to ask this question anyway

I've been looking into setting up long term in thailand. i work on thru the net and wanted to set up long-term and hence needed to get legal. however, theres all this horse about having to set up a co. employ 4 thais, get a regst. office etc etc etc and then maybe be refused when i have to go on a visa run (even though i have a permit etc etc - u know the drill!)

So i started thinking, where else? It hit me - the Phillipines. It sounds even better on paper, cheaper, great beaches also, no real visa probs and they speak english in the main (its the language used in high schools and also one of 2 official languages). Also, plenty of pretty ladies!

So im thinkin why dont a lot of people set up there?? Is there somethin i dont know about?? Any experiences greatly appreciated (im just about crazy enough to do this!)

Thanks,

Shaymo

BUMP!!

Hi,

Im trying to get a non-imm b visa. However, its difficult to get one if u dont have a job offer in thailand. i work thru the net and want to set myself up officially as its a total pain to live illegally in los these days it seems.

Anyway, i just want to know if it would be unwise to give them my details thru applying and then getting refused- if i subsequently go to work on a tourist visa. am i being paranoid are may i be notified to the authorities or on a list or some such at the airport in los??

thanks guys

Hi,

I lived in los for 8 months previously and worked doing translating work sent from europe and back via email and just did the monthly visa run the whole time.

Im now completely fed up with this uninhabitable rock (ireland) and wish to move to los full-time. Ive done a bit of research on past threads about getting a work permit and legal in my situ but not with a lot of success. It seems like if you are working from your condo on your laptop you need to register a business and have a seperate registered office from where u live!!

Some fella on these forums tried it a while back and ran into various other walls. anybody been in my position (i plan on staying long-term - im 30) so want to get legal. Will probably marry a sweet chicata in years to come and dont want to risk being booted back to my uninhabitable rock! If you dont have a work permit and have many non-imm visas it is possible that you may be refused another after a few years? Just wanna have peace of mind and enjoy some cocktails.

Thanks fellas,

Shaymo

hi guys,

im pretty much in the same position as qwunk. i work over the net for a small translation co. in france. only thing is they insist on me paying tax whereever i be. therefore, i gotta get a one year and a work permit. is it really that difficult - nay impossible- for some1 in this situ?? i plan on living in los indefinatly also, putting down roots etc.

any input that helps me in this legal quagmire (but cracking country of course!!) mucho appreciated!!