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The seller bought the property back in mid 2013, and I have been paying a mortgage off since mid 2017 which I believe means the property has been owned for over 5 years all up as the place is not yet in my name. This would mean that stamp duty is paid in lieu of the SBT?

Yes, agreed, not a great situation to be in.

Thank you for your reply.

Greetings,

I am almost at the point of paying off my condo and then will go to the land office with the seller to transfer the title deed of the condo to my name.

The information about transfer fees, stamp duty, specific business tax and witholding tax has been contradictory and a little unclear.

If you look at the attached screenshot from one site, https://freshbangkok.com/taxes-buying-selling-condominiums-thailand/

you can see that the only fee relevant to the purchaser is 50% of the transfer fee and the remainder of the taxes etc. are the responsibility of the seller.

However, written as a clause in the purchase agreement is, 'all transfer fees, taxes, stamp duties incurred hereunder and under the Purchase and Sell Agreement or for the registration of transfer of the property shall be borne equally by the intending purchaser and intending vendor.'

Is this typical for all the fees to be split 50/50 or, in the case of transferring the name over, should the purchaser only be paying for the transfer fee as the information attached would suggest?

3 hours ago, partington said:

Chula University Bookstore in Siam Square ,  go to Siam BTS Station.  In Chulalongkorn 62, bottom floor of building, need to go along street till you get to stairs go down and turn right. Its  a small premises with an open hatch counter at one side.

It's where Uni students get their copies  done. Walk in door and use free computer , internet time costs a little, but if you just have prints you can bring in flash drive and plug it in. 

 

10 times cheaper than tourist shops, a billion times cheaper than hotels : 1 baht per page black and white prints.

Open 9am to 7pm M-F and  to 6pm  Sat and Sun.

 

 

 

 

This is a great tip. Thanks for taking the time. 

Thanks for that. Seems very clear. 

Hello, 

I just wanted a tip on a reliable and reasonably priced place for Internet and printing in the downtown Bangkok area. Somewhere along the BTS ish. As I walk around the city I don't see any of these and the one I used to go to on Suk 22 is no longer reliable. 

Thank you for any advice you may have. 

Hello and apologies for restarting what is probably an old topic. 

Can anyone who's recently been through the process give a definitive list on what documents are definitely required. For example, when I search online, some lists say you need a letter from the organisation requiring the check and others do not. 

I'm hoping you can do it with passport, photos and a copy of WP (need original sighted as well?). 

Any tips would be much appreciated. 

If you know an Internet place close by that area that does printing that would also be amazing. 

Thank you. 

2 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

Amorn

Thanks, just to confirm, this is the place right on the northwest corner of the old city near the beginning of Huay Kaew Rd?

Heading to Hong Kong where I believe they use the UK style power outlets and wondering where to buy a Thai to UK/HK adapter in Chiang Mai.

Pantip, Central Airport, Homepro any ideas?

Thank you.

37 minutes ago, moonoi said:

Coming from Europe, US or Australia will make no difference. It also doesn't matter what you mark it as, they'll open it and apply duty according to what is in it. You may even end up paying more if the classification is incorrect (this happened to me once).

Shoes are classified as clothing, the pedals as parts, so they will charge duty according to each classification.


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Alright, thanks again, this is all helpful. So how do they figure out the overall cost of an item if it is shipped in an unmarked bag or if you write the cost as lower than what it was to buy new or if it second hand goods being sent by friends?

2 minutes ago, moonoi said:

10% on parts plus 7% duty
Clothing is 20% plus 7% duty, unless it's classified as luxury (e.g. Rapha) then its 30% plus 7%
Completely built up bikes are 30% plus 7% duty

It's important to note you add the duty after the import tax calculation, so it isn't 37%, works out closer to 40% on a complete build bike. Also they will include shipping in the calculation, if shipping is free, then they will calculate the shipping to be 10% of the value of the shipping. It's always better to pay shipping for this reason.

If the value is less than 1500 THB then there is no tax to pay.

Oh, and the valuation is based on what customs think the item is worth, not necessarily what you paid for it. It can work out in your favor sometimes, but occasionally you'll get stung.


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Thanks again. So, do you know if shoes are considered as clothing and would be taxed at the higher rate or could shoes and pedals be classed as parts?

Also, what if I have the company send them to Australia and then take them out of the boxes and post them as, say, sports equipment or something general like that? Do you think that would work or I would just end up paying the full 17 or 27%

1 minute ago, moonoi said:

 

I can do better, I can show the actual price and where to get it from

 

Thank you, I was thinking it would be more than this.

For people with some experience in getting bikes, parts and clothing sent to Thailand,

I am wondering what the import tax is for different bicycle parts when having them sent here. I heard that for a full bicycle you might pay an additional 37%!!

I am assuming the tax for parts is less disastrous than that.

I have ordered a pair of cycling shoes and some pedals and will then get them mailed to Thailand.

Firstly, can anyone give a run-down or a link to the levels of import tax for different items (bikes, parts, shoes, clothing) and secondly, any tips for getting bike related stuff sent here without paying large sums for the import tax?

Thank you

On 1/23/2017 at 6:12 PM, moonoi said:

If you're looking for a crank based PM, then Stages and 4iiii are around the same price locally as overseas, Quarq around 10-15% more expensive.

I would source locally if you can, but forget powertap, the local distributor isn't very good (as you've found just on the pricing)


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This is good news. Where are Stages available from? I'm assuming you can order them online. Do you know the ballpark Thai price for a 105 stages crank?

1. Yes. The border closes at 10.pm.
2. No. You apply in the morning of day 1 and collect the visa in the afternoon of day 2 (Monday to Thursday). If you apply on a Friday you can't collect until Monday afternoon.

Thanks for this. Do you know if the Thai Embassy/Consulate in Vientiane gives non-immigrant B visas?

Greetings,

I am planning to do a border run from Chiang Mai to Vientiane to apply for a non-immigrant B visa at the Thai Consulate there.

I am yet to do this run and have only done runs in Penang and Cambodia through agencies so i have some questions.

1) There is a Nok Air flight that arrives in Udon Thani after 5pm. Will that leave enough time to travel to the border and enter Laos that same day or would I need to stay in Udon Thani/Nong Khai for a night before making the border crossing the following day?

2) Is one morning, arriving at the Consulate at 8:30am sufficient to complete the visa process and is it reasonable to expect to be done by lunch time and be ready to travel out of Laos and back to Udon Thani to catch the 6pm flight back to Chiang Mai?

3) Are there any tips that you found helpful in making this border crossing more efficient or easier in any way?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

If you had a visa from an embassy or consulate it would not be canceled.

The extension cancellation is done at the immigration office where is was issued and the work permit is canceled at the local Labor Ministry work permit office.

Thanks again for clarifying.

Once the extension cancellation has taken place, presumably on the last day of my current job, must I leave the country on that same day or is there some kind of grace period in which to travel and gather documents to apply for a new non-imm B?

There is no grace period to leave. If you go on the date that is your last day of work you would have to leave on that day or apply for a 7 day extension, pay 1900 baht and be given 7 days to leave the country.

As I wrote before you can go to immigration a few days before your last day of work shown on the letter and they will post date the cancellation to that date,

I appreciate the time you have taken to explain this. You have been very helpful.

If you had a visa from an embassy or consulate it would not be canceled.

The extension cancellation is done at the immigration office where is was issued and the work permit is canceled at the local Labor Ministry work permit office.

Thanks again for clarifying.

Once the extension cancellation has taken place, presumably on the last day of my current job, must I leave the country on that same day or is there some kind of grace period in which to travel and gather documents to apply for a new non-imm B?

There is no grace period to leave. If you go on the date that is your last day of work you would have to leave on that day or apply for a 7 day extension, pay 1900 baht and be given 7 days to leave the country.

As I wrote before you can go to immigration a few days before your last day of work shown on the letter and they will post date the cancellation to that date,

If you had a visa from an embassy or consulate it would not be canceled.

The extension cancellation is done at the immigration office where is was issued and the work permit is canceled at the local Labor Ministry work permit office.

Thanks again for clarifying.

Once the extension cancellation has taken place, presumably on the last day of my current job, must I leave the country on that same day or is there some kind of grace period in which to travel and gather documents to apply for a new non-imm B?

You will need to cancel your work permit. You can do it yourself or allow your employer to do it.

You will need a letter from your current employer stating the date your job ends to cancel your extension. You could go to immigration a few days before that date and they will post date the cancellation to that date so you would have time to leave the country.

Thanks for this.

So, whatever date is in the letter from my employer as my last day of work, I need to leave the country on that same day?

Or, is it right after immigration cancels the work permit and visa? (presumably they would do this from the day listed as my final day of work).

Thanks very much.

I'm assuming the visa is cancelled along with the work permit at the same time?

Hello all,

I will be starting a new job in Chiang Mai next month and finishing up at my current job in Bangkok in two weeks time.

Last time I changed jobs, I recall having to travel back to my old workplace to get a cessation of work letter and cancel the visa (and work permit perhaps) within the province that I used to work before I could start the non-immigrant B process for the new job.

As I do not want to repeat that process this time around, I was wondering if anyone can provide some details on whether this process is necessary, what to say exactly in the cessation letter and what needs to be provided at immigration to properly cancel the visa/work permit before applying for a new non-imm B visa.

Thank you,

Chris

I just dealt with this issue for a fellow australyian. Required a call to the embassy 02-3446300, then follow press-buttons to get a real person.

The embassy is no longer (as of last year) issuing the letter to which UJoe refers to in the above post.

The embassy informed Thai Immigration of this, but that message did not trickle-down to DanSingKon Immigration.

The embassy official to whom I spoke said to call the embassy, if you have a prob. doing the transfer,

while you are in the Immi office - the official can explain (in Thai) the revised procedure.

Hope this helps, cheers AA

Thanks all for the replies.

So the process would be:

1. Apply for the new passport but keep the old one with the current visa and extension of stay stamp in it.

2. When it is time to renew the extension of stay take both passports to immigration and call the Aus embassy regarding the transfer.

OR

3. Get the extension of stay stamp transferred right after getting the new passport thus making the annual re-extension process easier.

To those who have experience with passport renewals,

I am wondering what the process is for transferring my one year non-imm b visa from my current but soon to be expired passport to a new one.

The renewal process itself is simple enough but will I have to get some sort of a statement from immigration prior to the renewal application or does the Australian embassy give me a statement to take to immigration to put a stamp in the new passport?

Or, worst case scenario, do I have to leave the country and restart the visa process from the beginning !!

Thanks in advance,

Chris

It would seem that the copies can be certified by VFS staff:

Where to certify documents

Certified copies are copies authorised or stamped as being true copies of originals, by a person or agency recognised by the laws of the persons home country. All personal documents such as Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Household Registration Book, Educational Qualifications, etc. must be certified by the relevant local district office as follow

Australian Visa Application Centre: Service Deliver Partner VFS Global.

http://www.thailand.embassy.gov.au/bkok/DIAC_Certify_documents.html

Thanks very much for this.