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So if the tenant's friend stays in my room for a few nights, who is going to submit a TM30 ? If Immigration Officer comes knocking the door and realizes that the friend is only here for a few days, will the Immigration Officer believe I'm not getting paid ? I'm the house owner, and the tenant has no responsibility with respect to the Hotel Act since he does not own the apartment.

I wouldn't like my tenant to bring in a foreign guest just to save on hotel fees for a few days, not even if the foreign guest pays the fees to me. I'm concerned about the status of the law, and not whether I will be found out. In my opinion, as owner if I have a foreign guest it's my responsibility as house owner to submit a TM30. But why should I do so if he is not my guest but my tenant's guest ? I have no issue with my tenant if he stays for 30 days or more. I'll be fully in compliance with the Hotel Act. But my tenant's foreign guest ? Less than 30 days ? No charges ?

The foreigner friend does not have a local address. He is coming straight from the airport. It's my responsibility as house owner to submit TM30 for him as well, but for a few days ? I suspect I would be in breach of the Hotel Act. Of course, whether my tenant collects a fee from the foreigner friend is another issue.

As landlord, I'm responsible for the TM30 submission if I rent it out to the tenant for 30 days or more. What if the tenant decides to accommodate a foreigner friend for a few nights ? Is that an infringement of any provisions of the Hotel Act ?

"90-day reporting is your duty", your = landlord or tenant ? I take it to mean that landlord prepares the TM30 as usual, and it's the tenant who has to visit the Immigration for the 90-day reporting. Do you have the URL link for reporting online ?

First of all, is it even necessary to do a 90-day reporting for DTV ? If yes, who should do it ? If the owner should do it, isn't the TM30 sufficient ?

The name Emmanuel in the Bible means "God with us." Thai police cannot tackle him.

He was looking for a Thai lady to be his wife.

The Ministry of Commerce needs to work with the Lawyer's Council of Thailand. The Committee of Professional Ethics must now include a new regulation to suspend the practicing certificates of errant lawyers involved in registering such companies. The lawyers are the ones touting the "loopholes" when there is no loophole to begin with.

Russians property agents are everywhere in Pattaya, holding themselves out as marketing analysts. Come on, Ministry of Commerce.

So the Lawyer's Council of Thailand is going to spring into action and suspend the practicing licenses of their fellow members ?

Can I invite the Ministry of Commerce to go after property agencies in Pattaya too ? It's important that Russians are also represented. Of course, their business cards will not show they are property agents. They are employed as "marketing analyst". 😄 After they have analyzed the buyer they will collect a fee from the seller.

Why did the Email headlines pick up the 3 Britons ? Why not "Chinese detained in Thai nominees crackdown on foreign businesses" since Chinese is represented by a much larger figure ?

He checked into the apartment on November 29 and checked out on December 1. So it was just for 2 nights, and it was an apartment, not hotel. I don't suppose the owner is operating Airbnb at her apartment and renting out to guests for 2 days.

Why does he even need a gun ? He is a tourist, isn't he ?

They should begin by investigating the law firms that helped register such entities. The law firms would often give assurances that it was fine to have Thai nominees. By removing a dozen of lawyers from the Thai Bar or Lawyer's Council, it will serve as an indication to potential Thai nominees that the Government means business.

The one from outside must be the motorbike taxi man. They are the unofficial officers of the unofficial Homeland Security Department.

Jomtien. So do the rules allow an agent to represent you ? That really is my question.

I'm referring to the 30-day extension. I understand agent charges 500 baht. Of course you have to pay 1,900 baht to the Immigration, separately.

It's the 30-day extension. Yes, my question why is the agent able to do it without me ?

You entered Thailand with a visa exempt passport, and before your 30 days is up you decide to extend your @ Immigration. Most people go to the Immigration Department to have their extension done, but some people pay the agency to do it. How does the agency do it ? I'm curious because I'm pretty sure the person seeking extension has to be there. Does the agency pay the Immigration Officer for the convenience ?

I haven't seen any advertisements online, be it PowerBuy or Numchai. I would like to get a TV that will has the decoder built-in so that I don't have to buy a separate set-top box. Has anyone come across any so far ?

The mayor must invite CCP to build a Confucius School @ Walking Street.

Are most of the beggars British, Russians or Swiss ?

This scam model could not have worked without the involvement of a lawyer qualified by Lawyer's Council of Thailand. The foreigners sought the advice of lawyers, and it was the lawyers who advised them on the status of law and gave the go-ahead. The foreigners relied solely on the legal advice of such lawyers who were supposed to provide correct legal advice and regulated by Lawyer's Council of Thailand. The witch hunting mustn't stop just at the foreigners. The Thai nominees were willing participants in the scam, the lawyers were directing the scam, and the foreigners relied on the Lawyer's Council of Thailand to regulate the conduct of the lawyers. The lawyers didn't just breach their professional conduct, they were aiding and abetting the foreigners to scam the Government, and they were emboldened by the silence of the Lawyer's Council of Thailand, as silence could be construed as tacit permission.