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21 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Thrre is a big difference between hosting a friend and renting out a room/bed.

 

If you believe your tenant is doing this as a financial  transaction then yes, against the Hotel act. But if they are just having a friend stay for a few nights, rent free, it is not and trying to forbid this would be extreme IMO. 

 

  I certainly would not want to rent ftom someone who did not allow me to have friends/family occasionally stay overnight, it is a normal part of life.  But neither would I,  as a Landlord, tolerate a tenant renting out rooms/beds.

 

TM30 is a separate matter. 

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 ?

7 minutes ago, farang51 said:

Yes a 90 day report is necessary.

 

The landlord needs to do the TM30; however, the 90-day reporting is your duty.

 

Depending on where you are, you can do it online. In that case, it takes less than five minutes. Some immigration offices wants you to come in person the first time, I had no problem reporting online in Phuket for my first report.

 "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 ?

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

5 hours ago, webfact said:

“The businesses involved held assets worth 254 million baht (US$7.4 million), and investigations revealed they employed law or accounting firms to manage their registrations,” explained Jirabhop. This elaborate setup was part of a broader scheme where some companies were merely fronts for laundering money, without engaging in legitimate business operations.

 

Additionally, legal and accounting professionals found complicit in these activities will face scrutiny from their respective regulatory bodies, reported Bangkok Post.

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

18 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Hopefully the apartment owner recorded a TM 30 so they will have a photo and all other passport details.

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 ?

14 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Yes. 

In fact some agents even do a pick up drop off service.

Which immigration office.

If you do it yourself you need a TM7, photo and some basic photocopies of pp and most likely TM30+ 1900b 

Jomtien.

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

1 hour ago, zzzzz said:

they have "connections" with some immigration offices>

Approval of conversion from visa exempt/tourist visa to non o & extension's is Always up to the immigration official 
person Does NOT have to be there ( except Jomtien)  afaik

example , out of the 22-30,000 some agents charge in phuket for extensions, no baht in Bank
1, 900 goes for the extension, 2-5,000 goes to the agent, remainder goes to .....

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.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

What type of extension are you asking about.

If 30 day extension the agent can do that without you.

OR are you asking about obtaining a non O retirement and subsequent 12 month extension. 

BTW: visa exempt entry currently provides 60 day stamp 

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 ?

2 hours ago, Cabradelmar said:

Thais facilitate creation of nominee company... foreigners get visas, buy land/homes, run businesses... Company gets exposed as illegitimate, foreigners get deported, and Thais keep the  land/property/businesses (seized assets) for themselves. It's a brilliant model... Thais get paid on both ends... Thai citizens and officials collect setup fees, and the seized assets revert back to Thailand - who can sell them a second time. But they (authorities) can't not seem to stop what they claim they don't like 🤔 because they actually like it 🤑🤑🤑 

 

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.