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13 hours ago, sunnyboy2018 said:
They told me not to bother after i arrived from the UK last October. i was returning to my same condo
So, many of us come and go whether within Thailand or out on business for a few days and then back to the same house we rent or own, what is the law? What if you go to a hotel within Thailand and they report you on their TM30... then you go back home and you don't report yourself back in your regular residence? I would find it difficult to believe that these reports are cross referenced to the extent someone knows you are not in the right place. Seems like there are conflicting reports from commenters on here too. Way too many chances for errors and conflicts.
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49 minutes ago, BestB said:Indeed, do not know if to laugh or cry????
53 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:wow. so much truth in one article. amazing.
Yeah but, maybe only because the news is even worse
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15 hours ago, Small Joke said:
Even the usual 'whaddya gotsa problem with?' gloaters here will have to swallow one rule too many, and soon.
So true. What these folks don't see is how frustrating these compliance issues really are, even for and maybe especially for those who make a good faith effort to comply. Or how they stack up to be a breaking point for many and they leave or don't come in the first place.
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The comments pretty well show how silly it is to expect anything approaching full compliance with the law on this. What do you think, maybe 20% comply?
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4 hours ago, fforest1 said:Next.....Thailand solves Americas homeless problem by putting all the homeless on planes and increasing the tourist arrivals in Thailand....
Sorry but hells going to freeze over before we welcome or value any western expats who have been contributing to Thailand for decades....
Sad, eh? I bring millions of baht in export business to several companies in Thailand . When I recently renewed my visa and work permit, was anyone even remotely curious about what my business did? Did anyone ask if my business brought value to The Kingdom? No. Only the sign on my office was not quite right, so go do it again with a sign we like. NOTE: it's been the same sign for 5 years.
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4 hours ago, kotsak said:
Pick your choice, either stuck in traffic jams or at the immigration queue.
Sounds like it was stuck in both without choice.
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3 hours ago, EricTh said:
There are still tons of foreigners who still want to stay long term in Thailand after all these harassment akin to a police state.
Yeah, well it sure ain't gettin' easier.
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This is so sad and tragic. 1,000% avoidable. Why do so called electricians here think that the laws of physics do not apply to them?
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34 minutes ago, pattjock said:This is only for people who own a property where a foreigner is staying, for any length of time.
The foreigner staying at the place do not need to have a copy of this and is not in any way responsible for doing this. It's all up to the owner of the property.
The three cases when it will involve the foreigner is:
1. If a foreigner is living in his own condo he has to do this every time he returns from a trip outside Thailand.
2. If a foreigner is living in a condo or house, owned by his wife, his wife has to do this.
3. If a foreigner is renting out a property to another foreigner he has to do this.
That's all well and good unless your landlord - like mine - does not, will not or cannot do it and immigration wants a copy of the TM30 receipt for a 90-day report or for an extension of stay or for a visa application. All 3 of which has happened to me in the last 6 months. I had to get a PoA from the landlord's accountant, go to CW myself, pay his 2,000 baht fine and get the receipt - OR I guess I could have reported him and gotten thrown out of my house.
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Obviously not good news for anyone up countrt. I live in Bangkok. But my experience with ACS at the Embassy has always been excellent.
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8 hours ago, Pattaya46 said:
I struggle to understand all the figures given in this article ??
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Surely that is fully incorrect. I would bet tens or hundreds thousands at max, no?
38 million is more than half the population of Thailand? Not possible. Someone needs a fact check. IF there are 38 million add 10 baht to every visa app and it more than pays for the unpaid med bills. Hell, add 100 baht no one will notice.
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4 hours ago, madmen said:
And he did a factory reset.
Yeah, I was kinda on his side until I read that part. Dude, you're lucky you are back home. I'd <deleted> if I were you.
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14 minutes ago, giddyup said:A clear Gofundme case.
More like a clear moron case.
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2 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:Given that the OP has no real data or numbers, its a little hard to comment. The OP talks about working ex-pats leaving, even though there have been no changes to working Visa's etc.
Opinions, thoughts, comments are irrelevant without any hard data that shows that people are leaving, tourists are in decline etc.
While the article does not name the study it does summarize with these numbers, "...two years ago working expats comprised 42 per cent of respondents. When asked whether they were happier than when they first arrived, some 39 per cent said no, with 44 per cent of the negative responses coming from expats aged under 60 years. The majority quoted financial pressures as the reason for their discomfort, with 66 per cent of all respondents saying they’d thought seriously about moving on. The recent survey shows just 23 per cent are working expats, indicating a majority of expat professionals thinking about leaving have now left."
There may be many flaws in how this data was collected and in the conclusions reached but I stand by the "perception is reality" view. If the news is bad, then it IS bad. Regular TV posters for the most part seem to be on the fully legal side of Thai immigration and do not feel pressures as much or react as much to "news" but, anyone thinking about coming to work or live, may react quite oppositely.
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8 minutes ago, BestB said:Rather strange editorial of you asked me.
All the silly changes affect those on retirement visa not those on business visa’s.
I do not feel attitude towards working foreigners has changed at all. Renewing visa has not changed nor has renewing WP.
It sure did not get easier, but did not get harder either.
Running biz did hard harder under junta and its never ending hunt for something illegal.
Would I leave after 18 years here? Yes I could but not something I want to do or plan to do yet I have thought about it.
I agree with you, not much really changed but you must remember that perception is reality. The news and the "perception" lately has been one of "it's way worse than it was" and "it effects everyone". There is no denying that obtaining retirement visas did take an uptick in difficulty with stricter enforcement of proof of finances.
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Opinions, thoughts, comments...? Did Big Joke get canned because of this? Will things change? If so, how?
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5 hours ago, fforest1 said:
My guess is number of people who always report their where abouts with-out fail is a tiny drop in the tourist/expat bucket..
Samutprakan immigration is asking for the TM30 - house registration - receipt when doing 90 day report. Never had that before.
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Yikes, they never had a chance.
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4 hours ago, fisherd3 said:
I just bought a condo cannot see an earth wire anywhere in the room or any consumer service panel many of whch are falling to bits with access, anywhere in the building.
Thai electricians believe the laws of physics do not apply in Thailand.
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A decree from a certain revered Thai leader accompanied by images along the lines of the "crying American Indian" anti-litter campaign of the 70's - 80's might help a bit. There is no public shaming associated with littering like in the West.
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Anyone have updates on marriage to a Myanmar citizen? Especially a western man to a Burmese woman? My not yet legal wife is 44 with a regular Myanmar passport and I'm a 66 YO American, we live in Thailand.
I am being advised by a close friend from Myanmar whose business is Thai and Myanmar immigration issues, that the best way is to pay for a "permission to marry" document from the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok and then get married in Thailand. Thailand will not allow it without this document for my wife.
Any comment or recent experience? Thanks and best of luck to all of you with Myanmar marriage issues.
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2 hours ago, kannot said:
Good luck and dont forget your fellow countrywomen and start a campaign to make more folk aware of the sickness of religion.
You are spot on there Kannot but it's not religion per se that is bad. I try not judge anyone based on what they choose to believe but if they force it on others - including family - all bets are off. I do understand that some religious dogma preaches that followers force their will onto others but that is not an excuse to follow through and do it. Agree or disagree?
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1 hour ago, Ossy said:
Apart from any pocket-lining mischief that Thaksin may be accused of, I've put him firmly in the pro-people camp. That's more than enough to deserve the anti-establishment tag, I thought . . . or is there more to this man than I realised?
I don't think a politician ever existed that was not totally pro himself (or herself).
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That apology was not written by someone who is not a native English speaker.
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Thai man given death sentence for horrific rape/murder of German tourist
in Pattaya News
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"...international news around the world" hummm...