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26 minutes ago, Macthehat said:

Thanks for your help , just one thing I was concerned about was I am not married and was wondering would I need a DNA test done to prove to trendy office the child is mine or is his birth cert enough along with mine and my GFs ? I cant see anything on the site detailing this . .. thanks again

As your son was born after 1st July 2006 then there is no requirement for you to be married nor will any DNA test be required.

Follow the guidance in this document, paying particular attention to tables A & C.

I assume that you are named as the Father on his Thai birth certificate? This will need translating in to English, as will any other Thai documents, as has been mentioned before by other posters.

OS_Guidance_G3_10.16.pdf

11 minutes ago, Handsome Gardener said:

Eh ? Why ?

 

Guarantor's are only involved for someone who has bad credit and cannot get the loan on their own

Wrong!

A lot of finance companies / banks here require a guarantor, especially for a foreigner, credit rating has nothing to do with it.

I have financed several cars here and had to provide a guarantor before, if you increase the percentage of deposit, then the requirement can go away.

OP, your post makes little sense, why walk away from the car / loan, which is immoral, you can sell the vehicle, even if it only pays off the finance, although TBH taking a loan of 6 years duration for a car is not a good idea and suggests that the monthly loan payments needed to be low and therefore there may not be any equity in the car.

4 minutes ago, Cyclenshaven said:

Correct, I have a B visa that's valid for 1 year. I thought it would be the same for a 1 year O visa. 

Currently I am making about 50k THB but next year (after I get my O visa), I am looking to do something else for a while which might result in lower or no income for a certain period. 

You currently have an extension of stay that is valid for one year, it is NOT a B visa, it is an extension of stay based on work, that is extending the permission to stay of the original entry on the B visa, do not mix the two up, it is important.

If you want to change to an O visa, then you need to get a SE O visa overseas, then enter Thailand, you will get 90 days permission to stay, in the last 30 days of this permission to stay, go to an immigration office in the area you live and apply to extend your permission to stay for 12 months based on marriage, others have already explained the criteria required for this, i.e. money in the bank etc.

The PR application process and timing will be interrupted, there is nothing you can do about this, unless you continue to work as you are now and extend based on work for another two years, plus the time taken to process the PR application, which can be a long time.

Depends on your company size, type and location, for example BOI / IEAT work permits are easy to get with the correct documentation.

27 minutes ago, Cyclenshaven said:

You mean I can't leave the country? Maybe I'm confused by your wording. My goal is to get a 1 year multi entry O visa, and then get my O visa extended yearly until I'm eligible to get a PR. I'm not planning on leaving the country and getting a new visa every 90 days. I live in Thailand officially and only go out of the country a few times a year.

You do not need to get a ME O visa, in fact they way you describe it above, then you do not want a ME O visa, with a ME O visa you would HAVE to leave the country every 90 days.

Get a SE O visa and extend this based on marriage, get a ME reentry permit for those few times a year out of the country.

29 minutes ago, Cyclenshaven said:

Currently, I get my visa extended at the Immigration office every 90 days, unless I'm leaving the country for travel or business before the 90 days are up.

No, currently you are reporting your address every 90 days, your extension of stay will have been valid for one year.

Note for PR application, then the rule is 3 consecutive extensions of stay, so 3 years, plus 3 years of Thai income tax payments, from a previous post, you said you could not extend based on 40k THB per month earnings within Thailand for the O visa extension of stay based on marriage?

The two are not connected, your 90 day report is due 89 days after arrival in to Thailand or after the last 90 day report.

On 7/30/2019 at 6:15 PM, chris9111 said:

It was with Etihad and they have confirmed it is my responsibility to make sure which ever country we fly to allows you to go to the next. Also, a 620 gbp transfer fee is the only option given.

 

Regards,

 

Chris

If your wife is flying with Etihad, then it must be via AUH (Abu Dhabi) as this is their main base / hub. Emirates use Dubai.

She will be in Transit, so she should just follow the signs for transit, where she will have to go through a security check, this is just to check hand baggage etc. there is NO passport control for international transit passengers and no requirement for a transit visa.

Your wife has the UK spouse visa, which is the ultimate destination.

What are Etihad trying to charge you 620 GBP for?

Note that they will, if the transit is more than 4 hours, TRY to sell you on going in to Abu Dhabi for tourism, with recommended tours, this is NOT mandatory, your wife can just stay in transit.

This is a journey I have done well over 20 times.

3 hours ago, Don Mega said:

I got my work permit and extension yesterday at EEC One Stop in Sriracha and there was no mention of the TM.30 but noticed unlike my previous work permits the new one does not have an address in it so I assume for me to buy a scooter and car I will need a residency cert from immigration (closest is Jomtien) and they will want the TM.30.

 

Is this correct ?

Correct, I have the same type of work permit and needed to do this the other month.

I bank with Lloyds and they have been warning me for sometime now that they are required to increase the security for online purchases effective from sometime in September 2019, all UK registered banks have to do the same due to the new regulations that will come in to force.

I downloaded their mobile app, along with my UK credit card mobile app (MBNA which is now part of Lloyds) whilst here in Thailand, but could not get the apps registered due to location and lack of a UK mobile number.

Luckily I had a UK trip planned, so whilst in the UK I had a giffgaff SIM delivered, activated this online with a one time only Goodybag, as I needed a UK number for 4G data anyway.

I then had to register this UK number with both Lloyds and MBNA via online banking.

Once the mobile number was registered, I then managed to get both of the mobile apps registered, this takes an automated call from both to the UK number, as you have to key in the PIN that appears on the mobile app during the phone call.

Once this is completed, then the apps work regardless of the UK SIM, so on WiFi or through the Thai number 4G network whilst in Thailand.

One thing to note, you must put credit on to the giffgaff SIM for it to roam in Thailand, there is no need to have a Goodybag, in fact if you are not in the UK, that is a waste of money.

As others have mentioned, you do need to send a SMS from the giffgaff SIM once every 6 months to keep it alive, I do believe they will send an email to remind you of this if it is getting close.

I would imagine that all of this can be done whilst in Thailand by having the giffgaff SIM delivered to here, activating it online (which will let you know the number) and placing credit on to it, you would have to make sure there is enough credit on it to be able to receive the call from your bank for activating the mobile apps if they work as per Lloyds.

2 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Not a good example. I can remember coming down from Korat in 2003 and paid for my friend to fill the tank up. The fuel was 14 baht a litre, with the exchange rate around 70 that would be about 20p a litre. Thai fuel prices have effectively doubled in the last 15 years or so, a relatively low rate of inflation. Hotel prices on the other hand have probably gone up 4/5 times but I can still get very large Kapow down the road for 40 baht and wash it down with a large Chang for 55 baht. It is all about perspective.

 

Asking a Thai is quite meaningless, the answer will depend on personal circumstances and vary quite significantly.

I go back to the UK every year and would dispute any claim that it is cheaper there. Last May I was up in the north of Scotland and the cheapest B&Bs were charging over £80 a night, a couple of weeks later I stayed in the Dusit Pattaya for about £85 a night. There is no dispute that things can be cheaper in the UK but not generally.

 

The perception of Thailand becoming expensive is felt more by people like myself on a fixed income being hit by a declining exchange rate and inflation, rather than just inflation alone. The same goes for the Thais, those on a fixed income will feel the effect of inflation more so than those on a reasonable salary with counter inflationary increases.

It is a perfectly good example for the quote I made it against, which implied that Thailand is still cheap and those that think it isn't, it is only because the state of their currency.

When I was stating the fuel prices it was when the exchange rate to the GBP was comparable to now at around 39 THB to 1 GBP before 1997.

I will repeat, for those that think Thailand hasn't increased in price, ask a Thai, it is not just the exchange rate. I know and work with Thais that earn from low to high, they all complain.

I agree the UK is more expensive for accommodation, take that out and a lot of things are generally cheaper, food is, beer is (and better), hire cars etc. etc.

I am not saying it is cheaper to live in the UK, as that is not the subject of the OP, what I am saying that in relationship to the OP is tourism will be down when you have a strong Thai Baht and a higher cost of living, which in turn brings less value for money than it ever has, there are many alternatives.

15 hours ago, Percy P said:

Thai goods are very cheap but not against your own Countries currency. So that the problem.

I earn THB and do not find Thai goods cheap at all anymore, for example, I've just arrived back to Thailand from a holiday in the UK visiting family, there are a lot of things in the UK that are now cheaper than Thailand and I am comparing apples to apples. Plus a lot of what you buying is of a far better quality.

Another example, is the cost of fuel, which has risen faster here than in say the UK (where most of it is tax), years ago fuel was around 35% of the UK price, now it is closer to 65% of the UK price, theoretically that margin should not change, although that doesn't directly effect tourism, it does factor in, due to increased transportation costs.

The OP is that Thai Tourism is in trouble, now whether that is true or not, I don't know long term, short term it is definitely so, exchange rates DO have a bearing for genuine tourists, they earn in a foreign currency, which they exchange to THB and right now that money is not going as far as it used to and that is not only due to weak currencies, the THB is over valued right now, coupled with higher base prices here.

Ask a Thai if they find the cost of living cheap now.

2 hours ago, Gumballl said:

My wife read the original article (linked in the OP) that is in Thai. She insists that since I am her husband, and that I am registered in the Tambien Baan (i.e. Blue Book), I do not need to complete the TM 30. It will be interesting to see if the BiB and/or IO agrees with her.

2 hours ago, Gumballl said:

See my previous post. Maybe if you are listed in the house Blue Book you do not have to jump through these hurdles.

From this, then you must have PR status, as these are the only foreigners that are allowed (and must) to be registered in the Tabien Baan, in which case you would not be required to do a TM30.

Whether or not you must submit if you have a Yellow book is subjective, as has been discussed many times.

39 minutes ago, jayceenik said:

Yes. Of course. The requirement is straightforward. 800k or 200k for pre-1998 LOS "resident" grand-dads.

Actually it is isn't that straightforward, it would depend on your age in October 1998, if you were 60 or above then, yes 200k, if you were 55 - 59 at that time though it would be 500k.

6 minutes ago, jayceenik said:

Why not ?

You do based on how you described it, the only thing that may differ is the amount required in the bank, depending on your age in October 1998.

@fishtank is correct, it might raise Immigration eyebrows if you suddenly claim it, not really sure how they would react TBH, they would certainly want to know why you didn't prior, by the same token, they should have perhaps pointed it out to you as well.

I suppose you could claim that you knew but always had 800k + in your account.

4 minutes ago, fishtank said:

It looks as though you do not qualify.

I'd disagree, as he entered prior to the grandfathering date and has been on extensions of stay ever since, then he does qualify, the money in the bank bit would depend on how old he was in October 1998.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

I did not write it was from his home country.

It would be proof of taxes being paid here on his income from the fund and from when he was working.

I would say this is exactly what they would want to see, if a person has been working in Thailand for a number of years and has amassed a sizable provident fund, then there must be the option for them to retire in Thailand.

They would even have a small Thai government pension due as well, if they have paid in to the SS fund for more than 15 years.

19 minutes ago, Cereal said:

Or foul.

Or humour............. Fowl............Chicken............

1 hour ago, bbz404 said:

Why did your HR say it's not possible?

 

My HR called Chamchuri and they said that if I comply with all the requirements to get an extension based on work then there is no issue to change the reason of extension back to work instead of marriage. This seems logical enough. Assume I divorced but continued to be employed, I would be forced to go that route as well. My advice is to insist with your HR in getting real information. Sometimes they just state facts that come from their reasoning and not from real information.

Thanks for the reply, there is a thread about it and the reasons, quick version: They are saying that the change of reason to my son last year has reclassified the original non-B entry in 2004 to now being a non-O and an EOS based on work cannot be issued because of this, I have reasoned that this is not correct, as the original entry was on a Non-B visa and the unbroken extensions of stay ever since are basically extending the permission to stay of that original entry, regardless of the basis.

To the best of my knowledge, immigration offices cannot change the status of a non-immigrant entry, this can only be done for a tourist entry.

Being in the sticks (Chonburi) then the option of using one stop isn't available, Sriracha immigration are advising them in this way.

17 hours ago, bbz404 said:

Changing back to business extension this year. Sad.

Off topic, however, I am very interested to know what your company's HR department are saying regarding the change back to the extension of stay based on work, after extending last year based on being married to a Thai?

I am in a similar situation, whereby last year I changed from work to my son, this year this is not possible and I need to change back to being based on work and HR are saying it is not possible to do this.

my WP is via the IEAT rules, so same as BOI.

Would appreciate knowing the feedback from your HR.

17 minutes ago, overherebc said:

It raises the question on the time when the new WP is issued, what will be the status of the old extension as the new company, I don't think, can use a previous company's extention.

Anyone can confirm or deny?

All I can state is my own personal experience and that was a no, the previous company EOS had to be cancelled within an agreed time frame and the new company applied for an EOS once the new WP was issued, it was seamless from my POV though.

13 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Hope the OP doesn't mind me saying but he was lucky they accepted a copy of his WP. If they had insisted on the original ( now cancelled ) it may have gone in a different direction.

100% agree, he is in a situation I would not want to be in, chances are he will be fine though.

It must be an EOS as immigration only transfer these to a new passport.

2 minutes ago, PJHassselt said:

I have a visa, it is recently transferred to my new passport without a problem. And now with 90 days report suddenly there was this problem.

I am glad it is sorted, the discussion was about whether you had a visa or an extension of stay, from your above comment, then you do have an extension of stay.

The reason it makes a difference is that if you quit your job or are terminated, then the extension of stay becomes invalidated, as it cancels at the same time.