Mattd

This is almost certainly going to become a travel requirement for the whole world, let alone Thailand.

I am not anti vaccination, in fact far from it, vaccines have proved to be very effective for certain diseases over the years and have virtually eradicated some.

However, I do find it concerning that these COVID-19 vaccines are getting pushed through quickly, yes, development work had been taking place in the past for ones such as the Oxford vaccine, but have we had enough time to evaluate all of the possible side effects in humans, to be honest, I've no idea, I am no expert.

But imagine if there is an elephant in the room with these vaccines that has yet to show, in the meantime, countries such as the UK are making plans to vaccinate up to 1,000,000 people per day........................ (ain't going to happen, but that is the aim) then theoretically the whole population could be done in less than 5 months, 6 months later side effects start showing................... scary thought really.

With regards to getting a Thai passport for your daughter, this can be done at a Thai passport office, I am assuming that you are named as the Father on the Child's Thai birth certificate, under normal circumstances you would have to be present at the passport office for the application, however, you can provide a parental consent letter to allow your wife to make the application in your absence, unfortunately the MFA website is under construction right now, so I cannot provide the link.

As you are in the US, then you will probably have to go to the nearest Thai embassy/ consulate with proof of ID etc. and sign the parental consent form in the presence of a consular officer.

Without this consent, your wife cannot apply.

Alternatively, she could go to Thai immigration and ask if it is possible for your daughter to depart Thailand using her US passport.

2 minutes ago, overherebc said:

And would the compulsory insurance cover the hospital cost?

I imagine so, little point in having it if not, although the cost of the hospital stay would depend on the ASQ hospital involved, others being far more costly that some, if the patient develops bad symptoms and requires ICU, then the cost can mount up quickly.

28 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

YYou would be taken to a hospital and would have to stay in it until you had recovered and passed the covid 19 test. There is no fixed length of stay to leave the hospital.

The way I understand it is that positive cases are immediately transferred to the hospital associated with the ASQ hotel, where the patient remains for a minimum of 14 days regardless of any further tests that are negative or when in the original quarantine they tested positive, after the initial 14 days in hospital, they would only be released after testing negative twice.

28 minutes ago, Nickthegreek said:

I know it was shown to Thai Air at check-in. Neither passport has been stamped on this occasion. Our daughter has in bound and outbound stamps in the Thai passport from 2016.

In this case it seems she did actually leave on her Thai passport then, showing at check in has no link to the immigration and Thais do not get their passport stamped anymore on exit. (most use the e-gates)

Regardless, she will have no problem entering in to Thailand again using her Thai passport.

1 hour ago, JusticeGB said:

Similarly I am surprised that she managed to leave on her British passport without a TM7 inside it. Provided she has her Thai passport with her she will have no problems returning to Thailand with her Thai passport. 

Not only the lack of a TM6, I am amazed Thai immigration did not question the fact that there was no entry in to Thailand on the British passport, with no record of anything in the immigration database, is the OP sure she cleared Thai immigration with the British passport and didn't just show the passport to the check in staff as proof of not requiring a UK visa?

17 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Who say that I want to re-enter Thailand on Retirement purposes?
That is not my question in thread #1.
I have a Thai child and I am the ONLY caretaker of the child according to the divorce papers.
There are lot more possibilities than only "retirement" which was anyway not the original question.
Why continue to be the "wise guy" when you are only preaching barstool wisdom?
I understand now why so many people stay steer of this group.

 

I am not trying to be wise at all, I am pointing out facts, facts which you have stated as well, which is that your current EOS and therefore re-entry permit is based on retirement, so your application for entry would be based on this unless you reapply for another visa.

It may be possible to apply for a new non-o visa and then apply for a COE based on the custody of your child, I've personally not seen anybody have success in this regard, a COE for marriage is certainly possible, so it should be for a child.

Either way, unless the rules change, it seems your only option is to apply for a new non-o category visa and then a COE.

At the end of the day, it is entirely up to you if you heed advice or not.

Loads of places selling it at the DLT office by Regents School.

11 hours ago, jimn said:

For people with valid re-entry permit (Non-O), they have to submit (1) updated Thai bank statement (saving account) in the last 3 months that the balance is at least 800,000 baht and (2) health insurance that covers all medical expenses in Thailand, for any diseases including COVID-19, both in and out patient patient, at least 100,000 USD for the whole period they will stay in Thailand or at least for the remaining of their re-entry permit.

This clause could be demanding, how would a person get their Thai bank book or statement updated within the last 3 months if they are not present in Thailand?

Unless the Embassy excepts printouts from online banking.

16 hours ago, Thomas J said:

1. Currently spend approximately 5,500 baht per month on electricity.  The living room AC runs about 12 hours per day.  The only other AC that runs is a modern inverter unit in the bedroom that runs 8 - 9 hours per night.  

I recently replaced 2 x 9 year old LG units in 2 bedrooms, one at 9,000 & the other 18,000 BTU with Carrier Inverter units of the same capacity, so far the electricity bill has dropped by an average of 2,000 THB per month, so in 20 months they are paid for.

2 hours ago, Pilotman said:

'good looking woman'? Are they blind? She looks what she is, a dim witted, stupid, cow. which is an insult to cows, especially the pretty ones. 

Exactly, I was going to call fake news just by that statement!

21 hours ago, pervaud said:

Hi, i been told for the 1st car purchase it always require Thai guarantor. Do you mind PM me the dealer name or bank contact on your case? 

A lot depends on where you are located.

First one was at Toyota Pattaya, loan was arranged by them with Tisco

I then got 3 different BMW, all three were financed via BMW Financial Services, dealer was German Auto (Bangna)

Last one is a MB from the dealer in Pattaya, financed through SCB arranged via the dealer.

Suggest you shop around.

I have financed 5 cars without a Thai guarantor, 40% deposit / down payment, never an issue, last one was with SCB bank.

3 hours ago, 248900_1469958220 said:

Yes, my employer has already stated getting the NON B isnt a problem.

To get NON B would mean leaving the country and in these uncertain times that is something you should avoid.

As Joe has already stated, just change the reason for your extension of stay to work from marriage, so long as you and your employer qualify then this is the easiest route.

You can change back to taking care of your child etc. next time no problem. (Unless you are divorced, most immigration offices will not extend for this)

Note that severance pay is one time payment for tax purposes, so income earned in this tax year prior does NOT come in to the calculation, TRD allow one times one time payment per year for severance or provident fund.

@StepsOn the relatively small amount that you say, you should pay almost nothing in tax.

The calculation for severance is complicated, however, it is something like this:

The first 300,000 THB is the tax free allowance for severance pay.

There is a further allowance of 7,000 THB for every year of service

What ever remains is divided in to two (50%)

Tax is then liable based on the sliding scale. (first 150,000 THB is taxed at 5%)

So if you said 400,000 THB and had lets say 2 years service, (400,000 - 300,000 = 100,000 - 14,000 = 86,000 / 50% = 43,000 )

Worst case you would pay 2,150 THB in tax, although my calculation is nil.

1 hour ago, Will2011 said:

Objections are not facts, it's just what you think.

Fact 1: Thais get their state quarantine paid for by the Thai Government

Fact 2: Foreigners don't, they must pay for ASQ

Fact 3: Thais can upgrade to ASQ and pay if they so wish

Fact 4: The choice for a foreigner is pay or don't come

This is what I stated.

I do understand and even sympathize that you may object as to why those foreigners with work permits and have paid tax & SS do not get the free quarantine, however, the fact remains they don't!

47 minutes ago, LennyW said:

From the original post... "Apparently the land used to be Nor Sor 3 Gor, but a new law allowed the land to be changed to chanote, which the owner did." Thats why i was confused at the banks confusion.

True, my bad, unless there is a period after that objections can be raised.

I doubt any government will reverse those already made in to a Chanote, the legal challenges and unpopularity would be huge.

6 minutes ago, Will2011 said:

 

WARNING, FREEDOM OF SPEECH! I have the right to disagree with you.

Disagree as much as you like, it won't change the facts.

From the article @LennyW posted, then I can see what the bank is concerned about.

Quote

• This type of land may be sold, transferred, or mortgaged in the same manner as land with freehold title deed (Chanote) as long as it is ready to be a full title deed.
• In order to change the title to a Chanote, the owner of the land may file a petition to the Land Department to file a request to change it to a full title deed (Chanote), and the Land Department may do so if there is no opposition made against the petition.

The question the bank wants answering is likely to be is the land ready to be a full title deed and if so, why hasn't the current owner filed a request to the Land Department to change it to Chanote and would there be any objections if so?

22 minutes ago, Will2011 said:

Another perspective from Vietnam that has been managing this situation quite well, as I have business there. Anybody who chooses to stay in state quarantine facilities pays about USD5 a day, while others who opt for private qualified hotels may pay anywhere from USD 75 to USD200, regardless the nationality.

Thai Citizens are entitled to free quarantine from their government, they do NOT get the choice of where this quarantine will be at, this is decided by the government based on arrival airport etc.

The government have made more and more hotels available for Thai citizens quarantine, to increase the numbers allowed in daily.

A Thai citizen can choose to pay for ASQ is they so wish.

Foreigners are not entitled to free quarantine.

I've paid huge amounts of Thai PIT for a lot of years and have no objections to this arrangement, as foreigners, we have the choice of whether we travel to Thailand or not.

The Eastern seaboard area has not really had much rain over the past few years, certainly a lot less than it should be normally.

Mabprachan reservoir is very low for this time of the year and with the end of the rainy season nigh, it is not going to get much better.

One has to wonder what it would be like if there had been the normal flow of tourists.

There has been water rationing all year in the area and next year looks like it will be a lot worse.