Mattd

The example given online seems perfectly clear, for online 90 day reporting you can do up to 15 days early, but it must be done at least 7 days before the report date, so you have a 8 day window, starting 15 days before the report is due.

Just now, bkkandy1308 said:

Thanks Mattd, in my case I had the physical work permit whilst on an extension of stay based on supporting my Thai wife. I then went to Laos to obtain the Non-Imm B single entry, and now need to get the Non-Imm stamp. I currently only have the 'admitted to stay until ...". I was wondering because I already have the physical work permit, whether some of the paperwork associated with obtaining the visa would not be required, or whether I need more? I've been in Thailand for more than 10 years and it's the first time I've had a WP before the visa.

 

Thanks again,

 

Bkkandy.

So you were here on originally using a non o visa that was then extended based on marriage?

If so, then there is no reason why you could not of stayed on that extension, it is perfectly legal to work whilst on an extension of stay for marriage and in fact is better in someways, as you would not be forced to leave should the job finish.

13 hours ago, 007 RED said:

FYI - APIS and APPS are one and the same system

System or software?

By System it suggests that the information is shared, i.e. USA would see details of passengers travelling to Thailand and vice versa?

It is not unusual for a company to apply for a work permit prior to the Non b visa, as you would need to show the WP 3 to the embassy in order to get the visa.

Exact documentation changes per area and type of employment, i.e. BOI, IEAT or normal etc. I'm sure somebody more knowledgeable will be along soon with a list.

30 minutes ago, visarunner said:

Blacklist, if you convinced by court, is always 100 years

Technically this is correct, the OP was deported with a 5 year ban on entering Thailand, not blacklisted in the true sense of the word.

I do not think that the machine readable part of a passport contains any previous passport data, see the Wiki article on what is contained

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine-readable_passport

Most countries will link previous passports by Nationality, Surname and DOB and if from a country that issue, then the personal i.d. number.

37 minutes ago, brling said:

Is a residence cert. required from the seller ?

Yes, if the seller is not a Thai.

Transferring the plates to Chonburi is an easy process that I did this myself late last year, the total cost for that was 465 Baht and about 2 hours of my time, this did not include a change of ownership though.

I would imagine the change of ownership part is not difficult either, nor costly.

The Chonburi DLT office is good to deal with, very helpful, I went alone and played the stupid Farang (I'm good at that!) and they went out of their way to help me out.

1 minute ago, NanLaew said:

 

AFAIK Thailand is not a subscriber to the APIS system which was established by the US Customs & Border Protection.

Thailand do have their own version now.

http://www.thai-apps.com/en/

19 minutes ago, overherebc said:

 

One reason would be that if your employment finishes after a few months, for whatever reason, then the multi entry visa stays valid and can be used until it expires because it's 'your' visa. 

If you convert to an extension, doing 90 day reports instead of leaving and returning as you must do with the multi entry visa, then your extension of stay is cancelled on the last day of work and you will be given 7 days to leave Thailand.

Hence the reason people need to be clear when asking about 'visas and extensions of stay'.

I agree if the job is terminated, then a visa rather than an extension would be better in terms of being able to stay here, it would be interesting to know how many actually do want to stay if their employment ends.

Bearing in mind the poster I replied to was being issued two yearly work permits, the employment would have to be on dicey grounds, to base the decision of getting two non b visas outside of the country rather than a two year extension of stay, as the latter is IMO a lot simpler and definitely a lot cheaper for the company, who in reality would be normally the ones that had the ultimate say in the way it was done, as they would be paying.

I was on two yearly work permits and extensions for years (through the IEAT rules) and found it a God send, less hassle by far.

In my experience, many of those who go the non b route are normally those whose salary does not qualify for an extension.

2 minutes ago, Isaanlawyers said:

I did that for many years: using my Thai salary of 40,000 baht from Thailand to get my yearly extension based on retirement.

Assume you mean based on Marriage?

1 minute ago, tonray said:

No he is concerned on entry if his lawyer is able to get his blacklist annulled somehow 

To be exact, he is trying to get the blacklist / ban lifted, so that he can enter Thailand soon, rather than having to wait 5 years.

1 hour ago, farang62 said:

Non B renewal  8000 baht, includes trip to Malaysia, hotel, meals. Paperwork from your accountant, but for renewal it is minimal.

 

Work permit  2 year extension 6,200 baht and a trip to Suratthani labor office,.

 

Photos, copies extra.

Assumption for above is a a non B multiple entry renewal.

and your paper work is in order, no overstays, no questionable comments in your passport.

 

Easy if you follow the rules and procedures.

 

If you are getting two year extensions on the work permit, then why would you not get a two year extension of stay based on employment as well, rather than the hassle of a ME Non B every year, with the 90 day departures?

It would be a lot cheaper, 1,900 for the extension + 3,800 for the RE permit.

9 hours ago, vasudev said:

I have been blacklisted by thai immigration and banned for 5 yrs.

2 hours ago, visarunner said:

You can appeal after 5 years, that is the earliest.

Surely there wouldn't be much point in appealing after 5 years if the ban is for 5 years?

Or are you saying that you must appeal to allow you to be able to enter Thailand again after the ban is lifted?

Tomorrow never comes......................

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

Immigration will be closed on the 23rd and 26th.

and the 13th.

Just now, darrendsd said:

No you will not lose a few days, the 30 days will start from the last date on your Tourist Visa (the 29th), it does not matter if you go a few days early, you can go on 23 or 24 no problem

closed 23rd.

The latest revision of the Labour Protection Act (LPA rev. 6 2560) has addressed the question of retirement age that was ambiguous in prior versions and came in to force 1st September 2560 (2017)

The age is now set at 60, however, you can work beyond that age by mutual consent.

Most employers will issue one year contracts after the employee reaches the age of 60, especially for expats.

Side note: A lot of employees are unaware that the employer has to pay severance pay to the employee at the time of retirement, based on the LPA and can be legally forced to do this.

Noted, though a shame, as it is probably one of the best threads available on TV, trust me, it improves as the pages increase and becomes a very positive thread, perhaps try looking at the last 50 or so pages as a start.

The reason I suggest this is because there is advise in there that I'm pretty sure you will not have even considered yet and might assist the way that you approach the application.

Either way, good luck.

The OP doesn't state the reason for moving to Thailand, if it is for work purposes and a work permit, has, or will be issued for at least a 12 month period, then he would be allowed to import one of the items duty free, so long as the work permit and a 12 month extension of stay are in place when the container arrives here for clearance.

Though, as stated by other members, it would be hardly worth it, unless the monitors / speakers are something special.

As per Keeniau96, bring the Mac with you on the flight and check the prices of the rest to buy here, Invade IT, Lazada etc. are good places to start.

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

Also you do her a favor as she would have to leave the plane and wander around/spent almost 8 hours (!) in this boring overpriced air site area.

+1 As a transit airport BKK is terrible, for a 80 year old it really will be a horrible experience.

1 minute ago, qualtrough said:

Pardon me, but that thread is 160+ pages long. I didn't see an answer to any of the questions I raised in the first 15 pages and rather than wade through the remaining 150 pages I was hoping that someone with knowledge experience dealing with these three requirements might be kind enough to respond.

 

BTW, I am serious, having visited the office. 

I understand your point, however, all of your questions so far are answered in the thread and loads more. Compared to the time the application will take in total, skipping through the thread is nothing and it will save you a lot of time in the end, so many lessons learned and experience shared in there, honestly, take the time, it will be worth it.

I strongly recommend that if you are serious about applying then take the time to read through the link Samran posted, it will be time well spent, nearly every possible question you can think of will have been asked and answered in this thread and it is monitored by those that have successfully applied in the past, plus those currently in the application process.

15 hours ago, grollies said:

Manchester airport.

Shame that she is arriving in to Bangkok then!

Just now, lopburi3 said:

10 minutes ago could not even reply to thread and yes indeed it was slow.  Now seems good again so guess server got another kickstart?

Thinks so, as suddenly OK again, for now...........

33 minutes ago, Tech Doctor said:

Server was rebooted and all db connections cleared, quite fast here now.

 

TD

Improved a lot for a while, seems to be slowing down again now though.

13 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

Thanks. Posting on TV was worth a shot in case someone had a similar experience and could tell me 100%.

 

Don`t fancy flying to Bangkok from Chiang Mai on a wasted trip. Think it`s probably best that I contact the Bangkok immigration at the airport directly and ask them.

There is nowhere that she can meet you whilst she is international air side and not cleared in to the country, it is not possible for transiting passengers to mix with domestic passengers, the only way that you could meet with her is for her to pass through immigration and customs, then you could meet somewhere. She would need to allow say 2 - 3 hours of the 8 hours for immigration etc. to be safe, if you think it is worth flying to see her for 5 hours, then it might be worth her while, personally, I can't imagine a worse airport to spend 8 hours in transit than BKK!