Mattd

Maybe of some assistance:

Just now, KevT said:

Thanks. Do you have a webpage for this? Maybe there are the other category as well.

It is all in the attachment in the other thread.

also: https://www.immigration.go.th/content/permanent_resident_in_the_kingdom

Humanity Reasons category: he/she must have relationship with a Thai citizen or an alien who already possessed residence permit as the followings:

1) A legal husband or wife.

2) A legal father or mother.

3) A child who is under 20 years of age up to the application submission date and must be single.

27 minutes ago, KevT said:

From Siam-Legal, it says there is a 50 000฿ / month category, but the requirements seem very difficult to attain / highly improbable. 

Yes, this is in the guidelines, if you cannot qualify then the 80,000 per month is the only next step available if based on working.

The guidelines are 14 years old, but pretty sure they still apply.

Do note that if you are working at a school as a teacher, then your school is going to have to assist you and provide a lot of documentation to support the application.

PR Guideline BKK Immigration.pdf

@IMA_FARANGMy understanding is that he is no longer in Thailand, he exited using a new Thai passport with no questions asked by Thai immigration, so long as he only ever uses his Thai passport to enter and exit Thailand from now on, then the NZ passport entry is no longer applicable.

He should have no problems entering Thailand using his Thai passport, as he has an exit stamp in it already, can't see that immigration would make, or even try to make, the link between him entering before on a NZ passport and exiting on a Thai one, especially now he has successfully exited using the Thai one.

Extract from the Immigration guidelines for applying.

3.2.3 In case where the applicant lacks of any qualification as mentioned in 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 then the following requirement is applied.

1) Be a holder of work permit for at least 3 consecutive years up to the date of application submission and

2) Have been working in the current company for at least 1 year, up to the date of application submission and

3) Earn annual income at least Baht 80,000 per month for a period of at least 2 years, up to the date of application submission, or have been filing tax return for the amount of annual income of Baht 100,000 for at least 2 consecutive years, up to the date of application submission.

Lots of experts in this field within TV, from memory, if a break in work permits is allowed then it is very short and best avoided.

3 consecutive years income tax payments are important as well.

1 minute ago, Trident280 said:

FYI, there is another option (at least for NZers), and that's to get your Thai passport endorsed by the NZ embassy, meaning you can enter NZ any time without requiring a visa. This costs B4,500, and would have obviated the need to show the NZ passport at Check-in. Not sure what paperwork is required as we chose not to do it. But other than that, there is no advantage whatsoever.

Thanks for the update and glad all went as planned.

I would think that it is not worth spending 4,500 THB for this if all it does is save showing the NZ passport at check in, as that is not exactly difficult or time consuming, there is a possibility by doing this the Thai IO could question about it and dual nationality when departing Thailand, which could defeat the advice of not showing the NZ passport to Thai Immigration?

7 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said:

But you can get a 7 day extension of stay.

Only if you go to immigration and apply for an extension of stay, which would be refused and 7 days given to leave the country, it certainly isn't automatic.

1 minute ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Yes you can.

100% sure, I was getting one at Jomtien 6 months ago and there were loads of folks doing the same on visa exemption entries.

So long as the visa is valid, then you can still use it, present both passports to immigration.

Just now, eisfeld said:

That's exactly what I meant when I said look at the stamp that immigration puts into the passport when entering the country. The stamp has the "admitted to" date.

yes, just seen that, oops, should take my own advice and read.........

But you are correct, this is a must no matter where you are outside of your own country, in fact it is critical.

1 hour ago, bangkoklasse said:

A new passport at my embassy cost 6000 baht. And 600 extra if I like to collect it at any consulate. A new extension cost 1900 baht

 

Trying to fathom the logic, you will have to replace it sooner or later and incur the cost, the only gain by renewing it later would be in 10 years time?

5 minutes ago, eisfeld said:

It's always good advise to read the visa rules before entering a country and to look at the stamps that immigration puts into your passport when you enter.

Even better advise to actually look at your passport and read what the date on the entry stamp 'admitted to' says, feel sorry for the guy, but it would not differ anywhere, including the UK!

12 minutes ago, Claude84 said:

There is a 20.000 bath bonus to anyone that can help me to get a legal  thai entry visa on the border.

9 minutes ago, Claude84 said:

I am not sure. I also have some problems in my country (france).....

8 minutes ago, Claude84 said:

The old passport is not with me anymore because it was a danger to carry it with me.

Man.........

An illegal entry stamp would only get you in to even deeper trouble here, as there would be no record of that entry in the immigration database!

If you cannot go back to France, go to somewhere you can!

Getting a new passport does not necessarily resolve any 'dangers' associated with the old one.

Do you still have your old passport in your possession?

If so, go to the airport with a ticket home and 20,000 THB for the fine, you will get banned from entering Thailand again for a period of time, but will not get locked up so long as you give yourself up and have the money to pay the fine, do it soon!

Strange part is that the percentage change GBP to THB has been about 14.5% in the last 2 years whereas the percentage change USD to THB has been about 1% in the same period, however the percentage change GBP - USD has been about 20% in the same period.

Just now, Kwasaki said:

Well what happens later then you reckon if baht crashed to say 50 to $ the £ would still need to gain on $. ? 

Wished that made sense!!

In any event, the USD - GBP difference in THB as a % would remain the same as that is determined by the exchange rate USD - GBP relative to each other.

8 minutes ago, t8769 said:

From what you say Mattd, it looks like they are making all the same mistakes as The US, the UK, Ireland and other silly countries before the crash, out of control lending leading. Another crash in the making I'm afraid.

Good for tourists, when the Bhat crashes, bad for Thais.

In my experience it is far too easy for Thai's to borrow money here, has been forever I suppose. They also seem to forget to pay it back a lot as well, resulting in repossession.

As a footnote, I certainly do not want the THB to crash, I get paid in THB!!!

1 minute ago, Thai Ron said:

My God !!! Some people simply can't or won't get it.

The baht is not too strong. The currencies many TV members derive their incomes in are too weak with well-documented good reasons like quantitative easing, historically low interest rates, anaemic economic growth and insane levels of debt.

Thailand's central bank doesn't set policy to make farang pensioners or other long-stayers comfortable.

The days where farangs can rely on unjustifiably favourable exchange rates to carry them in Asia or elsewhere are very much numbered.

I would agree if it was only related to GBP or USD, however it is not exclusive to these currencies, so what you are saying is that every other currency trading against THB is weak and that is why THB appears strong???

A strong THB does actually benefit certain parties, no one is suggesting that the Bank of Thailand is trying to ruin folks retirement!!!

For many of the reasons you mention above is why the THB should not be strong, especially the debt, Thai's still have access to borrowing money very easily, my ex. wife has just managed to purchase a new Honda HRV at just over 1m THB with 750k of that on finance, she has no job and it was unsecured, this is not untypical of here.

Exactly what happened in 1997 when the crash came to Asia, spending cash that doesn't exist.

The Thai economy is not exactly booming, Military Junta in power, lower income tourists, rice exports way down etc. etc.

When I divorced in April 2015 it was in a different Amphur office than where the marriage was registered in 1999.

There was no need, at that time, to have any of the passport copies translated or certified by the MFA, just my signature on all of the copies was accepted.

As Upnotover has mentioned, you do have to produce both your current passport and the passport that was valid and in use at the time of the marriage, if they differ.

The Amphur offices are connected via a database now, so the divorce process was relatively simple.

On 2017-6-6 at 11:51 PM, Mitkof Island said:

Since March it has been dropping like a rock. Any ideas, news, predictions?

Quite the opposite really, if it was dropping like a rock, then I'm sure it would make a lot of folks on TV very happy!

THB is way too strong in my opinion and for no good reason.

Just now, dblaisde said:

I just meant such things as this, illuminated by lopburi3 above:

 

. Copy of any travel/return stamps (update copy as required)

. Copy of arrival card (update after each travel)

Sorry, now I'm confused 

Lopburi3 gave nice clear instructions regarding postal reporting.

I am just saying that IF you do go outside of Thailand at any point, then the dates for the reporting change, the report is ONLY if you are actually in Thailand for 90 consecutive days.

The OP is not very clear on what the proof of residence is for and who now won't accept it?

You certainly would not get away with a rental contract registering a vehicle for example.

15 minutes ago, dblaisde said:

Right.

But presumably it will be a problem after my first re-entry, so I'm supposed to submit this pile of past "notifications" (number 3 on that list) for every 90 day reporting? (which means I've got to send them in, which hopefully they'll return, so I can resend them in for subsequent 90 day reports?) Tell me I'm hopelessly confused :)

How do you mean after your first reentry? 

As I stated before, if you depart from Thailand at any point, then the 90 days begin from (and include) the day you come back in to Thailand.

So if you leave Thailand before 30th August 2017, you will NOT need to report the 90 days on that date, the next report would be 90 days from the day you come back.

For example, If you happen to travel a lot and are not in Thailand for 90 consecutive days in any one period between now and your extension renewal date, you would not need to report for the 90 days.

Also, remember, as you did get a multi re-entry permit, which suggests that you possibly intend to travel outside of Thailand, then if you do, the 90 days resets from the day (and includes that day) you reenter Thailand.