Mattd

Some light reading for you, loads of good info to absorb.

1 minute ago, BEVUP said:

The longest bit about doing it here is waiting for your turn

Actually I find the passport renewal process here is remarkably efficient if you go to the right place, the last time I renewed one for my youngest son was at Bangna, arrived at 08.10 and was number 128 in the queue, we were out of there within 30 minutes of them opening the doors, as they seem to process about 40 odd at a time, was very impressed.

2 minutes ago, Ian1980 said:

Sorry Mattd i dont get your point..

Well, if he hadn't of extended, he could have and then wouldn't be in an overstay situation.

1 minute ago, Ian1980 said:

He was on normal arrival visa and extend his stay once at immigration

 

Oh well, was worth asking!

Just a thought, has this 'guest' already been to immigration and extended whatever entry he is in Thailand on? (I'm making an assumption that he is some on sort of tourist entry).

17 hours ago, Pilotman said:

Get the medical cert for the extension sorted.

Get driving license for car and bike

Actually, if it will be your first Thai driving license then you will need a medical for that, nothing fancy needed and low cost.

Others can advise better, but think you might need a medical certificate for each license, as well as a residency certificate for each.

What you haven't mentioned is where it is that you will live, as this will make a difference on what you will end up having to do.

28 minutes ago, jeab1980 said:

You will almost definatley need a Tm28 you fill this in and hand it in Perminent move of address

Not really understanding what he would need a TM28 for, as he is not yet living in Thailand and so has yet to report any address here, surely the TM28 would only be required after he (or his wife etc.) has reported an address on a TM30 and then at some point they / he want to move to another address for over 24 hours or permanently, or am I missing something?

32 minutes ago, fredob43 said:

I live in K.P.Phet some 350Km up from BKK. My new red plates are registered in BKK. That means that legally I cant use the lump. Have had 3 lots of red plates in the past and have used the Lumps all over Thailand 24/7. Haven't filled out any books ever. Never had a problem. Somewhat makes an ass of any laws here.

Totally agree, it is a crazy system really and one that isn't really enforced (like most traffic laws) as I'm sure the police are not that interested.

The trouble is, it does give them an excuse to extract cash from folks and even more so for Farangs.

A 2 door pick up for instance should not carry any cargo in the back on red plates, of course they all do.

They really should be no reason why the cars cannot be delivered with the white plates from the outset, certainly when I was changing the plates at Chonburi DLT office there was a room with thousands of plates in it, so it isn't a shortage there!

Mostly due to laziness on behalf of the dealers, as it is much easier to get an accumulation of registrations first and also a reluctance from some owners to actually register the vehicle, so they can 'show off' with their new car!

A word of warning regarding the use of the red plates, in theory the red plates that the dealer will use on the car will be registered in Bangkok and therefore should not be used outside of that area, most ignore this!

From what I understand, if written permission is sought and given for the use of the plate in CM province from the issuing area for the red plates, then they can be used.

Note that they are only to be legally used between 6am and 6pm, again almost universally ignored.

The brown log book is important for a few reasons, there are a lot of fake red plates out there, so the book is proof that they are genuine and that the car is not stolen, you should record each journey in this book, start time, destination and end time.

Good luck with the registering of the vehicle, IMHO the quicker that you do this the better, red plates are seen by some as a 'status' symbol, for me they are nothing but a PITA!

This is only possible for BOI or IEAT registered companies and certain directorships.

The OP's options seem to be limited, as a non-o based on marriage appears to be a no go, as he mentions Girlfriend, not wife?

If not wanting to do the Elite path, then the other option would be a SE tourist visa and extend that for a further 30 days, doesn't get him to November though!

Once the child is born, then it should be possible to obtain a non-o based on visiting him or her.

Or of course, he could get married!

9 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Here in Thailand the traffic lights do not have any 'standard'.

I tend to disagree with that statement, the lights do not change in their standard, the top one is red, middle one amber and the bottom one is green, so in theory even if you are colour blind to the point of not being able to distinguish the differences in colour you should be able to by their position.

Not sure that this is correct, though might depend on the individual DLT office, a friend of mind renewed his 5 year licence in the Pattaya office using a Yellow Tabien Baan from an address in Surin as proof and the Surin address is the one on his licence.

Are you purchasing the vehicle in your own name and if so, what are using as proof of address, work permit or a residence letter from immigration or your Embassy?

If you are paying cash for the vehicle, with no finance, then the rules now mean that the vehicle must be registered in the province you reside in, so if you live in CM, then the vehicle needs to be registered at CM DLT.

So, unless the dealer is going to go to CM DLT to register the car, which I would very much doubt, then I would ask the dealer in BKK to make 100% with BKK DLT that they are actually able to register the vehicle on Bangkok plates in the first place.

Edit: This is not related to the Red plates, which are temporary.

On 2017-6-5 at 5:13 PM, teacherofwoe said:

I've been able to do my 90 day online because I've been out of the country a couple of times in the last six years,

On 2017-6-5 at 5:13 PM, teacherofwoe said:

A B1,600 fine is nothing to me, but I hate the principle of it.

@teacherofwoe -  I would be very careful disputing a fine if I was you, depending on the office and the officer, then they could use the fact that you have been out of the country twice since the last TM30 report and did not report your address via a TM30 on both occasions, not saying they would, but in 'principle' they could.

28 minutes ago, transam said:

Sorry chum, gas must be installed by Corgi registered/licensed folk, you cannot do electrical work for the safety of folk who may buy the property... Well that was my info 15 years back...

Exactly right regarding Gas, except Corgi was replaced in 2009 by the Gas Safe Register and to carry out certain tasks on an electrical installation of a home would require a provable level of competency, the below is a quote from the UK HSE Executive website under the FAQ 'Can I do my own electrical work'

It is particularly important that anyone who undertakes electrical work is able to satisfy the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.

Basically, best leave that to the experts!

2 minutes ago, GarryP said:

No. They do not reset the clock. It is accumulated. 

Cheers.

Interesting topic, the way I am understanding this is the benefits kick in after making 180 monthly payments in to the SS fund, anything less and you can claim a lump sum payout?

How does it work if there was a shortish break in the payments?

I worked for one company for 11 years 3 months (so 135 months) then there was a short break of about 7 weeks prior to going on to the payroll of another company, at which I've made a further 15 months SS payments to date, so 150 now in total, assuming I continue to work, then will this short break have any effect, i.e. do they reset the clock?

The route BKK - DOH - BKK maybe slightly effected due to the ban from UAE, which makes a dog leg for them, but would imagine that this would be made up during the flight.

You should be able to get one, it will be a 2 year temporary licence.

Regardless of the politics, then it is extremely unlikely that the current bans on airspace would affect any flights BKK - DOH - LHR, as neither sector would need to go in to any of those airspace.

Of course if countries such as Iran were to impose a ban, then this would have an effect.

5 minutes ago, sniggie said:

but it will always be my fault!

of course!

13 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I am not even sure the local office always enters the info for reports done at the office.

You are most likely correct, it does sort of defeat the purpose of the reporting though in that case!

Each individual is recorded in to the immigration main database and a history maintained, it would not be too difficult for them to integrate it so that the address information is in the same database, then if they did need to find somebody this would assist. 

When an individual enters Thailand and uses an address on the TM.6, is that address electronically recorded at all, or is it just left as a paper record and stored somewhere?

Same question applies for a 90 day report, which also contains an address.

Never known it to be any different since it's introduction! The old 90 page one didn't have 90 usable pages.

36 minutes ago, keithcresswell said:

My Thai girlfriend has a 10 year license. She got it about five years ago at the Pattaya Land transport Office. I know its genuine as I was with her when she got it. 

Are you sure it wasn't her second 5 year licence? The issue date remains as per first 5 year licence on subsequent renewals, mine is coming up to 20 years now.

I am 100% certain that there is no such animal as a 10 year one, unless wrongly issued or fake!