REGGIE

April 23, 2004

TRY THIS WEB SITE.

LET ME KNOW IF ANY HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

April 9, 2004

On December 22, 2003 I received the following response from the Honorary Thai Consul in Portland Oregon, where you can obtain a 6 month Tourist Visa for $75. If you are visiting the United States, this can be done very easily by mail. Similar services are available in the UK, Europe etc.

Thank you for your inquiry. Yes, it is possible for you to apply for a visa in our office. You can get a certain type of visa depending on your purpose of visit. In your case, it looks like you’re only visiting Thailand as a tourist. Therefore, you need to apply for a tourist visa. A tourist visa is good for 60 days each entry, and you can apply for 3 entries at one time. The cost for this visa is $25/entry.

The requirements are:

Valid passport with at least a blank page for stamp

Application form completely filled out and signed

Two passport size pictures

Fee, payable in cash or money order only

Prepaid return envelope when applying by mail

I hope this answers your questions.

Thank you.

Royal Thai Consulate General

One World Trade Center

121 S.W. Salmon Suite 1430

Portland, OR 97204

Ph. (503) 221-0440

Fax (503) 221-0550

October 16, 2003

JUST LIKE HOME DEPENS ON YOUR INCOME :cool:

October 15, 2003

Rickman
I would suggest to Professor Nana (or whatever it is he chooses to call himself) that claiming to be an authority and then failing to reveal sources is the quickest and easiest way to lose credibility. Perhaps one day the good professor will learn this.

For the time being, every thing you need to know can be obtained either from the immigration department or your own embassy. Knowlege is power, and in a foreign country it's essential that this knowledge is credible, up to date and accurate.

:: THIS WHAT YOU MEAN??????????????

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/12.php

CLICK HERE FROM SOURSE.

March 9, 2003

ONE BETTER MY BLACK AMERICAN FRIEND TELLS EVER BAR GIRL HE TALKS TO HE CAN MAKE THEM A TIGER WOODS.

March 9, 2003

I WAS TOLD BY A LONG TIME THAI EXPAT.TO FORGET ABOUT A TICKET TO BUY.FOR THE JAPANCES AGENTS BUY THEM ALL & SCALP THEM.ANY LIGHT TO SHON ON THIS RUMOR.

March 3, 2003

WANT nud_e GO TO SOI COWBOY. JUST LOOK IN ALL OF THEM.

December 14, 2002

ME TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKLESS JOB.

BUT IT WORKS

PS: DON'T GIVE UP.

TIGERMAN ???

December 14, 2002

Have a loolk at http://www.jobsdb.co.th

and

http://dmoz.org/Regiona....loyment

and

http://www.ethailand.com/channels/default....keyword=careers

Some good links for job recruitment etc

GEORGE WRITE THIS.

ME SAY GET ON PLANE & DO THE FOOT WORK.

December 14, 2002

CAN BE 50 FOR THIS.

December 10, 2002

Criterias for retirement visa

Initially you must apply for a Non-Immigrant visa before you enter the country from a Thai Embassy abroad. Permission will be for 90 days. for the first permit (single entry) but you can apply for a multiple max one year stay in Thailand.

Requirements:

Application form T.M.7

Copy of passport or substitute document.

One 4 x 6 cm photo.

500 baht fee.

Proof of financial status or pension.

Letter from your embassy saying you wish to retire in Thailand For an applicant who is over 50 years old, proof of income of 800,000 baht in a Thai bank OR an income of not less than 65,000 baht per month must be presented - OR a combination of balance in the bank and a monthly income. Example: 400,000 Baht in the bank and 32,500 Baht coming in every month.

If the alien is ill, or has weak health and is sensitive to colder climates or has resided in Thailand for a long period, and is 50-59 years old, special circumstances may be given. The applicant must also submit medical certificates and proof that he/she lived in Thailand for a long time. For info: Tel: (02) 287-3905 or 287-3101-10 (ext 2259-61) or ask us.

Pensioners arriving before Oct 1998 with unbroken records while living here only need 200,000 baht in a Thai Bank when they apply for an extension.

A foreigner must show evidence that he/she has income amounting to at least 65,000 baht per month or a bank account amounting to at least of 800,000 baht in cash when initially applying for a one-year visa;

Ready the same day

With all the required documents in hand, and the bank certification dated the same date the applicant goes to the Immigration office, the one year Retirement Visa is usually ready in an hour or so, the same day. Until early 2002 year it took 3 or 4 months - now, many of the Immigration offices have authority to issue the one year Retirement Visa without sending the applications, etc. to Bangkok - i.e. issue them the same day.

Note:

The bank certification of deposit (of 800,000 baht) must show that the money came into the bank from another country.

In the case of applications for one-year extensions of stay, or applications to change Tourist Visas or Transit Visas to Non-Immigrant Visas, evidence must be provided by each applicant that he/she has income or bank deposit in the same amounts as indicated in category 1 above.

RETIREES & THEIR SPOUSES:

Retirees who are married to a foreigner eg. Englishman married to say a Phillipino can apply for his "O" status non immigrant visa under the normal criteria of 800,000 baht or 65,000 baht coming in each month. However if he /she wants to include spouse on this Visa he/she must show evidence of marriage, e g marriage certificate

TIGERMAN ???

December 13, 2002

LEASE IT.

How to buy land in Thailand

Published on Nov 15, 2002

Thai property law states that with a few exceptions – like a Board of Investment approval or suitcases full of money deposited in a Thai bank – foreigners are not allowed to own freehold land. They can only lease the land for a maximum of 30 years. But Thai law has many grey areas; in fact, it seems at times it has more grey areas than black and white areas.

In 1999, the government lurched out of the 19th century to amend the property law to allow a Thai spouse (male or female) of a foreigner to buy land.

Unfortunately it only lurched as far as the early 20th century. For the spouse to buy land, proof is required that the money used to purchase the land is legally the Thai partner’s, with no foreign claim to it. Get divorced or separated and the Thai “ex” gets to keep it all. Even if the Thai spouse dies, the foreigner has no claim to the land and there is nothing to stop the relatives from moving in (if they haven’t already) and booting you out.

If you want a house to call your own without the prospect of your spouses’ relatives circling hungrily, this is not a good option.

Most foreigners who “own” land and houses – as opposed to condos, which can be owned outright – go for a leasehold agreement of typically 30 years, with two prepaid 30-year renewals. The lease will include clauses that automatically allow freehold ownership if the laws of foreign ownership change in the future, and the right to sell and/or transfer the property.

This gives you 90 years with strong backup, making it effectively ownership.

Just to complicate things a little, while you can only lease land, all the buildings – either on the land when it was purchased, or improved or built by you after purchasing the land, are yours freehold. Technically this means that once the lease expires, the owner of the land must purchase the building(s) at an independently and legally valued price, or negotiate another lease period. God knows how that can work.

The structure of a lease agreement needs to be watertight. But because this has become the preferred way of holding land in Thailand for foreigners, this type of lease agreement has become more or less a template, with add-ons to suit individual buyer’s needs.

But don’t draw it up yourself. Get the advice of a lawyer versed in such things. And don’t sign anything or hand over any money until you fully understand and are happy with what’s written on the lease agreement.

TIGERMAN

December 13, 2002

LITTLE INFO.