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    What advantages to visa based on marriage?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    My business is in Vietnam and I travel there EVERY month, usually twice. I've been based in Thailand or Vietnam for 6 years. I'm married to a Thai. I've never bothered to get a Thai visa as I just always enter under the 30 day stamp. I don't really see many benefits to me to go and get one.

    The one benefit I can think of is I can apply for a Thai driving licence if I have the visa. I've driven here for 6 years on my European and international driving licence. I've shown those to bib and they always wave me on.

    So apart from the driving licence can anyone tell me any other benefit there would be for me to get the visa? I'm thinking at this stage that I do need to do it for the licence but it sounds like a whole lot of hassle.

    Thanks for your advice in advance.

    Bulimia treatment in Thailand?

    in Health and Medicine

    Posted

    Dedicated bulemia treatment centers no, but some hospitals have psychiatrists specializing in eating disorders.

    Some of the various rehab centers also treat people with eating disorders but it is best to start with a physician at a hospital rather than with counseling as there are often physical problems resulting from the bulemia that need to be attended to,

    Hi Sheryl,

    Would you happen to know which hospitals in particular have such psychiatrists specializing in eating disorders? The person who I'm enquiring for, did go to a hospital before but found the doctor there not helpful when they only prescribed medication which was not helpful at all. Therefore they are no sceptical of going to a regular hospital again unless we know they have more specific help than she received before.

    Many thanks

    Cabrinha.

    Irish Euro 2012 Games In Bkk

    in Bangkok

    Posted

    Come to Thailand and spend your time in Irish pubs with Irish people. May as well have stayed at home.

    W11guy, what a douch bag. Does it make you feel good to be like that?

    If I was in the habit of spending my time in Irish pubs with Irish people, I clearly would not need to come on a forum asking where a group of Irish people might be going to watch the Euro games.

    Do you think it would be more fun that I go as a solitary Irishman to watch the Irish games with my Thai friends only in a Thai environment, rather than the unique atmosphere of enjoying a very nationalistic competition in the company of my fellow countrymen?

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    Irish Euro 2012 Games In Bkk

    in Bangkok

    Posted

    I know there there are loads of pubs all over town which will be showing the Euro 2012 games, but I'm wondering if there are any Irish groups in town going to a particular pub to watch the games? I'm new in town and I'd rather watch the Irish games with a bunch of Irish.

    thanks in advance.

    Cabrinha

    Transfer Land And House From Thai Wife To Me?

    in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership

    Posted

    Of course I need to get proper legal advice, but I'm guessing some people on here may have been in a similar situation and may be able to offer me some advice.

    I put a reservation on a house in a project before I met my wife. I was buying the house with the land leased for 30 years. I paid for the house fully before we were married. Shortly after the house was completed I decided (stupidly) it was safer to have the land in my wifes name than in the name of a shady foreign land owners company. The land owner agreed to transfer the land to my wife, and so this was done. The lease was first cancelled. So now the land is in my wifes name and I have no lease and no usurfruct or anything else.

    We have decided to divorce and my wife has told me that she is prepared to transfer the house (and land) back to me. I'm just wondering does anyone have advice on what is the best way to go about it. Without having yet gotten proper legal advice, my guess is that I have the following options:

    1. Setup a company in which the land can be transferred to (and take all the usual risks that go with this practice)
    2. Leave the land in my wifes name but get a lease from her.
    3. Get a usurfruct where I can have use of the house for life.

    I am not close to retirement and I expect there is every chance that I will want to try and sell the house at some point in the future.

    If I leave the land in my wifes name, can I setup a contract with her which states that when I want to sell the house (and land), she must transfer the land and house to any person/company which I desire for a small nominal fee? Would such a contract be legal if she is to agree to it?

    thanks in advance..

    C

    Property Swap

    in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership

    Posted

    I saw on another forum a discussion about swapping property between Thailand and the US. It got me thinking. As property sales all around the world are generally quite slow right now with not as many buyers as before, property swaps should be on the up.

    I live with my wife in a beautiful 3 bedroom pool villa in Hua Hin. We've been living here for two years, but my wife is a Bangkok girl and ultimately wants to move back to Bangkok. So, right now I'm interested to see if there is anyone with a house or condo in Bangkok who is interested in a swap for my Hua Hin property. Property is in my wifes name, so no land leases or companies to have to deal with.

    Warning Regarding Gdl Poolshop Hua Hin

    in Hua Hin and Cha-Am

    Posted

    I would like to warn others about my recent experiences with GDL poolshop in Hua Hin.

    I bought all the pumps, filters and chlorinator equipment e.t.c, for my swimming pool from GDL last April. I was advised to buy their more expensive Australian option rather than the Chinese (I think) equipment they had available. I was told it would last longer.

    The equipment was installed last April and worked great until the end of January this year when the Chlorinator stopped producing chlorine. I have been trying to resolve the issue with GDL since then. This month GDL told me that the Chlorinator was broken and no longer works.They told me that the product is out of warranty and that I must buy a new chlorinator for approximately 24,000 baht. The lady I am dealing with is relatively new to the company and she did not realise that the company actually gave me a 24 month warranty and not a 12 month warranty.

    Once I highlighted this, other excuses from GDL started to emerge. I was first told by them that someone had intentionally broken the unit. They then retracted this and claimed that high levels of calcium in the water had broken the machine. This morning I have received an email from GDL saying "that the warranty does not apply to problems occurring as a result of abuse, misuse, negligent repairs, corrosion or normal wear and tear".

    The unit has not received any abuse, misuse or negligent repairs. Am I wrong to assume that "normal wear and tear" and "corrosion" should not render the unit useless within 10 months or even the two year lifetime of the warranty? The manual for the chlorinator advises for the unit to be cleaned internally for calcium approximately every 6 months to ensure optimum performance. GDL themselves cleaned it for me after 10 months.

    To be honest I'm quite shocked at the stance GDL has taken. It's quite a clear case for product replacement, yet they refuse to replace it. I had thought that they were a good reputable company, but my experience has just shown quite the opposite.

    It's time for me to find out what the effectiveness is of the relatively newly formed Thai consumer protection agency. I've heard that they do a pretty good job.

    D

    Visa Run From Hua Hin

    in Hua Hin and Cha-Am

    Posted

    Was all that for a tourist 15 day extension on your visa ?

    yes it was Altos. I'm leaving Thailand in the next 15 days and I had already got a 7 day extension at the immigration office. I had no choice but to do that or else overstay.

    Visa Run From Hua Hin

    in Hua Hin and Cha-Am

    Posted

    I had to do a visa run this week. I went into several agencies who advertised the run but none of them actually did one (even though they advertised it in the window). They said they did not have enought people wanting to go.

    Anyway, on the advice of another forum member I just did the run myself.

    I caught the 5pm train on Thursday evening(which actually left at 6.30pm) south to Chomphon and stayed there over night. I was adivised to go to the Chomphon Palace hotel. When I got there it was full. I went around the corner to Suri Wong hotel and that was full. I again went around another corner to Sri Chumpong hotel and this had a room for 310 baht. A bus for Rangong leaves the next morning from 7am beside the bar "farang bar". It's just a walk from the hotels (as is the station). A ticket costs 120 bath to Rangong and it takes 2 hours in a minubus.

    When you get to the bus station in Rangong you will be met by several motorcycle taxi's. I agreed on 80 bath to take me to the immigration office (which is now on the pier). It's about a 4km ride from the station to the pier. He stopped at a guy halfway trying to sell me a boat ride to Burma. I refused and said i would arrange it at the pier. In fairness he was only asking for 400 bath which seems to be the going rate. At the pier immigration office you hand in your passport to get stamped out of thailand. You need to have a photocopy of your passport. If you don't have one you can get one for 5 baht in an office right beside the immigration office. You will also need to have a new crisp USD$10 note when you get to the burmese side. They can sell you one in the office beside the Thai immigration if you don't have one. You then negotiate a price with the many guys there to take you across the water to Burma. I think 400 bath is the top price you should pay. If there are more than one of you in the boat it should be less.

    You will make 2 stops on the way to the Burmese side. Each stop are "checkpoints". When you get to the pier you will be met by several young guys who will try to befriend you and sell you stuff. Just walk off the pier and into the first room on the left which is the Burma immigration office and give them your passport along with the USD$10. I was in and out of Burma in 5 minutes. I did not stay. The guys who met me off the pier and tried to befriend me asked for 100 baht which I polietly declined. On the way back you will again have to stop at a Burma "checkpoint" and give them your passport to look at. I did tip the guy who jumped off the boat with my passport a 20 bath tip. When I was stopped at this checkpoint on the way back there was another boat full of Asians and one or two of the guys were trying to talk me into something. I think they were asking if I would take a boat load of people back with me to Thailand. Again I pretended not to understand (which I didn't really) and I politely refused. 40 minutes later and your back at the Thai side. Go back to immigration and sign back in.

    I then went straight back to the bus station. I got there at 11.15am. Unfortunately the next bus for Hua Hin was not leaving until 1.30pm. They told me that this bus would bypass HH on the way to Bangkok and therefore I planned to get out in Pranburi. When we got near to Pranburi I asked the driver again and he told me that they actually would stop in HH. Anyway, I hope this info helps you. With this info, I don't see any need to look for an organised visa run. You now have more info than I had going.

    All the best.

    Cabrinha.

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