dickyknee

thanks for all the replies, what is a the Thai Elite visa programme?

demonstrate you have a whole bunch of cash and are prepared to spend it in Thailand - by handing over a bunch of cash :-) and they'll give you a no-frills long-term visa.

5 year and 20 year options exist.

See:

www.thailandelite.com

Edit:

Joe beat me to it.

I have been there on a number of occasions and never had beer in a bad condition, pricey yes but so are all imports, the London Pride sure tasted good on my last visit. They also have some good pizza, the margarita is pizza is only 120 baht. Have not heard of a the 2 for 1 offer but that sounds tempting.

The cooler isn't set up up properly on the London Pride and it tastes terrible. Storing real ale in the outside temperature then plunging it down to 3-5 deg doesn't work. The beer should be stored much cooler, but it's impossible for most places in Thailand as they have never been set up to serve ales.

I always get the bottles as they are much better.

I've never had a problem with the quality of the beer, though last time I did have issue with the service.

Service there kinda reminded me of the short film "the plank"

As noted earlier, I entered on a 60 day tourist visa. I did have a letter of residency. This was not a renewal but a first-time application, which yielded a 2 year temporary. My cost was, as I recall, ฿ 360 for two licences (auto and motorcycle).

you also noted earlier you showed your Malaysian licences which are recognised in all ASEAN countries, I suspect it may have not been considered a first-time application... If you held a valid Malaysian licence, you probably didn't need to apply for a Thai one.

Won't get you a visa though.

Marry her

Or

Get her pregnant

Or

Get 50 years of age

Or

Get in school

Or

Get a job

Or

Hand over some cash for an elite visa.

How does it work for Visa - getting getting girl friend pregnant?

non imm based on dependant child.

Won't get you a visa though.

Marry her

Or

Get her pregnant

Or

Get 50 years of age

Or

Get in school

Or

Get a job

Or

Hand over some cash for an elite visa.

http://www.thailandelite.com/tpc_news_view.php?id=36

Goreme wrote: ... "It seems CM is really only livable 4-5mos out of the year. Is that a correct assumption?"

No.

~o:37;

correct, it's not liveable here at any time. We're all enduring it here just saving our pennies to move to Seattle, because it's not so hot there.

The gun simultaneously belongs to the general and doesn't belong to the general.

The gun must be in a state of quantum superposition, much like Schrödinger's cat.

A ques, i just got a 1year temp. motorbike licence, have house in sankhaemphang, wife thai, but still reside aus, I used my tourist visa with a letter from imigration, what happens in a years time ,can I apply for 5 year licence same as someone with resident visa, or am i stuck on yearly basis?

on a tourist visa /exempt stamp they only issue temporary licences, though it appears the renewal of a temporary now scores you a 2 year temporary rather than a 1year.

At renewal time, to get a 5 year, you'll need a non-imm visa.

I'm interesting to be a member.

What are the benefits on the airport?

Thank you for asking the question.

It has already been explained several times, but I take this opportunity to do it once more

When arriving on an international flight:

- Smiling and elegant Thailand Elite girls await you at the gate.

- They ask you if your flight was ok, and direct you to an electric cart.

- You give them your passport and arrival card.

- Your electric cart departs, faster than the other First Class passengers (in the case you like to fly First), and you are on your way to immigration.

- You arrive at the immigration counters before any other passenger of your flight (including fellow First Class passengers).

- The Thailand Elite girls accompany you to the diplomatic lane, and hand over your passport to the immigration officer.

- You, of course, bypass the hundreds of people queuing at the regular counters. No waiting time.

- After you receive your one year stamp, another Thailand Elite attendant takes care of your checked-in luggage, if any. If needed you can wait in the Thailand Elite arrival lounge.

- The Thailand Elite girls also check your passport again to be sure that there is no error in your 1 year stamp.

- Once your checked-in luggage is ready, if any, you are accompanied through customs and then to your limousine, which is already waiting for you.

- You are then on your way to your hotel, home or wherever you need to go in the Bangkok area.

Extremely fast service, especially pleasant after a long flight.

That Thailand Elite assistance is not only efficient and elegant, it is also making you feel welcome back in the country. Great feeling.

Similar service on departure, in case of connecting flight, at other airports, as well as if you need to receive your PE visa at the airport.

If you don't like to queue... you will quickly become addicted to the Thailand Elite assistance at the airport

Of course, there are also those who don't mind to queue at immigration, stay in line for an hour, face a grumpy immigration officer, and don't need any assistance or limo to reach their final destination.

For those people, Thailand Elite is not an option, of course.

Is this immigration fast track work also in Don Muang Airport (departure and arrival)?

Is it working also if you don't require the limo services?

Is it working for connecting flights? I mean by that i have a Phuket-Mandalay flight. Would they offer their services for the transit domestic / international in Don Muang?

Why don't you call Thailand Elite?

All your questions will be answered in a record time

Hi Gerry, ok, I can and I will. I saw that you seems to know well about TE program and thought it would be an easy questions for you. But I will ask them directly.

Following all these discussions about TE, I feel more and more interested. Actually, I am already convinced. The fact is that I am working in a neighbor country and I am using the non o multi one year option as I have a child in Thailand. It is actually convenient for me as I am re-applying for this type of visa every year. It is of course a cheapest option as it cost me only 200usd /year. I am also very frequent traveler as i am going back to Thailand every week (for the weekend). So what attract me about the TE option is the fast track. But also, a year is going very fast for me and sometime i feel when it is time for me to schedule my trip to re-apply for my visa in the embassy that if i could do it every 5 years, it will be easier.

Of course, some might debate on that, especially cost wise, but since i heard about TE, I have always said to myself that the day when i will re-apply for my non o visa and for whatever reason i am ask to come back because of a missing documents, photocopy of whatever, I will just cancel this application and go straight to TE option. This is of course according to my situation and finance status as for me time is money.

The Thailand Elite option is perfect for frequent travelers: As many in/out trips as you want, no question at immigration when coming back, and superb assistance at the airport.

Just take care about one thing, if you travel a lot.

For the Easy Access membership (5 years), I believe that the number of assistance at the airport is limited.

For the full membership (20 years), I don't think it is limited. But check directly with Thailand Elite, or on the official website.

the cost of the visa is relative as is the definition of frequent. 24 limos per year on the limited 5 year option.

Airport service is advertised the same for all memberships, I doubt I'll ever test the limits.

Property in LK is owned by two or three families, and they don't sell it.

Happy to be corrected if you know any property that was purchased in the last 10 years.

Usual deal is one or two year lease, if the business does well, rent doubles on renewal.

Don't know of anywhere rented in LK area where the rent is reasonable.

Usually rented to the gf/wife of foreigners at double the normal rate (25% for wife/gf and 75% for land owner).

Whole area is a scam.

The Olde Bell location was sold when the it shut down a couple of years back. The people now operating the guesthouse/cafe there are the landowners. Around 20 million Baht if I recall correctly.

Thai owners, or a foreigner who thinks he is the owner?

The Olde Bell,

One of the three successful foreigner bar/restaurant business in CM ..... until the property owner handed him his ass.

he "purchased" the land behind also as I understand.

I know one bar owner in Lk who owns the property, also owns a building in one of the sois and rents it out.

Land being sold in the past 10 years... Number1 bistro (maybe not 10 years) but the car park/extension next door was definitely in the past 10 years. Then next door to that there is what is now basic line, that land was sold only a few years back.

I've no doubt there other examples.

you seem to be more adept to the laws pertaining to being a citizen of your home country than to those of being a foreigner.

What is without real reason, can be questioned. Wherever that is. Whatever that is.

Thais seem to look down on Cambodia,

but the Cambodian Immigration and Visa laws are much more easy

and convenient, also some have higher costs.

Important, all the money runs in the pockets of the Cambodian Authorities.

With the Visa runs and border runs,

Thai Immigration laws require, the Thai neighboring countries win a good part

of the revenue of that Thai - Visa-travelling.

the logic behind some of the Thai ways perplexes me sometimes too.

The 90 day report is there as a way to keep track of foreigners, there is reason, effective or not is another matter.

I don't think they are going to have a sitting of parliament to debate the 90 reports purely because it's a nuisance to foreigners. Especially in the current political environment.

Do they care if you're clearly living in Thailand full time and clearly intend to use the 5 year visa to live in Thailand full time?

My impression is their target market is jet setters who just travel to Thailand a lot. Of course it's not an important distinction unless they screen out those using it to live in Thailand.

Which is really what I'm asking.

the visa allows an uninterrupted stay in Thailand for 5 years. They don't screen people out if that's what they intend to do with it.

who's they? TE? ThaiVisa? Me?None of us can appease your demand to change the immigration act for the sole reason of your "comfort".

-dickyknee-

The responsible Authorities.

Would be the -comfort- for everybody, who does not have to make that -idiotic- 90 day reports.

You seem to like stupid laws.

you seem to be more adept to the laws pertaining to being a citizen of your home country than to those of being a foreigner.

Fremantle Australia would have a population about the same as ChiangMai and is the centre of a large entertainment district for both local visitors and overseas visitors. It has about 20 hotels licenced to sell alchohol. About 40 resturaunts which can sell alchohol withe meals and the greater area would have about 20 more take away outlets.

How many does Chiangmai have?

Are you suggesting Fremantle has a similar economy to Chiang Mai and you can compare the 2?

OB

He is suggesting that Fremantle Australia is an alcoholics heaven.

sail&anchor, little creatures, monk breweries, metros, the craik and a a bunch of others within a 300(odd) meter radius of Notre dame Uni.

ECU Joondalup and mt Lawley no different.

Curtain is a bit out, I think that's why they have the most bars on campus of all the WA unis.

The old Steves on the swan near UWA was an institution in its own right at the time. The honourable Bob Hawke and world record beer drinker being a regular patron.

Most university's I've studied or worked at had at least one tavern on campus.

by that logic, it's a 5 year visa, why not wait 5 years? Or just not get a visa at all!

I'm sure TE would do away with the reports and the yearly stamps if they could.

The elite visa had to fit within the existing Immigration Act, (mods correct me if I'm wrong) which means maximum grant of stay of 1 year with 90 day reports. To make it anything other than that, they'd need to change the immigration Act.

Sorry, your logic is not my logic.

They want to make it more comfortable so for me that would be more comfort.

If a law has to be changed, so change it.

who's they? TE? ThaiVisa? Me?None of us can appease your demand to change the immigration act for the sole reason of your "comfort".

What would happen if PE visa holders didn't bother doing 90-day reports and only left the country once a year to get another year's permission to stay?

Are there any reports of PE visa holders / Thai Elite members getting fined for not doing their 90-day reports?

Why would you do such a thing?

Just to break the rule?

For that kind of money, it should be, that I can either at least only one time a year show myself at the Immigration in Thailand or at a border leaving-entering the country.

That would be enough to, in my opinion.

by that logic, it's a 5 year visa, why not wait 5 years? Or just not get a visa at all!

I'm sure TE would do away with the reports and the yearly stamps if they could.

The elite visa had to fit within the existing Immigration Act, (mods correct me if I'm wrong) which means maximum grant of stay of 1 year with 90 day reports. To make it anything other than that, they'd need to change the immigration Act.

To get a motorcycle licence (no motorcycle endorsement on home country license) does one need to actually bring a bike to the Hang Dong facility for practical test?

yep.

“The problem was that water management then was in the hands of politicians not the professionals,” said Mr Niphon.

A problem that's not isolated to water management

The charges are two-fold:

- compensation payments of 7.5 million baht made to families of protesters who died during political unrest between 2005 and May 2010 was excessive.

- a conflict of interest existed in Yingluck's government approving the payment as many of the recipients were red shirts who supported her government.

The only rationale for these charges is political bias.

the only rationale for the payments was political bias.

The only rationale for the 2010 unrest was political bias.

Yep, so obviously only the political pot can call political kettle black.

Excuse after excuse after excuse.. it's time Prayuth practiced what he preached about removing those who didn't meet the required standards from their positions.

Doesn't he realise he's just admitted that his machines don't detect weapons, that tend to be used in hijackings more often than bombs do!!! Ineptitude at the highest level.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_hijackings

Maybe, but recent history would say bombs/cutting/stabbing objects tend to get used more.

just want to check the conclusion, to spell it out for the slower amongst us, such as myself, is the whole 20 year visa thing a scam?

not a scam, but if you add the numbers, tourist visa is much cheaper.

I won't argue with elite members who don't like to travel and prefer to stay home and bar all day long .... their free Limo rides are useless as they don't have to travel anymore.

most of these "elites" are in a well chair due to bad blood circulation.

they even need a golf cab to extract them off the plane and can not lift by hand their passport to officers. they need to be fully assisted by Thai ladies.

Joe go pick up his elite card :

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most elite members do travel, just not to get another short term tourist visa in a cramped minibus across the border.

They do it for business and recreation... Frequently, on their own terms, and more frequently than short term visa abusers because it's not done for the sole reason immigration requires the tourist visa abusers to get out.

They can come and go as their life requires, as the elite visa has unlimited entries, tourist visas are are not well suited for the frequent traveller, they're actually the worst option available!

You won't get anyone here to admit that that there is no visa for you. The Thailand Elite is a waste of money and could be reset at any moment like its last incarnation.

I'm not sure what you mean by reset. original members either still possess the original elite visa, or took the offer and changed to the current elite visa offering. that's very reassuring for those who purchased into the current program for the visa.

Lumpini is selling their furnished 32sqm beach view unit on 31st floor for 2.1 million. This is not your usual green loso Lumpini, but rather a luxury development with the added peace of of mind bonus as Lumpini always stand behind their product. So it's far from 2 for 1 and i wish Gerry would get banned for trolling all the time.

In the Thailand Elite threads it is other people's posts that are deleted by moderators... Not mine

I am sure you know who I mean.

I can very well understand that Thailand Elite haters do not appreciate Thailand Elite members correcting misleading and false information posted about the program on this forum. It must be somewhat disturbing indeed.

There are two conflicting approaches.

On one side, a (very small) group does everything possible to criticize Thailand Elite.

On the other side, Thailand Elite members post comments about how pleased they are about the program and how convenient long term visa is.

These two approaches can produce some frictions, indeed. But this is a normal thing. It is going on like this since 13 years, when the program was initiated. And the program is still going on and on... To the displeasure of some, obviously.

Now, to speak about your Lumpini example... About which you speak quite positively, for a change.

You seem to like that development.

A "rather luxurious development" (arf), a company "standing behind their product" (I trust what you say, I never heard about that company), ... It looks like a place you would find yourself comfortable in, apparently.

Now, imagine that Lumpini offers the condo on the 31st floor (your example) not for 2.1, but for 3.1 million, together with a 20 years Thailand Elite membership (worth 2 million) ...

In that case, ... , just by bringing the Thailand Elite subject into the picture, you are going to also hate that company, and start to spit all the bad you think about that project too, same as with Kingdom Property and Southpoint Pattaya,... right?

If you have no intention about trolling this thread then answer the following questions.

- Is this thread about the benefits of the Elite visa or about a dubious developer with a stalled project offering the visa together with the purchase of a condo?

- Has the elite program been temporary suspended early 2009 and members refused renewal of their visa or not?

- Is the email which Kerryd received from Thailand Elite and where they said that the individual membership for property Co program is suspended a hoax?

- Are posts in the Elite thread removed for any other reason than that you keep reporting them because you don't want the truth to be known?

- Why you keep hijacking every thread where the name Elite is mentioned, however the topic of those threads have nothing to do with the benefits of the card?

- Where in this thread has the Elite card itself, rather than the advertising by the known dubious developer, been pictured as a scam?

Failing to answer these question will confirm that your only intention is indeed trolling, but we knew that for a long time already.

the answer to your first question resides in your second question.

It's obviously about the elite visa, otherwise the second question is trolling.[emoji3]

"At this moment, New Zealand has not given us any reply at all," Gen. Prayuth told reporters."

Probably because it's now the weekend.