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OMG, this isn't rocket science.

One way tickets:

-- Thai immigration in general does not check for onward travel so that is not the problem

-- Arrive at check in with a one way ticket and a visa and a ticket out somewhere, you will be boarded

-- Arrive at check in with a one way ticket and a visa with no ticket out, you will most probably be boarded

-- Arrive at check in with a one way ticket and a ticket out within the time period of your 30 day stamp and no visa, and you will probably be boarded but not always

-- Arrive at check in with a one way ticket with no visa and no ticket out, you will most probably face a serious challenge and face a very good chance of being denied boarding

Mileage may vary with city and country you are leaving, airline you are using, and competency of the check in agent. If denied, always stay calm and ask to speak to a supervisor, and have a good story. There are reports here of people being allowed to sign away the airline's financial responsibility if denied entry into Thailand and then allowed to board.

Given what I had read previously to reading the above I was intending to buy a one-way ticket to BK and the next leg of my journey (a budget internal flight within SE Asia) and I will be getting a Visa on arrival. Reading your post though you suggest that might be a problem boarding as I don't have an actual visa? Why if I come from a country that meets the 30 day visa on arrival criteria should not having the visa in my passport have any bearing on this (if I have an onward ticket)?

I will be arriving on an overseas flights on a One-way ticket to Bangkok.

The rules seem to have been changing a lot recently; can I check that you don't need to show an onward ticket at arrival at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport?

Thanks to all in advance.

1. If you arrive on a visa at the airport...tourist visa or other visa in your passport you will not need a return ticket.

2. If you recieve a stamp in your passport on entry...as some countries are allowed...you are required to have a ticket to leave Thailand in your possesion. Again, if you get a visa in your passport before you depart from your country, you will not need this ticket.

3. If you do not have a visa, the problem may be that the airline will not allow you to leave your country without a return ticket, or at least a ticket out of Thailand.

4. The reason is that if you arrive in Thailand, and do not have a visa, and are not admitted to Thailand, the airline that brought you will be responsible for either returning you to your original point of boarding or at least to remove you from Thailand. That is why the airline will want to see either a visa or a onward ticket from Thailand.

5. If the airline lets you board, and you are not allowed to enter Thailand for some reason, the airline is liable for your transportation.

6. This situation has happened to me once...departing without a visa on SAS from Copenhagen....and i was required to purchase a ticket out of Thailand before SAS allowed me to board.

7. For all practical purposes, Thai immigration usually does not ask for a onward ticket. However, I have had them ask me once (in about 30 entries). The law, however, states that a person arriving without a visa, and wanting a entry stamp on arrival, requires an onward ticket.

So take your chances...it's up to you.

Appreciate all the advice; thank you to all and IMA FARANG in particular for a very informative post.

As I am not intending to get a visa before my arrival perhaps its probably wise to book the on-going ticket to my next destination prior to my arrival.

I will be arriving on an overseas flights on a One-way ticket to Bangkok.

The rules seem to have been changing a lot recently; can I check that you don't need to show an onward ticket at arrival at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport?

Thanks to all in advance.

Thanks everyone!

I guess whilst I didn't expect to get another stamp I expected someone to at least look at the passport. I'm sure I've had to do this with dometics elsewhere. Anyway I'm not going to knock it

churchill, Roo is right, you have no choice but to pass through immigration at BK.

Having fun in Samui by the way

I flew from overseas into Thailand, changed planes at Bangkok and then onto Koh Samui. I was stamped into Thailand at Bangkok and then goto on my connecting flight. Suprised that when I arrived at Samui I just picked up my bags from the belt and got into a cab.

Is this normal or did I miss an Imigration check at Samui airport? I guess I'm already stamped in the system and have the visa issued but suprised there was no check on entry to Samui. Does this happen with all domestic flights in Thailand?

This topic makes for interesting reading.

Having recruited in Asia (both in Japan and Singapore) I often wondered about the potential of the Thai market. Certainly it is possible to pick up the senior roles in Thailand from Singapore given that so many MNC's have their regional HQ there but unless they want to hire an ex-pat they never seem to pay well enough for the effort involved, vis-a-vis working roles in more developed economies.

I wonder whether the recruiters in Thai based agencies are actually bringing much in? You only need to take a look at some of the jobs posted on the PRTR site to see how low the salaries are in Thailand. If your billing on candidates at 30k per month salaries it would take numerous placements to achieve a similar salary to the key markets in Asia (JPN, China, HK S'pore) surely? How competitive is it?

Are there any Thai based recruiters on the board who can give us some idea as to the potential of the domestic market? I'd imagine one can make a decent lifestyle by Thai standards and not international? How about at the executive search firms or are all the partners Thais?

Recruiters tend to be a money hungry breed so I'd be interested to know what keeps some here in this market. Also I can only imagine trying to commit Thai names to memory!

I's like to see much stiffer penalties (public caning and remedial English classes perhaps) for the clowns who come up with names like "The Trendy" and nonsense Thinglish gibberish fluff to describe how super hip chic happy fun life mega convenience sanuk maak their over-priced poorly-finished poky little shoe boxes with 1 square meter balconies will be.

how about this for an "up yours" name for a housing development , in bang kradii , off rama 2.

Thank you for that taxexile, that has made my Sunday morning! genius

Lets get this back on track shall we, Tony has got a serious issue here.

If I was in a similar situation I personally would contact one of your wifes family (but I presume you have tried this already), get legal assistance and finally get a plane down to Phuket and start searching.

All the best to you and I hope you work this out. Keep us posted with how you get on.

It might also be worth speaking to some of the Mid and Senior Tier Recruitment and Executive Search Firms based in BK. Even if they don't recruit for positions in your field they should be able to redirect you.

Another alternative in Singapore where the Legal market is extremely candidate short at the moment.

Rarely do I read a thread from start to finish Simon (especially when its over 10 pages). I Just wanted to add another 'all the best' comment to this thread and wish you the best in your dificult circumstances.

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In the deals I've seen, typically the commission structure is like 3% up to a X0 million Baht sale and then 1.5% for anything over that payable upon transfer of title. Some projects/owners will just put a flat commission on each house or piece of property sold by an agent (usually less than 3%). Your mileage may vary.

Like a lot of things in business, the first movers did pretty well. IMO if you're just now considering this field, you've already missed the boat (in any of the more "popular" markets anyway).

Thanks everyone, and Heng, no i'm not looking for a change incareer, just interested to know if the agents were making any money! It sounds just as I thought that only those with the readies in hand on the development side are making large sums (and probably a whole lot more losing them.)

I was having a chat to a farang estate agent the otherday who told me she was paid on commission only Unfortunately she closed up when I pushed for her commission structure etc. Got the impression she was on the lower levels of the estage agency hierachy but what is the norm?

There seems to be an increasing amount of farang estate agents out there. Now I presume the ones who own the business or are investing their own money are a mixed bag with some earning and some loosing fortunes - but what is the general estate agent lining the streets of BK / Phuket / Pattaya - subsistence living or saving a fortune?

Come on GuestHouse that is a huge generalisation that you need to be'extremely fortunate' to meet girls out of the bar scene! Just swap the Same Same singlet and Diesel shorts and you'll see...

Perhaps is a generalization, but I suspect less so when the foreigner is a guy in his 50s, straight from the divorce courts and on his first trip to Thailand.

And to be precise I said the bar scene and what the Japanese call the 'Water Trade" ...[Mizu Shobai]

I don't have a same same singlet and I own nothing from Diesel.

I was joking GuestHouse

So most Thai women are out for financial again and have no scruples??

Not at all, they are no different than their sisters the world around.

The problem is which Thais you meet. Unless you are extremely fortunate you will meet almost exclusively women working in bars and what the Japanese call 'The Water Trade'.

You'll be told a 'Bar Girl' is not a prostitute and you might start believing it.

That's when the real trouble starts.

Come on GuestHouse that is a huge generalisation that you need to be'extremely fortunate' to meet girls out of the bar scene! Just swap the Same Same singlet and Diesel shorts and you'll see...

everyone I have ever spoken to who has taken that Tickhle IQ test has got between 125 - 129

Wow 40+ responses was more than I was expecting when I logged back on, though maybe I shouldn't be suprised having been educated by the TV Pattaya forum - the quick response was undoubtably due to your wide open schedules with you having little to do inbetween muggings, heavy drinking, causing traffic jams and scamming!

######, maybe 6 million Baht is too much for that 2 bedroom bungalow after all?

Jokes aside with the posts so far it does seem the TV members do like it really - they just like moan about what they don't like, though reading some of the other topics I wouldn't necessarily have come to that conclusion!

Hey Pattaya forum posters,

As a very occasional visitor to this forum (as a very occasional visitor to Pattaya) one thing about this forum I can't get my head around - why bother making your way to this forum if you really don't like the place?! Reading some of the back posts a good portion are slamming Pattaya. This doesn't seem to happen to nearly the same extent on the other TV local forums.

'If you don't like it in Pattaya why do so many of you want to spend time reading and writing about it?'

You can bet your last dollar, that most women will not pick a down and out person to marry and raise a family with.Doesn't matter where they come from.

That most certainly is true, also how many Rich men do you see with ugly women?

It's the way of the world.

In Tokyo I have seen some really Classy Stunning women with very ordinary white guys, very ordinary to look at, but these guys have great Jobs earning Fantastic salaries and all the perks.

You think these guys would get these quite stunning Japanese ladies if they were English teachers?

Not a chance.

Maigo6 I've couldn't disagree with you more here - I've seen some really classy stunning women with very ordinary white English teachers in Tokyo!

A niche? How about a beer bar

Caught out just as terrential rain started and ran to the nearest shop/shack and asked the old dear if she sold umbrellas. She didn't, but I was gestured in for a cup of tea until the rain stopped.

Bless her...

As a headhunter in Singapore I'd been thinking a lot about moving to Thailand where I can probably do the same job for around two thirds of the money but still see a sharp rise in the standard of living. Getting closer to 30 starting to do a U turn and considering moving to Japan and doing the same job and earning twice the money. Saving and building wealth that will bring financial independence in my 40's is obtainable but there's always this voice in the bag of my head that says 'play the wild card and head to LOS!'. I do like Japan though the thought of cold winters and commuting on packed trains every day is hardly inspirational.

I always get a weird feeling that some Farangs sitting next to me would try to cop a feel, although honestly that has never happened in my entire life. The weird thing is that this is pretty common in Japan, so they now have separate cars for women, but I'm not as paranoid sitting next to a Japanese.

Never felt so uncomfortable in Tokyo as when I realised that not only was i the only gaijin in the carraige, I was also the only man Might as well have been wearing an open mac and cut offs for the look of disgust that was on the faces of the female passengers!

Having lived in Japan, HK, Singapore and spent a lot of time in BK I can say I've had this seat thing happen in all 4 countries. Where as being a white face the racism you encounter is largely positive I've always wondered about the seat thing. In my experience this is most likely to happen in Japan (where they have the least exposure to foreigners) and least likely to happen in Singapore (where they have the most exposure to foreigners).

Or maybe I should just shower more

Taksin will not be the premier anymore, but as I see it, TRT will rule the country, one of them will become prime minister and HE (Thaksin) will appoint him. All the members of TRT are his puppets on a string. He will continue to rule the country and set new standards from the comfortable back seat.

It is as simple as one, two, three. All orchestrated by their party leader.

Korn Chatikaniv from the Democratic party on BBC World now commenting on just how long it will take before he Taksin actually stands down

with apologies to ColPyat, Lukamar, Thaible, ETC.....

bye Thaksin..... nice knowing you, M.F.

M.F. = My Friend?!