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Go to www.koratfarang.com and ask on there. Good look.

Many thanks sinbin,

I didn't know about that one. Very useful link, cheers.

Dave.

Hello,

I will be relocating to Thailand later in the year along with my Thai wife (15-years married) and 9-year old daughter.

We are likely to be settling in Nakhon Ratchasima and will be looking for an English Curriculum school for our daughter.

I would appreciate if you have any recommendations of schools in the area.

Many thanks

Dave.

1. Expect you will have to visit Embassy to take care of obtaining Thai birth certificate and passport.

2. Business set up and operation to enable a work permit to be issued is likley to be a bit more complex than you are accustomed to. Would suggest you read and ask questions in the job/business section.

3. If you can immediately put 400k into a Thai bank account I would only get a single entry non immigrant O visa and extend that entry for one year. Money has to be in account for two months prior to application.

Thanks lopbur3,

We had a joint bank account with Bangkok bank but haven't used it in a number of years. It had virtually nothing in it so I guess the Bank have closed it now. My wife still has an active account though.

I'll have a look through the job/business section as suggested.

Many thanks

Dave.

You need to research setting up a business and working here. Work permits are not easy to obtain, and there are lots of requirements for both that and running a business. One thing you are unlikely to be able to do is work in a shop.

Thanks Pauln,

Appreciate your advice. As mentioned earlier I want to set up business exporting which is my main focus. The shop idea is in addition to this.

I wasn't thinking of working 'in' a shop so much as owning one as part of my business/company with a Thai national as the 'worker' if that makes any sense. However, I guess this still may not be possible.

I don't know how the work permit system works as yet and am still researching this along with setting up a business. I noticed there are lists of business types which are prohibited, one of which I found in the Work Permit section here on ThaiVisa which has been helpful.

Thanks

Dave.

If you have a 12 month extension of stay based on having a Thai Wife there is no need to change.

You can obtain a Work Permit on your extension.

It is a better option as you do not lose your stay if you lose your job.

Thank you Lite beer, that is great news.

Seem like all the pieces are falling into place as far as my understanding of the process goes. Many thanks again for everyone's advice.

Regards

Dave.

Hello again,

Many thanks for your responses, very helpful indeed. I can't tell you how much reassurance you have all given me here. Many thanks.

Thanks Maestro for the link to the Police Order.

One useful thing is that the Thai Consulate in Hull is quite close to me. It will certainly be easier than dealing with the Thai Embassy in London

Couple more questions if you don't mind:

Once I obtain a non-O visa and follow it up with a 365-day extension, if I then want to start a business and obtain a work permit, would I need to get the visa convetred to a non-B?

Again, could all this be done without having to leave the Kingdom?

Once again, many thanks for all your help, it is appreciated

Regards

Dave.

Hello,

First post here, seems to be a friendly forum with plenty of advice opinions available. Thanks in advance.

I am from UK and have been married to my Thai wife for 15-years. We have a 9-year old Daughter, born in the UK. I previously lived in Malaysia and have been in and out of Thailand more times than I remember over the years, the point being, I'm not new to the Country. However, visits have always been on a tourist visa on arrival. My last visit was about 2-years ago.

Having been a shop keeper for the last 9-years here in the UK and with the economy in a terrible state and no future that I can see with my business, it's time for a new start. We have decided to close the business, sell the house and move to Thailand.

I have been doing lots of research regarding setting up a small business in Thailand in exporting goods to UK (I know, here's another one) and possibly run a small shop with imported products. I have a few questions though which I am finding hard to get an answer.

Firstly, I would like to get my daughter a Thai passport but have no idea if this is even possible. My wife seems to think it's no problem but I'm not so sure. I would greatly appreciate any advice on this or hearing of someone's personal experience of this. As mentioned, English father, Thai mother, born in UK with British passport.

If this is possible it would halve the headache i'll have with visa's.

Secondly, from what I understand I can enter Thailand and set up a business quite quickly. Then, going back to the UK can use the company letterhead/stamp etc. to support my B-visa application. Then go back to Thailand to apply for the work permit.

Can anyone tell me if there is a more efficient way to go through this process without having to return to the UK?

Any other advice/comments appreciated.

Regards

Dave.