He said he was trying to help me out for a "friend". ( I know the "friend" from the intenet, a 50 year old Chinese-Thai woman, who gave me his phone number.

He tried to put the "Rush" on me by saying that all visa agencies would be "illegal' by October. He made it clear, though, 'that he had a "friend" at immigration who could get it for me for 25K. Wot a bargain. i could barely contain myself as I told him that might be a good price for HIM......but not for me. He seemed completely ignorant of the existence of this forum.  This is what is being done every day in the name of Thailand and it's perfectly legal. Lives in Pattaya, naturally. Why do I waste my time???

My Chinese friend only paid 1k direct for them to ignore the cash not being in the bank long enough, quite a bargain I thought.

Flame style posts removed.

You may regret not taking that as people in Bangkok are being quoted double that price and agency prices are quickly increasing everywhere.

Good luck!

18 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

You may regret not taking that as people in Bangkok are being quoted double that price and agency prices are quickly increasing everywhere.

Good luck!

What ever you say....If people had 800,000 they would not need a agent....So it goes with out saying agent needers are pretty price sensitive...So if the price goes up to much the agents will be joining the ranks of the unemployed....

And the agent needers will be spending the agent money some where else...

 

Now if they could figure out a way to force the 800,000 guys to use a agent then the price could rise.....

Edited February 16, 20197 yr by fforest1

But what's the point of paying 25,000 / 50,000Baht 'fees' when it's going to come around again within 12 months and very possibly the 'fee' route not possible? 

 

 

1 minute ago, scorecard said:

But what's the point of paying 25,000 / 50,000Baht 'fees' when it's going to come around again within 12 months and very possibly the 'fee' route not possible? 

 

 

Good point.....

15 minutes ago, scorecard said:

But what's the point of paying 25,000 / 50,000Baht 'fees' when it's going to come around again within 12 months and very possibly the 'fee' route not possible? 

 

 

well, for one i got used to spend that money on visa runs/ed visa, but more importantly i hope my body will cope better

next year for a permanent relocation

27 minutes ago, scorecard said:

But what's the point of paying 25,000 / 50,000Baht 'fees' when it's going to come around again within 12 months and very possibly the 'fee' route not possible? 

 

 

Tomorrow's another day ............

I spend 12k-15k every 90 days on Non-os but that does include a weeks holiday.

Edited February 16, 20197 yr by BritManToo

5 minutes ago, brokenbone said:

well, for one i got used to spend that money on visa runs/ed visa, but more importantly i hope my body will cope better

next year for a permanent relocation

I hear you.....I did the double tourist visa run in Laos for a long time and there was nothing fun,or cheap about it......

Nothing legal about it

i was never a visa runner but this new rule of keeping 400,000 in a bank doing sfa, so 25 thou into 400 thou thats 16 years extra for me, and i get to spend that 400,000, i be long gone before 16 years are up

16 minutes ago, mercman24 said:

i was never a visa runner but this new rule of keeping 400,000 in a bank doing sfa, so 25 thou into 400 thou thats 16 years extra for me, and i get to spend that 400,000, i be long gone before 16 years are up

It earns interest, so not sfa.

6 minutes ago, faraday said:

It earns interest, so not sfa.

Yea you can practically live off the interest......lol 

3 hours ago, KhunFred said:

Just got a 25 thousand baht quote from an Aussie Real Estate agent on NOn Immigrant O . visa

Did you notice that many people reading your title + OP

will have no idea what you are talking about ?? 

You got a quote for what? For a condo? 

Why is it important to know that the Real Estate agent is on a Non O visa ?

 

Your post seems to be about Extensions (Retirement Extension ?) but nowhere you say it... 

Yea you can practically live off the interest......lol 

Live off it for two hours after you eat the plate of Som Tam you could afford with the interest dividend accrued.


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2 hours ago, fforest1 said:

What ever you say....If people had 800,000 they would not need a agent....

Wrong, uninformed and judgemental.

I know several guys in Bangkok who are wealthy and have no time to waste going thru the process.

They can well afford an agent to do it for them.

Not all agent users are in your described category. Not even close.

Edited February 16, 20197 yr by bkk6060

Erm. Did I miss something? Real Estate Agent  for  a Non O Visa?

4 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Wrong, uninformed and judgemental.

I know several guys in Bangkok who are wealthy and have no time to waste going thru the process.

They can well afford an agent to do it for them.

Not all agent users are in your described category. Not even close.

if I were wealthy I'd be going the elite route..

2 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Wrong, uninformed and judgemental.

I know several guys in Bangkok who are wealthy and have no time to waste going thru the process.

They can well afford an agent to do it for them.

 Not all agent users are in your described category. Not even close.

There may very well be plenty of 800,000 guys that use agents to do the paper work for them....But they are also paying 4-6 thousand baht MAX sense there is no money lending involved...

11 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said:

Did you notice that many people reading your title + OP

will have no idea what you are talking about ?? 

You got a quote for what? For a condo? 

Why is it important to know that the Real Estate agent is on a Non O visa ?

 

Your post seems to be about Extensions (Retirement Extension ?) but nowhere you say it... 

Another useful contribution. 

I take it English is not your first language, or you left school at nine. 

28 minutes ago, fforest1 said:

Yea you can practically live off the interest......lol 

Well yes, being a high roller which I is - I can.

 

9 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Wrong, uninformed and judgemental.

I know several guys in Bangkok who are wealthy and have no time to waste going thru the process.

They can well afford an agent to do it for them.

Not all agent users are in your described category. Not even close.

Not wrong or  judgmental. They  would  not "need" an Agent is what is stated. But if they  are comfortable   paying an Agent  so  be it ! 

The OP has history of attention seeking. So this new thread is about what exactly....agents available to facilitate this or that. Nothing new here.

(-_-)

Edited February 16, 20197 yr by 55Jay

1 hour ago, mercman24 said:

i was never a visa runner but this new rule of keeping 400,000 in a bank doing sfa, so 25 thou into 400 thou thats 16 years extra for me, and i get to spend that 400,000, i be long gone before 16 years are up

 

Not sure if you're joking or not.  "i get to spend that 400,000".     Isn't that just short term borrowing from yourself?

 

Wonder if anyone thought about borrowing the equivalent  800K amount from ones  home country bank and repaying the interest with the  fee the  agent charges.

45 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said:

Did you notice that many people reading your title + OP

will have no idea what you are talking about ?? 

You got a quote for what? For a condo? 

Why is it important to know that the Real Estate agent is on a Non O visa ?

 

Your post seems to be about Extensions (Retirement Extension ?) but nowhere you say it... 

You seem to be the only one confused.

Meanwhile the OP has done a runner and is probably working on his next Troll topic????

I pay an agent for convenience. Life's too short for me to waste hours or days in Immigration lines. Everything I do is in compliance with requirements, nothing shifty. Possibly what will happen is the agents operating at the boundaries will increase their fees to cover extra payments. The legal agents should keep their fees at the same level. If they don't, they could start losing customers to DIY.

3 hours ago, brokenbone said:

well, for one i got used to spend that money on visa runs/ed visa, but more importantly i hope my body will cope better

next year for a permanent relocation

 

There's no point. 

 

For 50k a year u get a 20 year elite visa (1mio thb) without all those problems.