Foreigners offered new ‘smart visa’ if they buy a condo in Thailand, Elite Card holders offered work permits

[johnmcc6]

Their chances of getting anyone to sign up are between zero and none. People with money know how to secure  it and invest wisely. What makes these idiots think that Thailand is so special that everyone is dying to get here.?Thanks to the current government everyone knows they don't like foreigners here and treat them like <deleted> with all their stupid immigration rules. The word is out .Think twice before committing to Thailand and their draconian rules.

[Elkski]

So current elite  visa holders being treated like lepers and  visa rules changing with the tides and they think they c a n invent new visa types.   Just shows they know there is a imminent crash in condos and that some people  in this think tank have interest in condos.   They are showing desperation and how overvalued they view the universe center being Thailand. 

They  wanted native English speakers.  They should have a free visa for any western native English speaker who will cone live there and teach 1 week a month or something.   

[Asernume]

3 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

So many posters look at everything through their Western lenses...most "filthy rich Asians," to which this type of visa scheme is directed, don't want to live in any of those countries, but might quite fancy Thailand.

That's exactly the opposite, rich Chinese seek second passports from countries that are not under Chinese influence, a European passport for them has much more value than a Thai passport.

[hottrader77]

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Son just bought a 3500sqft house on 5 acres in Montana for 560k

these bozo's think thailand is be all and end all and they think we dont have any choice , could get a house in middle of london or exotic island somewhere other than thailand for 750,000 pounds and a sound investment elsewhere , they ought to concentrate on farlangs that can buy a condo of 1 million -4 million baht there are alot more of them now still in thailand who are stuck here and could do with a work permit to pay bills here and be able to go out and spend money in go go bars , girls , and beer bars if they were able to work even some on retirement visas are struggling , thais say they want foreigners to spend more here but they wont give you a work permit to earn money and then be able to spend it, the usual thai mentality .

[Harry Fingerling]

Just when you think they can’t possibly outdo the last crackpot idea...Boom!

[Pattaya Spotter]

1 minute ago, Asernume said:

That's exactly the opposite, rich Chinese seek second passports from countries that are not under Chinese influence, a European passport for them has much more value than a Thai passport.

This is not a passport scheme...a visa or visa-WP.

[Lacessit]

I am wondering whether the people who come up with these daft ideas are remotely in touch with reality. Too much to hope they would take soundings from the potential customer base, to see what the market would actually bear.

There's also the issue of trust. Given Immigration regulations are changed like socks on a whim, any farang who had faith in them sticking to the script would need their head read.

[2 is 1]

Soon they offer 3 BJ and one million BTH! Wait wait! And they show pic granny whitout teeth who smile!

New from TAT come here and we give you "smile"!

[Pattaya Spotter]

22 minutes ago, Caymans73 said:

Montana? Came with cows and pigs?

2.7 million of them...only 1M people neighbors ????????????

[Pattaya Spotter]

17 minutes ago, johnmcc6 said:

Their chances of getting anyone to sign up are between zero and none. People with money know how to secure  it and invest wisely. What makes these idiots think that Thailand is so special that everyone is dying to get here.?Thanks to the current government everyone knows they don't like foreigners here and treat them like <deleted> with all their stupid immigration rules. The word is out .Think twice before committing to Thailand and their draconian rules.

Another Thailand hater who can't resist posting on a Thailand centered forum. 

[ThailandRyan]

17 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

People with no real facts have to exegerate for effect.

Might want to check what the developers are selling them for now. Many big signs offering discounts down to 6.4 MB for a 36 sqm, 7.8 MB for a 48 Sqm, and 9.1 MB for a 56 sqm 2 bedroom.  Of course those are the prices they have cut them to, as originally they were higher.  Now that may not be in all the Bangkok locations, Down near Bang Na you can them cheaper, Phrong Pong, but here is Sathon, Langsuan, Silom, and these Areas out my way are pretty pricy.  Then try and buy one for cheaper on Sukhumvit, and your barking up the tree.  Now if you want an older one that needs to be retrofitted and remodeled, I am sure you can find a POS in an older neighborhood.  All of the new developments that are being Built around me are pretty pricey.  Guess I got lucky with my older penthouse condo which was still pricy, but then I have 164Sqm, and three large balconies. 

[davemos]

What about the people here who already have a Condo .No visa ? 

[Pattaya Spotter]

21 minutes ago, Elkski said:

So current elite  visa holders being treated like lepers and  visa rules changing with the tides and they think they c a n invent new visa types. 

The visa rules of all countries have been upended by the Covid crisis...nothing unique to Thailand. 

[ThailandRyan]

22 minutes ago, Caymans73 said:

Montana? Came with cows and pigs?

No, just fenced in Pasture and a 3 stall horse Barn.

[Pattaya Spotter]

12 minutes ago, hottrader77 said:

[C]ould do with a work permit to pay bills here and be able to go out and spend money in go go bars , girls , and beer bars if they were able to work even some on retirement visas are struggling , thais say they want foreigners to spend more here but they wont give you a work permit to earn money and then be able to spend it.

Millions of Thais are out of work...and your proposal is to hand out WPs like candy to barstool warmers?

[Asernume]

13 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

This is not a passport scheme...a visa or visa-WP.

Elite visa cost + $1 million investment for a work permit in Thailand or about double that amount for EU member passport, I wonder which one they will choose ????

[TechnikaIII]

Not a Satang on anything until Prayut is thrown under a truck.

No, I am not advocating violence, or anything like that. I am simply stating one of my own conditions for investing in the Kingdom. 

Then again, .. he may well choose to throw himself under a truck, when all the beans are spilled.

 

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

So they want you to buy an overpriced Condo, why do they got a house on the picture?

 

[Pattaya Spotter]

4 minutes ago, Asernume said:

Elite visa cost + $1 million investment for a work permit in Thailand or about double that amount for EU member passport, I wonder which one they will choose ????

If one was a businessperson with plans to invest 1M or more in a business (we're not talking a beer bar in Pattaya here) the WP is basically a freebie. Again, this isn't a second passport scheme, it's targeted at business investors. 

[Blumpie]

No.

[bipper]

Not if they were giving them away at 7/11 ????????

[DrTuner]

16 minutes ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

So they want you to buy an overpriced Condo, why do they got a house on the picture?

 

It's to illustrate what size your 30M baht condo will be.

[Older and Wiser]

How about those who have already bought a condo? Not eligible I assume. I have a 2 bed/2 bath apartment in Cha-Am cost 4m. So, I'll just sell that and get an 8m one instead if I want a Smart Visa, right? Not Smart for me though is it?

[Lunchbob]

PR for life the only enticement that would get my interest. Even then leasehold isn't comfortable.

[ronaldo0]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Also for the really well-heeled, if you plow in 31.5 million baht (US $1 million) you can even get a work permit

Expensive work permit ! My lawyer needs to charge me more !! ????

[Pattaya Spotter]

14 minutes ago, Older and Wiser said:

How about those who have already bought a condo? Not eligible I assume. I have a 2 bed/2 bath apartment in Cha-Am cost 4m. So, I'll just sell that and get an 8m one instead if I want a Smart Visa, right? Not Smart for me though is it?

No...the purpose is to sell-off the existing new supply...but you're welcome to buy a second condo.

[P100]

Buying a condo should come with a residence permit otherwise it is pointless if Thai government closes borders and separate you from your condo...just as what happens right now.

 

This is not the way forward .

 

And then also the more global queston:

are there not enough condos empty right now, does Thailand need more construction ruins (like the Waterfront in Pattaya) and unsold condos, unsold to those, who cannot come into Thailand...and to those, who have lost any trust in reliable Thai government acting ... and unsold to those, who still wait for Thailand to protect foreigner's investments to not let them have to gamble on receiving the condo or losing the money ...

 

Just how should this work out? Thais want foreignrs to buy condos but Thais don't want foreigners to come and live in those condos?

Just so sick!

 

 

 

 

[KKr]

apologies if repeating this issue.

In short,
those who already bought a Condo,
and those who spent small fortunes for the rights to use Land and/or House, off to the Left.

but those who now spend a million or two: please do sit down, would you like some ice in your water, how can we help you sir? Would a free Visa be pleasing you sir?.

[Derek B]

7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Simply open up Thailand to anyone willing to quarantine, there is no intelligent reason for any other restriction

Exactly

[akampa]

2. To the majority of Thais (according to the ridiculous surveys with samples of about 1000 people) that they are kipping the country safe.

 

could not resist "keeping "????