by the immigration office to get my address registered, sp couldn't buy in my own name, so had to buy in a Thai friend's name!!

the imigration has a form for this ,cost 500b you need 2 pictures ,why he refused is probably he didnt understand what you wanted

by the immigration office to get my address registered, sp couldn't buy in my own name, so had to buy in a Thai friend's name!!

I recently tried to get a letter of residence in order to buy a motorbike but was told by immigration that I have to change my initial three month visa into a one year visa before they will give me the letter - and I can only do that during the last four weeks of the first three months of my non immigrant visa - obviously I have no idea why this is the case but that's what the rule is

Interested I never hear about this, please inform more....

Where the heck do you guys live?

I've bought two bikes in five years. Only two things needed: cash and passport. Both bikes in my name.

I guess chalk it up to very unequal application of the rules & regs. which I know is so hard to believe...

Why not get the letter from the local amphur or police?

confusing.......

i have 3 months valid non imm b visa and work permit.....surely i'll extend through my company in march......

can i get my car in my name ?

I am on a non-imm 'O' yearly extension and when I tried to put a bike in my own name I only had one month left and was told to come back when I had a new extension. I got a letter of residence from immigration which was either 100 or 200 Baht when I got a new extension they just Tippexed over the old date and photocopied it. I went in with all the documents I thought I required but the guy behind the counter said I needed a lot more documents. I went back the next day with them and his boss said I didn't need them and threw them in the bin. Like all things here it is up to the guy you talk to and if he likes you or wants to be a to$$er.

I bought my bike on my 60 day tourist visa, new from Yamaha, only thing i needed was cash and passport.

However to get a number plate, i had to go to my local consulate, and get a letter confirming my address here (was free to get the letter) then take it back to Yamaha and wait 2 months for my number plate to come. In the meantime i was given papers for the bike (green book, etc.) all in my name, and told that if police stoped me for not having a number plate, to show those papers and it would be fine, i never got stoped.