What Visa For Me And Where From?

[Flhai]

Need some help and advice. I am in Thailand and purchasing a business here however will not be working within the business as it is a 50% stake with a friend and he has the work permit etc and is the man on the ground. I have another business back home that I can take care of via the internet in phone and want to live the Thai lifestyle for a while.

My questions are as follows:

I want to stay in Thailand now for a further 3 to 6 months. Is it better to get a Non B or should I just stick with a TV? I have all the supporting Docs etc but do I need a Non B? Does a Non B look better on your record then just having endless tour visas?

All that being said where is the best place to go for each Visa type? I am in Phuket now.

Detailed respones are greatly appreciated.

[sweetchariot]

OK 2 questions:

1.) 'I have another business back home that I can take care of via the internet in phone'. How do you plan to do this? A work permit is required even for this kind of business.

2.) On what grounds do you plan to get your non-imm 'b' if you are not working?

Many potential problems here my friend.

[Flhai]

OK 2 questions:

1.) 'I have another business back home that I can take care of via the internet in phone'. How do you plan to do this? A work permit is required even for this kind of business.

2.) On what grounds do you plan to get your non-imm 'b' if you are not working?

Many potential problems here my friend.

1) I mean via internet and phone. I just mean that any issues etc. relating to my business at home can be taken care of via the internet or on the phone. Are you serious that a work permit is required to manage your business interest in your home country? I can't see how that would be possible.

2) I can get the company that I am purchasing 50% of to support my Non B application and get a work permit if needed as there are a number of staff etc. however if I am just the owner and there is no real need to work in the business is this needed? It is really just an investment into an already performing business to help it grow further.

Look forward to your comments.

Edited February 29, 2008 by Flhai

[sweetchariot]

OK 2 questions:

1.) 'I have another business back home that I can take care of via the internet in phone'. How do you plan to do this? A work permit is required even for this kind of business.

2.) On what grounds do you plan to get your non-imm 'b' if you are not working?

Many potential problems here my friend.

1) I mean via internet and phone. I just mean that any issues etc. relating to my business at home can be taken care of via the internet or on the phone. Are you serious that a work permit is required to manage your business interest in your home country? I can't see how that would be possible.

2) I can get the company that I am purchasing 50% of to support my Non B application and get a work permit if needed as there are a number of staff etc. however if I am just the owner and there is no real need to work in the business is this needed? It is really just an investment into an already performing business to help it grow further.

Look forward to you coomments.

1.) Yes I am serious. Sorry I don't make the rules. (But nobody really needs to know, until she gets peed off with you)

2.) Tourist visas don't count against you, 30 day visa exemptions may do one day. If you are only staying for a short while then TV's are probably the way to go, in terms of hassle, paperwork etc.

Sorry but I have no experience of TV's, but from what I have read Vientienne seems to be favourite at the moment. I sure somebody else will clarify this for you.

[Flhai]

1.) Yes I am serious. Sorry I don't make the rules. (But nobody really needs to know, until she gets peed off with you)

- That is amazing. If that is the case and you need a non B and a work permit just to manage your investments back home how would yoy go about applying for everything? Every man and his dog that has a business in their home country and lives here uses the net and phone to keep things at home in line.

2.) Tourist visas don't count against you, 30 day visa exemptions may do one day. If you are only staying for a short while then TV's are probably the way to go, in terms of hassle, paperwork etc.

- I only want to stay here for 3 to 6 months this time around but I may only go home for 1 to 3 months and be back again so I want to do what is best for a good history. And do I need a Non B to own a business here? Or a stake in one?

[Flhai]

Also on the 30 day visa exemptions... what is the talk about them maybe working against you in the future? I have 3.

[sweetchariot]

Where are you from?

[Flhai]

Where are you from?

Australia

[sweetchariot]

OK, TV's it is then. They give us Brits non-o's like they are going out of fashion, but I think they read somewhere that we sent all the crims down under!

[Flhai]

OK, TV's it is then. They give us Brits non-o's like they are going out of fashion, but I think they read somewhere that we sent all the crims down under!

Isn't a Non O only if you have a thai wife or child?

On the crims thing... you know that the majority of people the UK sent to Australia after America won the war of independance where small offenders. The serious Crims got hung, kept in UK maximum security or got sent to Norfolk Island. Also the total number of convicts sent to Australia was tiny. There where more police, military and their families by far in the initial waves and then after that it was just normal migration. I had a family member that did a 300 year family tree and almost all the relatives came as military or for farming. I am not sure of the exact stats but will look into it. Since I have been in the the LOS the point on convicts has been raised about Aussies a lot. Seems to be a cheap shot (not saying yours was) but the crime rate in Australia is smaller then the UK and A LOT smaller then the US.

But also to all reading. Please keep this thread on topic as I want as much advice as possible.

Edited February 29, 2008 by Flhai

[Maestro]

Flhai, your best option would seem to be a double-entry tourist visa from the Thai embassy in Vientiane.

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Maestro

[Flhai]

Flhai, your best option would seem to be a double-entry tourist visa from the Thai embassy in Vientiane.

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Maestro

Thanks. Do you think I will have any issues relating to my owning a share in a business here and not working in it and keeping track of my interests back home via the net and phone?

[Maestro]

No problem. There is no law that says you must work in the company of which you own shares. On the contrary, if you were to work without a work permit you would have a problem.

There is also no problem browsing the internet, reading and writing emails, making phone calls, etc. while you are in Thailand as a tourist.

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Maestro

[Flhai]

Ok... another question for you Maestro. If I have this share and everything to get a Non B is it worth doing? Ie. Better then a tourist Visa? I am looking at the fact that I may be in thailand a lot. Also why do so many people say get a Non O?

Edited February 29, 2008 by Flhai

[lopburi3]

Back in Oz it may be worth using documentation to obtain a non immigrant B visa for your future visits - but you are not going to obtain in the local area without a work permit being applied for so tourist visa from Vientiane fits your current requirements.

[Flhai]

Back in Oz it may be worth using documentation to obtain a non immigrant B visa for your future visits - but you are not going to obtain in the local area without a work permit being applied for so tourist visa from Vientiane fits your current requirements.

Thanks. Think I will wait till back in Oz to do a Non B. But now I am thinking that I will only stay here for 3 more months ie. 1 Tourist Visa and then go back. Because I am in Phuket wouldn't Singapore or KL be a better option for just one Visa? Although my last visa was from Singapore and I have 4 x 30 day stamps, 3 from a while back and one after the Visa. Would I get a Visa TV in Singapore now?

Edited March 1, 2008 by Flhai

[lopburi3]

Yes, both should be OK for a single entry.