Moving to thailand next year

[skyblues2k]

Help

After talking with my wife (who is Thai) who does not enjoy living in the UK (i am a british citizen and 32 years old.) We have decided to move back to Uttaradit, Thailand next June after our Baby is born.

Can you help with the following questions:

1. What visa would you recomend and are there any that don't require you to leave the country every 90 days?

2. We are planning on setting up our own business in Thailand (I will also be doing some trading over the internet) will i need a specialist visa for this

3. I understand that if we buy a house that this will have to be owned by my wife, that i could have 3 x 30 year leases as a guarentee if needed

4. Can i own a car and would you need insurance, tax and mot like in the uk?

5. If anyone can think of anything else that would be usefull i would be grateful

Cheers

Gary

[ChiangMaiThai]

I don't have too much experience here so anyone else feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but:

1. If you're married to a Thai, you should be able to get a non-immigrant visa for a year at a time. (There's different varieties. You would apply for the one connected to marriage-can't remember the code)

As far as doing business, someone else is going to have to take that one up. I'm not sure.

Yes, you can do a lease from your wife. If you have money, you can set up a company here with 2 million baht registered capital (owned by 51% thais) and then the company can buy the house. If you're thinking of doing this, talk to a good lawyer.

look on this website about owning a car. yes you can.

[South]

skyblues ....

all the info you want is on this site if you look for it !

Anyway,

Apply for a multi entry non 'O' visa (marriage visa). You're limited to 90days at a time unless you have had wired into a Thai bank B200,000+.

If you can prove this to the local immigration office they'll extend your visa until the expiry date thus saving you from doing your 'runs'. This sum is going up sometime in the (near?) future to I think either B4 or 500,000 ... not sure exactly when .

You can get a work permit on a non 'O' which will allow you to legally work in the country. Certain criteria has to be met !

If you're married and 'trust' your mrs you can put a house in her name .... sry , don't know anything about the lease situation .

If you have a non imm visa (minimum), you can own a car AND have it registered in your own name. There are different kinds of insurance here. A government compulsary insurance is the minimum allowed ... less than a couple thousand Baht per annum .... or you can go through a 'insurance company' and get 1st class or fully comp . Premiums differ according to what kind of vehicle you have. I pay around B30,000 a year for a 4wd pickup .

Things might be different for others here . These statements are just my experiences .

Locate that search button and all your answers you want will be here ... somewhere.