Hello Pattaya...

[sade]

Hello everyone, This is my first post so please go easy with me...

I am planning to come to Pattaye this coming September to build an orphanage...I know Pattaya quite well but if anyone has any advice that might help...Please feel free...

Sade XXX

[patsfangr]

Hello everyone, This is my first post so please go easy with me...

I am planning to come to Pattaye this coming September to build an orphanage...I know Pattaya quite well but if anyone has any advice that might help...Please feel free...

Sade XXX

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Welcome, Sade.

Now, if you're the "Sade" of musical fame, please note that I'm an orphan!

George

[meom]

You're a smooth operator pats

[mrbojangles]

Sade

What a very noble thing it is that you are doing, well done. What inspired you to do this?

Back to your question. Have you already aquired the land, if so, where? If not, where are you thinking of? Many people on here know the area very well and could probably point you in the right direction as to what and where the best prices for land are etc. What advice in particular is it that you are looking for? E.G. have you already got a work permit, if indeed you need one for this line of work. Is it charitable etc. The more precise you can be with your situation the more people will be able to give you pointers.

The ex-pat club in Pattaya also do alot of charitable work, so it might be worth while contacting them.

all the very best in your venture

Mr BoJ

[sade]

Thanks for the Welcome guys...

My Inspiration Mr Bo??? I came from a poverty stricken hungry childhood so I know what it feels like to be hungry...

I fell across 27 children about a year ago...They are living and working on a coconut plantation just north of Pattaya...My plan is to possibly buy the land that they are living on now...If that is not possible then I will be looking for a plot as near as possible to where they are living now...I do not need a working visa as I have registered as a charity to fund this project...All my work is voluntary...

Building and running an orphanage is not a problem for me...I am a little afraid of getting involved with "sharks" ..I have heard some horrendous stories of a parcel of land being sold to 50 buyers...

What are the pitfalls for me in doing this???

Really, really appreciate any advice I can get...

SadeXXX

[mrbojangles]

Hi Sade,

I think the biggest problem you have, is actually buying the land. No matter what any scammer tells you, a Falang cannot buy land in Thailand. If you are in Partnership with a Thai Charity, then the Thai charity could possibly buy it but you cannot just come to Thailand and buy land. There are many threads on this site regarding this topic and it would be really worth your while reading the advice given by very knowledgeable people.

All the best

MrBoJ

[sade]

Thank you once again MrBo...

The land will be put in trust for the children so it won't belong to me...I will certainly have a look around this site..I am delighted to have found it...

Is it possible to have a few recommendations for Solicitors, Banks Architects and such like... etc???...Are the solicitors (etc) into the scamming or can I put my trust in them..????

Sade XXX

[MisterFingers]

What country are you from? It might also be a good idea to check the website to your country's embassy in Bangkok. You might be able to contact one of them and they might guide you to the right people to contact regarding this.

[sade]

Thank you for that Mr Fingers...I am delighted to have found this site...Most people seem to be very helpful...I will want to stay a year while the building goes up so I will be renting a house...I have been looking around this site and it has given me a great Moral boost to see such nice posts from people...

I am Irish but I live in the UK...Yes, a great idea...I have been in contact with the Thai Embassy but never thought to try The Irish One in Bangkok...

Scarlett XXX

[lambada]

How is it going? Are you progressing with your orphanage?

[Aikido]

thers a good swiss Lawyer on Threpasit Road two of my mates have used him to buy land hes very good, his names Reto tell him Tony sent you i think heel remember me from when i lived there.

[Kerryd]

I do not need a working visa as I have registered as a charity to fund this project...All my work is voluntary...

SadeXXX

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Whoa. I would recheck that if I were you, then check it again (from a reputable, legal expert).

A short while after the tsunami hit, Thailand told the various aid groups and volunteers that they would hav to have work permits if they wanted to carry on with their charitable efforts.

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Tsunami volunteers warned: get work permits

PHUKET: Foreign volunteers assisting in tsunami-related charity work are required to hold work permits, regardless of whether they are being paid for their efforts or not.

Sayan Chuaiyjan, head of the Phuket Provincial Employment Service Office [ESO], told the Gazette yesterday that there could be no exceptions and that his office would begin to enforce the regulations soon – possibly in March.

“There can be no exceptions. Work is work, even if it is for charity,” he said.

He urged relief workers to apply for work permits, adding that those working for recognized charitable organizations would find them easy to obtain.

“They can just present a document certified by the charity organization they work for and we will issue them with work permits; then they will be able to work legally,” he said.

He pointed out that any foreigner caught working without a work permit is liable to hefty punishment.

“If our officers, police officers or immigration police learn [of foreign volunteers] who don’t have work permits, the maximum penalty is three years in jail, a 30,000 baht fine [or both],” he warned.

“We did not enforce this law too rigidly [in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami], because we knew that everyone wanted to help out.

“But now that the situation is returning to normal, we will have to start taking it more seriously,” he said, adding that a crackdown could begin as early as next month.

Phuket Vice-Governor Winai Buapradit, who is charged with overseeing work permit procedures in the province, agreed with the ESO stance and said that the law needed to be enforced both in Phuket and throughout Thailand.

“Now that the post-tsunami relief operations are slowing down, they should have work permits to continue working. Otherwise, government officials will have no idea what they are actually doing here – and this could result in trouble in the future,” he said this morning.

As you can see, this was dated from 8 Feb.

Just a friendly warning. As with many things in Thailand, you want to be very sure you are walking on the right side of the law.

[Humphrey Bear]

Good point Kerryd.

The work permit is not to allow the holder to work - it is to confirm that you are not depriving a Thai of the chance to do that job. That is why so many categories of work are not 'work permit viable'.

There are already large orphanages in Pattaya and Rayong. Would it not be better to discuss this with the people who already are involved in this (excellent) work?

[banchang]

Is it just me that finds this all a bit hard to belive. Sounds a bit of a wind up to me!

[lovethailandlongtime]

Is it just me that finds this all a bit hard to belive. Sounds a bit of a wind up to me!

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Sade,

Why pattaya????

I may be being a bit synical here,but i sense a troll.