travelskr Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hello all, We are here in Thailand for 6 months with tourist visa, looking to move here next year...question is can we buy a bike with a tourist visa and house rental contract? We have heard yes and no and yes and maybe and yes again...looking for a definitive answer from you experts out there! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchfriis Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 A friend of mine did this last year. He was on a tourist visa and both bought and sold a bike. Try to go to the immigration office and get a "residence certificate", which is what you need to buy a motor-vehicle in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) That's all very well but you will need a Non-Immigrant visa of some type to obtain a Thai driving license and thus drive legally here. Edited December 14, 2011 by karlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebrian Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 You can ride quite legally here with a motorcycle licence from your country and an international driving permit, even though when I was using my Australian licence, I was never asked when stopped to see my international driving permit. If you are from Singapore Malaysia or Laos you don't require an international driving permit. See http://www.thaivisa.com/320.0.html That's all very well but you will need a Non-Immigrant visa of some type to obtain a Thai driving license and thus drive legally here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabeachbum Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 That's all very well but you will need a Non-Immigrant visa of some type to obtain a Thai driving license and thus drive legally here. Nope most DLT issue one year Thai DL to touristvisa holders, some also to 15/30 days entrystamp holders vehciles can be purchased and registrated to any passportholder with a valid permit to stay or entrystamp in addition to passport, you need certificate of residence issued by your local Immigration or your embassy, both want a copy of your rentalagreement and some want a copy of tabien baan above reply is based on +30 purchases/registration over past 9 years, just took delivery of a new car yesterday and had both my Thai DL renewed 2 weeks ago, touristvisa extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langatian Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Hi, I'm Malaysian.Currently my passport had already stamped with 28 days visa free. In this situation can I buy a vehicle in Thailand? Or I need to apply Certificate of Residence for buying purpose. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Hi, I'm Malaysian.Currently my passport had already stamped with 28 days visa free. In this situation can I buy a vehicle in Thailand? Or I need to apply Certificate of Residence for buying purpose. Thanks. You need certificate of residence to legally buy motor vehicle and someone wrote they wouldn't except the copy of a valid certificate. These certificates are only good for 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poanoi Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 I think i bought all my bikes (except one) when i was on 30 day visa, i can hardly remember but if memory serve i was in a bit of stress, so i guess you need 3 week valid visa, copy of rental contract, and the papers for the transfer can be bought or given at a bike dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabeachbum Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Hi, I'm Malaysian.Currently my passport had already stamped with 28 days visa free. In this situation can I buy a vehicle in Thailand? Or I need to apply Certificate of Residence for buying purpose. Thanks. You need certificate of residence to legally buy motor vehicle and someone wrote they wouldn't except the copy of a valid certificate. These certificates are only good for 30 days. most Immigration issue certificates valid as long as your permit to stay, so 1 day to 365 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langatian Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 What is the requirements for me to applying certificate of residence? Do I need spouse in Thailand for this requirements? Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poanoi Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 No, you just make a copy of the rental contract, but bring the original too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabeachbum Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 No, you just make a copy of the rental contract, but bring the original too most Immigration want rentalgreement to be supported by copy of Tabien Baan. In your embassy requirements will often be lower, sometimes you just provide the adress of your (a) hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerems Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) I'm doing exactly what you want to do except on just an entry stamp... Rent your house, get a copy of the green/yellow?? book and ID of the owner... That will allow you to get a residence certificate. Then you can use that to buy your bike. Always helps to have a translator though... It would have been a nightmare if I tried to do it alone. But I got my rental house and ER6N sitting outside in my name all with an entry stamp and legally... As far as I know.... Haha Good luck, Jerems Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com Edited December 29, 2011 by jerems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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