Dear All,

I will be eligible to apply for PR this year.

1. Please can you advise a legal firm that can "do" this for me? Will it be expedited quicker by using a legal firm? I am from Ireland, so there should not be too many applicants, hopefully.
2. Approxiamtely what would the fees be?
3. Approxiamtely how long should I expect it to take?

Thanks in advance.

1. a legal firm will not make it any easier, just more expensive.

2. The cost for applying is 7,600 baht when approved you need to pay 191,400 baht. Next to lawyer fees if you take a lawyer. But all interviews you have to do yourself (in Thai). They can only help you with gathering paperwork, which you can do yourself.

3. it will take years to get approved, some people have waited 5 years. It all depends on the minister.

More info: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/74654-cameratas-guide-to-the-permanent-residence-process/unread/

Thanks Mario - 200k to pay..... that's pretty outragous! I'm suddendly dis-interested!

So .... pay the 7k fee..... wait 5 years..... get a phone call "its ready" - cough up the bones of another 200k ..... then your done.... subject to interviews etc.

Cheers.

Thanks Mario - 200k to pay..... that's pretty outragous! I'm suddendly dis-interested!

So .... pay the 7k fee..... wait 5 years..... get a phone call "its ready" - cough up the bones of another 200k ..... then your done.... subject to interviews etc.

Cheers.

It is half that if you are married to a Thai citizen.

As Mario said, all the lawyer will do is charge you for the privelige of submitting documents that you more or less have to gather yourself anyway. And if you think 200K is alot, then more incentive to do it yourself.

If you are trying to get your ducks in a row, then you might want to consider getting your name on the yellow house registration. You'll need to be on this for few years if your eventual goal is Thai citizenship.

Chris

I waited 18 months for my approval, 20+ years ago.

Once approved I received a letter at my Thai home advising me of such and requiring me to attend Immigration HQ within 10 days or I would lose the approved residencey.

Very fortunate I had not gone on a 2 week holiday!

I believe then it cost me 2000bt for the application and 25,002bt for the residency documents. Never did establish what the additional 2bt was for!

Thanks Mario - 200k to pay..... that's pretty outragous! I'm suddendly dis-interested!

So .... pay the 7k fee..... wait 5 years..... get a phone call "its ready" - cough up the bones of another 200k ..... then your done.... subject to interviews etc.

Cheers.

It is half that if you are married to a Thai citizen.

As Mario said, all the lawyer will do is charge you for the privelige of submitting documents that you more or less have to gather yourself anyway. And if you think 200K is alot, then more incentive to do it yourself.

If you are trying to get your ducks in a row, then you might want to consider getting your name on the yellow house registration. You'll need to be on this for few years if your eventual goal is Thai citizenship.

Chris

I've had my Tabien Baan Leung (Yellow House Book) for two years now. Is this the 'yellow house registration' you are referring to?

Cheers,

BM

Thanks Mario - 200k to pay..... that's pretty outragous! I'm suddendly dis-interested!

So .... pay the 7k fee..... wait 5 years..... get a phone call "its ready" - cough up the bones of another 200k ..... then your done.... subject to interviews etc.

Cheers.

It is half that if you are married to a Thai citizen.

As Mario said, all the lawyer will do is charge you for the privelige of submitting documents that you more or less have to gather yourself anyway. And if you think 200K is alot, then more incentive to do it yourself.

If you are trying to get your ducks in a row, then you might want to consider getting your name on the yellow house registration. You'll need to be on this for few years if your eventual goal is Thai citizenship.

Chris

I've had my Tabien Baan Leung (Yellow House Book) for two years now. Is this the 'yellow house registration' you are referring to?

Cheers,

BM

That's the one.