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Why did you go to make the report? .......
I went to immigration for another reason, but whilst there asked about the reporting obligation because I had read on another thread that some immigration offices were starting to enforce the requirement.
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Immigration can use 'not reporting' as an excuse to fine you 800 Baht
I arrived in Kohn Kaen in the early hours of a Sunday morning, On the Monday morning I reported to Kohn Kaen immigration, they told me that they had been instructed to fine anyone that does not report with 24 hours 800 Baht. I must pay because I did not report with 24 hours, I pointed out that the Immigration office was not open on Sunday so I could not report with 24 hours, They then asked me if I would pay the fine, I said no I will not pay, they then spent some time searching through manuals to find the English translation of the rule/ law that I had broken ( I was there about 3 hours), eventually they found and showed me the translation, however they had found the wrong one, it said that a property owner must report an alien staying with 24 hours, after a bit more friendly argument they backed down, They stapled a slip of paper in my passport to show I have reported, and let me leave without paying a fine.
The officer that dealt with me was friendly and almost apologetic for trying to fine me, he said he was acting on instructions from his superior.
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I guess the point of my post is to highlight how helpful and genuine the people can be with each other, even when a financial loss might be the result.
It's clear that the Thais involved have a clearer appreciation of market dynamics than you do.
Exactly what financial loss are you referring to?
That a particular customer might buy from the neighbouring stall, to their detriment?
Rubbish!
Clusters work!
It is in the interest of retailers for others just like themselves to set up in the immediate vicinity. This increases the size of the pie, and thus each individual slice.
Example: If you live in Bangkok and you want to buy a scanner, or a printer, or a hard drive: where do you go?
Do you think that the retailers in Pantip hate each other because they're direct competitors and a sale to the neighbour is a forgone profit for them?
They don't, because they're smart. They know that a vibrant, efficient market with a whole heap of well presented retailers selling equivalent products attract the punters, to the benefit of all involved, including the customers.
It increases the size of the pie, so that each slice is bigger.
Within Pantip Plaza, it is in each retailer's interest to work with their neighbours to make their area, their floor, their shared products, the most vibrant and most competitive in terms of price and service. This attracts customers, the only factor that is both necessary and sufficient for a successful business.
The people in the market you speak of clearly have the critical thinking processes to work this out.
You and others here clearly don't...
Good point but could have been put more politely, some posters on here are like friends having a discussion, and some are like the guy in the bar that had a few too many and is looking for a fight.
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This is going to make it even more difficult for all those struggling food vendors that are not part of this scheme, if the scheme is successful it will put people out of business as they loose customers. Government interfering in markets is nearly always counter productive.
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I have the same problem, I am married to a Thai, I got an O visa from UK and they stamped it 'Employment Prohibited'. I asked them not to stamp it but they (UK Embassy) said I was not allowed to work with an O visa. I was planning on doing some work teaching English, but expect I will have problems getting a work permit with this stamp in my passport, maybe I will wait 3 months and get an extension before I look at working.
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I just used CurrencyFair to transfer GBP to Thai Baht.
They gave me rate of 54.75 and fee of 7 GBP
If I had done it my usual way, by sending GBP via HSBC to KTB bank I would have got KTB rate of 54.78 and the HSBC fee of 4 GBP
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Just got my non O visa from London, it has ' Employment Prohibited' stamped on it.
Next I will apply for a work permit (and include a copy of my marriage certificate) I don't know if the stamp on my visa will prevent me from getting a work permit, if it does I will wait another 3 months then get an ext of stay based on marriage, after which I hope I will be able to get a work permit.
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I need to send money the other way (THB to GBP) so I can keep adding to my pension. I looked at UK Forex and Currency Fair, but they don't do that conversion. Any chance anyone has found a good way to do this avoiding the bank fee rip off?
If you know and trust someone who is moving GBP to THB arrange for them to pay GBP to your UK account, and you pay your THB to their Thai account at mid rate, you both get a better rate and no fees
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........... If the hypocrites from overseas don't like what has happened, screw them. If things improve, why care what the idiots who don't live here say?
Why care? Because those idiots are Thailand's trading partners and because Thailand has just taken a step back from integrating and participating in the global community
Wut? You wouldn't know sarcasm if it hit you in the face, would you?
I don't think it was sarcasm, read the whole post, it is view held by many Thais. Anyway sarcasm does not normally work on forums that are participated on by people from different countries some of whose first language is not English.
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........... If the hypocrites from overseas don't like what has happened, screw them. If things improve, why care what the idiots who don't live here say?
Why care? Because those idiots are Thailand's trading partners and because Thailand has just taken a step back from integrating and participating in the global community
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To be frank I've got nothing to lose..the truth is what's happening. She generates abt 100 k bht a month day trading on her investment base. And no rocket science, she talks to her mom and sister and they read the business section of the paper and read on the Internet. And the whole family trades individually.
I wanted to buy a property with set rental return and she laughed at the ROI.
Her gain comes with risk of loss I guess. Fact is fact and that's what she gets. Her family all trade and I guess that is their thing.
I want a more stable business.... Hence the question.
Good earner! I would like a wife like that. Is her sister married?
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It is possible to set up a persistent monitoring system using satellite data that could help in detecting such hijacks.
It involves training people on ship detection and using satellite imagery and tracing the larger ships by the transponder signals known as AIS (Automated Identification of Shipping).
Unfortunately the system to set up is quite expensive - around $2-4m minimum, and needs a lots of satellite data (which can be done by the space agency GISTDA), which also costs money, but it would also help with the detection of oil spills etc.
If the Thai military, oil companies and ministries can put up the funds then the system, covering Andaman, Gulf of Thailand and the western part of the south china sea, could be in operation in about 4 months.
I presume they are waiting for the new budget?
//corrected for typo///
If I were a pirate planning a hi-jack I would use AIS tracking information to help select and plan hi-jacks, after the hi-jack has taken place I would disable the transponder.
The information is available online see :
for example see:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/
search for Orapin
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If you submit a copy of your marriage certificate with your work permit application they should accept your non-o. That is a grievous error the embassy staff made when they put that stamp on it.
The consulates still accept application for multiple entry non-o visas but they have to have them approved by the embassy. After approval they issue the visa.
Thanks for that, seems like the best plan is to apply via the consulate in Hull, even though on their website it states "Visa applications by post should be sent to the Royal Thai Embassy in London." and hope it does not get stamped. If it does then apply for the WP anyway and see if they accept it.
By the way: I want single entry, then get an extension rather than do visa runs.
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If you got your non O based on marriage from the UK recently they will have stamped it 'No Employment' then you won't be able to get a work permit. I contacted them and asked if I could get a non O based on marriage, without the stamp as I plan on looking for a teaching job later, but they (that is the Thai embassy in UK) said no work is allowed on an O visa. So now I have to plan to go to Laos to get my O visa, in the hope that they don't stamp it 'No Employment'
Please come back and report what happens in Laos, I'm in a similar situation
I will report when I work out the best plan.
I am currently in the UK, planning on going to Thailand in August, I would like to get the non O visa (based on marriage) before I leave the UK but do not want the 'No Employment' stamp, so am thinking I could get a tourist visa (I need a visa because I will have a one way ticket), then after arriving in Thailand, do a trip to Vientiane and get a non O based on marriage without the 'No Employment' stamp. Seems like a lot of trouble just because the people at the embassy do not know there own rule, about employment with a non O based on marriage. Can anyone suggest an easier way?
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If you got your non O based on marriage from the UK recently they will have stamped it 'No Employment' then you won't be able to get a work permit. I contacted them and asked if I could get a non O based on marriage, without the stamp as I plan on looking for a teaching job later, but they (that is the Thai embassy in UK) said no work is allowed on an O visa. So now I have to plan to go to Laos to get my O visa, in the hope that they don't stamp it 'No Employment'
Padeakin....thanks for your information......I am just looking at my non o visa issued from Hull via London...there is nothing on the visa regarding no employment stamped on it........it just states non imm category o......muli entry......125 pounds.....enter before date....passport number........number of accomp kids.............and remarks which has been left blank............nothing stamped over the visa stating anything..so in my case no remarks regarding employment......
p.s......I have spoken to 3 law firms in Bangkok by phone and they all told me you can work on a non o visa if you are legally married to a thai citizen.........now if you hoping to teach in the future to obtain a work permit to teach you must have a B A degree you wont get a work permit without one......TEFL.and their likes are not good enough to get a work permit..............good luck in the future...and thanks for your in put
I accept what you are saying that it is legally possible to work on a non O if legally married but if the visa is stamped with 'No Employment' as the embassy in the UK are doing now, then I expect a work permit will be refused as soon as they see the stamp. I believe hull are not issuing Non O for marriage any longer, it has to come from the Embassy in London.
PS,: I have a BSC degree, does it have to be a B A Degree, to get a WP for teaching English?
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If you got your non O based on marriage from the UK recently they will have stamped it 'No Employment' then you won't be able to get a work permit. I contacted them and asked if I could get a non O based on marriage, without the stamp as I plan on looking for a teaching job later, but they (that is the Thai embassy in UK) said no work is allowed on an O visa. So now I have to plan to go to Laos to get my O visa, in the hope that they don't stamp it 'No Employment'
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Hsbc only charge 4 pounds for international transfers .. It's a promotion so will go up at some point
I don't think it is a promotion, I have recently received a price list update from HSBC £4 is their new fee.
I think it is a response to the new P2P sites that are offering better rates. Last time I used the HSBC online system it did not allow me specify the payment to be sent in GBP, but I phoned the helpdesk and they done the transfer in GBP. They said they would update the system to allow GBP some time in the future.
I do foreign currency transfers regularly (GBP to Euro and USD).
I use Transferwise most of the time they always give the best deal, but they don't support Thai Baht yet.
For Thailand I use HSBC (cost £4) sending the money in GBP to let the Thai bank do the currency exchange, but am looking forward to the day when Transferwise and CurrencyFair offer Thai Baht, I expect a much better rate than the Banks.
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It's so clear why some of you are so supportive of this guy -- not.
Suthep may well be a nut, he may well be all you say, without a person like this to do something what on earth will this Land be like. Go think, if it was a jelly fish opposing the wrongs I would support it's healthy, YOU ????
There is a right and a wrong way to go about achieving change, the wrong way is to support power hungry, idiot, who does not negotiate and help him to seize power, history tells us this is a very dangerous thing to do. The right way is to use the democratic process, even though it is slow and painful.
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Thanks for pointing out that the information on the website does not apply to us.
Ubonjoe: Your suggestion that it is discussed in other topics is not really helpful, There is lots of out of date and inaccurate information in old posts, especially relating to Visa requirements that seem to regularly change. it is much more useful to start a fresh discussion to which people will respond with recent experiences, than to trail through old information.
So what about the proof of funds, do they ask for this at Vientiane or not? I am hearing conflicting reports about this?
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Here is a link to some info about documents required to get the Non Immigrant O based on retirement from Vientiane.
http://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/vientiane/en/consular/consular_check/
It lists some additional documentation required.
For the purpose of long-stay retirement (an eligible person must be over 50 years of age), documents required are;
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Official letter from the concerned Embassy/Consulate certifying the monthly income of at least 65,000 Baht
or Official letter from the Bank in Thailand certifying a valid account of at least 800,000 Baht, and is being held
not less than 3 months
3. Recent Police clearance or equivalent reference of no criminal conviction
4. Medical certificateI do know if the Curriculum Vitae, Police report and medical certificate are required for a single entry visa or if they are only required for multiple entry. or if they are even still issuing single entry visas based on retirement.
Can anyone on here answer that question? and more questions below
Curriculum Vitae - can that be in English, or must it be in Thai? certified or not?
Police report - From home country or from Thai Police?
Medical certificate - From home country or from Thai Police?
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It seems that the answer to my own question may be to apply for a single Non O based on marriage at the Thai Embassy in London, as they seem to have all the correct information on their website http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/49
Unlike the Thai Consulate in Hull that has different and incorrect information published, and their staff do not seem to know the rules.
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No rules change. They were a bit more difficult in the UK a while ago, but for a single non-O you should be all right.
Contact one of the honorary consulates in the UK.
I will try to contact them before applying but if you read the document attached in the original post it does seem like they have changed the rules. Anyway last year I applied for single non 0 based on marriage with 400k Baht, after a few weeks I had no reply so I phoned them, they told me they had not processed my application because I needed to have 800k in the bank. As my flight was already booked I did not have time to argue so had to go on a tourist visa. So it seems they do not know their own rules.
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You could get get a single entry non-o based upon marriage and then do the extension. They are only asking for financial proof for multiple entry visas.
Bangkok is about the only location where you can do the conversion from a tourist visa to a non immigrant visa entry.
It is still only 400k baht in the bank for 60 days.
This was not the case for me, I applied for a single entry Non O last year in September 13, they asked for proof 800k Baht, I told them it should be 400k for a marriage , they said no we need to see 800k for a marriage Non O. that was last year. Since then they have changed the rules again (according to their website).
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I am a UK citizen, 53 years old, married to a Thai National.
I was going to apply for an O visa to visit my family in Thailand, but the website of the Thai consulate in the UK is now stating that it is a requirement that one must show an income of 65,000 Baht per month ( no longer an option to have 400,000 Baht in a Thai bank account). Even though I have 400,000 Baht in a Thai bank account, I can no longer use this to get the visa. I cannot show income of 65,000 Baht per month, so I can no longer get this Visa. See attached file.
I am 53 years old, so I thought OK I will apply for a retirement visa (I have more than 800,000 Baht in savings to do this), but it seems they have also changed the rules for this, they are now saying for a retirement visa, One must be aged 65 years or older and be in receipt of a state pension. See attached file.
So now my only option is a tourist Visa, but I am planning on staying in Thailand, so I was wondering if it is possible to enter Thailand on a tourist visa, then apply for an extension based on marriage (using the Thai rules not the more strict UK rules).
Can anyone knowledgeable or experienced tell me if this is possible, or is an extension based on marriage only possible if I already have an O visa?
Ringing endorsement for Prayut government from the business sector
in Thailand News
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....why are all coup supporters older British guys in Issan. Must be an old colonial thing......
Not true, and quite insulting to the older British Guys in Issan who are proud of their history of standing up for, and fighting for democracy