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    Electricity Bill in my name for GF's house

    in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership

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    24 minutes ago, Berti said:

    I never rented a condo in Thailand, but if someone owns a condo and has a longterm tenant, the owner is always responsible for the tenants utility bills to be paid? This is quite unusual compared to other countries.

     

    Yes and no. If the bill is not paid the meter is removed. Someone has to pay to reinstall the meter, and before that happens the outstanding debt needs to be cleared.

     

    If the owner wants to use or lease the premises then who else is left to pay?

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    Bkk and beyond radio stations

    in Audio Visual AV

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    52 minutes ago, khunpeer said:

    I've tried Audials but choice is to limited to my taste.

    I just wanted to try it out to compare. 

    I do have RadioGarden, you can listen to many radiostations around the world, more my thing... ????

     

    Thanks for the recommendation, I've just downloaded it.

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    Workpermit and Non B Visa through IEAT will be overdue October 31 but I cannot get the 7 day extension

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    23 minutes ago, jumbo said:

    I always, and still, thought that the entry depended on the end date of the visa, from what I recall I was allowed to enter Thailand and the date matched my visa expiration date 

    So when I return from the 'day before expiration VISA trip' my visa expires the next day and I actually have no visa at all, maybe 30 days exempt maximum

     

    You are not extending your visa when entering Thailand according to me but I could be wrong, but your reporting date

    That I won't have to report for 90 days is a different matter if you refer to that

     

    A visa is not permission to enter or stay in a country. A visa is permission to present yourself at a port of entry for consideration of admittance.

     

    In your case, you would be presenting yourself for consideration of admittance just before your visa expired, but still within the dates allowed to present yourself.

     

    On presentation the officer would give you permission to enter and stay in Thailand for 90 days. Permission is granted/confirmed by the entry stamp in your passport, not by your visa.

    Looking to Import an Expensive Used Guitar

    in General Topics

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    4 hours ago, FatVern said:

    From what little I've researched of shipping, the customs levies are often arbitrary and can be 100% of value?

     

    The general duty rate for both acoustic and electric guitars is 10 per cent of the CIF, and under some circumstances the duty rate is 0 per cent.

     

    You then have to pay VAT on top of the CIF and the duty.

     

    Used goods are taxable, at a value decided by customs. If the invoice or declaration accompanying the goods is reasonable then customs will accept it.

     

    Think about it logically. If all used imports went untaxed then most imported goods would be classed as used and nobody would be paying duty.

     

    Clearly, the goods have a value if you are prepared to pay to ship and insure them.

     

    Musical instruments such as guitars are oversized to carry onto planes as hand luggage. Professional musicians do hand carry instruments, but they purchase a seat for the instrument.

     

    Depending where you are flying from it might be cheaper to fly in with the guitar than ship it.

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    Penalty if you have WP and consult for another employer?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Not if the company you have a work permit for has some type of business arrangement/contract with the company you don't work for, and the company you don't work for is receiving an invoice which includes your services

     

    and

     

    The job title and job description in your work permit lend themselves to such an arrangement.

     

    In general the Court won't bother too much about a work permit, unless the work permit is germane to the case.

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    Work Permit now possible with retirement extension

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    The main impact of this is that he will not have to deal with immigration with regards to getting a Non O/Non B extension for the purpose of working with a Thai business, which is particularly onerous in terms of documentation.

     

    Instead he can get a retirement extension, which is one of the easier extensions to get.

     

    Lucky for him. I wonder if other provinces will follow suit?

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    Condo rental recommendations please

    in Pattaya

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

    Why noisy Pattaya location?

    My experience is Jomtien offers much quieter and better living for same price. Like VT7 & 5 right on the clean beach.

     

    I believe for him being walking distance to shops and amenities trumps any noise issues. He currently lives in a condo on Sukhumvit in Bangkok, so he must be reasonably noise tolerant.

    Condo rental recommendations please

    in Pattaya

    Posted

    A colleague is looking to rent a condo on/near Beach Road Pattaya. He cannot ride/drive due to epilepsy, so closer is better.

     

    He has a budget of 25k per month and would prefer 1 bedroom, 60 plus square meters total space and a sea view (if at all possible). 

     

    Does anyone have any good suggestions?

     

    Not knowing the area, is there a preferred part of Beach Road? On one hand he would like easy access to malls, but on the other he wants to be able to sleep at night...

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