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  1. Hi wordchild, thanks for nuancing some of the earlier inputs. Of course, nothing is as one-sided as it is ever claimed to be, but what was said up until now certainly reflects the sense we were getting from some of the job ads for these types of roles. It left us feeling that this was something we should probably not spend much more time in pursuing if you already know beforehand that the deck is stacked against you. If the local companies tend to be Thai exec dominated and the international companies typically bring in their own, known quantity, execs from other parts of the world (at least, that's been the case in my experience so I would think the same would apply for Thailand), then I reckon it's going to be an uphill battle. Not that we shy away from challenges, but I also like to target our efforts where it has the highest chance of success. If however there is any way to keep this path open, happy to hear about how we could improve our chances to come across and be considered for the limited amount of opportunities where a foreign exec would be welcome :). We've obviously been putting feelers out on LinkedIn and reaching out to some of the more reputable Thai recruiters (sometimes on the back of roles that we knew she would not be considered for), but not a peep back so far. So just weighing the cost/benefit of pursuing this strategy by way of staying informed through things like this forum. Again, many thanks to all for sharing your perspectives! My wife does have contacts at Nestle in Europe (think she may know a few at Unilever as well), but doubtful that it's something that would lead to anything, even mid-level, in Thailand without having spent some time working for those companies directly first. One of the thoughts is to see if one of those companies is hiring here in Australia (not for a CFO role, those only come up once in a blue moon of course) but it would imply taking a step back as well as turning this into a longer term strategy. At that point, we may as well play the long game with her current company in hopes that the Vietnam expansion pans out, in which case she's more likely to be moved up to the MD level.
  2. no offence taken whatsoever! We had a suspicion that this would be a culturally biased role, and we don't take that personally either from the Thai or for you for pointing it out ;) But not being on the ground, it's difficult to know for sure so thx for confirming. Agreed on not wanting to sell, however the mortgage is quite significant and rent would certainly not cover the full extent of the mortgage and maybe not even the interest only side of things. Anything that we would need to cover on top of the rent towards the mortgage either reduces our potential to rent something nice in Thailand or drives up the need for a more financially rewarding income in Thailand. Trust me, numbers have been crunched on this given that the Mrs is financial and all :D We get by on the basics and we'd be very keen to get fluent once we get a chance to move, but written seems like a veeery long shot :) We had it in our heads that potentially Sr finance people who would be reporting into her would be proficient enough in English that they would be able to assist sufficiently for that not to be an issue initally. But yes, point taken and that was of course something we had considered as well. Thx for that, that really confirms some of what we had thought as well as teaches us some things that we couldn't have known without having already lived/worked in Thailand. My wife currently works for a global FMCG company and we migrated to Australia from Europe thx to this company. Whilst we've thoroughly enjoyed our near-decade long stay in Australia, we do feel we're ready for the next step though. Unfortunately, whilst her company is aware of this, they do not have any upcoming opportunities in Thailand and the other areas under consideration in S.E-Asia are not something we would be inclined to consider ourselves. There may be potential for Vietnam at one point but it's too vague and long-term to want to stick around for this.
  3. Hi all, we've been looking hard at relocating to Thailand well before the retirement age which means we obviously still need to generate income for many years to come. My wife is currently on a good income in Australia being that she's a CFO and this in large part carries our mortgage. We would prefer not to have to sell our Australian property at this point in time, which means that my wife would not be able to step down too much in terms of salary expectation from any role that she would be looking at in Thailand. In looking at salary ranges for CFO's in Thailand, there shouldn't be any issue to keep covering our Australian mortgage, however, all the ads we're seeing are for Thai nationals only. I'm aware that, similar to Australia, certain roles need very elaborate justification to be outsourced to a non-local individual, but I just wanted to check whether anyone knows from experience if expats are genuinely considered for high-end finance positions at all or whether these types of positions are almost always held by Thai people (language being one of a variety of understandable considerations of course) and employers will therefore not go through the hassle of Visa and work permit sponsorship? If the latter, then I guess our only viable relocation strategy would be to sell the property first, eliminating the mortgage pressure, and then look for less financially rewarding (but hopefully less stressful) work ;) Thanks in advance for any insights anyone is able to share!
  4. Finally found some more specific info on this here: https://www.samuiforsale.com/condominium/legal-definition-condominium-in-thailand.html Guess horizontal condo's are a no-go... Shame as I fail to see the difference between highrise or horizontal condos from the government's pov wheras it would be a lot more attractive from a foreign ownership/investment pov.
  5. in the example of a development with multiple separate units there would still be common property in a shared driveway or potentially even a communal pool. So that's why I was hoping that this would be equivalent to a condominium building with common property. Assuming they're all on the same land title of course. Guess I'll have to read through the full pdf to see if it effectively calls out the need for a single dwelling with communal areas so thx for sharing the pdf.
  6. I was afraid of that ???? Just wishful thinking then... Thx for taking the time to reply though.
  7. Hi, only started researching the idea of buying a property in Thailand recently (so be gentle :D) and have read up as much as I could, but still have one thing that isn't quite clear that I'm unable to find an answer on. I'm aware that foreigners can't freehold anything other than a condo in Thailand provided maximum 49% of the development is 'freeheld' by foreigners, but I was just wondering if developments where one estate has multiple detached properties (not condos per se) could qualify technically as a condo?? For example I just stayed at an AirBNB property in Samui where the owner (with Thai wife) had built 5 separate dwellings and there was one still up for sale. Without knowing the exact details, let's assume that one of the villas was owned by this person's Thai wife, another was sold to a foreigner and 2 were owned by Thai or were intended to be taken up as leasehold by foreigners... Does the condo law of 49% maximum foreigner ownership apply to this kind of development and would that mean that I could purchase this property as freehold under the condominium act? Or is the condominum act quite specific on the property type and does the condo need to reside within one main building and can therefore not be a detached villa? Probably clutching at straws and the answer may be obvious, but just wanted to make sure ;)
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