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9 months ago
Midnight-Sam

I'm a foreigner i want to buy a house in Thailand? by Midnight-Sam

Hi, Can a foreigner buy a property in Thailand , Mainly in Islands?

pauldobbs

@martinoo2002 Thats a major problem then as nobody would buy a house with this over their head in UK  or anywhere else apart from Thailand - you can easily buy a house here if none of the normal rules of common sense apply. Read More

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9 months ago
Midnight-Sam

I'm a foreigner i want to buy a house in Thailand? by Midnight-Sam

Hi, Can a foreigner buy a property in Thailand , Mainly in Islands?

pauldobbs

@Midnight-Sam Two words spring to mind 'barge' and 'pole' - you cannot own land in Thailand as a foreign national end of story, can marry a thai and put it in her name or there is a loophole that allows you to set up a company with a thai partner ... Read More

pauldobbs replied to a thread
2 years ago
mrzrm

Question about work permission in Thailand by mrzrm

Following situationI was searching for a job in Thailand and got one at the last days of my non-o visa (under 50 years old).But now I have to leave the country, because my visa expires soon and have to wait for my work permission.The work permit was ...

pauldobbs

@Leeds forever! Think you’re actually correct -basically saying the same thing - employer has to upload load of docs do the application - I had also had to upload lots of docs and apply for non b - immigration gives work permit in Thailand Read More

pauldobbs replied to a thread
2 years ago
mrzrm

Question about work permission in Thailand by mrzrm

Following situationI was searching for a job in Thailand and got one at the last days of my non-o visa (under 50 years old).But now I have to leave the country, because my visa expires soon and have to wait for my work permission.The work permit was ...

pauldobbs

@mrzrm I work for a US company in Bangkokand went through the whole process - I entered on a tourist visa to visit and got caught up in Covid - I had to go back to the UK and apply for a non-b visa which was a lot of work, without Covid could ... Read More

pauldobbs replied to a thread
2 years ago
mrzrm

Question about work permission in Thailand by mrzrm

Following situationI was searching for a job in Thailand and got one at the last days of my non-o visa (under 50 years old).But now I have to leave the country, because my visa expires soon and have to wait for my work permission.The work permit was ...

pauldobbs

I thought you could only enter on a non-b visa and then your employer goes with you to immigration to get the work permit. My understanding was that you could only apply for a non-b visa outside of Thailand and normally have a time limit to convert ... Read More