@Karan **************

thanks

I contacted the New Zealand Thai Embassy. They stated that as of the 31st the Insurance will be required for the OA Visa. They also stated (In true immigration style) that they will update this information on the website and advise all the staff ON THE 31st.

So for anyone who has also contacted the staff at their own embassy, I would try again and ask to speak to someone higher up the food chain. It seems (In NZ anyway) that the staff don't always know

@Tod ********

thanks mate. You would know if anyone would. I will relax and enjoy my two weeks holiday back home :)

@Robert ******

nope, not applied for retirement yet. I am on APEC which still has not had the immigration screw around with it and good for a few more years

Just makes a difference if I can't move all my assets to Thailand then I will just stick the 800k in an account and stop buying property here

@Ron ******

cheers

You get an ed visa and he gets a dependent visa. Most schools will process the dependent visa for you for half to less than half the course fee including ed Visa. Has you contacted the school you were thinking about you should have been told this as it is pretty standard. If you were not, you might want to start contacting other schools

It is the TM30. You are required to submit it to immigration 24 hours after arriving or moving from one place to another. If you are in a complex or hotel they usually do it via the online processing.

(Should get a print screen just to save yourself the fine) or if it is your place or the landlord does not want to submit it you get the form and take it in yourself

It is a pain in the ass that if you are a tourist you can ignore but if you are a long time visitor it pays to take care of

I believe it is possible to just get the Business Visa without the work permit (since you probably will not have 4 staff)

BUT be aware your business as a company as opposed to your gf owning it 100% as a sole trader is going to have a shitload more paperwork, headaches and tax. If it is a small business that you are not expecting to personally earn baht a month then don't form a company. Let the Thai run it as a sole proprietor and find a cheaper visa option

Apart from the wishful thinking of getting a Business Visa (possible but going to incur so much extra costs almost certainly not worth it). The biggest mistake westerners make is thinking they need a company and do it all official. They forget or never know that if the shit hits the fan, they only deposited 10% of the 2 million baht required. The rest is due when the company is closed or legal action is taken. Unless you are paying more than 2 million for the bar. It is not worth it.

So to answer your question, yes you probably will be able to get the Business Visa, but unless your paying close to or more than 500,000 for the bar you are buying. Getting the Business Visa will end up costing your business so much more than what you will save.

For small purchases to keep the gf or wife happy it is better to consider it a gift and salary (and sick buffalo) all in one and up front gesture (as opposed to a monthly allowance). And if things go south to consider it a gift. Probably nothing you do not already know after living here 10 years.

Sometimes they call your number sometimes they serve you in order of who lined up first

Yes I understand. I need to get the yellow book. Which apparently I can only do with a retirement or business visa according to the women at the desk. But I will Google this. Wasted enough of your time