@Albert ******

or the Mrs got hold of his phone and got him a Pattaya flying club membership card . Worrying

Are you writing this under duress ?

Keep the 800k in there all year long if you can afford to .

Please read up about the current issues transferring funds to Thailand via wise .

Too many people I know have had issue over the last couple of weeks with money being sent back .

I have had myself 2 wise transfer canceled .

Used revolute and remitly and it worked ( uk to krungsri ) .

Not saying it doesnot work anymore. Just that they are some in going issues so you don't get caught of guard

Did that exact same thing .

Took just under 3 months from start to finish .

Paid 50k and I most likely overpaid .

A/appoint a lawyer who uses to work this type of case and a translator . Meeting with them and provide birth certificate and other paperwork they require . They will need to find the laws from your own country regarding child custody as those will apply as well . Best to have a lawyer who speaks your native language ( I am french and I had to find the applicable article of laws and get them translated in English )

B/ lawyer book an interview for you and the mother at your local child protection services . For me was one month later . separate interview , they will ask where you met , how long , do you know each other family and other private questions as well as your income , immigration status and why you want the shared custody . They may visit you at your home and will give their advise to the court

C/ court appointment with your lawyer / translator ( roughly one month after child services visit . Judge will swear you in and ask the same questions . Took 40 minutes for me and he agreed to the share custody

D/ one month later roughly the judgement paper was given to me by my lawyer and I had to go to my local amphur to register the shared custody. They issued me with a certificate for it which I had to use in order to apply for my family support 1 year visa .

Hoping this helps

Most likely is that you need to take the income letter from your embassy and get it translated in Thai by an official translator ( your embassy will have a list and there should be one located near by ) .

You LL need to take that translation back to your embassy so they can stamp it as conform .

Them head out to the Thai ministry of foreign affairs ( mofa ) so they can apply their stamp to the Thai translation as well.

Mofa has got a branch in MBK . You LL need to book an appointment online and specify you need an express service .

They open at 10am . Bring copies of passport . Drop off the paperwork , come back by 3pm and it will be ready for you same day.

Be aware that mofa stamped translation are only valid 3 months .

I have done this multiple time for french paper work in one day . Tight but works

1/ 1st appointment at embassy to get the legal paper needed

2/ appointment at translator shop

3/ 2nd appointment at embassy to get the official translation stamp

4/ drop off translation at mofa

5/ pick up stamped translation at mofa.

Makes for a fun day lol

Helping your wife in her field is a no go . That's taking work away from a Thai national .

You just need someone taking a picture and reporting you to immigration and you are in for a 20 to 40 k fine .

A foreigner has recently been made to pay a fine for helping his wife carrying boxes back to her car after a second hand market she had a stall in .

No one is going to bother you for tending to your own garden .

.but technically any action that could be done by a Thai person against payment can be considered work . Unfortunately I can't afford a private chef to cook me 2 eggs in the morning nor a nurse to wipe my bottom everytime I pop to the loo .

Thankfully prostitution is illegal otherwise I would have to pay a Thai guy to f my wife ....

My solicitor charges me 8k .

I have all paperwork / money in the bank / tambien ban and so on .

I Send it her all , she check with her contact at immigration that it s all there and make an appointment for us .

I just pop in , sign countless pieces of paper , take a picture and am done .

Yes I could pay 2k instead of 8k doing it all by myself but the 6k extra is worth it to have it all streamlined and building a good relationship with a local solicitor who can make things a lot easier with various administration when needed .

Pull your shorts down. Squat . Shit in your shorts . With some experience you ll manage not to shit in your shorts but pissing in them is unavoidable

@Ryan *****

as a last resort order something from on grab . Delivery guy can be your witness . Got to time it well lol.

Any neighbour ? Gardener , pool guy , security ( if you are in a development )