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Ship Household Items to Thailand for Retirement

Thai Retirement visa holders who decided to move to Thailand and live on permanent basis may bring their personal effects and household goods duty free from their home countries. After permit to stay for a year in Thailand has been granted, belongings will not be taxed. Exemption to required taxes and duties for shipping these household goods from another country into Thailand only applies to second-hand or used merchandises. Second-hand items include things used by the retiree importers at their former country of residence. Brand new household goods shipped in Thailand are subjected to the necessary taxes and tariff provided…
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ASEAN Economic Community 2015 Challenge: How Ready Are You?

ASEAN nations (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) pilot a free regional labor market for skilled workers and professionals which will be starting on 2015. It means that there will be a free movement of labor and workers among member countries of which the following countries are included: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Laos, Philippines, Brunei, and Vietnam. As part of the implementation of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) to form a cohesive Asian Community, the member countries’ skilled labor will soon be allowed to move freely across each members’ country. This will open up free flow of investment, capital and…
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Marriage in Thailand: What You Need to Know

As marriage is one of the milestones in a person’s life it must be held and celebrated in the best way the couple prefers it to be- from choosing the place of marriage, location, or marriage theme. The couple may tailor-fit it in accordance to one’s culture, tradition or religion. By choosing to marry in Thailand there are rites, rituals and intricacies of a traditional Thai wedding ceremony. On its legal aspect, marriage in Thailand involves following the Thailand law and marriage court rules. Marriage registration in Thailand is actually the process of registering the marriage at a Register Office.…
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Overseas Thais Can Now Renew, Replace ID

Thai citizens living abroad can now renew or replace stolen, damaged or lost Thai ID card overseas. Thailand is one of the countries who has devised a national identity card system. Before, Thai expats can only renew or replace Thai id card in their home country at the offices of Amphur in Thailand. The Thai ID system serves as a certificate of citizenship. This identity card contains the “population identification code” which is assigned to each Thai citizen at birth or upon receiving citizenship. It is issued by the Department of Provincial Administration of the Ministry of Interior. Each card…
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Thai-Cambodian Single Visa

What is Thai-Cambodian Single Visa? Thai-Cambodian Single Visa is an agreement implemented by two countries Thailand and Cambodia. Under this scheme, tourist visas obtained at the embassies of either Thailand or Cambodia on its first port of call will be valid for entry into both countries. It was launched December 27, 2012 at all of both countries’ consulates and embassies. Foreign ministers of 5 countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) have discussed about the single visas, but Thailand and Cambodia were the first to sign an agreement and first to decide to implement the scheme. The two countries were…
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7-day Visa Extension: Who can get it

Countries who belong to the visa exemption rule who entered Thailand by air on a 30-day stamp, can get a 7 day extension. The same set of countries under the visa exemption rule, who entered by a land border and obtained a 15-day stamp upon entry to Thailand, can still get a 7-day extension of stay.
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Abuse and Crackdown on the Thai ED Visa

Visa abuse is not a novelty in Thailand and for the past  years we have seen a race between foreigners who abuse the visa system to stay in Thailand (and those who assist them) and the Thai Immigration who always finish by catching up.
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Alternative Long-Term Visa for Foreigners

Do you wish to stay in Thailand for a full year or longer, but don’t qualify for a retirement, business or marriage visa? Are you tired of frequent “visa runs” to the Cambodian border or Laos? Do you have problems with “too many” or back-to-back tourist visa in your passport?
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Crackdown on Education Visas to ‘Fake Students’

Thailand’s Ministry of Education has warned all schools which offer Education Visas to foreigners to be legitimate and make sure the students adhere to attendance and testing requirements. This has been ongoing for a while and the Thai government has now reacted.
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