The Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) had 2 visitor speakers at their Wednesday, September 6, conference. To begin with was Brian Chapman offering a summary of the kinds of visa offered for entry into Thailand. He was followed by Barry Kenyon offering details about Expat capability to acquire a Thailand Yellow Home Reserve and a pink Identity card.
Brian Chapman is with Rapid Visa which has 15 years experience in using visa and other services; now from 2 workplaces in Pattaya. Utilizing PowerPoint slides, Brian provided a broad introduction of the various kinds of Visas for entry into Thailand inluding Traveler, Retirement (classification O and O-A, and reliant partner), Company, Trainee, and Marital relationship.
For retirement, he discussed a Non-Immigrant O Visa can be gotten from Migration in Thailand if one is at least 50 years of age and fulfills particular monetary requirements. Or, one can acquire a Non-Immigrant O-A Visa in their own nation, however that Visa does need one to have medical insurance. For those that are wed to a Thai, they can acquire a “marital relationship” Visa (Non-Immigrant O), however Brian kept in mind the requirements are rather rigid.
He concluded by pointing out a few of the factors that might lead Expats to utilize the services of a Firm such as his. He likewise kept in mind that his Firm in addition to Visas can help Expats with acquiring Thai driving licenses, preparing wills & & testimonies, or managing legal issues as they have an internal attorney. To see a video of Brian’s discussion on the PCEC YouTube Channel, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf-5ckvIQVo.
Following Brian’s discussion, Barry Kenyon, foreign cases consultant to a worldwide law workplace in Jomtien Beach Roadway Soi 5, spoke on the subject of “Is it worth obtaining the yellow book and pink card?” He covered the benefits and drawbacks and described the documents required. Barry is popular in the Pattaya Expat neighborhood as he was the British Honorary Consul in Pattaya consular from 1997 to 2010 and presently composes posts for the Pattaya Mail on topics of interest to Expats.
Barry started by discussing what the Yellow Home Reserve and pink identity cards are and are not. They are a main verification of an immigrant’s primary address in Thailand and can be helpful in some administrative contexts. They are not, a Thai Identity Card, evidence of ownership of home, or evidence you have actually invested economically in home.
Barry explained the files needed and the treatment to follow for application which can be done at Municipal government or at District Workplace( s). He stated that it typically takes about one month for the procedure to be finished. To see a video of Barry’s discussion on the PCEC YouTube Channel, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-lmRLLg6pg.
After the discussions were concluded, MC George Wilson brought everybody approximately date on upcoming occasions and after that performed the Open Online forum part of the conference where the audience can ask concerns or make remarks about Expat living in Thailand, specifically Pattaya. To read more about the PCEC, visit their site at https:/pcec.club.
