Bank
| Amro Bank N.V. |
| 179/3 South Sathorn Road Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02-679-5900 Fax: 02-679-5901, 02-679-5902 |
| ANZ Bank |
| 9th floor, Diethelm Tower A, 93/1 Wireless Road Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02-256-6350, 02-256-358 Fax: 02-256-347 |
| Bangkok Bank |
| 333 Silom Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-231-4333 Fax: 02-236-8281 |
| Bangkok Metropolitan Bank |
| Head Office: 2 Chalermkhet 4 Road Tel: 02-225-9999 |
| Bank of America N.A. |
| 2/2 Wireless Road Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02-251-6333 Fax: 02-253-1905 |
| Bank of Asia |
| 191 South Sathorn Road Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02-287-2211, 02-287-2212, 02-287-2213 Fax: 02-287-2973, 02-287-2974 |
| Bank of Ayudhaya |
| 1222 Rama III Road Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02-296-2000 Fax: 02-683-1304 |
| Bank of China |
| 179/4 South Sathorn Road Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02-286-1010 Fax: 02-286-1020 |
| Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi |
| 1st � 3rd Floor, Harindhorn Tower, 54 North Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-266-3011-35 Fax: 02-266-3054, 02-266-3055 |
| Bank Thai |
| 44 North Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-638-8000 Fax: 02-633-9026 |
| Bharat Overseas Bank |
| 221 Ratchawong Road Bangkok 10100 Tel: 02-224-5411, 02-224-5412, 02-224-5413, 02-224-5414 Fax: 02-224-5405 |
| Calyon |
| 152 Wireless Road Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02-624 8000, 02624 8100 Fax: 02 651 4586 |
| Citibank |
| 82 North Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-232-2000 Fax: 02-639-2560 |
| Credit Agricole Indosuez |
| 152 Witthayu (Wireless) Road, Bangkok Tel: 02-651-5000 |
| Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank |
| 18th Floor, Tisco Tower, 48 North Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-638-0200 Fax: 02-638-0218 |
| DBS Thai Danu Bank |
| 393 Silom Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-233-9160, 02-233-9161, 02-233-9162, 02-233-9163, 02-233-9164 Fax: 02-230-5003 |
| Deutsche Bank |
| 208 Wireless Road Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02-651-5000 Fax: 02-651-5151 |
| Government Housing Bank |
| 470 Phaholyothin Road Samsen Nai, Phayathai Bangkok 10400 Tel: 02-299-8000 Fax: 02-279-8936 |
| HSBC Bank |
| HSBC Building, 968 Rama IV Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-614-4000 Fax: 02-632-4818, 02-632-4819, 02-632-4820 |
| Kasikorn Bank |
| 1Soi Kasikornthai, Rat Burana Road Tel: 02-222-0000 |
| Krung Thai Bank |
| 35 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-255-2222 Fax: 02-255-9391 |
| Merrill Lynch International Bank |
| 21st Floor Unit C 21, 252/449 Muang Thai Phatra Office Tower I Ratchadaphisek Road Bangkok 10310 Tel: 02-693-3488, 02-693-3489 Fax: 02-693-3502 |
| National Australia Bank |
| 16th Floor, Sathorn Thani I Bldg, 90 North Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-236-6016, 02-236-6017 Fax: 02-236-6018 |
| Siam City Bank |
| 1101 New Phetchburi Road Bangkok 10400 Tel: 02-208-5000 Fax: 02-651-7836 |
| Siam Commercial Bank |
| 9 Ratchadaphisek Road Bangkok 10900 Tel: 02-544-1111 Fax: 02-937-7645, 02-544-5000 |
| Standard Chartered Nakornthon Bank |
| 90 North Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-724-4000 Fax: 02-724-4444 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking |
| Corporation (SMBC) Boon-Mitr Bldg, 138 Silom Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-353-8000 Fax: 02-353-8100 |
| Taiyo Kobe Bank |
| 62 Silom Road Bangkok Tel: 02-236-3489 |
| Thai Farmers Bank |
| 1 Thai Farmers Lane, Rat Burana Road Bangkok 10140 Tel: 02-470-1122. 02-470-1199 Fax: 02-470-1144, 02-470-1145 |
| Thai Military Bank |
| 3000 Phaholyothin Road Bangkok 10900 Tel: 02-299-1111 Fax: 02-273-7121 |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia |
| 1st-2nd Floor, Ploenchit Tower, 898 Ploenchit Road Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02-263-0303 Fax: 02-263-0150, 02-263-0151 |
| The Chase Manhattan Bank |
| Bubhajit Bldg 20 North Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-684-2000 Fax: 02-234-8386 |
| Westpac Banking Corp |
| Unit E, 8th floor, Kamol Sukosol Bldg 317 Silom Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-234-2650 Fax: 02-234-2780 |
Embassy
| ARGENTINA |
| Suite 1601, Ban Chang Glas Haus (Bldg. No.1) Sukhumvit Soi 25, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 259-0401-2 Fax: 02 259-0402 Email: embtail.inet.co.th |
| AUSTRALIA |
| 37 Sathorn Tai Road Bangkok 10120 Bangkok Thailand Tel: 02 344-6300 Fax: 02 344-6312 |
| AUSTRIA |
| 14 Soi Nandha, off Soi Attakamprasit, Sathorn Tai Road Bangkok 10120 Tel 02 287-3970-2 Fax: 287-3925 |
| BANGLADESH |
| 727 Soi Thonglor Sukhumvit Soi 55 Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 392-9437-8 Fax: 02 391-8070 |
| BELGIUM |
| Sathorn City Tower – 17th floor 175 South Sathorn Road Tungmahamek, Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02 6795454 02 6795463 Fax: 02 6795467 (general) 02 6795465 (consular section) |
| BRAZIL |
| 23 Floor Lumpini Tower, 1168/66 Rama IV Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02 679-8567-8 Fax: 02 679-8569 |
| BRUNEI |
| 154 Ekamai, Soi14, Sukhumvit Soi 63 Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 381-5914-6 Fax: 02 381-5921 |
| BULGARIA |
| 33/15 Soi Charoenchai, Sukhumvit Soi 63, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 391-6180, 02 391-6181 Fax: 02 391-6182 |
| CAMBODIA |
| 185 Rajadamri Rd., Patumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02 254-6630, 02 253-9851 Fax: 02 253-9859 |
| CANADA |
| Abdulrahim Place, 15th Floor, 990 Rama IV Road Bangrak Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-237-4126, 02-636-0540 Fax: 02-636-0566, 02-236-7467 |
| CHILE |
| 19 Charan Tower, 10 B Floor, Sukhumvit Soi 43 Rd., Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-260-3870-2 Fax: 02-261-5433 |
| CHINA |
| Tel: 02 245-7032, 02 245-7036 Fax: 02 247-2214 |
| COLOMBIA |
| 9th Floor, Park Place, 231 Sarasin Rd., Lumpini Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02-254-5105-6, 02-254-5108 Fax: 02-254-5109 |
| CUBA CONSULATE |
| 984/97 Sukhumvit 71 Rd., Phrakanong Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 391-9673, 02 391-9674 Fax: 02 391-1174 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 71/6 Ruam Rudee Soi 2, Ploenchit Road Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02-255-4978, 02-255-3027 02-255-5060, 02-253-5370 Fax: 02-253-7637 |
| DENMARK |
| 10 Soi Attakarn Prasit Sathorn Tai Road Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02 213-2021-5 Fax: 02 213-1752 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| 92/6 Chaengwattana Rd., Don Muang, Bangkok 10210 Tel: 02-521-5000, 02-552-0675 Fax: 02-521-03737 |
| EGYPT |
| 6 Las Colinas Bldg., Sukhumvit 21 Rd., Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-253-0161, 02-253-8138 Fax: 02-254-9489 |
| FINLAND |
| Amarin Plaza, 16th Floor 500 Ploenchit Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 256-9306-9 Fax: 02 256-9310 |
| FRANCE |
| 29 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02 285-6104-7 Fax: 02 213-1291 |
| GERMANY |
| 9 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02-287-9000 Fax: 02-287-1776 |
| GHANA |
| 976 Soi Rama9 Hospital, Ground Floor Thailand Ghana Trade Centre, Bangkapi, Bangkok Tel: 02-6415214 Fax: 02-6415215 |
| GREECE |
| 79 Sukhumvit 4, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-254-2936-38 Fax: 02-254-2937 |
| HUNGARY |
| 20/F OAK Tower, 95 Sukhumvit 24, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 661-1150-2 Fax: 02 661-1153 |
| INDIA |
| 46 Soi Prasarnmitr Sukhumvit Road (Soi 23) Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 258-0300-6 Fax: 02 258-4627 |
| INDONESIA |
| 600-602 New Petchburi Road Bangkok 10400 Tel: 02 252-3135-40, 02 252-3175-80 Fax: 02 255-1267, 02 255-1268 |
| IRAN |
| Address: 602 Sukhumvit Road between Soi 22-24 Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 259-0611 Fax: 02 259-9111 |
| IRAQ |
| 47 Pradipat Road, Samsen-nai, Phya Thai Bangkok 10400 Tel: 02 278-5335-8 Fax: 02 271-4218 |
| ISRAEL |
| 25th floor Ocean Tower II, Sukhumvit 19, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 260-4854-9 Fax: 02 260-4860 |
| IRELAND |
| 12th Floor, TISCO Tower, 48/20 North Sathorn Road Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 638-0303 Fax: 02 638 0304 |
| ITALY |
| 399 Nang Linchee Road Thungmahamek Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02 285-4090-3 Fax: 02 285-4793 |
| JAPAN |
| 9th floor 159 Sermmit Tower, Sukhumvit 21 Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 259-0725, 02 259-0444, 02 258-9915 Fax: 02 253-4153 |
| KOREA |
| 23 Tiam-Ruammit Rd., Rachadapisak Bangkok 10310 Tel: 02 247-7537-41 Fax 02 247-7535 |
| LAOS |
| 502/1-3 Ramkamhaeng, Bangkapi, Bangkok 10310 Tel: 02 539-6667 Fax: 02 539-6678 |
| LEBANON |
| 15 F. CTI Tower, 191/67 Ratchadapisek Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02 261-1013, 02 261-1015, 02 261-5091 Fax: 02 261-1026 |
| LUXEMBERG |
| 57/1 Sukhumvit Soi 26, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 260 4838-40 Fax: 02 260 4841 |
| MALAYSIA |
| 33-35 South Sathorn Rd., Yannawa Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02-254-1700-5 Fax: 02-253-8970 |
| MALTA CONSULATE |
| 485/14 Silom Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 235-9423-4 Fax: 02 235-6293 |
| MEXICO |
| 21/60-62 Thai Wah Tower 1, 20th Floor, South Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02-285-0815-8 Fax: 02-285-0667 |
| MOROCCO |
| 5 F. Ban Chang Glass House, Soi 25 Sukhumvit Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 260-6410-1 Fax: 02 260-6412 |
| MYANMAR |
| 132 Sathorn Nua Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 233-2237 Fax: 02 236-6898 |
| NEPAL |
| 189 Soi Prakonong, Sukhumvit Soi 71 Rd., Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-391-7240 Fax: 02-381-2406 |
| NETHERLANDS |
| 15 Soi Tonson, Ploenchit Road Lumpini Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02 309-5200 Fax: 02 309-5205 |
| NEW ZEALAND |
| 93 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02 254-2530 Fax: 02 253-0249 |
| NORWAY |
| 591 UBC II Building, 18th Floor. Sukhumvit Soi 33, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-261-0230 � 5 Fax: 02-262-0218 |
| PAKISTAN |
| 31 Soi Nana Nua (3) Sukhumvit Road Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 253-0288-9, 02 253-5325 Fax: 02 253-0290 |
| PERU |
| 11 F. Ban Chang Glass House, 1102/25 Sukhumvit Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 260-6243 Fax: 02 260-6244 |
| PHILIPPINES |
| 760 Sukhumvit Road Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 259-0139-40 Fax: 02 259-2809 |
| POLAND |
| 8 Sukhumvit Soi 5 Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 251-8891-4 Fax: 02 251-8895 |
| PORTUGAL |
| 26 Captain Bush Lane Siphaya Road Bangkok Tel: 02 234-2123 Fax: 02 238-4275, 02 236-1954 |
| ROMANIA |
| 20/1 Phanonyothin Rd. Soi 5, Soi Rajakru Bangkok Tel: 02 279-7902, 02 279-3683, 02 279-7872 Fax: 02 617-1551 |
| RUSSIA |
| 108 Sathorn Nua Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 234-9824 Fax: 02 237-8488 |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
| Sathorn Tai Bldg., 10th Floor 90 Sathorn Nua Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 237-1938-41 Fax: 02 236-6442 |
| SINGAPORE |
| 129 Sathorn Tai Road Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02 286-2111, 02 286-1434 Fax: 02 287-2578 |
| SLOVAKIA |
| 68 Pantip Court, South Sathorn Bangkok 10120 Tel: 02 285-0220-2 Fax: 02 285-0223 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
| 6 F. Park Place, 231 Sarasin, Lumpini Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02 253-8473-6 Fax: 02 253-8477 |
| SPAIN |
| Diethelm Tower, 93 Wireless Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 252-6112, 02 253-5132-3 Fax: 02 255-2388 |
| SRI LANKA |
| 13th Floor, Ocean Tower 2, 75/6-7 Sukhumvit Soi 19, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-261-1935 � 8 Fax: 02-236-1936 |
| SWEDEN |
| 20th Floor, Pacific Place 140 Sukhumvit Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02 263-7200 Fax: 02 263-7260 |
| SWITZERLAND |
| 35 North Wireless Rd., Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02-253-0156 � 60 Fax: 02-255-4481 |
| TAIWAN |
| 10 F. Kian Gwan Bldg. Wireless Road Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02 251-9274-6, 02 251-9393-6 Fax: 02 254-9276 |
| TURKEY |
| 61/1 Soi Chatsan Suthisarn Road Bangkok 10310 Tel: 02 274-7262-3 Fax: 02 274-7261 |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
| 1031 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02 253-0191 Fax: 02 254-9578 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| 95 Wireless Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 205-4000 Fax: 02 205-4131 |
| UZBEKISTAN |
| 138/5 Soi Thonglor 11 Sukhumvit 55, Prakanong, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-712-8833 Fax: 02-391-3323 |
| VIETNAM |
| 83/1 Wireless Road Bangkok 10500 Tel: 02 251-7202, 02 251-5835 Fax: 02 251-7201, 02 251-7203 House in Sukhumvit |
Hospital
| Bangkok Hospital |
| 2 Soi Soonvijai 7, New Phetburi Road Emergency Services Tel: 02-310-3106 International Medical Centre Tel: 02-310-3106 (24 hrs.) Private Hospital. One clinic has English, French, Italian and Chinese-speaking doctors and nurses. The other has Japanese-speaking doctors and nurses. |
| BNH Hospital |
| (formerly Bangkok Nursing Home) 9 Convent Road. Sathorn Nua (North) Road. Tel: 632-0560 Fax: 632-0577 -9 Private hospital with English speaking staff. |
| Bumrungrad Hospital |
| 33 Sukhumvit Soi 3 Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-667-1000 Fax: 02-67-2525 |
| Bangkok Adventist Mission Hospital |
| 430 Phitsanulok Road (Located near Khaosan Road) Tel 281-1422, 282-1100 Fax: 280-0441 Private hospital |
| Bangkok Christian Hospital |
| 124 Silom Road. Tel: 264-0560 -79, 634-0453 -64 Fax: 236-2911 Private hospital since 1949, English spoken. |
| Bangkok General Hospital |
| 2 Soi Soonvijai 7 New Petchburi Road. Tel: 310-3000, 310-3101 -3 Fax: 310-3367 Modern 500-bed private hospital, English spoken. |
| Bangna Hospital |
| Km. 3, Bang Na-Trat Road. Tel: 393-8534 -5 Fax: 398-9531 Some English spoken. |
| Central General Hospital |
| 362/114 Pahonyothin Road, Bang Khen. Tel: 552-8777 Fax: 552-0666 Open 24 hours. |
| Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital |
| Rama IV Road. Tel: 252-8181 Government hospital. |
| Dental Hospital |
| 88/88 Soi 49, Sukhumvit Road. Tel 260-5000 ?15 Fax: 260-5026 Private dental hospital. |
| Lad Prao Hospital |
| 2699 Lad Prao Road. Tel: 530-2244 Fax: 935-0021 |
| Mongkutwattana General Hospital |
| 34/40 Chaeng Wattana Road. Tel: 574-1000 -1 Fax: 574-4856 |
| Nonthavej Hospital |
| 30/8 Ngarm Wong Wan Rd Tel 589-5489 -91 Fax: 589-8753 Private hospital |
| Pakkred Vejchakarn General Hospital |
| 132/215 Chaeng Wattana Road. Tel: 960-9655-9 Fax: 960-9666 Private hospital, English spoken. |
| Phayathai Hospital 1 |
| 364/1 Si Ayutthaya Road Tel: 245-2620 -1, 245-9610 -9 Fax: 245-5488 Private hospital. |
| Phayathai Hospital 2 |
| 943 Phahonyothin Road . Tel: 270-0780, 270-1830 Private hospital. |
| Police Hospital |
| Rama I Road. Tel: 252-8111 to 25 Modern government hospital. |
| Rajavithi General Hospital |
| Rajavithi Road. Tel: 281-1246 Fax: 246-8270 Government hospital. |
| Ramkhamhaeng Hospital |
| 2138 Soi 34, Ramkhamhaeng Road. Tel 374-0200 to 16 Fax: 732-3977 Private hospital. |
| Saint Louis Hospital |
| 215 Sathorn Tai Road. BTS: Surasak Tel: 675-5000 Fax: 675-5200 Oldest private hospital in Thailand, English spoken. Used by expat |
| Samitivej Hospital |
| 133 Soi 49, Sukhumvit Road. Tel 392-0011 -9 Fax: 391-1290 Modern private hospital, English spoken. |
| Samitivej-Srinakarin Hospital |
| 488 Srinakarin Road. Tel: 731-7000 Modern private hospital, English spoken. |
| Thai Nakarin Hospitall |
| 345 Bang Na-Trat Road. Tel: 361-2712 -61 Fax: 361-2788 Modern private hospital, English spoken. |
| Thonburi Hospital |
| 34/1 Soi Saeng Suksa (Soi 44), Issarapharp Road, Thonburi. Tel: 412-0020 -7 Fax: 412-7343 |
| Vibhavadi General Hospital |
| 51/3 Ngarm Wong Wan Road, Tel: 561-1258 -67 Fax: 561-1466 Private hospital, English spoken. |
| Vejthani Hospital |
| 1 Ladprao Road 111, Klong-chan Bangkapi, Bangkok 10240. Tel.+66(0)2734-0000 fax.+66(0)2734-0044 |
Immigration/VISA Regulation
| Source: Bangkok Post dated October 16, 2006 |
| Rule changes unlikely to trouble any businesses employing expats |
| NINA SUEBSUKCHAROEN |
| The new visa rules that came into effect this month do not appear to have had a material impact on business, according to Paul Ashburn, senior partner of BDO Richfield Advisory Ltd. |
| The regulations focused mainly on tourist and other temporary visas, have provoked an outcry nonetheless among some people who have lived in Thailand for years under a legal status best described as grey. They have also contributed to a thriving business operated by companies that sell “visa run” travel services. Whereas previously, many expatriates made frequent trips to neighbouring countries to renew temporary visas, an individual from now on will be restricted to a stay of 90 consecutive days within a six-month period, commencing from the date of first entry into Thailand. There is no limit on the number of times an individual can enter and leave the country during that six-month period. |
| Mr Ashburn said that citizens of 41 visa-exempt countries may automatically obtain a 30-day stamp in their passports or obtain visas on arrival. He added that a tourist visa could also be obtained before arrival from the Thai embassy or consulate in one’s home country, with a maximum stay of 90 days allowed without having to leave Thailand. |
| This would be a better option for longer stays, he said, adding that it could be combined with a 30-day visa that could be obtained by making a short trip across the border. “Tourist visas are meant for people who want to enter Thailand on a temporary basis for tourism. If you want to stay here longer then you should be considering one of the more appropriate visas.” |
| Chinapat Visuttipat, BDO Richfield Advisory’s manager, outlined some of the changes to rules for obtaining other types of visas as follows: |
| Business non-immigrant visa. |
| There is now a requirement that a company wanting to hire an expat worker must have minimum paid-up capital of two million baht. The employer’s shareholder equity also has to be at least one million baht and the employer must submit an income statement showing sufficient income to pay salary and benefits to the foreign worker for at least a year. |
| “For example, if a company registers a big loss this year, next year it might have problems hiring an expat without first improving its financial position, such as by increasing its capital,” he said. |
| As before, the ratio of Thai to foreign workers has to be at least 4:1. An exemption is available for three types of businesses if a 1:1 ratio is maintained. These include: international trade offices; regional operating headquarters; and multinational companies with branches in Thailand. To ease the transition, the Immigration Bureau has granted a waiver up to Oct 1, 2007 to those who already hold a business visa granted under the old rules. Normally, these visas are granted for one year at a time and are renewable. In order to obtain this visa the applicant has to obtain an invitation letter from an employer in Thailand. |
| Work permit |
| Updated regulations came into effect in 2004 with the key change being that the employer must have minimum paid-up capital of two million baht per expat worker. There are a number of exceptions to these rules, such as: a foreigner doing a job that a Thai cannot do; and a specialist hired for a set period of time. |
| Investor visa. |
| Prior to the rule change, those interested in investing in Thailand could apply for this visa but would not have to obtain a work permit as they were not employees. Under the new rules, fresh applications for this visa type will not be accepted, but individuals already holding this visa can apply for renewals. This one-year visa requires applicants to show evidence of having brought a minimum of three million baht into the country, as well of evidence of where it has been invested. Retirement visa. |
| Applicants must be at least 50 years old and are required to show evidence of monthly bank deposits of 65,000 baht or annual income plus bank deposits of 800,000 baht. This one-year visa is renewable. A retirement visa does not allow an individual to work. |
| Certificate of residence. |
| These are granted to expats from China and India. A quota has been set for each country with a requirement that an applicant must be able to read and speak some Thai. |
| Elite Card. |
| This is a special privilege club to encourage expats to live legally in Thailand. This fast-track, multiple-entry five-year visa is obtainable by paying the Thai government one million baht. A cardholder is allowed stay in Thailand for life as the visa is renewable. The Elite Card offers privileges including a special immigration channel at the airport, discounts at hotels and golf, spa and health-care privileges. The lifetime privilege is only offered to the initial cardholder with this being reduced to 30 years upon transfer to a second party. Mr Ashburn said the Elite Card was an interesting alternative for expats who wanted to live in Thailand without having to work. The government offers a one-stop visa and work-permit service to speed up the approval process. Expats allowed to use this service include: investors, managerial-level executives or specialists; those working for a representative office or regional operating headquarters in Thailand; mass media; those carrying out scientific or technological research or development; those working at foreign bank branches; IT specialists; experts working in companies promoted by the Board of Investment. |
Women's Club in Thailand
| American Women’s Club (AWC) Australian-New Zealand Women’s Group (ANZWG) Bambi(Bangkok Babies & Mothers International) Bangkok Network of Women (BNOW) Bangkok Women’s Forum Bangkok Women Writer’s Group British Women’s Group (BWG) Club Canada Thailand Danish Women’s Group in Bangkok Drehscheibe (German-Speaking Women’s Group) Indian Women’s Group Indonesian Women’s Association International Women’s Club of Thailand Japanese Women’s Group Pattaya International Ladies Club Philippine Ladies Group Rayong Ladies Circle Samut Prakarn International Ladies Club (SILC) Social Women in Bangkok (SWIB) Soroptimists International of Bangkok Suku-Suku Kai United Nations Women’s Club |
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| TELEPHONE SERVICES |
| TOT Corporation Plc (Public Relations) 0 2505 4500 TOT Information Centre 0 2575 7575 Repair Service 1117+area code +phone number |
| CAT Telecom Plc (General Information for International Telephone Service) 0 2614 1000 1332 Telephone Directory Assistance 1133 International Call Service (via operator) 100 Automatic International Call Service 001+country code +area code +phone number Time Enquiry 181 |
| BUS TERMINALS |
| Bus Terminals Call Centre 0 2576 5599 East (Ekkamai) 0 2391 8097, 0 2391 2504 Northeast (Kamphaeng Phet Rd) 0 2936 2841�48 ext. 611, 602, 605 North (Kamphaeng Phet Rd) 0 2936 2852�66 ext. 613, 614 South (Pinklao-Nakhon Chaisi) 0 2435 5605, 0 2434 7864, 0 2434 7192 |
| RAILWAY STATIONS |
| State Railway Hotline 1690 Bang Khen 0 2589 1602 Bang Son 0 2587 4605 Bang Sue 1 0 2587 4613 Bang Sue 2 0 2586 0240�1 Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) 0 2223 0341�5 Don Muang 0 2566 2957 Hua Mak 0 2374 2260 Hua Takhay 0 2326 7185 Khlong Tan 0 2314 0028 Lak Si 0 2573 1394 Mae Num 0 2249 1214 Makkasan 0 2245 3920 Sam Sen 0 2241 4238 Taling Chan 0 2448 6577 Thon Buri 0 2411 3102 Wong Wien Yai 0 2465 2017 |
| TAXI SERVICES |
| Bangkok Taxi Co-operative 0 2880 0888 Charoenmueng Radio Network 0 2611 6499 Garden Radio 0 2875 9995 Nakornchai Taxi Radio Network 0 2878 9000 Ruammitr Taxi Co-operative 0 2911 4444 Siam Taxi Co-operative, Ltd. 0 2377 3832, 1661 Taxi Radio 1681 The Taxi Thai Co-operative, Ltd. 0 2460 2222 Thonburi Taxi Co-operative 0 2676 1000 Ruam Taxi Thai 0 2883 6621�5 Pathumwan Taxi 0 2864 3300 |
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