VIP concierge and accompanied government visits

Confirm the school is licensed and registered with the Office of the Private Education Commission under the Ministry of Education, review the curriculum and any international accreditation it claims, and confirm it issues transcripts the destination education system will accept. That last point matters most if you may relocate again.

Advance document review, queue booking or appointment coordination, Thai-English or other-language interpreting as agreed, and an attorney or staff member attending with you at the Land Office, district registrar, Immigration, the Department of Land Transport or a bank — plus sequencing filings across agencies so nothing expires mid-process. Ask about scope and fees by phone, LINE or email.

The order that works: first, prepare and legalise home-country documents before departure — marriage certificate, birth certificates, transcripts and police clearance; second, file the main earner's visa and the dependents' visas; third, on arrival have the housemaster file TM30 within 24 hours; fourth, sign the lease and gather proof of accommodation; fifth, open bank accounts and obtain residence certificates; sixth, apply for driving licences and school places. Doing this out of order usually means refiling.

It covers the tasks that need Thai and queueing at government offices: booking and accompanying you to immigration for extensions or residence certificates, filing TM30, applying for the Tor Ror 13 house book, attending bank account opening, arranging driving licence appointments, finding housing and reviewing the lease, liaising with schools, and providing an interpreter on key appointment days. We build a personal document checklist first, which cuts the repeat trips that cost new arrivals the most time.

A dependant visa grants residence, not the right to work. Employment requires an employer-sponsored work permit and a matching visa category. Some long-term residence categories are more permissive, so confirm the conditions attached to your specific visa before starting any paid work.

Choose the visa route first, then legalise home-country documents such as marriage and birth certificates before you leave. After arrival, file the TM.30 address notification within the deadline, then open a bank account, convert your driving licence and sign a long-term lease. Banks and the Land Transport office both ask for proof of a registered address, so doing those first rarely works.

Allow two to six weeks to prepare and legalise home-country documents, two to four weeks for the visa depending on route and embassy, and the first week after arrival for TM.30, banking and property viewings. Driving licences and school admissions typically add two to six weeks. Thirty to sixty days is a realistic total, with school waiting lists the usual critical path.

Yes. Our advisers, with more than 15 years of experience, assign one case manager who selects the right visa route, issues a per-person document checklist, batches all translation and legalisation into one run, coordinates TM.30, banking, driving licences, housing and schooling, and hands over a reminder calendar for 90-day reports and visa renewals.

Prepare the marriage certificate, each child's birth certificate and passport pages first. Foreign civil documents normally need certification in the issuing country, then authentication by the relevant embassy or consulate, a Thai translation, and legalization at the Legalization Division of the Department of Consular Affairs. Order of work: obtain fresh originals, certify at source, translate into Thai, legalize, then submit to Immigration, schools or banks. Watch the spelling of every name against the passport, and confirm how recently issued the receiving office requires the document to be, because practice differs. Our team can review the whole family file and sequence it in one pass.

Copies without the issuing authority's seal; certified originals submitted without a certified Thai translation; names spelled differently from the passport; documents issued longer ago than the receiving office accepts; and documents amended by hand without an authorised endorsement. Prevent this by ordering fresh originals, checking spellings against the passport before translation, and asking the receiving office in writing which version they require. We pre-check files before submission to reduce the chance of a return.

Yes, and we work as advisers rather than couriers. We start by mapping your residence and work goals, set the most time-efficient order of steps, review drafts and translations before filing, coordinate with Immigration, the Department of Consular Affairs, the Land Office and embassies, then report progress stage by stage and flag risks that could cause a rejection. With more than 15 years handling expatriate files in Phuket, Bangkok and upcountry, we can give you a step plan tailored to your case before any fee is committed.

Typically a passport with a valid visa, proof of address such as a residence certificate from Immigration or your embassy or the yellow house book, a medical certificate issued within the prescribed period, and your foreign licence with a certified translation if you wish to be exempted from the practical test. Applicants without an existing licence take the classroom session, the physical aptitude test, the written test and the road test. The first licence is valid for two years before conversion to the five-year type.

Dependants apply to stay as accompanying family members, evidencing the relationship with a legalised and Thai-translated marriage certificate or birth certificate, together with the financial documents and the main applicant's own renewal file. Permission ends on the same date as the main holder's, so file together to reduce office visits. If children will enrol in school, prepare the certified education documents at the same time.

Yes, and we act as advisers throughout rather than running errands one at a time. We begin with your residence and work goals, sequence the steps so each document supports the next, review drafts and translations before filing, coordinate with Immigration, the Department of Consular Affairs, the Land Office and embassies, then report progress and flag anything that could cause a rejection. With more than 15 years handling expatriate files in Phuket, Bangkok and upcountry, we will set out the step plan for your review before work starts.

Banks look at identity, immigration status and the reason for the account. Commonly requested items are a passport with a valid entry stamp, proof of a Thai address such as a certificate of residence or a yellow house book, an employment letter or work permit if you have one, and a Thai mobile number. Some branches also ask for a reference letter from an employer or business partner. Practice varies by branch, so bring more supporting documents than you think you need and approach a branch used to serving foreign customers.

An international permit suits short stays, works only alongside your home licence and expires according to the convention under which it was issued. Anyone settling long term should obtain a Thai licence: it doubles as domestic photo ID, renews more easily, and can affect motor insurance pricing. Holders of a valid foreign licence are usually exempted from the practical test once a certified translation is filed, but must still attend the briefing, pass the physical aptitude checks and sit the written exam.

The core document is each child's birth certificate, authenticated in the country of issue and either apostilled or legalised by the Thai embassy, then translated into Thai and certified by the Department of Consular Affairs. It supports the dependent extension of stay, school admission and health insurance. International schools usually also require two to three years of school reports with translations and a letter from the previous school. Allow one to two months before term starts, because cross-border authentication cannot be rushed.

It is possible but tightly conditioned and expensive. Importing a used personal vehicle requires an import permit under the applicable rules, proof that you owned and used the car abroad for the prescribed period, technical inspection and conformity with Thai standards, plus import duty and related taxes assessed on an appraised value. The total often exceeds the cost of buying locally, which is why most relocating families sell at origin and purchase in Thailand.

We work as advisers from before the move. We assess your status and residence goals, produce a personalised document list with a timeline, coordinate authentication in your home country, arrange Thai translation and consular legalisation, then file accommodation notifications, periodic reporting and certificates of residence, continuing through driving licences, bank accounts and related registrations. With more than fifteen years of casework we anticipate the points that get rejected, so clients never repeat a trip and can plan their life in Thailand on schedule.