LAW & ORDER

Open Letter to PM Yingluck Re: Updating Laws Affecting Foreigners from Drew Noyes

Drew Noyes, PAPPA Co., Ltd. Law Office Pattaya Times newspaper and website 06.01.2012

Drew Noyes asks Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for increased leniency for expats in Thailand.

A letter to Thailand's Prime Minister asking for changes that will improve millions of lives to be Delivered by Hand on January 19, 2012 after input from the foreign community in Thailand.

Swept Away in Thailand; Military Makes Peace Strategy Page Pattaya Times newspaper and website 30.11.2011	First Law Seminar Successfully Conducted at Pattaya City Hall by Presiding Court Judges Pattaya Times Staff Drew Noyes, PATTAYA Mayor Itthiphol Kunplume 03.09.2011
Thai military come through for the public at a critical time providing relief to flood victims.	Over 350 expats living in Chonburi Province attended the Chonburi Provincial Court's free seminar titled “Insight into the Criminal Proceedings for Adults in Thailand”. The entire seminar was in English to accommodate the audience of foreign residents and visitors. Thousands more watched the Thai law seminar live on the internet thanks to ThaiVisa.com, Pattaya civic and charitable operative Jan Von Koss, and students at the Father Ray Foundation and Pattaya Orphanage who operated the cameras
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Local Judges to Explain Foreigners Rights in Thailand Pattaya Times staff Pattaya Times newspaper and website 28.07.2011	Inheritance Tax and Gift Tax in Thailand - Ask Drew Noyes Drew Noyes, PAPPA Co., Ltd. Law Office Pattaya Times newspaper and website 16.07.2011
Pattaya City Hall will host a seminar conducted by Chonburi Provincial Court judges in English explaining Thai law and the judicial system. PAPPA Co., Ltd. Law office's Drew Noyes will be the moderator. Chief Judge Visit Sripibool has instructed Presiding Judge Mahachai Srithongklang of Chonburi Provincial Court in cooperation with the Pattaya Administrative Organization in Pattaya City Hall to organize a seminar in English to help foreigners in Thailand understand Thai law and their rights. Several hundred foreigners are expected to attend this first-ever seminar on Thai law in English with a panel of sitting judges.	Many foreigners are concerned when they ask us at PAPPA Co., Lt.d Law Office to draw up a legal and enforceable Last Will and Testament (10,000 baht) for them that their Thai heirs will pay additional estate taxes. Additionally, when presents like gold or a house (amazing what we are willing to give that special Thai!) are given this sometimes raises the concern that a gift tax will somehow be invoked. Both inheritance taxes and gift taxes are common in Western countries so these are reasonable concerns.
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Thailand Expert Drew Noyes Speaking Sunday Darrel Vaught Pattaya City Expats Club Newsletter 22.04.2011	Webchat Transcript: Immigrant Visa Q&A By US Embassy Bangkok US Embassy Bangkok US Embassy Bangkok, visa section 17.03.2011
	The US Embassy in Bangkok recently held an open "webchat" in further service to Americans and those wishing to immigrate to the USA. The transcript of the American Embassy staff's answers to common questions regarding visas to America is provided below in the Pattaya Times with sponsorship from PAPPA co., Ltd. legal and visa service.
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New Thailand Immigration Rules for Submitting 90-Day Report by Mail OR In Person Pattaya Times News Pattaya Times newspaper 22.02.2011	Pattaya Lawyer Receives Top Honor from Thailand Immigration Bureau Wittaya Yensabai Thailand Lawyers Online 31.12.2010
At the meeting in the Chief of Immigration's office additional new rules for reporting Form for Alien to Notify of Staying Longer than 90 Days by mail or in person were revealed. Foreigners must provide proof of residence IF YOU APPLY IN PERSON OR BY MAIL. The same rules apply whether mailed of submitted in person, so this is important for all foreigners on one-year visas. If the form is mailed, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope so the “Receipt of Notification” portion of the form can be mailed back to you with a new form and date to apply again. The fine for failure to file the 90-day report on time is up to 2,000 baht set at the discretion of immigration officer who discovers the fact. You are NOT charged with an Overstay for failure to file the report on time unless you overstay your visa.	Police Major General Sakda Chuenphakdee, Supreme Commander of Thailand Immigration Bureau came from Bangkok with his immediate staff of Immigration Police Commanders and Police Colonel Athiwit Kamolrat, Head of Chonburi Immigration to award American Mr. Drew Walter Noyes for more than 10 years of service helping foreigners obtain residency visas and settling disputes to help foreigners avoid jail, fines and possible deportation.
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