Excellent , accurate information. The workers always wonder why I give the money to my wife to give to them. Not being able to work on the families land is an added bonus. We are based in Surin and when you have some lemon trees available we would love to visit your farm.
You are very welcome, glad it was helpful. 🍋🍋 You are welcome anytime, we have trees available as and whenever you visit. Just get your wife to call Patnaree to arrange everything.
Thanks foe sharing your experiences with this David, cleared alot up here. Best for eveyrone to speak to their local immigration and not a Facebook group lol 😆
5555.... The laughing is not about you David or your straight forward and sound advice to ex pats wondering about this issue but was for the picture of the old guy you used for the thumbnail. One of my favourite YTubers ( Internet Historian )uses this guys image as his persona for his comical videos and it always cracks me up.
Great clarification, Dave 🙏 There are all kinds of “experts” on Facebook and TH-cam, who don't have the first-hand knowledge like you have. As long as it’s not your profession, and you don't get paid, you can help your Thai wife’s business. You don't need any work permits for that.
Thanks for that info exept leight & toons video ,only bar experts talk about this, now i hear it from 2 serious people. i move beginning of next year to surin after we lived for 16 year in Bangkok,
Hey Rikkie, Ton&Leigh are the absolute legends when it comes to setting up a farm here in sunny Thailand. Bottom line, if in doubt, just ask immigration and they will set you straight. Thanks for the comment. 🍋🍋🙏🙏
Hi David Just remind what day is it buddy? 555 as I understand it you can work in your garden OK, However working on a farm is a no no, again mate the problem with Thailand is the rules vary office to office, even in Chiang Rai where we have a few different immigration offices you will receive conflicting advice office to office. My American mate bought a 14 Rai spread, he built his own home and worked his own land, however had he been caught he would have been in trouble because he was taking work away from Thais. You may well know a few years ago I was helping a Thai Orphanage to raise funds via my TH-cam channel, all monies went direct to them I never touched a penny and clearly was unpaid indeed it cost me money to help, Immigration stopped me saying I was in violation of my Visa. This is a nightmare area David, the only safe thing is to get it in writing you are clear to help around the farm, if T.S.H.T.F the Thai Officer will don a blame deflector hat and hand you out to dry. GT
I understand, but as I said in my video. You will never see me actually doing anything on video and to be fair, I don't really do much on the farm itself other than fetching and carrying for the good lady. Every immigration office is different and every office may change what they say, I do make a point of asking if it's ok each time I go in and they give me the same answer. But, I am not pushing it, I won't operate a tractor or anything like that. Anyway Gordon, it's happy Monday..🍋🍋😎😎
Haha..yeah my immigration guy had a chuckle when I asked that years ago…he said sounds like someone’s trying to get out of chores…lol….but yeah I ‘help’ myself all day everyday on the farm…but when it comes to any paid labor…my wife handles the transactions….
My wife and I have been farming about 100 rai for many years with no problems but she handles all the money although I do the accounts as she is numerically dyslexic!! :) I wonder why you chose lemons over limes? Do they fetch a good price and is there a ready market for them?
Like any market, you have to go out and find it. Regarding the price. Depending on the time of year, People happily pay anywhere between 60-100 baht per kilo and we never fail to sell out. You also have secondry markets such as, selling saplings, making your own products and selling more locally. We could have sold Limes but that market is saturated locally and not really worth the return. Also, being different is something we are more interested in. Lemons, Fingerlime and vanilla are our main focus and are not really affected by local markets.
Information coming from the immigration office : Yes falang can help their thai wife on their thai wife farm. 2 caveats - Do not work on other people farm for free or not. - Do not help to sell products in the market.
I've seen a number of foreigners helping their girlfriends/wives at street stalls and such. I don't think I've ever seen one handling the money. I guess they are flying close to the line.
@@ThaiGardenOasis I reckon that's going to be hard to be definite about. If he's standing around chatting to foreigners, explaining the goods to people who don't understand Thai, etc, I think the line between helping and working would be too hard for the authorities to bother about.
As you are aware, I've had all the keyboard lawyers talking absolute nonsense.... I did eventually talk to the right people and all is crystal clear now 👍🇬🇧🇹🇭👍
Great info Dave 👍👍
Thanks! I hope it is useful for you.
You’re absolute right. Helping Thais isn’t the same as working for a Thai. Helping and working is two different things 👌🏻🙏🏻
Excellent , accurate information. The workers always wonder why I give the money to my wife to give to them. Not being able to work on the families land is an added bonus. We are based in Surin and when you have some lemon trees available we would love to visit your farm.
You are very welcome, glad it was helpful. 🍋🍋 You are welcome anytime, we have trees available as and whenever you visit. Just get your wife to call Patnaree to arrange everything.
wise words sir thankyou for you time and effort steve+nam udonthani
Thank you Steve. Hope you and Nam are well. 🍋🍋
Good to know
You are welcome, I would add that you should check with your local immigration office as they are not all the same. 🍋🍋😎
Your spot on 👍 I got the same answer
Cheers Terry. 🍋🍋
Thanks foe sharing your experiences with this David, cleared alot up here. Best for eveyrone to speak to their local immigration and not a Facebook group lol 😆
Glad it was helpful! Now you know what to say when you get the trolls on your channel.
5555.... The laughing is not about you David or your straight forward and sound advice to ex pats wondering about this issue but was for the picture of the old guy you used for the thumbnail. One of my favourite YTubers ( Internet Historian )uses this guys image as his persona for his comical videos and it always cracks me up.
You are the first one to notice the sarcasm aimed at the trolls. Free lemons for you Gav. 🍋🍋🍋🤣🤣
@@lemonfarmthailand 🤣🤣I hope you're not saying suck lemons Gav? 🤣🤣Just kidding mate I get it. 🍋🍋👍
Spot on mate , you did the best thing . I'm in Buriram in a similar situation so give us a bell if you fancy a chat !!
Great to hear mate, give me a shout, we’ll have a beer together. 🍋🍋
Great clarification, Dave 🙏
There are all kinds of “experts” on Facebook and TH-cam, who don't have the first-hand knowledge like you have.
As long as it’s not your profession, and you don't get paid, you can help your Thai wife’s business. You don't need any work permits for that.
Thanks Jay!! 🍋🍋
Thanks for that info exept leight & toons video ,only bar experts talk about this, now i hear it from 2 serious people. i move beginning of next year to surin after we lived for 16 year in Bangkok,
Hey Rikkie, Ton&Leigh are the absolute legends when it comes to setting up a farm here in sunny Thailand. Bottom line, if in doubt, just ask immigration and they will set you straight. Thanks for the comment. 🍋🍋🙏🙏
Hi David Just remind what day is it buddy? 555 as I understand it you can work in your garden OK, However working on a farm is a no no, again mate the problem with Thailand is the rules vary office to office, even in Chiang Rai where we have a few different immigration offices you will receive conflicting advice office to office. My American mate bought a 14 Rai spread, he built his own home and worked his own land, however had he been caught he would have been in trouble because he was taking work away from Thais.
You may well know a few years ago I was helping a Thai Orphanage to raise funds via my TH-cam channel, all monies went direct to them I never touched a penny and clearly was unpaid indeed it cost me money to help, Immigration stopped me saying I was in violation of my Visa.
This is a nightmare area David, the only safe thing is to get it in writing you are clear to help around the farm, if T.S.H.T.F the Thai Officer will don a blame deflector hat and hand you out to dry. GT
I understand, but as I said in my video. You will never see me actually doing anything on video and to be fair, I don't really do much on the farm itself other than fetching and carrying for the good lady. Every immigration office is different and every office may change what they say, I do make a point of asking if it's ok each time I go in and they give me the same answer. But, I am not pushing it, I won't operate a tractor or anything like that. Anyway Gordon, it's happy Monday..🍋🍋😎😎
Thank god I thought it was Sunday and I was about to head out to the Sunday Market! GT
The Thais will never give it to you in writing.
Haha..yeah my immigration guy had a chuckle when I asked that years ago…he said sounds like someone’s trying to get out of chores…lol….but yeah I ‘help’ myself all day everyday on the farm…but when it comes to any paid labor…my wife handles the transactions….
That was pretty much how mine reacted also, now he asks me if I have any questions everytime I go in. Always good to get to know these guys. 🍋🍋😎
My wife and I have been farming about 100 rai for many years with no problems but she handles all the money although I do the accounts as she is numerically dyslexic!! :)
I wonder why you chose lemons over limes? Do they fetch a good price and is there a ready market for them?
Like any market, you have to go out and find it. Regarding the price. Depending on the time of year, People happily pay anywhere between 60-100 baht per kilo and we never fail to sell out. You also have secondry markets such as, selling saplings, making your own products and selling more locally. We could have sold Limes but that market is saturated locally and not really worth the return. Also, being different is something we are more interested in. Lemons, Fingerlime and vanilla are our main focus and are not really affected by local markets.
Yes you can work for free 😊
And you get all the money.......... 😂😂🤣😍😍
@@lemonfarmthailand That's what's "Free" usually means if you don't get paid and you're not a slave? Or I guess you can call it Love?
Information coming from the immigration office : Yes falang can help their thai wife on their thai wife farm.
2 caveats
- Do not work on other people farm for free or not.
- Do not help to sell products in the market.
1000% correct Felix. It is the latter where people usually fail and find out the hard way. 🍋🍋🍋
@@lemonfarmthailand so the thai wife can sell the product you contribute to produce on your farm?
I've seen a number of foreigners helping their girlfriends/wives at street stalls and such. I don't think I've ever seen one handling the money. I guess they are flying close to the line.
@@CaptainKremmen it's illegal
@@ThaiGardenOasis I reckon that's going to be hard to be definite about. If he's standing around chatting to foreigners, explaining the goods to people who don't understand Thai, etc, I think the line between helping and working would be too hard for the authorities to bother about.
As you are aware, I've had all the keyboard lawyers talking absolute nonsense.... I did eventually talk to the right people and all is crystal clear now 👍🇬🇧🇹🇭👍
You were on my mind when I made this video Tony, hope you are in fine fettle big man. 🍋🍋
Just ask immigration I did when I purchased a tractor and they said I can help family why sit around doing nothing
Indeed, thanks for the comment. 🍋🍋
If she is selling her products , that's a no. Need a work permit oddly enough
indeed. 🍋🍋
That's not what he says in the video.
@@ThaiGardenOasismy wife works for the government. Believe what you will.
Excellent video very knowledgeable but how dare you talk about Thai visa like that that's where all the clever people go the people that can book read
Thank you Paul. ThaVisa in the poor mans Twitter. 🤣🤣🍋🍋