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34 minutes ago, BestB said:

I would keep away from thinking, It is not your forte

...says the clueless dude. ????

21 minutes ago, BestB said:

Food is crap and every girl thanks god while being screwed. Otherwise all good ????

The food in Phils is getting better. You do need to know where to eat though. You won't be as lucky as in Thailand if you just choose a place randomly, but if you do a bit of research or have some experience, the food is excellent. 

17 minutes ago, Genericnic said:

And they [Philippines] have a president that is even crazier than ours.

 

David

 

You must be an American then. ????

6 minutes ago, Khaeng Mak said:

Hmmm

 

So I have 800K in the bank and a valid retirement extension in my passport.

 

But I am fed up with Thai immigration and decide to move to Vietnam.

 

I therefore transfer my 800K back to my bank in my home country.

 

I then grab a taxi to the airport to leave Thailand once and for all.

 

But I am arrested for overstay at the airport and put in the IDC because my extension is no longer valid (Because I don't have 800K or even 400K in a Thai bank).

 

Am I missing something?

This is kinda silly. You wouldn't be arrested for overstay if your visa was still valid when you left. Immigration isn't going to check your bank account balance. LOL.

5 minutes ago, Wake Up said:

Good guys in, bad and broke guys out. 

 

Immigrants should have IMO 25,000 USA dollars worth of baht in savings if they are retired. Or 65 K baht a month. 

 

Doubt seriously the guys screaming they are leaving will be missed. Some exceptions exists but you should not be able to live here if you can’t pay for yourself and any medical bills you may incur. 

 

Not meaning to judge others but this is not your country and they don’t owe you a cheap retired life. Retirement is something you work for and save money for or obtain  a decent retirement pension. 

I kind of agree. The problem is the constantly changing rules and the requirements to keep the money in the country and the reporting all the time (which is silly--I never had to do it as I never stayed more than 90 days, but I'm sure it must be annoying). Why does the money need to be in a Thai bank if the income is sufficient? This seems like corruption in cahoots with the banking industry.

I dropped my visa about a year ago before the new rules were even announced so this is not sour grapes. But when I used to have a retirement visa there, the officer doing mine paused and asked me if the amount on my income verification form was per month or per year (it was per month, but it would have been enough either way, and apparently she was curious). Based on her reaction, it must be enough that they don't see it very often (and it was at Chang Wattana, not somewhere in Issan). Nonetheless, if I still wanted a retirement visa I wouldn't be eligible under the new requirements. 

3 minutes ago, MrPatrickThai said:

Could you repeat that in a comprehensible way? Are you talking about International Unis here? One of my sons went to ABAC. My other kids went to Unis in the UK. 

I think he doesn't know that international universities and foreign universities are two different things. 

1 minute ago, BestB said:

Thailand has foreign university? which one?

A foreign university by definition would be one that is outside Thailand. 

1 minute ago, MrPatrickThai said:

Do you think it is easier for Thai pensioners to live in your country?

 

The US requires a $1,000,000 investment for any similar visa treatment. 
But if you have that, there are no reports or anything else and you get permanent residency.

22 minutes ago, ocddave said:

All I know is that when my wife came to the USA for 5 years to gain her PHD, she didn't have to do anything but enjoy her time there on her Visa, no hassling every year or 90 days. So Like I stated, we should hammer the Thai's back with tit-for-tat immigration hassles, maybe then we will get better treatment. Enough of them head to the US to further their education, and even military travel there to visit, or train with our military.....hammer them with hassles, then see how quickly things change.

So... that means the US would have to completely stop requiring visas of Thais coming for tourism. I'd love to hear what the orange idiot in chief thinks about that idea.

Thailand has been pushing for being on the VWP for years... I think the US will have to start there and then see what it can negotiate. But for now, the US isn't even matching tourist visa policy so you really can't complain.

41 minutes ago, unamazedloso said:

let retirees work then no strings attached. All my thai neighbours sit around all day and have nothing to show for it. seems farangs bank interest is the only possible reason for this lunacy. Is Thailand actually poor and so lazy they can only put farangs to work without actually being allowed to....?

No country in their right mind would do that without a substantial investment on the part of the foreigner. That's all Thailand needs is a lot of poor guys showing up to drive Grab cars, etc. 

10 minutes ago, zydeco said:

Reading from your post, then, you are not already retired, here, and you haven't even come here yet. So, you don't know what you're talking about, do you?

You don't know that. Maybe he was using the embassy letter method in the past as I did.

1 hour ago, ginjag said:

Philippines, for the retired person is the best option because they have an agreement with the UK, your old age pension is paid in full and you receive increment increases.

It's cheaper too. And Boracay is open again. 

Bali is a option as well. I've been entering on the APEC ID and they've been giving me 90 day stamps. Indonesian retirement (which I don't do) is a bit cheaper than Thai but requires you to hire a maid and have a 1 year lease. LOL

I tend to think this is a fake post. However, if you really have the assets you mentioned, you need to stop reading everything here now and hire two lawyers that specialize in family law:

One in the country where you have your citizenship and one in Thailand. They would work out a prenuptial agreement for you. Anything you read online in this forum is likely to be either wrong or not applicable to your situation.

Finally, in the US, it depends on the state so if your citizenship is American your lawyer should be from the state that you plan to live in if you ever go back. 

On 3/30/2018 at 3:50 AM, Orton Rd said:

Their sex tourist customers and local Thais are just as much to blame as the girls, they should all be using protection anyway.

Big difference though. HIV, for example, is quite difficult to catch, so even if there is an accidental breakage, you are still not likely to be infected. Gonorrhea is MUCH easier to catch and can easily spread via a broken condom incident or oral sex. 

On 3/17/2018 at 11:05 PM, Kenny202 said:

I'd understand that if we were in a foreign country... talking about thai, noodle soup and Isaan restaurants mainly. Mind you I think a lot of the food here is rubbish in the city anyway. Everything done to maximize profit. Thai seem happy with a bowl of virtually tasteless watered down soup with noodles and a handful of veg. They flavor it with a host of chemicals and sugar. Best food I've had either Bangkok or the larger country Amphurs

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Sorry, I wasn’t clear. We eat that stuff in Thailand too. 

LOL... it’s mostly lack of experience I think. You’d have the same problem with a country girl in any country.

My gf and I have travelled to every continent and this has never been an issue. She’s as happy with wine and blue cheese or fish tacos as with pad kaprow. When we go to one of the international restaurants (i.e. Banyan Tree) in Bangkok, she never orders Thai food.


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1 minute ago, elviajero said:

I don't know any details of this visa yet, but the reason they have started offering it is to sell Thai insurance company insurance policies. I would guess that your existing policy will not be accepted, and you'll need to take out one of the policies offered by one of the sponsoring insurance companies.

Hope not, but who knows... That would be a new level of corruption... LOL