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Make a last will and sign it in the local ampor-office, it's not that difficult...

TIT (This is Thailand) and so is the subject of the thread, I'm referring to what happen here, not what Google stores for the rest of the World...

C'mon, "always look on the bright side of life", it's Samui and the prison has a great sea-view to cheer you up...👍

Samui is generally expensive, so why not also cocaine...

And that is why you need to show copies all pages in your bankbook to prove that you had the correct funds during the past year. The 3 month is for statement, the fund deposit is 2 month prior to application for one year's extension of stay; i.e., 800k baht 3 month after granted extension of stay and again 2 month before next application, and in between not less than 400k baht. And yes, we old grumpy retired folk indeed needs to show a health statement – this is party island and the immigration have to make sure that we are healthy enough to survive for another year's Full Moon Parties...

This thread is about Thailand, and so was my answer about the schools' former mandatory boy-scouts and girl-guides.

I'm using AI for knowledge – Perplexity is a good source for that – and for some photo editing and restoration, where I bought an application (program). The latter shall be critically used, as not always an improvement.

Thais are well known for humor and small practical jokes. My lovely girlfriend and I shares lot og humor and laugh daily, and I also share humor with other Thais...

Girls are not scouts, they are called "guides", so "boy scouts" is correct...

No, it's depending of the immigration office. I'm staying on extension of stay based on retirement, and the immigration office that extends my stay every year asks for three month bank statement... However, if you use the monthly transfer of minimum 65,000 baht method, you need statements for all previous 12 months...

If you apply for an O-A visa you need to show proof of income of at least equivalent to 65,000 baht per month or savings of at least 800,000 baht. Your income can be from Belgium, and your savings acn be in Belgium bank – that's the benefit of the O-A visa, you don't need to deposit funds in Thailand – the Thai embassy in Belgium probably have clear information on their webpage about documentation requirements. An O-A visa has 12-month durability. It means that every time you enters Thailand within that 12-month period period, you will get a stamp with 12 months permitted stay. You need a health insurance approved by Thai authorities.

And some immigrations asks for 3 month statement for retirement extension. 12-month statement from Bangkok Bank can be ordered in a local branch, but they can only print up to 6 month and need to reorder it from the head office. It takes from three days to about a week to get it. It costs 200 baht; while a 3-6 month statement issued by the branch office costs 100 baht.

Got no idea about prices, but many sells "buy 2 get 1 free"; however, the price for two might be normal price for 3... More and more stores open – there are about double as many in the area where I live, as there are 7-Elevens. There are 3 convenience stores in my close neighbourhood and 6 cannabis shops...😉 You can even get a "free joint" if you dine in one of the local restaurants...👍

Take a look on Thong Nai Pan, both Lek and Yai. Google Map let you take a virtual walk on both beaches... However, if you look for other activities than rustic bungalows, cosy restaurants and a Bounty-style beach, then you don't need to check these two bays...

Trhailand is normally a safe place to visit. Of young ladies I see most them travel in pairs or smal groups together as 3-4 girls, but there is also some singles. In general it's a question of common sense and a bit of preparation – i.e., reading/searching – to choose safe areas. It might be a benefit for you, when not an experienced traveller and first time to Thailand, to visit places where other youg people – mainly girls – flocks to. You could have a great chance to meet new friends and fellows that way to share your experience with, or even follow. If you arrives in Bangkok, then Khaosan Road will be such a place, where young people and backpackers use to stay. You can book hotel in the area in advance using common booking sites. Many young folks takes a trip up north to Chiang Mai – once the historical capital of the ancient Lanna Kingdom – which you can reach either by train or plane. Chiang Mai offers lot of great stuff to visit and see, both old buildings, temples and nature. The city is also kind of artistic and cultural center. Two more places the youngs visit are Phi Phi Islands – famous for Phi Phi Lee with Maya Bay, the set for the film "The Beach" – and the islands Koh Phangan and Koh Samui. In Bangkok's Khaosan Road you will for sure meet numerous other young ladies or pairs that are planning to visit those places. Koh Phangan is know for it's monthly Full Moon Party, which is a great cool experience. It was on an invented island close to Phangen that "the bay with the secret beach" in the novel The Beach was situated. Phangan has lots of nature and excellent beaches. Neighbouring Koh Samui – where there is an airport, otherwise you can get there by train from Bangkok on a combination ticket with ferry transfer to the island or combined Lomprayah-express bus and catamaran-ferry – is known as a young folks destination all way back from the early bachpackers arrived during the happy hippie era. Today, it is mainly Chaweng Beach young folks visit. But there are also many other nice beaches on the island where many young folks and both single ladies and small groups of young females stay. You can even live in a cosy beachfront bungalow for a relative affordable price. I live on Samui and I meet lots of young folks here. When you visit tourists areas you can manage fine with English language – most signs are in both Thai and English – and Thais are in general smiling polite and ready to help tourists.

In principle any foreigner staying should be registered with a TM30. If it's a private guest – not a paying customer – it should not be a problem doing a TM30-report.

Nothing new, "30+30+30 year leasing" has never been legal...

I presume great selfies are mainly a question of the right (expensive) smartphone anf choice of filter... I.e., I always choose the "Young and handsome"-filter, which seems to work very well... 👍😎 – my selfies are better than how I look in a mirror – and the shared selfies are at least well enough to interest multiple single ladies with cool sexy profile photos wishing to befriend me on Facebook...🥰

Not really, as it is about who stays where on April 1st, not who is registered where in a house book.

Just do it, then it's done and you can sleep well... However, there is one difficult question underway, where it might be important to hit the right answer in the roll down menu...

It is not about custom's duty and tax, Trump is calculating on trade surplus.

A wound in a foot, which easily can get infected, is a serious matter. I've tried it. I didn't care enough instantly, and later, when the foot began to get a awful dark blue to black colour, I had to spend three days in a hospital on antibiotic-drop. Luckily it helped. I sincerely hope that hospitalization and antibiotics also might help Jonathan Leo's father. However, when moving to Thailand for a happy retirement, you need to take risks into consideration; hereunder health, possibility for heath insurance, funds for self insurance, and not the least, what burden might place on family back home. I.e., in short terms, will you be prepared to died in Thailand? Us expats – when we live here more permanently – don't have any free repatriation to our home country, where we some of us benefits from free health care system. Health, funds for same and what you are prepared for, is probably one of the most important questions, before you settle abroad for longer period than a snowbird with travel insurance and covered repatriation.

For monthly income method you shall use a non-O visa from abroad, you cannot change a visa exempt to non-O without a Thai bank 800k baht deposit. And yes, only your name in the bank account for the monthly not less than 65k baht transfer.

If $1,500 to $2,000 is budget retirement, then yes: That is possible, and depending of your lifestyle – and eventual investment in a home – you can have a great time for that level of money, especially if it's around 60,000 baht per month. However, budget retirement for some is a government pension and nothing else – for some countries it can be as low as 30,000 baht per month – and that might in some cases be a bit of a problem, depending of health and risk of living with a low-level healt insurance or none insurance at all.

Unfortunately on Samui, many young foreigners – assumed to be mainly tourists – drives around on motorbikes without any protection, including no helmet, and takes huge risk by driving fast and overtake in a traffic culture they might not fully understand.