MrMuddle

5 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

Thanks elviajero, that's exactly what happened, now all I have to do is reduce the amount of money in my account to just above 400,000 baht and switch or apply for the marriage visa/extension of stay.

 

If any different, please let me know.

Hope all goes well for you, 4MyEgo. Will you please post what happens in here ? Thank you.

OK thank you. I can soon open one of those.

And a current (debit card) account is OK for this ? I should have no problem with the marriage requirements, we've been married 16 years.....and happy for a good few months of that !  

1 minute ago, Luckysilk said:

My God reading the negative crap on here how do you guys survive daily.

 

Based on some posts I really really hope the rules change and the poor guys have to leave.

By avoiding other farangs as much as possible ! 

Thank you. I can use our current account for the Marriage Visa, it will have under 800,000 in it, and the money will have been in the Bank for almost a year.
I'm considering my options in case the worst comes to the worst, with this new 10 year Visa malarkey. 

"Does not meet the requirement" - which is 400,000 Baht.
So I should remove the other 400,000 (for a retirement visa) from the Bank account ? Leaving only 400, 000 Baht in the Bank.
 

Can this be done ? I've tried searches on here, but didn't find anything.

1 hour ago, jlwilliamsjr18 said:

Why do I feel like all they want is my money, and not my body.  

But you are very sexy man ! 

6 minutes ago, lkv said:

 

To keep unemployment at 0.7%

No idea how they do the unemployment figures here - in the village I live in, if there is drink available no one works, and if it isn't, they work until they have enough money to buy some ! 
 

1 minute ago, Batboy said:

When you register at a Government Hospital you register and get given an ID card. When you register you need to also present your marriage certificate original to get registered to get the same treatment cost in Premium as Thai's do. I use the big Government Hospital near Victory Monument in Bangkok and find the Hospital and Thai Doctor I have very good and informative   

Thanks for your help.  :)

9 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Another issue. I didn't see any mention of combo method here. If combo was OK an expat could have a monthly income of 80k and make up the rest with a bank account. But no mention of it.

One also has to wonder why the Thai government has also opened up lots of new Immigration offices, if it intends to get rid of a lot of foreigners....

4 minutes ago, Batboy said:

If you are married to a Thai Lady and have a Thai marriage certificate you can present, you can register at Government hospitals for treatment at the same cost as Thai's. You cannot however get the free treatment option. In the bigger Government hospitals they have a premium service that you can use where many Thai's also go that can afford it.

If you are retired here in Thailand and cant get health insurance due to age or due to a pre existing conditions then using the Government hospital premium service is the way to go.   

Thanks for this, I'll look into it next week. Any more details ? I've found with our local Hospital it pays to have as much information as one can.

6 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

If I am not mistaken- any American 65 or over has Medicare coverage and any citizen of the Uk  has NHS coverage. That covers any medical requirement- Show the insurance card to Immigration if asked.  There are also other ways to get insurance coverage in Thailand via the internet. Google is your friend.

The UK has stopped NHS treatment for expats, until they have gone back to the UK for several months, (3 or 6 depending on where you read),  before getting treatment.

20 minutes ago, BernieOnTour said:

 

I am sorry to say that, but I got the feeling, they are exactly targeting people like you.

 

The initiative was kicked off by: "Ministry of Public Health reported that.."

and:

 "Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Tourism and Sports have reached an agreement, at the 5/2016 board meeting of Thailand Development and Promotion on Medical and Wellness Tourism"

 

.... And I learned recently that the amount, Governmental hospitals are spending on foreigners, from whom they cannot recover their cost, has increased tremendously. Do not know, if that's really true, though....

When I had surgery on a life threatening condition, the Hospital made me pay over the odds, for the operation first, and I got a refund when I left the Hospital. I had no problem with that.

Just now, mcfish said:

I can see in my future a marriage to a pattaya hookers for a one off 100k fee

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Does that include medicine for the sick buffalo ? 

Just now, Thaidream said:

There are people from the 90s who got extensions when the requirement was 200K and are still getting extensions using the same requirement.  When the age was lowered from 60 to 55 the requirement was 500K. These same people are still using that same level when they get extensions.  The requirement is now 800K.  If it goes to 3 Million I am confident all of the aforementioned will continue to get their extensions at the level that was in force at that time of their first extension. Since the 1990s until today- there have been a variety of Thai Governments- both civilian and military and all have followed that scenario.

Hope you're right - I've got nine years in. I did notice when I did my last extension that the Immigration office made a note of how long I had been here, which they'd never done before.

How long did grandfathering go back, when previous alterations were made ?

2 minutes ago, Evilbaz said:

Being an old fart I need my afternoon kip.

So apologies for only getting to page 15/53.

 

If this is to be a variation of the OA Visa, as suggested, then I hope that Police checks are required (for all countries lived/worked in), plus thorough checks are made on the tax paid status of the funds otherwise they will be catering to a lot of grey/black economy fundees.

 

Then we'll see how smug some these "rich" posters are.

Just woke up from mine ! 

I'm quite saddened at the nasty response of a lot of people on here, who want to see people having to leave, as though they deserve it, for being on a lower income than them. One can see how England voted for Brexit & The US voted for Trump, there is way too much nastiness in the world.
I'm so glad I avoid farangs like the plague. 

22 minutes ago, Chip Allen said:

Is there a link to the Thai version of that web page section? I need to send it to my fiancee so that she will understand why the wedding is OFF.  Leave it to the venal Thais to destroy lives and retirement plans of even those who are helping to prop up their corrupt economy. I won't look back once I'm living in Cambodia.

That's very sad. Hope things work out OK for you both.

On 22/11/2559 at 9:43 PM, Spellforce said:

For the very long stay residents, don't worry too much: are you married to a thai girl ? then just change your 50 yo VISA into a marriage VISA.  (.. but more papers & controls )

 

After all why not ? The reason N°1 for your stay in Thailand is not your wife ?

Hope you're right. My wife is the main reason I live here.  :)

It doesn't say who can certify the documents. I can ask a lawyer. Thank you.  

I've read through several pages of this and am none the wiser.
Can someone from TV's admin or moderators please sum up EXACTLY what the position is ?
Are retirement visas going to be replaced ?
Is this new visa just another option ?
Is the medical expenses retirement for ALL retirees ?
Are people on the present retirement visa exempt from the new provisions ?
 

1 minute ago, Mister Fixit said:

 

Wait until they increase the eligible age to 60 ...   50 is far too low for genuine retirement

I "genuinely' retired at 52. Most of the people I worked with retired from age 50 to 55. The company allowed retirement at 50. It's not uncommon.

1 minute ago, elviajero said:

You can enter with either a Non 'O' (like you did) or a Non 'O-A' visa and apply for a 1 year extension of stay based on retirement.  The extension of stay is the same regardless of which category of non immigrant visa you had.

 

It seems that they are increasing the Non Immigrant Non 'O-A' visa from 1 year to 10 years. If so, it will have no affect on 1 year extensions of stay.

 

This is about promoting "medical services" and anyone that wants this visa will have to buy an expensive medical insurance policy.

That's what I'm hoping for !  As I have only one kidney, health insurance would be astronomical for me.

4 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

 

 

The OA is a visa class given with a few more restrictions than the easier to obtain visa O or extension based on retirement. 

 

Its a 1 year visa, with a 1 year permission of stay, so can be stretched to 1 day short of 2 years with careful use. 

 

Not really a big deal, but useful if your emabssy hands them out easily (they used to much more than they do lately). 

Thank you, for your help.