jaytaylor84

I was late in reading the new rules regarding blacklisting on overstays..and due to my stupidity have shot myself in the foot over this one...

is there any possible way to get out of this one? can i marry my girlfriend...perhaps give a little monetary gift to a friendly immigration officer..etc?

i really had hopes of making Thailand my home...but now realize I'll be blacklisted at least 1 year...

notmyself thank you for the insightful info...

to be honest that sounds pretty doable and 10k left over even while socking away for pension i could do a lot with..

1300 month usd

that sounds nice..! I definitely am ready to make the move

no I have not : /

at the moment 1300 is the minimum ill be taking..ill explore the avenues of volunteering or getting a job possibly teaching English but I don't have the kind of money to open a business... from others readings i had assumed 1300 might get a pretty comfortable lifestyle and after doing cost of living comparisons found the islands are pretty compareable to living on mainland..maybe i was wrong..

the reason I want to move is from all my understanding its affordable paradise..much nicer than my current situation in the rural south in united states

well I suppose ill stay on education visa until I possibly cant anymore..thats my best long term option atm

from investments ill have 1300 minimum a month..isn't that quite doable living on one of the various islands off of phucket, really thinking about koh phangan

isn't there caps on all the visas so that one cant stay "indefinitely" in country? I was planning on using education visas until I meet the criteria for retirement visa..

so if I just continue taking languages is that a viable option? so education is best, ~longterm option and 2nd being work visa?

im sure this question gets asked many times but with the current changes to the education visa is there anyway a person can live there indefinitely with education visa renewels still? at the present I cant get retirement visa and not willing to risk marrying a thai woman anytime soon...

if I go to class regularly and apply myself with my studies can I still stay on 1 year extensions with the education visa or does it have a cap?