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On 7/1/2017 at 10:14 AM, seancbk said:

 

Where is she living that she pays that much for so little?

My condo is 8000 THB a month, has a great kitchen, of course has hot water, great pool, gym, laundry, hair salon.  2 minute walk to the BTS.  

The only caveat is I've lived here for 6 years and maybe rents are higher now without me realising it, although my rent has never changed.

Sounds like a good deal you got there. I don't think she looks around enough and ends up paying too much or maybe prices have gone up. She did find cheaper but no A/C and no elevator. Definitely none of the things you have there. If she was going to be there longer I'd ask where you're at and let her know. But we got our K1 visa approved so she'll be coming here to the US soon. Thanks for the comment.

On 7/1/2017 at 9:23 AM, MaksimMislavsky said:

Very strange. It shouldn't be more than 3000, most likely 2000 would be enough.

She looked at those kinds of rooms. No A/C and no elevator, having to walk 5 flights of stairs. She has a security guard in the lobby where she's at, too. If you know a place like that for 3000 please let me know and I'll tell her about it.

My girl lives in BKK and makes 15,000 baht a month being a waitress. She has a room for 7,000 baht with no kitchen, no hot water, she washes her clothes by hand and eats street food every day. She has no money to go anywhere (I voluntarily give her a little money so she can do some social things and eat better). Unfortunately that's a normal thai life there. $640 is more than she makes, but life wouldn't be that much better. I don't think non-Thais can live like that for too long. I'd be bored out of my mind. Sounds good on paper, but just existing isn't living.

Sounds like the "brains scattered about" were minimal.

I always fly Air Asia when I go from Bangkok to Krabi, and I've always had a great experience. Now I'll be a little nervous.

I hear this story again and again. Why don't they learn? I have worked in confined spaces in the U.S. many times over the years and we always use proper PPE and sniff the space for gases before we go in. Crazy.

1 hour ago, eppic said:

As someone who has been married to a Filipina for several years, let me congratulate you on your good taste (far superior to Thais, at least for me - 15 years in Asia and never met a Thai I wanted to date). If you do decide to marry, just make sure you do it outside the Phils...we got married in Bali before she got her UK citizenship, but would have been easier to wait. Just a word of caution since you are relatively new to the Phils.. my wife told me of a common saying, abbreviated as the ("Four M's"), about why very young girls go for or even prefer much older men - I won't translate but you might want to look it up. I am sure you have mutual true love, so no doubt you will prove to be an exception.

Getting her to Thailand on a visa waiver shouldn't be a huge problem as long as she has a return ticket - we have had a number of my wife's relatives and friends visit - but you can expect she will get quite a grilling upon her exit from the Phils (entry to Thailand is the easy part). Best of luck.

As for the four "m's", he says he is 40 years older, she is 19. That makes him 59. Hardly ready to die any time soon. A guy in his 70s might be a different story though.

9 hours ago, LannaGuy said:

This is one of only a few places where an old farang can hook a girl 20+ years younger. He get's the illusion and she get's the security. Nothing wrong in that but that's how it is. No money no honey.

Please tell us about all of the other countries where women are not looking for security and where money doesn't matter and where guys aren't looking for younger attractive women. It happens everywhere.

19 minutes ago, JayBird said:

What if you are not American, but G7, and want to visit USA for a couple of months with your Thai gf, and have no intention of marrying or staying?

 

I just want to go to Disneyland to be honest. Should I forget it or plan for headaches?

You could come but I doubt your Thai GF could.

My fiancé makes 15000 a month as a waitress at an Italian restaurant full time in Bangkok and I send her 10000 a month so she can eat better and have some money to socialize with friends. That's not much and she doesn't ask for it. I just send it. She rents a room by herself for 7000 plus utilities. Seems like your girl is trying to gouge you for money.

Tourist visa, not easy to get, but not impossible. You can't sponsor someone for that. I went the K1 fiancé visa route and waiting for approval now. Hopefully she'll be here in the next couple of months. Tedious and drawn-out process but best way I think to bring her here. You don't need a lawyer. It's not that hard to do. www.visajourney.com gives a wealth of information and has a forum. It's all fresh in my mind so you can PM me with any questions.

On 6/17/2017 at 9:50 AM, sirineou said:

Getting a Tourist visa would be difficult,  

She would need to exhibit compelling reasons  of why she will not overstay and will return to Thailand (property, job, family ties) . If you come in to the picture, you will also need to show that you will return (job contract, etc) and that the Tourist visa is not an attempt to circumvent the  Fiance K1 visa to go there and get married.

So, your options.

   She applies for a tourist visa, overcomes the hurdles, and you meet in the US, get married and apply for a change of status. Not a thing I was ever involved in so not familiar with the particulars but,

I am willing to assume US authorities would not be very happy about that.

   Get married in Thailand and apply for  Marriage visa K3   I believe your best bet IMO since you are already in Thailand

   Or apply for a fiance visa K1 ( which is what I did more than 10 years ago) , but I was back and forth to the US and could do it from there. Took about a year for her to come to the US, ( the process was straight forward, ). got married immediately,  applied for a change of status and got he temporary  "Green Card"

Two years later got her permanent green card , and a couple of years later her US citizenship.

As I said it was over 10 years ago, and I have trouble remembering what I ate yesterday, LOL, but if you like PM me and I will try to remember all the particulars concerning K1 from the US. I hope others with more recent experience chime in.

IF you go the K1 or K3 route make sure you document the relationship extensively, dig up old pictures, take new ones with you her and her family, look for old airline receipts were you traveled together, and or hotels where you were both guests.

 Hope it helps,

Good Luck 

 

 

Does your wife hold dual citizenship US/Thai? I was curious if you had to choose or could have both passports.

No different than buying it in pattaya, just on a higher level I guess. Prostitution is prostitution.

12 hours ago, giddyup said:

What you don't seem to grasp, because you're too pre-occupied with just being ageist, is that no one has denied that a young woman will usually only be with an older guy if there's money involved. That topic has been done to death and you're bringing nothing new to the table. What you also don't seem to grasp, is that the old guys just don't give a sh*t. Do you think Melania is with Donald because she loves his comb-over? Do you think he gives a sh*t that she's with him for his money?

Maybe he's seen so many hot young women with older guys and he can't get one himself that he's a little miffed about it. He sure is pressing the topic hard.

13 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Why else would a young woman want an old dude?

Some women prefer older men because they feel they have more security with them and that they are more financially stable, more mature, need less sex to keep satisfied, more loyal, and more respectful. Obviously that's a load of crap but I believe some of them think that.

For 2500 baht you can make your own sex show in your room instead of watching others. I don't get it.

14 hours ago, hocuspocus said:

I will just cut down on the number of bar girl drinks that I buy and that should balance things out.

Don't get crazy. Just try skipping lunch first.

On 6/8/2017 at 7:12 AM, peterpaz said:

I can certainly meet the 'sponsor' requirements when it comes to financial requirements.
I can't get my head around a 'settlement' visa though.... only allowed 6 months in the UK. That doesn't really say 'settlement' to me.

I know what people on here will say... "If you say you both love each other, just get married".... 
I'm very nervous about getting married just to get a visa. I do love her but I'd like to try living together in the UK before I ask her to marry me for all the right reasons. I am fully aware of all issues that can arise once a Thai lady moves to England and problems could 'crop-up' that you would never have predicted. My intentions are honest - I'm just trying to be sensible about this and cautious at the same time. Marriage for me would be a lifelong commitment and I'd need to be 100% happy that everything would work out.

You can never be 100% sure everything will work out. Relationships are a gamble every time. You have no idea how the other person might change over time and you have no control over it. Whether you know her 1 year or 10 years. That's been my experience anyway. Good luck to you in whatever you decide.

On 6/5/2017 at 0:45 AM, tomwct said:

I visited the Original Hooter's many times while on business in Florida. In fact, I visited one in Bradenton, Florida in January and it was delicious. In fact my Thai wife loved the wings and wanted to go back again.

I've been retired here for 14 years here in Thailand and since I visited an Outback Steakhouse in Siam Square 8 years ago and the steak was terrible and expensive, I decided I would not visit any of the other chain restaurants that come to Thailand. That includes Hooter's. Thailand's chicken and of course beef, just doesn't taste like US chicken or beef. The pork here is okay. I do splurge

occasionally for a steak at the NY Steakhouse in the JW Marriott on Sukhumvit occasionally.

I have yet to find a good steak in Thailand that measures up to the chop houses in the U.S. If anyone knows of one, let me know. Really? The Marriott? Who woulda thunk.

I go there every once in a while. It gives me a western fix and I usually meet expats from every country imaginable there. It's not bad. Not a fan of the food, though.

Less women in traditional jobs will mean more will be forced into prostitution. The government better step up their game to lure foreigners here to supply their income.

Two farmers in a pickup truck were driving past Lorena Bobbit's house the night she cut off her husband's penis and threw it out the window. It landed on the windshield of the farmer's truck. The one farmer looked at the other and said, "Elmer? Did you see the dick on that bug?"

Sorry, it just came to mind.

21 hours ago, Laab Muu said:

The guy in the OP is still never going to be able to have sex again, only use is for pissing now.

He needs to learn how to lick the alphabet then.

It would probably help if it wasn't actually the sex capital of the world.

You say you're not banging her and I believe you, but there is a connection. Why her? There are a million girls in her situation. There is something there you aren't telling us. It doesn't add up. Sorry.