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15 hours ago, taiwanatoa said:
No. Your " mistake " is in thinking that all we need to do in order to legally live in Malaysia for 10 years is to pay 900 RM for a visa. If that were all that was required then there would be millions of westerners going for it! Do you not understand the requirements for the MM2H ?
I have a Malaysian MM2H visa so I know the requirements very well. I didn't say that was the only requirement just the cost of the visa. This thread is about the positive and/or negative aspects of life in Malaysia not about the details of obtaining a MM2H visa.
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On 8/6/2019 at 7:54 AM, taiwanatoa said:
ou can get a 10 year visa. Period. Cost is 650RM
How could you possibly get a 10 year visa for 650 rm??
My mistake, it was actually 900RM. RM90 x 10 years
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20 hours ago, Peter Denis said:
As confirmed only today > your understanding is not correct and it's NOT required.
I was almost in same situation as yourself and last 2 weeks I worried a lot about my options.
But it was clarified just today that border-Immigration were wrong when requiring health-insurance from holders of a pre Oct 31 issued OA Visa.
If I understand the police order (a translation posted on one of these threads) regarding OA visas issued before Oct 31,2019 the requirement for insurance is effective starting from the second entry. So, my experience and others are in line with that. It seems there have been cases the IO did not understand this correctly and was incorrectly insisting on insurance from the first entry. So, in fact, it is too early to make a determination based only on anecdotal posts.
I was hoping there would be someone with more knowledge of the police order that would be able to offer some input.
I am still interested in the answer to the question would I be able to get a re-entry permit on the existing permission to stay if the OA visa is still valid?
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I received my OA visa in August. Entered at Suvarnabhumi on Nov 8th.
I was asked about Insurance - said no have. Given a one year permission to stay and told would need Insurance next time.
This is a multiple entry visa so don't need a re-entry permit.
However, I was wondering about the following scenario.
My original plan was to use the OA visa, entering and exiting several times, with a final entry on Apr 15, 2020. On Apr 20th, 2020 I then planned go back to my country. This plan is dead now. As I understand the situation if I leave during the validity period of the OA Visa, I would not be able enter again on the OA Visa unless I have insurance.
I know it seems odd and twisted but even though the OA Visa is multiple entry, would I be able to get a re-entry permit on the existing permission to stay?
Finally, if I do exit the country and come back without insurance how will this be handled? Would they cancel the OA Visa and I would enter on Visa exempt?
I know this is uncharted territory. Just try to plan for my travels this year.
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Malaysia has a lot to like.
Malaysians are much less xenophobic than Thais. It is a multi-cultural society and people get along for the most part. Malaysians are more polite and courteous to other people. Kuching in East Malaysia even more so and Malays are the minority (23%). Most people with any education speak English. It is possible to have intelligent conversations with random people. Most Thais have no real interest in anything outside their little world. The variety of good food at reasonable prices is much larger. There is the local Malay, Indian and Chinese but also other food from all over the world. Very easy for foreigners to setup and work in their own business. Malaysians will never make up random excuses to not provide services to a foreigner.
Civilised 90-day visa exempt entry.
You can get a 10 year visa. Period. Cost is 650RM. No re-entry permit non-sense. No 90 day reporting. No reporting every time you stay a night in a hotel or friends house. No reporting when you come back home.
The financial requirements are harder and a 150,000 RM (over 50) or 300,000 RM (under 50) lock-in term deposit is required. 50,000 RM may be withdrawn after one year for house/condo purchase or medical expenses. Very easy to get 3% interest. So if you have a hard time putting together 800,000 baht then it is not for you.
You can buy property. However, there is a minimum price of 1M RM and 500,000 RM in Penang.
Most condos are 2 or 3 bedroom.
Local beer and alcohol can be more expensive. However, imported beer can be cheaper. You can get a pint of Guinness for 160 baht at a bar in KL or Penang. Langkawi is a duty free area so can buy a bottle of liqueur at a good price but can only take one bottle off the island.
The infrastructure is much superior.
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Never use agents.
However, as for the actual requirements the only thing new for this year is the requirement for confirmed ticket out of the country. Can be train, bus or airplane. I did confirmed this with the fellow at the embassy. It also certainly does not have to be to your home country.
In my case, I didn't have any ticket but I do have a Malaysian MM2H visa and this was enough.
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18 hours ago, wealthychef said:
Thank you very much for your clear description and quick reply.
However, now I'm confused by your "clarification." You said
I frequently exit and re-enter, and previously my visa was a multiple-enty visa. The term of the visa expires at end of Feb. I need to extend my permission to stay as well as permission to exit and enter at will. You have just made things more confusing for me. Definitely the visa expires at end of Feb. Are you saying I don't need to renew that? <deleted>, thanks.
If you currently have a one year multiple entry visa valid until the end of Feb then you should be able to do a "border-run" before the end of Feb and get one year from that date. You would then need to get a re-entry permit if you wanted to leave the country. I am not an expert but this is my understanding of how the one-year visas work.
Actually all visas work the same way. The valid from/to date is when the visa is valid to enter the country. You are then allowed to stay in the country for the length of time allowed by the visa. That could be 60 days for a 60 day tourist visa or one year for a one year retirement visa.
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18 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:
Not sure why you would ignore that comment.
Islam means no hookers, high alcohol prices and no pork.
Beer in KL costs more than in the UK.
I could live without the hookers, but I insist on bacon for breakfast and a beer with dinner.
(not that keen on lamb or goat)
Complete non-sense.
Pork is readily available. Most supermarkets have a non-halal section.
The place is crawling with hookers if that is a priority in your life.
Decent imported beer (draft and bottles) can be found cheaper than in Thailand and about the same a back home. On Langkawi imported alcohol is amazingly cheap as it is a duty-free zone.
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Just print the booking receipt showing you paid for the bus.
This is what the guy on the bus wants to see for online purchases.
Yellow Book in Bangrak, Bangkok
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Posted · Edited by scuba2day
I got my yellow book at the Din Daeng district. As I have a condo they used that to get my Thai name (and parents names also) and I did not require a translation of my passport. They required a long term visa (I have an O-A), two photos and a Thai person with me. That was it. So total cost of the yellow book and pink ID card was 60 baht.