Scooby and Puppy

1 hour ago, champers said:

No it isn't.

Oh yes it is... ???

On 02/02/2018 at 6:34 PM, MaeJoMTB said:

Rules must have changed .......... 'stay until' on yours has no date stamp?

 

Yeah, rules must have changed.. but now I wouldn’t want to go there for 30 days anyway.  

On 30/01/2018 at 2:49 PM, MaeJoMTB said:

Looks in passport ........ every PI entry I've made gave me 1 month.

My stamp says Jun 16 to July 8 (22 days),

the scribble on it was the overstay. I had to go and find an ATM because I didn’t have enough pesos on me, (gave it all to a Philly friend who needed it more than me)...I did assume it was 30 days, but it seems it wasn’t for me. Glad you have a month though.

when were you there mate?  My mrs says it changed some time ago (dunno if she is right, mind you). I am wondering if I had been scammed by them...now it has annoyed me, even though it was 7 years ago...55555. 

On 27/01/2018 at 6:57 PM, MaeJoMTB said:

Rumor has it a POTY was trying to move there but were surprised when told they didn't have enough money. KUL are generous on the entry VISA of 90 days (I get that when I'm waiting 6 hrs for a through flight), but staying there LT is probably much harder.

Philippines you can arrive and stay 3 years without leaving, no finance checks at all.

I was in the Philippines in 2011, overstayed 1 day (didn’t know it was 21 days visa free), and got fined 70 odd quid, which is over 3,000 baht.

On 01/11/2017 at 7:28 AM, DGS1244 said:

Always and also expect it anyway, this is Thailand.

Sorry, but do you think Thailand is the only country where a wife will cheat or scam?

Some people seem to think it’s only Thailand where you can lose a house and other chattels. I feel if you have the common sense to ‘cover’ yourself, ie, a usufruct, 30 year lease, you are actually safer here than your home country.  In the UK, you can still lose your house in a nasty divorce, and still have to pay the mortgage on it.  So why is Thailand any different?

Same dog, different lamp-post.

On 29/08/2017 at 10:38 AM, likeke said:

I retired in Bangkok after traveling there many times. I took the plunge as it were. I gave myself one year but stayed three years. Probably one year too long. Ended up hating everything Thai. The language and cultural barrier did me in. I knew a lot of the thai language but still could not speak conversationally. Went to the gym 6 days a week and traveled around southeast asia. Good pension and never took the bars or the bar girls seriously. Stayed single because I would never marry again. It was a good life for a while. I returned to the states (Hawaii) one year ago. Best move I ever made. Going back to BKK for 2 weeks on holiday, and looking forward to being a tourist again. 

Moving to where you enjoyed your holidays as a tourist is a no no.

if you think about it,  living here AWAY from the tourist haunts is best because then you can go to Bkk, or Phuket, or Pattaya for a holiday while STILL living in Thailand.  I live in Korat city, and always look forward to a few days break in Bkk, or a couple of times a year in Pattaya...you become a tourist again while still being an expat too...

I can feel a bit bogged down sometimes, but whizz off to Phuket, or Pattaya, and it's exactly the same as when going there from the UK. No disrespect to the Pattaya dwellers, but they do come across a bit bored with the place.

On the other hand, when me and 'er indoors go there, booking a hotel, is just like a tourist...best of both worlds. No matter where you live, the grass is always greener somewhere else, so use it to your advantage. I am an expat, but can become a tourist just by driving a few hours.

The government doesn't want it to be like that, but their hands are tied by EU rules on immigration... when we are out, then things can change, but don't hold your breath on that happening soon.

Stayed well out the way...well maybe had a little peek at whats going on, (tooled up, of course).