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Once the house is sold , and most of the money spent , they probably can`t get back on the housing ladder in the UK , so maybe don`t want to go back and face life in a cheap rental property .

Wants to live her life " Free from bureaucracy and barriers " in Thailand . Good luck with that !

It might be possible to contact HMRC and explain that you are non-resident for tax . They should then issue you with the appropriate tax code . Then the pension provider might be able to pay out without taking off the tax first .

Would this girl ask for 30 k / month from a Thai BF ? Don`t think so . A more usual arrangement would be for both parties to live together and share expenses ( rent , electricity bills , car and food expenses etc ). Often , each will work and save some money towards a house or condo purchase in the future .Of course , these long-term relationships usually involve marriage .

It`s just an opening request - negotiate , it`s common in Thailand . 30 k sounds a lot , but if you have $$$$ and are happy to pay, why not ? I think many retirees splash a lot more on their Thai life than 30 k / month .....buying land , building the house , buying the car etc etc.

So it`s Bt 10 k for individual , 20 k per family , at both land and air entry ?

Strange about Booking.com - used it last year to book a few days in Patts and received an email at 5 am on the day of arrival stating that the booking was cancelled due to an electrical problem in the room . Went to the place anyway and just checked in as usual , nobody mentioned any problem , so I assume this was a scam , but why ? And what was the point ?

How about having 2 non -O s ( retirement with proof of $ in the bank ) back to back giving 6 months ...any likely problems ? I`m wondering about getting the 1st one in the UK before travel , then getting another when I have to do a border run to Laos - possible ?

It`s just supply and demand . Places like Patts have seen a huge inflow of people from India and China . Hotels and restaurants charge what they can . Get out of the tourist ghettos and prices are half - 400 not 800 / night for a room , 50 not 150 for food . Agree on air fares though - pre covid I paid c. £ 600 LHR - BKK . Last year it was £ 1100 .

Having a Thai person accompany you and vouch for your respectability has worked in the past , particularly if they are a long time resident and well known in the area . Might still work ? Failing that , a non O retirement ( over 50 ) visa is available from your home country . Just needs proof of Bt 800 k in the bank ( not necessarily a Thai bank ).

The Thais are usually polite and ask before throwing water . It`s the aggressive Farangs who are the problem .

Hi , thanks for that . The Non O retirement ( 90 days ) e-visa might be ok if the 60 VEE goes back to 30 . Would it be possible to extend this by another 30 days at immigration . I hope to visit 3 places this time - Prachuap KK ( not much there but has a nice beach ) Patts , and Udon . Never been anywhere in Laos before , so was hoping to avoid having to stay there but it looks like that might be a better option for me than the Cambo run ( did that by minibus a few yrs ago and didn`t enjoy it ) .

Hi , I had it all planned out - Enter visa exempt ( 60 days ) then extend at immigration ( another 30 ) . Then border bounce at Nonghai over the bridge and back ( another 60 ) . Job done . But now it`s all changed again - maybe now only 30 days VEE and the requirement to spend 2 nights in Vientienne instead of coming straight back . Just had a look at the visa options ... SETV gets you 60 ( + 30 ) , retirement gets you 90 . Then there`s the O-A that needs insurance . I have the required 800,000 in an account , so what are my best options ? TINA .

The day of the small mom + pop style shops is coming to an end - they just can`t compete with 7-11 Family Mart , Lotus , Big C . Maybe ok for the wife who has to be at home to maybe look after a small child , but as a full time job ? Mind numbingly boring unless there are lots of customers , profits may be so small they don`t even cover the cost of electricity and depreciation on equipment .

I`ve been back in the UK for a few months , so I contacted ( email ) KTB and asked if I needed to do anything . They sent me the FATCA / CRS forms and I printed them off and filled them in before photoing and sending back . Got a reply next day . All very efficient , I`m impressed .