John Drake

I see. That makes sense. Still seems that the retirement extension is simply easier to deal with. As long as they don't make changes.

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So Srettha's first act will be to ban Facebook? Ought to make him even more popular.

It doesn't matter where you stand, when the taxi on a two lane road takes the outer lane and never looks along the inner lane where you're standing. Why are they in such a hurry to avoid getting a fare?

Call Yingluck instead.

Are the visits for the marriage extensions carried out during the 30 day period while your application is under consideration? Or can/do they visit you anytime throughout the year?

Then what if both husband and wife are out of the country for an extended period? This is beginning to look to me like a marriage extension locks you down in one place.

I thought about this. But what if your wife happens to do work that requires her to be out of the country frequently? Do marriage extensions require you to be prepared for visits on a day's/week's or whatever notice?

Now that I see what's replacing him, I wish Prayuth was sticking around longer.

And another campaign promise bites the dust.

Srettha sold out. He's nothing but a figurehead.

Since Big Joke has made it an issue, we need to know what type visa and/or extension they are on. This should be included in every Foreigner Acting Bad story from now on.

Srettha making the investor class happy, along with Big Business, the mega project backers in government, and the military. The man has sold out totally.

Medicare doesn't cover you anywhere outside the US. Dual citizens of Mexico in Mexico, however, would have Mexican medical coverage. And I believe that foreigners who are resident in Mexico can get Mexican government issued insurance for less than $100/month.

Plus it might be that the grandfathering doesn't go back so far. A lot of people left Thailand during Covid and either were unable to return and extend their visas or simply opted out of doing so. All Immigration needs to do to trim away a lot of people on current extensions and their financial requirements is to make "grandfathering" go back to right before Covid in late 2019. Anyone not on consecutive extensions since 2019 would not be included.

Doesn't look like de-dollarization is working so well for Russia and India. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-says-theres-problem-billions-014447565.html

Everyone's free to use whatever term they like to describe their nationality.

Khaosod has it a bit differently. Srettha sounds like a figurehead for a much more hardline government in key cabinet posts. With the news that Prayuth, as part of a deal with PTP, got to select the heads of the new military leadership, it seems as if Srettha will pretty much be told what to do. If you're a reformer, you may actually have been better off with Prayuth. The new group don't seem much inclined to compromise on anything. https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1695320278107373986

And that's very true for many people. Another factor, btw, is medical care. For those of us getting SSA in Thailand, we must pay our own way for medical costs. No Medicare coverage here. And when you're in your seventies, you're probably going to be seeing a lot more physicians and hospitals than in your sixties. Might be easier to just go to Mexico, although I think Mexico has higher financial requirements than does Thailand currently. Sill, a lot of people in the US are also Mexican citizens or second generation immigrants. They'll not need to worry over immigration and visa requirements. And SSA operates three Federal Benefit Units in Mexico, compared to zero in Thailand.

Because they will be unable to meet Thai immigration's financial requirements. Too, if they are 70 or more in order to receive SSA benefits, it's simply going to be more difficult to get up and move to another country in their seventies than in their sixties. Now, you draw early SSA at age 62. Will the age for that go up?

And Americans think the same way.

Expatriation as we knew it in the twentieth century is close to dying off. Western arrivals will mostly consist of corporate nomads. I doubt digital nomads will still have a standing, as the locals will be able to handle things for themselves. That leaves retirees. Once the age for getting Social Security in the US goes to 70 or above in a few years, you can cross Americans off the list. Will Euros follow the same path? Already seems as if the British are being squeezed out of sufficient retirement money. BTW with Thailand's crashing birthrate (in another topic) it looks like the demand for English teachers is going to drop with it.

Where does he buy his underwear?

Wonder if she gave any aging tips to Yingluck.

watches.