ashleybrewer83

I remember this guy at Bear Cocktails a while ago. He did seem a bit...'off'

Update: We used DHL (the one in Bangkok at the BTS station) and it arrived in an astonishingly fast 3 days. I was very impressed. 

My husband and I are flying to Bangkok from Samui to have a Power of Attorney form signed at the US Embassy. It's crucial that we get these docs back to the US as quickly as possible. Does anyone have any insight as to what would be the fastest method? I see that there are DHLs and a UPS in Bangkok but if anyone has experience doing this, I'd love to know!

9 hours ago, imjmn said:

Why did you pick Thailand?

 

As noted - tell no one what kind of work you do - not even the place you will be living.

 

A Thai Elite visa - as noted covers all bases - that said - it is lot of $$ unless $$ are of no issue for you. A 5 year TE visa x2 - 1 million Baht sure will buy a lot of plane tickets and rent a lot of condo/house/apartments.

 

You are also aware that Thailand is very restrictive about property ownership??

 

MJ

@imjmn Hi MJ - We picked Thailand after spending close to two years traveling around SE Asia. It was the country that seemed to "check all of our boxes" as far as environment, food, people, culture, etc. Plus we met some great friends there (not that great people aren't everywhere!)

The Thai Elite visa seems like something we might consider in a year or two after we've spent even more time in Thailand to solidify our decision. We certainly aren't rich by any means, however, money is available. We'd prefer not to spend that much, however, if in the future it seems like it makes sense, it could be a viable option.

And yes, we're aware of Thailand property ownership restrictions. We weren't thinking about that at this time. 

Thank you again for your input. 

10 hours ago, JackThompson said:

 

@ashleybrewer83In addition to some "try out time" in Thailand, check out Malaysia's "My 2nd Home" program, The Philippines "money in the bank" options, Vietnam's 1-year Tourist Visa options for USA-citizens, and Cambodia's easy 1-year multiple-entry visa offerings (~$350 per year) - so you can make a fully-informed decision, with comparison to other offerings in the region.

 

Thank you. Yes, we are aware of the much easier options in other countries. We happen to just really enjoy and prefer Thailand, plus we have friends that currently live there (they are Belgian and have work visas.)

14 hours ago, csabo said:

How old you are exactly matters.  Why not just say it? 30? 45? 49?  All have a different best route so spill the beans already if you want accurate quick help.

I am 34 and my husband is 36.

All of this has been really great information and I appreciate everyone's comments and insights. I am thinking that we'll have to view it more as "living in SE Asia," trying to spend as much time as we can in Thailand the legal way, while also enjoying other neighboring countries as well. I was hoping for more of a "home base" type of scenario but it's looking fairly difficult with our situation.

Thanks again for all of the input. 

Thank you for the information. We obviously want to be legal, so this is all very good information to know. 

It's possible my husband may have work when we arrive which could change things. However, since we're both under 50, it's looking like the expensive Elite Access via might, unfortunately, be the best option. We would certainly love to stay 5+ years.

Thanks again and we'll keep doing research. Considering an education visa as well?

Hello - I apologize if this questions has been asked and answered multiple times before, I haven't been able to find a clear answer as of yet.

My husband and I are US citizens and want to move to Thailand in June of 2018. I work online and he will hopefully be doing the same.

What's the best way we can go about doing this? Can we apply for 60-day visas as many times as we'd like? I wouldn't want to just use the 30-day exemption because I feel like it would raise flags after a long period of time.

We'd be returning to the U.S. twice a year for about a month each time.

Any insight would be great. Thanks!