jimgilly

So I guess you didn't understand the part about listing the positives and negatives of living in Thailand or if you plan to stay or leave. Better luck next time.

I have no idea what you posted as I was looking to see what people considered the plusses and minuses of living in Thailand and if they planned to stay or leave but I guess that went over your head.

I started a topic in the Thailand General Chat section asking what people considered the positives and negatives of living in Thailand to see individually what people consider the good and bad and also if they plan to stay or leave. It will be interesting to compare if more people think the positives outnumber the negatives and why they think that. I have my list and I'll share that later with those that reply to the topic.

Thailand was ranked the 6th best country for expats to live and work according to a survey done by Internations. I'm curious to compare and see what people living here think are the positive and negative reasons for making the move to Thailand and who plans to stay and who plans to leave.

Interesting that most replies are negative about Thailand being #6. Actually, I'll start a new topic on the positives vs the negatives of living in Thailand and compare the number of responses both positive and negative.

Smart thing to move but you don't need to cancel the visa. It will lapse when you don't renew it.

Just another day in the Land of Stupidity.

The US and the West are on their way out in more ways than one. Countries are dumping the $ as the US is totally broke with the US national debt at nearly $35 trillion and adding $2 trillion to that yearly. Soon it will have to print more $ to cover its debt-funded spending as other countries stop buying and start selling the US treasury bonds they are holding. Add the 20 million illegals scattered around the country, (many CCP operatives), and the turmoil that will surely follow after the coming presidential election that could lead to a civil conflict among other problems, and you have a perfect storm brewing. The Thais know this and going forward I expect we will see a bigger shift away from the US as Thailand joins the other BRIC nations which will prove to be the right move. Don't believe me -watch and see.

Dream on.

Not going to happen. They have already concluded UBI will not work. People with nothing but time on their hands and little money to buy things with will turn into uncontrollable savages and the PTB will never let that happen in their Eutopian world. They have the motive, means and opportunity to eliminate the problem before it happens and they will. It's already going on but the masses are too dumb to see what's right in front of them. Too late to stop them so just hope you're somewhere that will give you a little more time before you too become irrelevant and that day is coming.

I'm not buying it. AI/robotics will eventually replace all but a few of the current jobs around the world. From blue collar to white collar workers, they are already being replaced and this will only accelerate going forward. Anyone who doesn't believe this has not kept up with the times. The bigger question is what will happen to all the unemployed once there is no longer work for them? If you think they will sit idly by with nothing to do and little funds at hand to make ends meet, you're delusional. The pitchforks will come out but before that happens the power elite/technocrats will resolve the problem and with the only solution that makes sense - depopulation. Don't believe it wait and see.

The cops, aka thugs, need to be arrested and then fired. Six months of jail time is also warranted but this will not happen in the Land Of Stupidity. This is truly a country where common sense does not exist.

No alledged self-defense. This is no accident it is an assault leading to manslaughter. No fine for this. Prison time for the Brit.

Read my initial post where I made a comment about the marriage and retirement visa ie, 400k and 800k baht requirements, and then you jumped in making it sound like these two visas did have a longer than 1 year option. I wasted time going back and forth with you thinking there was maybe something I was missing. There was not as you turned out to be the typical expat I try to avoid who thinks he knows a lot more than he actually does. If you can't provide helpful information, then stop posting on the forum. Also, if you could read, I am not the one calling it a "processing fee". That is what they call it at ltr.boi.go.th. End of discussion.

Don't you still have to qualify under one of the 4 options 1) wealthy global citizen 2) wealthy pensioner 3) work from Thailand professional or 4) high skilled professional? If so, then this 50,000 baht for 10 years is just another requirement to pay a "processing fee" for the privilege of allowing you to stay in Thailand.

Went to the website and did not see anything pertaining to 50,000 baht for ten years, nevermind an explanation how it would work if it does exist so where is a direct link or is this another case of false info being put out on the forum?

Can you explain more about how the 50,000 baht for ten years works as I've never heard of this being an option. I currently have a retirement visa with 800,000 baht plus in one of my bank accounts to qualify for it.

So not the 400,000 baht requirement for the marriage visa or 800,000 baht for the retirement visa which is what I referred to or was this too difficult to understand?

And what was the requirement to get your LTR/WP visa?

I said marriage or retirement visa not LTR/WP

They should offer a 5 or 10 year visa to expats who are retired here and have the valid required funds for either a marriage or retirement visa but of course that will never happen.

And the Brits won WWII right?

So for a 1000 baht value, you need to do an online transfer of 70 baht before you get your package. And what methods of payment are acceptable?

Has anyone had to go to the Thai post office to pay the 7% VAT that was to be effective 1 May or was the 7% collected upon delivery to the home?

Stay put. You are where you deserve to be.