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I know several people who have and maintain a retirement extension in Thailand while also having some kind of residence status in another country that isn't their home country. I've never heard of this being an issue for anyone.

4 hours ago, ryanhull said:

You should consider yourself very lucky, highly doubt you will get in the same way again, your not per say a tourist, I believe you are allowed 60 days now as a 'tourist' and to be quite frank your lucky they even listened to one word you said, normally it would just be 'your going home'

That's a bit over the top, although it cannot be denied that things got more difficult and erratic.

To put the OP's experience in perspective, I just got a 4th SETV in my current passport elsewhere (all issued within the region, but all by different consulates/embassies). So the consular officer approving it saw my previous SETVs (3) from last year and this year in this passport, plus extensions, plus visa exempt entries. Nevertheless, my application was granted without a single question asked and without any remarks on the visa.

5 hours ago, Salerno said:

What makes you think just because a couple of people bumped uglies and 9 month later you were born into the world gives you the "right" to live anywhere in the world you want to?

Well just take this very thought one step further and "bump uglies" with a Thai, preferably one you like and of the opposite sex. All going well, nine months later you will be eligible for a non-immigrant visa and extensions based on being the parent of a Thai. If that idea spreads, it might even be beneficial for Thailand's gene pool.

8 hours ago, ripper15 said:

Although if you arrive in Saigon you can try TIMO. 

That used to be a good option, but Timo have updated their policy recently - due to new government regulations, see https://timo.vn/en/blog/regulations-for-foreigners/

These new regulations mean that at least a 1-year visa is now usually required for a foreigner to open a new bank account in Vietnam.

Only one guy? I thought she was into, ahem, serial encounters?

Ah, a committee, that will solve the issue in no time at all!

5 hours ago, dandeedo said:

I don't know why everyone on this forum is so miserable. 

Me neither, but once you have accepted them for the free entertainment they provide and entirely predictable responses you can trigger, it's actually great fun to wind them up.

See https://www.ababank.com/international-transfers/, should be $10 for an inbound SWIFT transfer of $500. Obviously you'll have fees to send at your end on top of that.

For transfers from the US to Thailand, TransferWise is much better from my experience.

1 minute ago, sanemax said:

You may well be, but other people are not .

This thread is about them, no need for you to contribute 

I contribute whenever I feel like it. Potential Forex movements are an important consideration when deciding when and where to retire. What good does it do to bemoan exchange rates? That won't change them. Obviously, I will also be pleased when I will get more baht for my money again, but in the meantime, no big deal.

Boo-hoo, cry me a river. I'm fine with the baht.

4 minutes ago, transam said:

And what Big Country do you come from...? One that the UK at the mo is bolstering perhaps.....????

Perhaps. ????

What they might mean is that it has become more difficult and/or more expensive to extend tourist visa in country, especially when attempting to do that multiple times.

No recent changes with regards to the application for a new tourist visa though. Three months single and multiple entry visa are both readily available. I use the approval letter route to get a multiple entry tourist visa on arrival at the airport. That suits me best, but there are other options.

4 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Let's face it, the EU are never going to accept terms that are remotely fair to the UK. It's time to end this charade and get out with no deal.

 

We can sort out a trade deal to facilitate the EU's 70 Billion pound trade surplus with the UK after we've left.

 

You do realize that there won't be much of a UK left though? Little Britain, more like it. Get on with it!

Mike Pence, grab this unique chance by the pussy. All you need to do is convince less than 20 GOP senators that now is the time to rid the country of this blown up clown.

49 minutes ago, Langkawee said:

Many Chinese running guest houses and hotels in Chiang Mai. They can blend in better, obviously. You are making wild assumptions. No problem working illegally or running hotels as long as you are Chinese. Many are also employed in banks. This has been going on for a century. Chinese are very welcome in Thailand. Same rights as Thais. 

It's a bit more complex than that. There have been several waves of Chinese immigrants to Thailand, many of them obviously Thai citizens for many generations by now. There have also been periods in Thai history when Chinese immigration has been seen as a threat, leading to a backlash.

Chinese working illegally in Thailand can and do get arrested. Others get away with it, probably less a question of blending in than knowing how to grease the wheels.

These muppets. First they re-admit foreigners who are blacklisted and thus inadmissible, which is a major lapse in security. Then they have the balls, nay, cheek to pat themselves on the backs for arresting them later. They should all be fired and forced to work as airport toilet cleaners. I'd even wet (sic) their beak.

You don't really get stuck in Laos if you're denied a Thai visa. You can still fly to another country, or travel to either Vietnam or Cambodia overland. You could even fly into Bangkok to transit there. All this can easily be booked for the same or the following day - Savannakhet usually isn't a crowded place.

3 hours ago, cerox said:

Yes it is "legal" but when Immigration in Bangkok denies you because they do not "agree", what then?

There's no difference whatsoever. They might not even agree with a re-entry permit issued at the very same airport. When leaving and attempting to re-enter while studying at an informal school, you always seem to be at risk at Bangkok's airports.

By the low standards Boris has set in recent weeks, I think this latest attempt actually isn't all that bad. I just doubt there will be enough time to replace the backstop agreement with something along the lines of his proposal.

"Rain forecast for most of Thailand"

In the monsoon season. Quite normal, isn't it?!