St George

23 hours ago, Freed1948 said:

Thanks four your replies so far.

My financials for dependent child and retirement are insufficient for these.

Does Vientiane ask for financials; I don't think they do at Savannakhet.

https://thaivisavientiane.com/

In any event, a border hop should cover your requirements. I can't imagine that they would refuse you re-entry.

2 minutes ago, sometime said:

But more than likey you will hand in your documents and 1900 baht for your extension and it will be refused until you pay the fine lets say 1000 baht, then you have to submit all your documents again plus another 1900 baht because on the form it says if extension refused 1900 baht none refundable so that adds up to 4800 baht

Yep, that can go straight into the Project Fear file.

The figure of 800 Baht (with no impact on the processing of the extension) is what a friend paid in a provincial immigration office.

6 minutes ago, Diddl said:

Thank you everyone for all your responses, I appreciate it.

 

I am seriously thinking of Sri Lanka. I have looked into Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, but I feel that these countries will be similar in many respects to Thailand.

 

Sri Lanka offers a 2 year retirement visa and does not require all the shenanigans of 90-day reporting, TM30s, and every year renewals or extension. They do require the money in the bank though (mentioned below) so similar to Thailand, but at least there are no other hassles, and apparently it is very easy to renew the retirement visa once the 2 years are up.

 

The Sri Lankan retirement visa is called “My dream home visa programme”.

Requirements

• Must be over 55 years of age.

• Should forward US$15,000, or the equivalent into an approved foreign currency, and deposit it into a fixed deposit account at an approved bank in Sri Lanka.

• A monthly deposit of US$1,500, or equivalent, and an additional US$750 for any dependants into a savings account or current account in an approved bank.

 

Most people speak English there and I like Indian curries - none of this MSG poison. I will go and see about this after the monsoon is over. I can't wait to get out of this godforsaken place Thailand with all its rules and regulations amongst other things. I can't think of anywhere else to go because I will not go back to Europe, I don't fancy the Americas, and Indonesia or the Philippines don't attract me. I think the cost of living in Sri Lanka is cheaper also.  It looks like a beautiful island with beaches and magnificent hills.

 

What are the costs of living like  -  notably rent.