Sorry to hijack the thread but I don’t want to create a new thread on visa exempt plus what I am planning and what my options are.
Depending on certain conditions, I might go for in Q1 next year for a long term retirement.
I will initially do visa exempt for a month. This is my question though. Want are my best option for next steps? I want a trial of 3 months total before deciding if I will go for a non O extension via retirement.
1 Shall I extend for a month visa, then can I ask for non O after that for another 2 months and processing the 1 year extension on the last month prior to expiration.
2 Or am I forced to ask for a 2 months Non O and processing the 1 year extension during the last month. This will give me just 2 months to decide though, to stay for at least a year.
It is around march/april. If there is still Covid extension, that’s what I’ll use, but if it is no longer available, which is applicable for me above? Or other options pls. I am hoping the first option is even possible as I will do that. It is the ideal for me as I have never spent longer than a month in Thailand before.
Some info. I am 50 yo. It will be for Bangkok. I have the 800k already in the local bank there. I have a dual citizenship (France/Philippines). If I decide not to go for long term in Thailand, I’ll go to the Philippines.
I am currently based in Europe. If Thailand or Philippines does not work out for me in the next 2 years, I may go back to Europe.
sorry if some info are irrelevant.
Thanks.