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10 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Non O multiple entry one year visa.

Non O single entry based on retirement or marriage

Tourist visa 

Ideally, I'd be wanting to stay for a year on a Non-O.

I don't mind doing a 1 year extension on a single entry visa within the country, but I'd take the one-year multiple entry if the immigration office offered it.

And if my paperwork is wrong I'd need to make a tourist visa in a pinch, and then convert it inside the country.

In any case, I am just wondering how the different consulates match up for ease of processing.

10 hours ago, Caldera said:

Savannakhet is best, all things considered.

Cheers,

How does Vientiane compare?

Do we need to make an appointment these days? Or can we just show up?

9 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Visit for what? 

Thai visa.

-Non-O

-Tourist 

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

A big bull market will come eventually, either this year or next year. 

So arguably it's a great time to BUY stocks, but in my view, carefully selected stocks, and not indexes this time.

A big worry I now have is that the radical nihilistic republicans (the extremists like Gaetz) have taken over the US congress and they have permission now to attach conditions to national budget bills. They will, the conditions will be unacceptable (such as attacking Medicare and Social Security) and then they will shut down the government. This is not only a US problem as such an event or event will crash market globally. The good news I guess is that after they crash, what a great buying opportunity!

What stocks you like?

Which is the easiest place these days to visit a nearby Thai consulate?

Vientiane?

Savannakhet?

Cambodia?

Penang?

With regards rules/regulations, agreeable consulate officers, wait times, documents required, border/airport immigration etc. etc.

What documents exactly did they want?

43 minutes ago, expatocean said:

I have lived in Thailand 23 years I have all the documents , been on  nono for over 20 years, also just turned 50 so I have a few options including a little holiday maybe in Laos .Thank you for your reply.

Ok, I am not sure I understand what you are asking.

On 10/22/2022 at 12:11 PM, ubonjoe said:

I have corrected my post. I left out part of what I meant to write.

 

The correct terminology for a 60 day extension is to visit your Thai wife or child. Same for the one year extension.

You could apply for the 60 day extension and then the one year extension.

If you are still working you could do the change to a one year extension you could use your income from working if it is 40k baht or more.

So, if I were to make the new extension of stay based on having a Thai child (my current extension of stay is for work/teaching), would I have to do it with 15 days left on my current extension?

I read somewhere that when changing the reason for an extension of stay (e.g. work to family) you need to do it 15 days before expiry.

Or is that just for visa category changes?

Hopefully, not too off topic, but which place is currently easiest for visiting embassies for a new visa?

Laos? Malaysia? Cambodia?

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Cardio seems to work well, the 70s, 80s guys i know very fit, look good and probably never lifted a weight

Makes sense. It's your heart, right? Hehe

I think stretching is probably important too for range of motion and mobility; save you from falling over n breaking important stuff, lol

1 minute ago, greg71 said:

Personally id say weight training - the average male over the age of 40 loses an average of 6% muscle per yr . Without strength one cannot walk ,stand up or even have sex . Like someone else said previously weight training increases testosterone and hgh . 

Seriously? Can't stand? Or walk?

Not sure about the embassy in Savannakhet , but to do the extension for a year at your local immigration office you definitely need the funds.

What other documents do you have for the savannakhet embassy?

What do you think is more beneficial to health as you age and why: weight training, stretching, or cardio?

3 minutes ago, BigStar said:

The OP should be sure to work a couple of years at a company or institution that provides Thai SS. Then, upon leaving, keep up the modest payments for free healthcare & meds for life at Thai gov't hsps. 

Yup, that's a good one.

You only have to work 6 months though ????

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I also have been here since 22 yrs old, currently in my 40’s... and am of a very similar mindset.

I’d be nice to have a house here and the UK... Summers in the UK, winters in Thailand. 

 

One of the concerns I have is medical care - If I want decent medical care in Thailand its going to become very costly... the balance of course is that medical care in the UK is becoming rather awful... they’re good a keeping you alive, but not so good at getting you that knee or hip operations quickly (the bloke across the road from my folks has needed a knee op for over 2 years - he’s unable to leave the house alone...  Thats just a road to the end... he’d otherwise be walking his dog, meeting others in the community, driving to his clubs etc.

 

I’d say good medical care take a strong priority in many choices... but as does standard of living...

Is the standard of living better in Thailand ??...   it can be cheaper, but I’m not sure about a better standard unless we are still paying western prices.

 

 

Damn, if he had a spare 10 grand lying around, he could probably get that knee fixed in Thailand.

2 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

Enjoy you 50's in Thailand, but get to your 60's then the dynamic can change and repatriation can kinda figure in your decision making process

Yeah, having been here since 22, I am starting to think I won't be living here at 60.

Nothing wrong with a few months holiday here though

Does anyone know the required documents for a 60 day extension based on family/marriage?

I believe less documents are required compared with the 1 year extension.

11 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

"Face" of course. 

 

It makes sense to a Thai. 

They have very weak egos

Do they accept 

On 1/5/2023 at 10:12 PM, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

Sure hope so. Can't postpone the trip.

 

I have both the Mor Phrom app on my phone showing three vaccinations plus the yellow booklet issued by the MoH here showing same.

Will they accept a print out from the Mor Phrom app?

How do you get the yellow booklet?

5 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

What always intrigues me are those that protest too much about any perceived criticism 

 

To quote George Smiley. "The zealot is always harboring a secret doubt"

Exactly ????

Can't say the slightest thing bad about Thailand with some of these guys on here.

I guess they are in denial.

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I pay a woman to make my bed here.

How sad.

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Real PGCE or online PGCE?

Both are available in Thailand.

And some got their qualification overseas obviously.

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Your funny. Integrated into Thai society by marrying a Thai and having a half Thai daughter, learned the language, I read the local papers, I watch the Thai news and the only interaction I had with another foreigner the first 10 years I was in the outer Issan province of Udon Thani, Nong Saeng, was when a friend would pop in and we would play checkers once a week.  Father in-law was a Phu Yai, BIL was a Police Lt. Col.  Neighbor was the local Thai Post manager. I involved myself in my community worked on projects with the locals and helped where I could.  12 years later I divorced, but still keep in touch with the family as I have a half Thai daughter.  I have lived on Phuket (in Rawaii and Chalong to be exact), Lived in Chiang Mai, Lived in Udon Thani towards Wang Sam Mo, and then towards Nong Bua Lamphu, Lived in Nonthaburi then moved to Bangkok Where I own a Condo, I also split the time between it and PKK where we have a house here in Southern HH/Pranburi. Far from the honeymoon phase I do believe, and after many of extensions of stay for a Non Imm-O and O-A, went and obtained the new LTR-WP 10 year visa, so no more online 90 day reports for me which were pretty eeasy to do as well as going to CW also painless, now I have a multiple entry in and out for the life of the Visa, and as we travel all over the country and in and out life is good.  I have properties in the US that I rent out and will never tire of Thailand like you seem to have.  Some folks let bad experiences define them, others like myself and those I know let it roll and moved on.  Life is too short to be bitter, I retired at 52, still had my own company which I have just closed.  Enjoy, you sound like someone who can not let the past go and move forward.

Well done.

You certainly did a lot to try to assimilate and have most distinguished relatives and neighbors. Kudos.

I gave quite a fair and balanced list of things I like about Thailand and also what I dislike.

Wouldn't say I am bitter about anything. I just don't bury my head in the sand and I am open to new possibilities.

But for some expats, they've made their bed here.

3 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Pretty much nothing.

 

Is he still sending $$$?

 

If not, and she changes her mind, I believe she can divorce him with the reason "Abandonment" without his presence.

Can men do that too?

54 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

By 'serious life', are you taking about all the poor western foreigners that try to scrape a living here (unqualified schoolteachers)? IMHO best not to arrive until you've made enough money to live for the rest of your life.

Some of us have degrees in the subject we teach, a PGCE, and have good jobs at top-tier schools, actually.

But I wasn't just referring to careers. I was meaning guys who go married, or had a family, or moved to live in traditional community.

These are the guys who experience a different side of Thailand, rather than the guys that are just on a long term holiday who don't know the real Thailand.