MalcolmB

Thankyou, but I think the retirement is best for me now.

It is a bit confusing. You say Bangkok Bank, Dr Jack says they are not good and Kaskorn is better. The agent will know. i hope.

Thanks for the suggestion but I think I will go with retirement O visa.

No please keep it open until I get my visa. Really helpful. Thank you very much.

I can not see any ludicrous questions from me? Strange forum this one? Meanwhile the other happier half answered solved my visa issues within two hours after I have spent the last two weeks in confusion as everyone I spoke to had a different story. I can not thank you enough. Simply 1) I must go to an agent tomorrow which I have already googled. 2)He will open my bank account and sort the visa paperwork. 3)I must go to Saigon to the Thai embassy to get an O visa 4) Take O visa to Thailand embassy (not in Phuket but in girlfriends hometown) and swap it over for a retirement visa. 5) no need to change visas when I get married. 800,000 THBin the Kasikorn bank. Agent 5,000 THB Too easy. One more question. Do I need to go to the British Embassy also in Saigon or do the Thais do it all for you?

I hope you are joking.

Perfect. i will write that down. Thanks

I googled it. and was directed by my friend google to here. which is why I am asking here. to all those who have helped me today thank-you very much. I will sleep better tonight and will be off to Saigon soon. To the Germans and lizards, you were half the reason I left the west to come to Thailand. You are just reinforcing to me I made the right decision. So thanks to you also. And a tip. good manners go a long way in Thailand, being rude will get you nowhere.

One last question. if I do the retirement visa and then get married I then have to change it?

Sorry if my questions make me sound a bit stupid. You must admit it is a bit different here. Must take the good with the bad, and so far the good is winning by a mile.

Ok, thanks.

I want to get the suckling pig. i had it in Pattaya years ago and never forgot it. Best pork I had ever tasted.

Which one do you do first?

Thanks. if I learn 20 words a day it won’t take long.

Ok The girlfriend said we have the wedding at her house, but I will tell her for the visa we will do it at the district office. Is it expensive? Do they do catering etc?

Oh, men and women speak a different language? That will make it a bit tricky.

Thanks again for your help. Tour of Nam appeals more than returning to the poo hole.

Perhaps. i was wondering about getting a Thai citizenship. They get 30 baht hospital care and I wouldn’t need a visa.

Can’t be that hard. Three year olds can speak it. i have always wanted to learn a foreign language Cop Coon Car

Yes, which is why I wrote in to this forum. Got to start somewhere. Thanks everyone for your time to help me.

Yes Thankyou for your help. can I easily get one in Vietnam? I don’t understand the last sentence.

Thankyou. easy to remember that one. Mia=wife

It has got worse the last ten years. I don’t care if I never go back ever. Which is why I sold up and moved here. If there is a better country to live I would be open to it if I could take my girlfriend.

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That is why I thought a Educational visa might be a good one. They teach you Thai and give you a visa. I was speaking to a guy yesterday who has been here over 15 years and never bothered to learn Thai. It will make life a lot easier for me I think. I really like Thai people.