JamesPhuket10

In theory, I agree, but maybe he was not allowed to leave unless he signed the document, in that case, I would write in capital letters, "I do not understand the contents of this document as it is written in Thai", and then sign it. I wonder if that would work?

Even the blokes 😀

You have to take into account who you are lending money to and their circumstances. Most of us have friends you can count on one hand (real friends), the rest are just long-term acquaintances, especially in an expat community. In the UK back in 2005 a friend (I had known him 17 years at that point) worked on a software contract together, he suddenly needed 10k pounds sterling, and he had a sudden cash-flow problem, I told him no problem and I transferred the money to his account the next day. He said he only needed it for a month but due to further complications, he paid me back nine months later. In 2010, I had a cash flow shortfall after setting up a new company, he immediately lent me 15k pounds, and I said I did not know exactly when I could pay him back, he got it all back one year later. My ex-Thai wife lent about 4000 pounds (her own money not mine) to her Thai cousin for a business startup, he gave a Rolex as a guarantee, but he did not pay it back in the time agreed so she took it to a jeweller, what a surprise, it was fake. Would I lend money to a Thai, no way. A funny thing happened last year at the housing complex we live in, a Thai security guard working at the barrier to the complex rang our doorbell, he wanted to borrow 5000 baht for one hour and could pay it back after one hour, I thought which creditor can not wait one hour to be paid, the answer was "no".

Good one! I bet your joke went over a lot of people's heads though.😀

Thanks for your information. I am currently in Thailand on a non-O visa, I have been here for about 1.5 years and the next renewal for my so-called retirement extension will be in February 2025. I had a look at the online UK visa application system and filled in some of my details for the DTV visa to see what questions they were going to ask. When it came to the job type, there was "company owner", "Self Employed", "freelance", "contract" etc, and even one for "retired", so do you know if we can select retired? I am a retired freelance software engineer and I am currently designing/coding/testing iPhone apps from my home office in Thailand, I have a full development system here, and if successful I will set up a LTD company in the UK, I suppose I could then say I am a "company owner". What proof did they request from you to prove you are employed and proof of your income etc, I can easily show I have cash in the bank re the 500k Baht.. I understand the visa is for six months and can then be extended while in Thailand for another six months, but I am assuming when that second six months expires we have to go back to the UK and get a brand new DTV visa?