Hi All,

 

Here is my story..looking for advise.

I have been with a Thai girl for many years and she is great all is well very happy. I don't work in Thailand and at the moment travel abroad a lot so come back and spent a week every month with her..normally entering on a Visa Exempt or Single Entry Tourist visa.

I am now looking to change my job which will be  working for a European company but based in Singapore so looking to stay in Singapore during the week and come back at the weekends..so I will go form 10 ish in/outs to 50 ish in/outs.

 

What are my options? I don't want to get an Elite Visa as forking out 500,000 Baht in one hit is just too painful. The job in Singapore is well paid so no problem meeting any monthly financial requirements and I would consider marrying my GF if that was a good route we have talked about doing this before just never found the time.

 

Really just looking for options..opinions (never a problem on TV)..suggestions

 

 

 

You may qualify for an Multiple Entry Tourist Visa (METV) once you start working there, from the Thai Embassy in Singapore.

 

https://www.thaiembassy.sg/visa-matters-/-consular/visa-requirements/tourist-visa

Unless you're over 50, or until you get married, you've got little choice but to keep entering as a tourist.

Hi,

 

Thank you for your replies..Did not think of METV good idea that would be option 1...option 2 would be the marriage route because for sure I would be pulled at the airport coming in on exempts and tourists visa's every weekend...which to me is crazy as I don't work in Thailand but spend my money in Thailand..yet they want to make it difficult.

On a more general note this seems to be a hole in the visa system for people in my situation I have business visa's for other countries (ie Russia and China) 1 year Multi Entry easy process to  do..but for Thailand..na so easy..why am I surprised.