Anyone else thinking this way?  Cheaper. Friendlier.  English.  Better health care.  Yeah, there's no good longterm visa options.  However, you can just get a five year multiple entry tourism visa and go home for two months once a year to avoid overstays.

 

Run away from all of the problems and it's not even that far away.  Am I deluded here?  Has anyone else tried this yet here?

 

Thanks.

What is it about India that actually attracts you? It seems quite different than Thailand especially regarding nightlife, bars, etc.

Have you ever lived in India?  I have.  Would not do again by choice.

When you say you need to go home, that could mean anyplace outside India, right?

I looked into it years ago but I think the visa possibilities changed since then. 

10 months a year isn't so bad. 

 

Pleanty of places in UK very similar.

5 minutes ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

What is it about India that actually attracts you? It seems quite different than Thailand especially regarding nightlife, bars, etc.

I'm not trying to be a jerk here, just letting you know where I stand on this issue.  I'm not like most expats here.

 

I am dynamically opposed to the bar scene in thailand.  If it were up to me nana, soi cowboy, walking street, all of it would be overpriced hotels for Chinese tourists and condos etc.  I can't stand bar girls and I can't drink alcohol anymore due to poor health.

 

I like good health care, low cost of living, and that's about it.  Its ok here in isan but I've got major health issues that even the docs in bangkok can't assist with anymore.  And immigration is just annoying here.

 

My experience with india is just hot and cheap.  Completely immersed in cultural heritage but more westernized than thailand in lots of ways.  Maybe a little grimy in some areas.  All ok with me.  I haven't stayed long enough to have more of an impression of the place, I guess.  I guess I should do that.

7 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

When you say you need to go home, that could mean anyplace outside India, right?

I looked into it years ago but I think the visa possibilities changed since then. 

10 months a year isn't so bad. 

 

Exactly.  If your craving for thailand strikes you could easily buy a cheap tourism visa here.

India Jorge you are joking right, made 3 trips there over the years, no more. Thailand isn't that hard to stay here.

1 minute ago, moe666 said:

India Jorge you are joking right, made 3 trips there over the years, no more. Thailand isn't that hard to stay here.

It's getting more and more ridiculous.  No more income affidavits,  four hundred and eight hundred in a thai bank.  Lots of people are getting cranky, it's all I hear about with expats these days it seems.

2 minutes ago, SenorJorge said:

It's getting more and more ridiculous.  No more income affidavits,  four hundred and eight hundred in a thai bank.  Lots of people are getting cranky, it's all I hear about with expats these days it seems.

Totally agree. To many of us, Thai immigration has gone too far and at the very least it's time to seriously look at Plans B and even Plans C.

I've never even been to India. 
I assume there are pros and cons.

Pros such as English spoken and the food if you like the food, which I do.

Cons such as ridiculous crowding and pollution in the bigger cities.

But it's a very big country.

Other then the must leave thing for that 5 year thing, what are the other requirements?

India is such a vast country that they don't call it "The Sub-Continent" for nothing. 

Have you been to Goa? There are many lovely places in India and countless shitholes as the BBC would describe them. India is too big to generalize. They have the advantage of having been the Jewel in The Crown and thus have a more advanced civil service than Thailand.

However, as hot as it is here, I could never personally entertain the idea of living full time there even though I love Indian food. And yes, I did once have the luck to visit New Delhi and Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

They also have perfected the art of public defecation, apparently being copied in San Francisco I hear.

The question is where to stay in India? And would you be caught up in their tax system? 

 

I’ve been to Delhi several times, on business trips, nice hotels, driver, etc. I’m not sure I’d like to do it as a backpacker type. 

 

Indian women have bigger boobs

https://www.in.ckgs.us/visa/tourist-visa

 

Apparently Americans who aren't of Indian origin may apply for the ten year visa but if you are of Indian descent you must apply for the ten year.  Confusing.

 

Everything else is shockingly lenient.  From what I've heard you will have to go through a more thorough biometrics system on the ten year than what you are used to with thailand.  

Aha. So you have to leave every 6 months. That's what I remember from before. But can't you just come back in a few days?

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1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Aha. So you have to leave every 6 months. That's what I remember from before. But can't you just come back in a few days?

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No they've got a rule that says you have to be gone for at least two months but I think there's waivers for that.

24 minutes ago, madmen said:

Indian women have bigger boobs

True. They are also ugly as a hatful of bums.

Edited May 22, 20197 yr by Lacessit

25 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

True. They are also ugly as a hatful of bums.

There's like over 50 ethnic groups there and lots are amazingly hot.

 

Travelling just for women is very shallow

Totally agree. To many of us, Thai immigration has gone too far and at the very least it's time to seriously look at Plans B and even Plans C.
I've never even been to India. 
I assume there are pros and cons.
Pros such as English spoken and the food if you like the food, which I do.
Cons such as ridiculous crowding and pollution in the bigger cities.
But it's a very big country.
Other then the must leave thing for that 5 year thing, what are the other requirements?

I’m sorry I’m confused are you being rejected to India or Columbia? Must be a big decision if you can’t make it in Thailand, LOL.


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38 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

True. They are also ugly as a hatful of bums.

a globetrotter stated the most beautiful woman on earth is to be found in northern india.

otoh i have some friends that told me i wouldnt like india, they wouldnt even debate it, i suspect theres a lot of poverty, begging,

hassling, and in your face type of interaction

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1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Totally agree. To many of us, Thai immigration has gone too far and at the very least it's time to seriously look at Plans B and even Plans C.

I've never even been to India. 
I assume there are pros and cons.

Pros such as English spoken and the food if you like the food, which I do.

Cons such as ridiculous crowding and pollution in the bigger cities.

But it's a very big country.

Other then the must leave thing for that 5 year thing, what are the other requirements?

Download the real Marigold Hotel series last year I think a bunch of minor celebs went there for a retirement trial ????

I’m sorry I’m confused are you being rejected to India or Columbia? Must be a big decision if you can’t make it in Thailand, LOL.


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You're not sorry.

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Download the real Marigold Hotel series last year I think a bunch of minor celebs went there for a retirement trial [emoji848]

I've watched all their stuff.

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I can't make it here either.  Wife just threw me out and no way in hell I'm buying the elite visa.  The sick part of it is I married her because I really love her... I'm fed up with thailand.  Sick joke of a country for me anyways sorry to offend anyone ???? please understand all my involvement with this country is bad and my wife gave me an std that made me unable to walk now..unreal

No they've got a rule that says you have to be gone for at least two months but I think there's waivers for that.

Is that two months total all year or do you have to stay away 2 months every 6 months? Either way needing to leave every 6 months not so great.

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1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Is that two months total all year or do you have to stay away 2 months every 6 months? Either way needing to leave every 6 months not so great.

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Yeah every six months you need to make your home somewhere else.  Easy for us yanks, thanksgiving and christmas!

Yeah every six months you need to make your home somewhere else.  Easy for us yanks, thanksgiving and christmas!

I still don't understand. Two months away every year or two months away after each 6 months. Big difference.

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Just now, Jingthing said:

I still don't understand. Two months away every year or two months away after each 6 months. Big difference.

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  I'm confused and it's hot and I just got thrown out of my house lol.  Typical thailand story.  Every 180 days you need to get someplace else.  During every year you must have a 60 day absence.  That's my understanding of Indian law, maybe someone else can clarify better.  Someone who isn't having an emotional disaster

2 hours ago, SenorJorge said:

Maybe a little grimy in some areas. 

Understatement of the millennium.

 

80% of people do not have access to clean water or a flushing toilet.

You're not sorry.

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Damn you got me there lol.


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