Is Thailand Value for money

[Chacer]

Hi guys 

we are looking for some visa advice.

we are a family of 3, me, my wife and 2 year old son.

we want to live in Thailand for 1 year. We will not be working. We will likely move around, but not much. We have more than enough savings for 1 year. We are all born in Denmark and Danish citizens. 
 

will this be possible?

which visa should we apply for?

how will it work?

 

as far as I can tell, we need a multiply entry tourist visa, which gives us 60 days and can be extended with 30 days, so 90 days total, at which point we need to do a visa run. Then we get another 60 days, which can be extended with 30 days, so 90 days total again. So we do this 4 times for a total of 360 days. Is this correct? 
 

or a non-immigrant visa for 90 days and then do the visa run every 90 days, 4 times.

 

or is it best to just go to Thailand and get the 30 day visa on arrival and then do the visa application during that time? That seems a little stressful though. 

or go to Thailand and get a visa consulting company to fix it? That seems a little stressful too. We would very much prefer to have visa sorted out, before we leave.
 

Is this possible? what can you recommend? What is possible? Any experience? Any help is greatly appreciated!
 

we are thinking about leaving June or July 2023

 

best regards

[DrJack54]

Your age? 

The METV would give you 9 months. 

 

Fascination with Thailand?

Do 9 months in Thailand followed by month or so in Vietnam and back to thailand. 

Current thread running on METV. Might be useful.

 

 

Edited December 29, 2022 by DrJack54

[Chacer]

Thank you for the Quick reply.
 

Im 35 and so is my wife. Our son is 2.

 

so lets say we do the METV for 9 months and then 1 month in vietnam. Which visa would we need to go back into Thailand for 3 months? Would this even be possible?

 

or if we get a METV and spend 6 months in Thailand. Go to Vietnam or Cambodia for 3 months, will we be able to use the same METV to get into Thailand or do we need to apply for a new visa?

[DrJack54]

4 minutes ago, Chacer said:

Which visa would we need to go back into Thailand for 3 months? Would this even be possible?

Plenty of options with METV being the backbone of it.

You are allowed 2 land border entries visa exempt per calendar year.

Each one can be extended by 30days.

 

 

[Chacer]

33 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Plenty of options with METV being the backbone of it.

You are allowed 2 land border entries visa exempt per calendar year.

Each one can be extended by 30days.

 

 

Cool thank you very much.

we can work with that

ill keep an eye on the METV thread too

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, Chacer said:

Cool thank you very much.

we can work with that

ill keep an eye on the METV thread too

One of the nice things about METV is that for exit after 60 days (after 90 if you obtain 30 day extension) you can fly to places such as Saigon and return without fuss as you have a valid visa.

Also does not require long van run not best for 2 yr old.

Your plan is doable.