If you are retired, does it bother you that you will never be a Thai Permanent Resident?

[NoDisplayName]

8 minutes ago, jayboy said:

 

 

And thus my point is proved.

 

You had a point?

[EVENKEEL]

1 hour ago, Elvis Presley said:

I think you have totally missed the point, but you do you...

 

I will enjoy my PR status and you keep on enjoying your 90 day reports and annual extensions!

 

regards,

Elvis from Tupelo.

My chauffeur runs inside and does my 90 day report on my way to the Golf Club for morning bloody marys.

[FriscoKid]

3 hours ago, Elvis Presley said:

....don't you feel at all dehumanized by having to check in with immigration every 90 days, like some sort of criminal?

 

think about it......

 

Bob, we've thought deeply about it. You’ve been banging on with this anti 90-day report crusade of yours like an old minger ever since you discovered you could rent two ladyboys for the price of one minge.
 

You reckon it’s some massive infringement on your sovereignty? Mate, what about when they fingerprint you at the airport? Or when you hand over your home address to renew your driving license, get a pink ID card, or register a house book?

 

You think the powers that be are sitting there scratching their arses, wondering where to find Bum-Burglar-Bob if they fancy popping by for a cuppa and a listen to your latest moan-fest?

 

FFS, get a grip, bruv. If Thailand’s bureaucracy is that much of a burden on you then you could always do what you keep threatening to do and finally sod off to Spain. Oh wait…

 

 

 

[MadAtMatrix]

6 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

PR is useful if you're spending you're working life in Thailand, I know one or two who have it. There are strings attached and it can be lost if you don't continue to fulfill whatever the ongoing requirements are - I think it was mainly continuing to live in the country and renewing it every few years, perhaps every 3 years (from memory) but we're going back  a while when I last discussed this with the guy I know who's had one for a long time.
 

Now this guy was married, worked here for decades, had a few kids and still needed to provide DNA tests proving the kids were his before he could get his PR - the entire thing seems very hostile - as in they don't want to issue it and you need to persuade them to do so - I don't know anyone who got this without being really quite wealthy, like ten million US dollars and up wealthy.

 

There are people out there who seem to think they can get a PR by earning slightly above the minimum amount and paying tax for 3 years - in my opinion they will almost all be very disappointed when they're turned down after paying all sorts of fees and completing masses of paperwork.

 

Personally I never worked for a Thai company in any way and don't ever plan to.

 

I've been using those Thailand Elite visas for about 10 years already now and the current membership expires some time in 2040, I'll review the situation as 2040 approaches. I will be nearly 70 at that point, so yes, I'm using Elite well into and beyond the retirement qualification age range as I don't want to deal with any of their hassle.

 

500k Baht for 15 years extension of my Elite membership - well worth it. They even give you new visas as all visas only last for a maximum of 5 years when you arrive at the airport!

 

50,000 baht for the LTR visa. Ten year stamp in your passport. Have to go visit them at the 5 year mark to ensure you still meet the requirements for the program. Took me about a month from application to stamp in my passport. 

Was on the elite easy access before that. 

[novacova]

10 hours ago, Elvis Presley said:

does it bother you that you have to perpetually go to immigration year in year out, photos, cap in hand, 800K bank balance etc just to stay here?

No

10 hours ago, Elvis Presley said:

it must be so cumbersome, especially when you are over 60 or so..

No, it’s not 

[black tabby12345]

5 hours ago, Tomtomtom69 said:

Never heard it was possible unless working in Thailand.

 

 

That is the information given both by immigration lawyers and visa agent I contacted over a decade ago.

That was the question purely out of my curiosity(nothing serious).

Since I had no real interest in it, no further research/probe done ever after...

 

[Peabody]

10 hours ago, Elvis Presley said:

still a pain though innit,

 

PR is better.

The pain from the PR is the 190,000 THB fee (when I applied). Pay on approval

[short-Timer]

55 minutes ago, Peabody said:

The pain from the PR is the 190,000 THB fee (when I applied). Pay on approval

Same as the cost of 100 years of retirement visas. 

[freedomnow]

13 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Impossible for MALE non-working (in Thailand) foreigners.

For any FEMALE foreigners married to a Thai man, really easy working or not.

Says it all really.