saneroad Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) DEBATE often surrounds the number of overseas residents who live on Phuket. The official figures, obtained by Phuketwan from Phuket Immigration, provide the most accurate guide. They show that a total of 18,475 visas were extended in 2008, 9159 short-term (tourist, 60 days, 30 days, 15 days, seven days) and 9316 long-term (non-Immigrant B or O or student-teacher, plus others). These represent visitors from more than 120 different countries. The top 10 nations: 1. Britain, 2722 (1125 short, 1597 long); 2. Sweden 1404 (988 short, 416 long); 3. France 1321 (716 short, 608 long); 4. Italy 1278 (892 short, 386 long): 5. Germany 1261 (456 short, 805 long); 6. US 1143 (503 short, 640 long); 7. Philippines 875 (367 short, 508 long); 8. Australia 870 (396 short, 474 long); 9. Switzerland 762 (328 short, 434 long); 10. Canada 585 (340 short, 245 long). Full story: Phuket Expat Residents by Nation Edited March 16, 2009 by saneroad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 If national characteristics can be extrapolated from the figures, then Italians and Swedes seem to prefer long-term visas while Italians prefer the short-term ones.Those Italians, they do everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiwanderer Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 is the most accurate guide available but as pwan says 'The figures include all those who sought to extend visas at Phuket Immigration' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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