Maesai 30 Days Stamps Limited

[Braccobaldo]

...example..under 50..not married...retired young...wish to live in Thailand and have enough money to afford this...don't want buy any property...what are the options unless making 30 days visa run???....maybe 3 months visa run to a thai embassy.....nothing more (I think...)....

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that's about your only choice. its what i'm doing right now. i'm under 25, not married (though have a thai girlfriend) and obviously under 50, living from my monthly overseas income and not working in Thailand. 90 day non-imm O or tourist visas from consulates like Penang are the only choice for me as well, perhaps a marriage visa in the future

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...you're right...but, you know, I live just about 30 km from the Thai southern border with Cambodia..it's better for me make 30 days visaruns that going to Penang every 3 months...sometimes I think why, if I can clearly show to Thai immigration i have enough money to live in Thailand , I'm not entitled to some kind of good one year visa (maybe going out country every 90 days).

I think if thai immigration would do that many many people would be happy and much more money would flow in "Thai hands" instead of "Cambodian hands"...

..just my thoughts...

[rainman]

...example..under 50..not married...retired young...wish to live in Thailand and have enough money to afford this...don't want buy any property...what are the options unless making 30 days visa run???....maybe 3 months visa run to a thai embassy.....nothing more (I think...)....

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that's about your only choice. its what i'm doing right now. i'm under 25, not married (though have a thai girlfriend) and obviously under 50, living from my monthly overseas income and not working in Thailand. 90 day non-imm O or tourist visas from consulates like Penang are the only choice for me as well, perhaps a marriage visa in the future

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...you're right...but, you know, I live just about 30 km from the Thai southern border with Cambodia..it's better for me make 30 days visaruns that going to Penang every 3 months...sometimes I think why, if I can clearly show to Thai immigration i have enough money to live in Thailand , I'm not entitled to some kind of good one year visa (maybe going out country every 90 days).

I think if thai immigration would do that many many people would be happy and much more money would flow in "Thai hands" instead of "Cambodian hands"...

..just my thoughts...

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then that's a lot easier for you, right for me (living in Bangkok), it would be a pain to do 30 day visa runs, that's why i get the 90 day visas (doubles or triples). i guess as long as there's no new visa coming out, we'll just have to do the 30 or 90 day runs until we're old and they let us stay.

[Braccobaldo]

...example..under 50..not married...retired young...wish to live in Thailand and have enough money to afford this...don't want buy any property...what are the options unless making 30 days visa run???....maybe 3 months visa run to a thai embassy.....nothing more (I think...)....

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

that's about your only choice. its what i'm doing right now. i'm under 25, not married (though have a thai girlfriend) and obviously under 50, living from my monthly overseas income and not working in Thailand. 90 day non-imm O or tourist visas from consulates like Penang are the only choice for me as well, perhaps a marriage visa in the future

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...you're right...but, you know, I live just about 30 km from the Thai southern border with Cambodia..it's better for me make 30 days visaruns that going to Penang every 3 months...sometimes I think why, if I can clearly show to Thai immigration i have enough money to live in Thailand , I'm not entitled to some kind of good one year visa (maybe going out country every 90 days).

I think if thai immigration would do that many many people would be happy and much more money would flow in "Thai hands" instead of "Cambodian hands"...

..just my thoughts...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

then that's a lot easier for you, right for me (living in Bangkok), it would be a pain to do 30 day visa runs, that's why i get the 90 day visas (doubles or triples). i guess as long as there's no new visa coming out, we'll just have to do the 30 or 90 day runs until we're old and they let us stay.

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...so, I really hope that in a near future there would be some new visa coming out...it would be very helpful for many people same us and also for Thailand.....

[tiger5]

Is getting 30 days stamps illegal then? 

According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002), 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002) ,18 October B.E. 2547 (2004) and 6 May B.E. 2548 (2005)  , passport holders from 40 countries and Hong Kong SAR do not require a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes if their stay in the Kingdom does not exceed 30 days.

It was about a year ago, around the time when this 'show money' thing was introduced in Maesai, when I asked my (thai) wife to call Maesai immigration for me, to ask them if it was ok to continue with 30 days stamps despite the fact that I had already 12 or 13 of them in my passport. The answer was: yes, no problem, there is no limit.

I believe by asking an official about the interpretation of this law in regard to my situation, I fulfilled my responsibility and I never did anything illegal.

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With a Thai wife you can get an 'o' visa extendable in 12 month chunks. Never do a visa run again

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Extendable.. if you can show 400k

[lopburi3]

...example..under 50..not married...retired young...wish to live in Thailand and have enough money to afford this...don't want buy any property...what are the options unless making 30 days visa run???....maybe 3 months visa run to a thai embassy.....nothing more (I think...)....

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

that's about your only choice. its what i'm doing right now. i'm under 25, not married (though have a thai girlfriend) and obviously under 50, living from my monthly overseas income and not working in Thailand. 90 day non-imm O or tourist visas from consulates like Penang are the only choice for me as well, perhaps a marriage visa in the future

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...you're right...but, you know, I live just about 30 km from the Thai southern border with Cambodia..it's better for me make 30 days visaruns that going to Penang every 3 months...sometimes I think why, if I can clearly show to Thai immigration i have enough money to live in Thailand , I'm not entitled to some kind of good one year visa (maybe going out country every 90 days).

I think if thai immigration would do that many many people would be happy and much more money would flow in "Thai hands" instead of "Cambodian hands"...

..just my thoughts...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

then that's a lot easier for you, right for me (living in Bangkok), it would be a pain to do 30 day visa runs, that's why i get the 90 day visas (doubles or triples). i guess as long as there's no new visa coming out, we'll just have to do the 30 or 90 day runs until we're old and they let us stay.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...so, I really hope that in a near future there would be some new visa coming out...it would be very helpful for many people same us and also for Thailand.....

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I am sure when our countries allow Thai to live without requirements that Thailand will be very happy to provide you the same. In the meantime the 3 million investment option is on the Thai table - is it on your countries table?

[Braccobaldo]

...example..under 50..not married...retired young...wish to live in Thailand and have enough money to afford this...don't want buy any property...what are the options unless making 30 days visa run???....maybe 3 months visa run to a thai embassy.....nothing more (I think...)....

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

that's about your only choice. its what i'm doing right now. i'm under 25, not married (though have a thai girlfriend) and obviously under 50, living from my monthly overseas income and not working in Thailand. 90 day non-imm O or tourist visas from consulates like Penang are the only choice for me as well, perhaps a marriage visa in the future

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...you're right...but, you know, I live just about 30 km from the Thai southern border with Cambodia..it's better for me make 30 days visaruns that going to Penang every 3 months...sometimes I think why, if I can clearly show to Thai immigration i have enough money to live in Thailand , I'm not entitled to some kind of good one year visa (maybe going out country every 90 days).

I think if thai immigration would do that many many people would be happy and much more money would flow in "Thai hands" instead of "Cambodian hands"...

..just my thoughts...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

then that's a lot easier for you, right for me (living in Bangkok), it would be a pain to do 30 day visa runs, that's why i get the 90 day visas (doubles or triples). i guess as long as there's no new visa coming out, we'll just have to do the 30 or 90 day runs until we're old and they let us stay.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...so, I really hope that in a near future there would be some new visa coming out...it would be very helpful for many people same us and also for Thailand.....

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I am sure when our countries allow Thai to live without requirements that Thailand will be very happy to provide you the same. In the meantime the 3 million investment option is on the Thai table - is it on your countries table?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...surely you got reason but fact is that now I pay to Cambodia 1000B fee for visa every month for living in Thailand (and thailand gets nothing)...maybe better also for Thailand to change this "status quo"....

[Firefan]

I have more than 3M baht invested here in condo but still no investor visa (trying!) as the condo was not purchased directly from developer...

I probably am forced to put 3M in some gov bonds paying close to negative 3% real interest (after fees and inflation 5-6%) unless I go the visa run route.

Cheers!

[dr_Pat_Pong]

...example..under 50..not married...retired young...wish to live in Thailand and have enough money to afford this...don't want buy any property...what are the options unless making 30 days visa run???....maybe 3 months visa run to a thai embassy.....nothing more (I think...)....

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

that's about your only choice. its what i'm doing right now. i'm under 25, not married (though have a thai girlfriend) and obviously under 50, living from my monthly overseas income and not working in Thailand. 90 day non-imm O or tourist visas from consulates like Penang are the only choice for me as well, perhaps a marriage visa in the future

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...you're right...but, you know, I live just about 30 km from the Thai southern border with Cambodia..it's better for me make 30 days visaruns that going to Penang every 3 months...sometimes I think why, if I can clearly show to Thai immigration i have enough money to live in Thailand , I'm not entitled to some kind of good one year visa (maybe going out country every 90 days).

I think if thai immigration would do that many many people would be happy and much more money would flow in "Thai hands" instead of "Cambodian hands"...

..just my thoughts...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

then that's a lot easier for you, right for me (living in Bangkok), it would be a pain to do 30 day visa runs, that's why i get the 90 day visas (doubles or triples). i guess as long as there's no new visa coming out, we'll just have to do the 30 or 90 day runs until we're old and they let us stay.

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Or, as you said, getting married to your Thai gf.