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What are the common challenges expats face regarding visas in Thailand?

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Apr 10, 2025

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True story! 🤣🤣

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This post highlights the humor and frustrations expressed by expats in Thailand regarding visa rules and their experiences. Many comments reflect a blend of satire and genuine feelings about the complexities of obtaining and renewing visas, often intertwined with personal anecdotes. The conversation touches on various visa types like the marriage visa and retirement visa, and it also hints at the cultural adjustments and expectations faced by newcomers.

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Ralph *******

So true🤣

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Peter *******

Too funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Dave **********

It's very accurate. Fat, short pants, cheap shirt, cheap shoes.

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Scott *********

💯 Blocked so many in this group.

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שלמה ****

Yes thanks

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Davis ******

Absolutely perfect

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Chris *********************

😄 it's true 👍

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Milan ********

He can’t even spell immigration correctly.

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Jo **********

And the very worst people who ignorantly say “get a proper visa” when I have seen in many of those cases it’s not required to get a visa.

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Kyle ********

Yep, Shift to Thailand then realize the only life they have is trolling on Thailand related sites mostly being Bigots

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Eugene **********

This one wins!

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April ******

Idiot, just stay in your own country.

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Shin *******

This is 1000% true!🤣

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ຈອນ ****************

I think retirement visa is very straightforward

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Luigi ***********

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ฉันเป็นทางของประชาชน *********

😂😂😂it’s not that hard to just pay for retirement Visa. It’s less expensive than border runs you E D OTS 😂😂😂

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Michael ***************

🤣🤣🤣

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Emilie *******

@Julie **********

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Kev **********

Brilliant 🤣

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Al ********

Ha ha

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Aaron *******

Spends all day on facebook group just to tell people to google it.

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Ming ****

No peace for annual visa renewal, getting a Thai bank account, your Thai wife and her family in Issan, paying rent, health insurance, etc .

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Greg ******

Ok this is good. Better than those cheesy AI posts!

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Drsunil **********

Hi brothers

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Ben ************

Become Muy Thai fighter.

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Morris *****

I like how the guy is a

Bald, fat white man.

The image is very accurate.

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Robert *********

He knows nothing of the bus timetables to Pattaya the fool.

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Carlos *********

You won’t find peace in Thailand

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@Carlos ********

Too true. It’s the complete opposite.

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Sven **********

Hits the nail on the head. Wherever you go , you will always take your inner self with you .

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Dorothy ******

@Sven *********

now you said something. I was like peace starts within😊

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Sean *********

@Sven *********

Hemingway. Most truthful words ever written ♥️

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Caress ******

Well I can tell you one thing a marriage visa is not the answer.... 🤣😂😅💯

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Monique *****

But still peaceful and spiritual. You can do both

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Roberto *******

"moves to thailand to find a piece" fixed it.

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Erick ********

555

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Jason *********

Find “a piece” you mean…

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Aneek *****

Most here moved to Thailand to find “piece” … that’s why they’re angry. Lol

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Jack ****************

Word

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Paul *******

He needs to find the missing "i" as well as peace. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Danny ********

For all those who dont like others working, they dont half do a lot of free work for the Visa police.

Must be on volunteer visas.

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Michael ********

If only !!! The UK had the same rules as Thailand !!!

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Metta *******

@Michael *******

yes they should prohibit thai women, who are married to UK citizens, from working unless they have work permit.

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Michael ********

Totally agree with you, i personally know a few farrang here with Thai wives who have restaurants or bars but they do not work, according to the social media the most working illegally in Thailand are Chinese.

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Vincent ********

This is the funniest true meme I have seen. Nails it big time.

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@Vincent *******

It’s great

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James *******

Not a day goes by without hearing the word visa In Thailand so bored of the conversation

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Klaus ******

Yes, thanks to many rude people

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