What visa options are available for a family moving to Thailand with a passive income of $4000 per month?

I saw an American woman on YouTube moved to Chiang Mai with her family and 8 kids. They are all on Ed visas. But for the long term Ed visa won't work.

Best option ditch the wife and daughter, more for u?

You are dreaming 😆

You could live on $400 a month or $ a month depending on your lifestyle. $4000usd is not a problem at all in fact a good play amt but the thing people do not realize in thailand is that there are leaks in finances unseen if you are not careful.

You cant live in Thailand 4 months of the year. No father would inflict that on young lungs. Cancer rates in young people are sky high in Thailand, and its lung cancer that is killing them.

I think the first question you should ask yourself is if Thailand is going to be your forever home or if it's just for a few years.

A few years are easily doable, but making Thailand your forever home is in your situation not that easy.

You can get by for a few years on ED and visa run/border bounces, and if you study in a UNI you can add a few years. After that, your only 2 options will be getting a job or purchasing the elite visa (passive income won't grant you LTR)

I wouldn't find it particularly funny, trying to set up a life with my family in Thailand, not knowing if the next border run was gonna be my last, or finding myself on the wrong side of the border with no way to enter Thailand.

Many people will tell you that your budget is plenty, and it might be so. It all depends on location and your lifestyle expectations.

If a small Thai townhouse/house or condo is what you need, your favourite food is Thai and you choose a place away from the tourist sites. Then you will have plenty.

If you expect a Western standard of living and settle down in a popular spot, then you might struggle.

I would suggest to send me $1'000 per month and you and your family can comfortably live on $3'000 per month here in Thailand.

Knowing what you know about Thailand ! Will this environment which your are going to permanently introduce them into.

Is it likely provide a stable loving environment for you / your wife and most importantly your daughter .

Elite visa, what else!

If you have really 4k$ of passive income go malaysia by far, cheaper , most beautifull ,most value for your money , no weed junkies or drunk farang , this is the best country.

(For do what you re doing , you can have goid houses , good school) and if you like beach , the most beautiful are in Malaysia.

US Govt should have a similar information website?

Go to the Thai Embassy site in the US if you are still living there and look at the type of visas available. Housing is cheap here compared to most places in the states. Big cities like Bangkok are more expensive to live in. Medical treatment is a lot less money then in the US also. I don't really know much about health insurance other then I heard most exclude existing conditions. Do as much research as you can about Thailand.

And last but not least thank you for your service. From a fellow veteran.

If you're 50 yo or more, retirement visa.

Sorry: Got your question wrong on my first response. Here is another one (from another person making adequate amounts of money while still not having it handed as easily as most old / over 50 year old people have it handed here): Think about it hard and good - after having spent a longer time here, first. If you can somehow rearrange your income … the newly LTR visa is the most economical way. Else: Don’t throw your money out the “Elite” visa window. Passive income does not count as working … so explore the other ways of being permitted a longer term stay. From border bouncing on METV to ED visa. For the latter … you could / and maybe should learn Thai for a year. Then there is “cleverly” created other ED options (like listening to some English lectures a few times a month / year in English with e.g CMU University). You could also open a Thai corporation and employ Thai employees, but this will cost you, and won’t likely be profitable… but it could sponsor a business visa for you and your spouses. Another thing to look into might be an umbrella employer like “Shelter”. Bottom line: There is always a way in the land of smiles. But easily only for the elderly … why … don’t know. For the rest of us … never straightforward.

Send me $ and I’ll tell you the secret 🤫

That is good for a signal dude but not good for a family. Your daughter's education and housing would eat up half your passive income already. You'll need an active income to support the family.

My advice is too move there. 4k a month you will live like a rockstar

For a single person or couple this amount would be fine. Could both get education visas for around $4000 per year. But with a child international schooling costs $15-30k per year.

Depends on how old you are and what lifestyle you are looking for. Not enough info to advise.

Based on your age, monthly income, Thailand isn’t for you. And believe me, that’s not a bad thing!

Best option to do what?

Are you over 50 or under 50?

That's one of the critical questions if you can apply for a longterm visa or not!

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