What visa options are available for Australians moving to Thailand who don't qualify for a digital nomad visa?

@Alistair *********

the guy is obsessed by himself his own me myself I

I like you have been wearing

a mask ,recently , as in previous years when pollution was so bad .it didn't bothered me . the pollution did !

@Giorgio *****

Speak for yourself...

@Giorgio *****

there are so many medications to relieve nausea

@Giorgio *****

oh please, get over it. You sound like one of those Snowflake liberals.

@Giorgio *****

I actually don't even mind "my wife" as it sounds like a pairing. "The wife" is distancing and very much sounds like an accessory. You hear women refer to "my husband". You never hear a woman say "the husband". The difference should be a signal as to the meaning behind the words.

@Ruth ******

lol.. my wife .. then would be seen as controlling a possession, the wife is different in that it signifies the most important person, not a possession, it is someone of shared power ... But again ....cultural differences 😋😅

@Andy ******

Does your wife ever call you "the husband"? People do say "the dog", as Giorgio points out. Enough said.

@Ruth ******

cultural differences through different lenses, but you both keep your little group think on what you perceive as right or wrong ...people also say the mother in law, and the doctor, and the police.. is that somehow disrespectful.. enough said 🤣😂🤣

@Andy ******

referencing "the doctor" or "the police" is not referring to a particular person. I've never heard someone say "the mother-in-law", but I'm curious to know if one also says "the father-in-law", since you've chosen to give that example :-).

You can make a small fortune in Thailand if you start with a big one...

"Investing with a friend"... yikes... sounds like the beginning of another sad ending of which Thailand is famous for...

Good luck..!

@Ruth ******

Have you actually got a husband though?

I pity him, if so...

@Ruth ******

yes, the mother in law, the father in law, the brother in law, the sister in law.. treating people as significant without stating they are possessions or beholden to you .. non possessive and respectful .. thanks for asking "the question" .. at any point have you answered the OP posts question, or do you just like the intellectual debate about the phrasing of part of his question that you don't like when looking through your cultural lense.. I actually have contributed to answering his question whilst also listening to your view on how the world should fit in with your feelings on the words "my" and "the" ... Can you follow your own words now and "...Enough said". Or would you like to continue to educate me into your group think concerning Australian culture and how you find it lacking ... Maybe send further replies to the Australian Embassy so you can address your concerns straight to the Australian Government to address this cultural issue nationwide ... Go to the root of the problem ... I am sure your view will be appreciated in helping address the Australian misogynistic cultural norms ... Good luck with that 😁👍😊

@Giorgio *****

Thailand has both formal and informal words for like สามี and ผัว.​

@Alistair *********

every culture has formal and informal . grown up culture elegant culture use the formal way when writing .

the " we don'y give a s*** " culture use anyway , it shows the inelegance of their culture . and some people brag about it , and carry their vulgarity as a trophy . I don't

@Giorgio *****

that's not accurate in any sense. The language people use is determined by the environment they're in. Facebook is not the "elegant" environment you seem to think it is...

"Grown up culture" is understanding cultural and socio-economic differences as well as the environment you are in. You are not better than someone else because they don't act the way you do.

@Giorgio *****

you're way to hung up on choice of words. As someone who's presumably spent time living in Thailand, you'd be well aware of cultural differences. Plenty of things you'd do back in the west that are consider extremely rude and disrespectful here. Same way two people can have different ideas of what is and isn't disrespectful.

As a note, yes people do refer to "the husband" or "the kid".

@Alistair *********

And vice versa. Imagine if a family of Germans masked their babies even now, nearly a year after the end of the "pandemic" restrictions, every German granny would say something and accuse the parents of being insane and abusing their children. In Thailand, it's considered "normal" even though it's technically child abuse.

@Paul ******

I don't care at all about your mask issues. Maybe consider seeing a therapist?

@Giorgio *****

lol .. try Australia where the OP came from, calling someone "the wife" has more significance than calling "the dog" or "the plants" .. again, you fail to understand cultural differences and keep trying to frame it in your own cultural perspective ... Celebrate difference in culture rather than trying to put down those that don't fit your world view ... it's a big part of being in Thailand to be able to understand and learn to respect differences 😅😅

@Andy ******

an australian man married one of my daughter , I can assure you he never called her THE wife . I'm happy he knew the meaning of words and never hided behind a so called cultural norm , because the norm in his culture is to use the word for what they mean ,

but I understand some individual cultural norm might be " I'm gross " some people will prefer to be subtil and delicate even when Australian

@Giorgio *****

did you ever play "the" game called hide and seek?

@Giorgio *****

also, in what way have you actually tried to be helpful and answer the questions from the OP .. all I see is your rant about how you respect and love your wife too much to use the word "the" ... Yet you have no problem to put down a person who asks a simple question rather than stretching your delicate sensibilities to try and accept any possible cultural differences and be helpful ... Of course you just couldn't be wrong because as you say, you love and respect your wife too much .... Strange you have to make that sort of statement, it's like you need to prove it to her for some reason ... Me thinks thou doth protest too much .. 🤣😂🤣 ..

@Giorgio *****

you mean he never called her "the wife" to your knowledge .. but he might have used many cultural norms for your gross delicate self, such as blowhard, whinger, the old man, and the big bastard ... All of which have meanings you just won't understand, but it's ok that "your gross", I think your grouse, 😋😊👍👍

@Bob *********

yes, I understand but the multi entry tourist visas can pad out a few years....

@Jay *********

6 months multiple entry tourist visa, on that visa you have to leave Thailand every 60 or 90 days and you get another 60 or 90 days of valid stay up on returning before your visa expires (dependant on which country your passport comes from) ... I am from Australia so I had to leave every 60 days but got 60 days stay up on re-entry. The trick is to time your last leaving of Thailand to return just before your visa expires. I would return the day before the visa expires and it would then give me and extra 60 days even after the visa expires. This effectively turns a 6 month Visa into an 8 month Visa. I think other select countries can do the same but on the 90 day cycle, effectively turning a 6 month Visa into a 9 month Visa. At the end of the last stamp you need to leave Thailand again .... I was returning to Australia and would apply for a new multiple entry tourist visa and start process again .. when I no longer returned to Australia I went to Laos and then to cambodia and obtained similar Visa's that way. I hope that makes sense about multiple entry tourist visa's ..

@Jay *********

a METV is probably the best option. You also get 2 land border bounces per yesr. So you could stay here for a year with that method to give it a trial run. If you like it here and want to stay longer after that then the elite visa is an option or if you could get a work visa through your Thai company your wife could piggyback off your visa as a dependent.

@Michael ******

I even know a tech worker who was reluctantly given permission to work in Thailand by his employer (he's from the US). 9 months later the company revokes his remote working privileges and he had to return to the USA to continue working (for now) without his family. He says he'll try to find another job and return to Thailand soon, but I think it won't be easy. He has a good income with that job and would theoretically meet the LTR visa requirements. However, he's on a supporting a Thai child visa instead,which is a lot easier.

@Michael ******

Yes but my point is, few such companies will allow their employees to work remotely from Thailand. What's in it for them? Besides, most employers back home (in western countries) seem to have a fairly dim view of Thailand in general. Lots of stereotypes associated with a stay in the country. Thailand needs to have more realistic requirements.

If you want to work in Thailand "properly" and on a high salary, try to get hired by a BOI registered company. That gives you at least a 2 year extension and work permit at a time.

@Gabriel *******

because it’s true I couldn’t live on a basic teachers wages

@Bob *********

you are missing one little detail concerning this couple. It is very easy to make it in Thailand when you both teach.

@Kool ******

I guess it depends on what a person vision of easy is,isn’t it?

@Bob *********

yeah, some people, actually many people, live outside their means. For them they never make enough, no matter how much they make. Others are happy just having the necessities, and saving the rest.

@Bob *********

international school teachers make 90k thb and up, it’s not great but hardly poverty wages

@Bob *********

my bad, I misread what you wrote…I agree w you, anything besides international school is for the birds