What visa options do I have for moving to Thailand as a 55-year-old with no family there?

@Philip *********

The problem with that is - many embassies, including the UK, will not provide that letter.

@David **********

hi.

I'm doing mine .

Did you book and confirm your flights and AsQ before applying for the 60vday visa.

Yes it is now. I just obtained it!

@Jane **********

or an agent for 14,000 baht....

@St***

Hahaha, close an entire embassy for a week to "deep clean it." Governments......

@Simon ******

any luck Simon. Same happens for me 😞

@Simon ******

yes having same problem

@Simon ******

what type of visa are you trying?

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Phone and see. No idea, I'm in Thailand. Sorry

@Andrea *******

i thought all consulates are closed ? Have they reopened ?

@Nick ******

embassy closed until 8th

@Nick ******

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all everyone had to do was do it early, once... plenty of current and future value in getting into a country that realised that. What if the next novel virus also has a 1% death rate but later we discover also makes everyone lose all their limbs... Thailand passed the relative fire drill with flying colours

yeah the pandemic killed actual foreign tourism but if you're coming on a solid long-stay plan and an optimist, once you're in you're free to relax on a deserted tropical beach or mountain instead of being cooped up in the cold dark British winter. It's probably cheaper than post-cyclical lockdown therapy.

Thailand not for me at the moment been going for years I'll wait for virus to settle down

@Joe *****

if you cannot do that you must be a real wuss

Pretty sure it was only the STV - not the TR - which cannot be converted - from what I've read, STV holders will have no choice but to either leave when it's up, overstay, or get lucky with amnesty/covid extensions at that time. Not an issue if the vaccines work but a potentially very expensive problem if they don't.

David Broadfoot. I know, we established 2 days ago that they'd yet again moved the goalposts.

David Broadfoot Alright, but the resumption of issuing the TR visa, with specific Covid related requirements, is new/recent, just started a month or so ago. Before that the STV was the only way to get in as a tourist, and it had heavier financial requirements and was offered only to select countries that had Covid somewhat under control. With the current TR visa many countries that were left off the STV are now able to enter, the financial burden is lowered and it's being processed pretty quickly. Apparently they're going all in with getting tourism somewhat restarted.

Jay In January? That was 11 months ago...

@Michael *******

, must be another bloomin change. I helped a friend get his visa a week ago and that's what it said then. The changes come so fast. Sorry for the mistake.

@Jay ****

This is a new visa (TR) that people are getting from outside the country, for 60 days with the possibility of extending for 30 more.

@Lee ********

wrong peopke have already been changing Visa type in country read yesterdays posts

"BBQ in Garden with friends" ^^ no wonder Covid19 is still spreading like a swarm of bats

@Paul ****************

stay home and get stupid.