Which sim card recommended while on DTV (180 days)? At the airport its mostly tourists sim there that works for 30,60 days

If 180 days per year in Thailand are allowed on a tourist visa, is that a calendar year from Jan to Dec (as it is for tourist visas in India) or is it 180 days within any 365 day period?

If I received a retirement visa, how many month are you allowed to be out of thailand ?

I don’t fancy 12 months a year in thailand. but possibly 8 months, with 4 months in Europe.

TIA 🙏

My husband and I are considering moving to Thailand, but we have never been. Has anyone successfully left the US and moved to Thailand without ever visiting? Please share your experience

Another 180 days of Stress free Time here in the land of Smiles 😃...

Nice little 45mins ✈️ down to Penang for a couple of nights...

The lady at Immigration was superb didn't even bat an eyelid...

Happy Sunday Hombres

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Hi all.

Ideally, I'd like to stay in Thailand for 90days. Travel to a different country via air (Japan) or potentially land (Vietnam/Laos), back to Thailand, and repeat. How many times is this actually allowed in a 12-month period?

I'm a UK citizen and will be travelling to Thailand on Monday, 8th Sept with my 13y/o son. We have a house in Hua Hin yet never stayed for longer than 90 days in any 12-month period. The visa thing always boggles my mind and I've been to Thailand a fair few times now so apologies if this has already been asked. I did try the search funtion but I'm possibly not using the correct key words :/

Is it possible to activate a METV with a border run after arriving on a visa exempt?

The case is basically that the METV is applied for but might not get issued in time. Can you fly in on visa exempt and then a week later when the evisa METV gets emailed, do a border run and then get in on that METV?

A friend plans to stay around 6 Months in Thailand and I heard if only on visa exempt, it's more difficult to stay that long, because of rejections at border runs without real visas.

Side info: he's from germany, not been in Thailand over 1 year.

Kind regards

Well. Exhausted after another draining day at immigration. All in all im just tired of how ridiculous the marriage visa is. It also doesn't help we live about 2 hours from immigration. One small mistake and entire application in the garbage.

Also it's wild. They had one lady processing any and all of the long term visas. After waiting 5 hours I was only the 4th to be seen that day. In a que of 19...

Few points of advice. Avoid the marriage visa like the plague, book online appointments and dont move 2 hours from immigration haha.

Cheers I need a drink or 8 now.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been digging into the latest updates on visas for Thailand, especially around DTV and retirement options. Some of the changes seem small on paper but could make a big difference for those of us planning longer stays. Curious if anyone here has gone through the process recently and noticed anything new or unexpected?

On a side note, while sorting out my long-term plans here, I’ve also been keeping an eye on the US stock market. With all the swings lately, it’s been tricky deciding whether to hold or move things around. Feels like the same kind of patience and timing we need for visa applications.

Would love to hear your experiences

This is just a general observation in the short time I have been a member of this chat group

Everybody's situation is different in their approach to what requirements there are. People's opinions differ in accordance with their needs , whether they are married or single or which bank may be best or worst Etc. we all have to play the Thai game of satisfying immigration paperwork and the requirements of being able to stay long term in this wonderful country. As long as it works for our differing situations , I don't see a problem. It's great that there are many people offering opinions and advice. Best wishes to everyone