Moving to Thailand straight off the bat on a DTV Work Visa. I plan to visit and shop Condos once I arrive on Apr 2nd-- but I wonder how long it would take to settle in, since Songkran happens in about a week after I arrive. What does work hours look like, as well as general services around the city? I assume everyone might be on holidays.

Does anyone have any perspective or advice on my course of action?

I've booked a comfy hotel for 2 weeks, But I think I may need to extend it to a month.

My work involves a stationary computer and desktop setup with microphone and multiple screens, so I'm trying not to move around too much.

Thank you for any thoughts!

I just posted this elsewhere and wanted to share it here because so many have been helpful to me.

Gratitude.......again:

I transitioned my psychologist license to retired today. I no longer need that identity fo feel capable, successful, good about myself, helpful or dedicated. Over the past two years I have discovered that all of those traits have become a part of who I see myself as being, without needing a license or professional title.

I am so grateful that so much of what I helped others to learn for so many years has sunk into my bones, into my essence. I love being accountale for me. There is no blame or resentment of others or outside circumstances now.

My feelings are genuine each time I express them. And, for the most part,, when I have a negative reaction to something, I find myself choosing, to my own amazement, to take action in a gentle and positive ways. because I want to and choose to.

I have found direction in this new career of retirement. I have expanded my family yet again and will move to be with them in Thailand, staying until it is time for me to become dust in the wind.

I have found new ways to love and be loving that are, in part, learned from mistakes in my past, and in part based on the man who is me today, whom I respect and love.

Each day I want the best for others, and myself. My new career takes the path of contribution I learned from my last career and expands upon it exponentially. There is a generosity in my spirit that was always there, and now it is so much more a source of satisfaction because it is no longer attached to expectations of how people or events should act or react.

Each person and event is now a teacher I listen to and feel grateful toward, whether or not I agree with the lesson being offered. I am so grateful to all of you who choose to accept me into any part of your life, big or small.

I am so grateful for this sense of peace. There are so many unknowns that I face with curiosity. And I have found that there are so many out there willing to help me turn the unknowns to either answers or at least give me better direction to find answers. Ir is true that sometimes I just want to be told what to do. And when that happens, even if I take the direction, I recognize that the choice to follow the direction is mine and I am responsible. Other times I most value being given direction about how to find answers myself, after which I gladly share what I have found.

I gratefully thank each of you who have been, are, or will be my helpers and teachers. And I wish blessings to find you .

Okay folks, strange question. I have 13 cats, live in America and want to retire there on retirement visa. I have a lot of time in Thailand, studied the language at a Thai temple in USA and love it there. I am 56, high income/assts, so no issues with getting the visa. The issue is my cats that I will not separate from. I do animal rescue and will be doing this until I die. The cats are all spayed/neutered, and just domestic breeds I rescued from death row at shelters, found on the street hurt, et cetera. Thank you in advance, Gary

In forty days I am moving permanently to thailand is there anything I could be forgetting to do in america before I leave some help advice ? Would be great here thanks .all answers are welcome

Has anyone in the group bought and relocated an old wooden building ? I’m keen on the idea …

Any thoughts ? and not the usual 😬 wood …. There are a lot of insects in Thailand ! I am aware of all that 😉 . thanks

Hello dear community, good morning, I have a question and I know it might be irrelevant to visa but if anyone can help me in this I would be grateful, my wife and I live in koh phangan now but we will move to koh samui in 2 weeks , so we want to move our belongings to the samui and I don't know how , is there any company available to do this for us? We have stuff about a truck and also my scooter , thank you for responding 🙏🏽

Greetings everyone!. I hope everyone is having an amazing day.

I am getting this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relocate to Geneva (Switzerland) from Bangkok for about two years (might extent to 5 years) with my family (3 members). I know it is coming at a cost after living cheaply in Bangkok for the last few years. Since I see here that the majority of the expat members are from the west and have lived in Asia, I am looking for some advice on the relocation.

It is worth transporting all the household goods there, considering the house I would rent is not fully furnished without relocation cost support from my company. If so, which service should I use to transport it? Our mountain bikes are one item we would like to take. Is it worth it? Any advice would be highly appreciated as we prepare.

For users of Nakhon Pathom Immigration Office:

The office has relocated

Nakhom Pathom Immigration Office

034 242 022

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NOTE there are no ancillary services (copying, snacks, drinks) there at the moment but I expect that to change soon😁

Are there any street food streets off Thonglor area? I'm talking the street full of vendors not just one offs randomly every few blocks on the sidewalk.

Looking to relocate to Thonglor 25, and driving up on Thonglor from Sukhumvit didn't see anything obvious.

Who is the guy the moves peoples stuff on moving day. I have used the same guy a couple of times. I know a few members in this group have used him. I just can't find is Line ID.

Any help, please