Which SEA country is the best for a young expat to live long term or use as a base while exploring others: Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, China.

Budget: ~$3K USD/month

Hi everyone not your typical question but it’s worth asking

Curious I’d like to embark on a road trip from Thailand to India, does anyone have any experience with this? Is it possible to rent a car for this? Any resources that may have information on the details?

Anyone apply TR visa from China?

I try to help my friend to come here but cant contact Thai Embassy​ there.

Stuck with many questions​ on online​ application. 😅

Update on the previous 10 day quarantine that passed someone somewhere. It's only for 6 countries (yes, China is one), you can only travel to certain provinces after quarantine, and you have to wear a tracking device...

2 days after the Thai Government removes China from their "dangerous list"

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Hello, I’m a Chinese national applying for an EDU visa at the Chinese embassy in Beijing. I just have a couple questions, I hope someone can help me out.

1. I’m required to have a minimum of 50,000rmb in my bank account. This isn’t a problem however someone told me that I need to have that amount in my account two months prior to applying for the visa or I need to have the money frozen in my account for two months. Can anyone shed some light as to whether or not this is true? Am I able to just show a bank statement with 50,000rmb. This would be a lot easier for me to do.

1. I’ve heard the wait time is anywhere between one week and two months. I will receive my paper work the beginning of September and am hoping to book my plane ticket for October 5th as that is when my apartment lease is up. Am I able to give a bribe to the embassy worker to speed up the process? When I applied for a tourist visa for Thailand a few months ago I went through an agent and they said they were able to expedite the application. I’m wondering if this is a possibility.

If anyone is able to help me out with these questions I’d greatly appreciate it.

Hi, I have a friend who is going through the application of his Non-B visa and work permit for education. He would like to know if it is possible to apply the Non-O visa for his Chinese wife in Thailand or Laos. He heard that his wife has to back to China to get her non-o spouse visa. Is that correct? He is English.