Trying to work out a plan, live in Thailand more or less (can border bounce often) 6 months of the year, will live in USA, EU, Mexico the rest of the year. Thoughts on visa's, thanks in advance.

Hello there,

I am trying to work out the pros and cons of a self defence visa in Chiang Mai.

I have done a fair amount of research online and it looks like the best fit for my purposes but I'd be very grateful to hear some first person experiences from someone who has tried or is on this visa.

Particularly around entry/exit experiences, how easy was it too arrange, how long can you pause it if you want to leave the country, was it a useful course or anything else you would like to share.

Thank you in advance!

Thankyou for letting me join.

Just been reading some of the posts about visa, I am now more confused than before.

My husband and I are looking at retiring in Thailand towards end of 2018. By the looks of things we will meet the requirements but am confused on how the visa works.

Do you have to leave the country after 1 year and if so for how long.

We are from Australia is it best to do visa here or over in Thailand.

Thanks