The airport immigration and the immigration officers don't talk. Their system is from the 1940's.

The same thing happened to me, but instead of a written statement they wanted to search my wallet for cash (literally only looked at the cash) and then told me to get out of Thailand after 30 days.

That was 3 years ago and I've had no issues at immigration extending my visa exemption stamps or tourist visas.

Do not overstay, go get an extension. If you don't want to deal with immigration just pay an agent no more than 3500 to do it for you.

You would be much safer investing your money in your home country. The laws here aren't exactly designed to protect you, neither as a foreigner nor as an investor.

Let your bank invest your money in bonds or put all of it on S&P 500 for a 6% increase each year on average.

Since literally every decision is up to he immigration officer you are dealing with at any moment, what this one officer said might be completely false according to one of their colleagues.

Nothing makes sense when it comes to Thai immigration, just hope that the extension gets approved next year

@Mark ******

it's pretty much the same. Some things are more expensive, rent being the most obvious and other things are chepaer. So it evens out.

You have a lot more American focused restaurants and businesses than in Thailand and, most importantly, basically everyone speaks perfect English in the big cities 👌

@Alex ******

it might be. But it won't affect you unless you're the child of a rich obnoxious Chinese businessman who likes to flaunt his riches around.

Do what Brandon said. And then contact Thai Visa Centre to arrange BIP airport service so you won't have any issues with immigration when you arrive at the airport in Thailand.

@David *********

you don't need to retirement visa if you're planning to leave the country at least once every 3 years. The tourist visa is much easier and doesn't require any paperwork.

And yeah, if you're set on Samui other countries might not seem as attractive. But I'm sure both Cebu and Dumaguerte have a lot to offer if you're not trying to exacu duplicate Samui life 👌

@Tony **********

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@Tony **********

visa-wise? Excellent, you sack of potatoes 😂

In the Philippines you can just live on a tourist visa forever, by extending it 3 years for each entry, without bribing anyone or jumping through ridiculous hoops or having to deal with unnecessary bureaucracy.

Or get a one year visa in Cambodia for less than $400.

Just have those options in mind if you're ever sick of thai immigration, which you will be.