Pompel Pilt Friends who have been working month on and month off in middle east and Aus all getting pulled now on Visa Exempt and told to get a visa such as METV
Anonymous participant Yes, many countrie you can only apply if you are a citizen or hold a long term visa. The exceptions seem to be the countries close to Thailand such as Vietnam and Laos etc
Pompel Pilt Yeah need to be 50 for retirement visa in Thailand. The DTV is currently the best option for those under 50 Much better options that what was available previously. Long term in Cambodia is easy too.
I do not think that many were going to Cambodia anyway to change suddenly to Laos. I am speculating here but the only news I have seen about visas was that 13k Ed visas to Chinese in Chiang Mai. Many of them hanging on a "Wobbly nail" in the colloquial. The news report mentioned a figure of 50%.
That many applications seems to be abnormal and an outlier. Something just foes not right right with that number. The location is a favourite eith agents for applications though. If I was an independent applicant I would be avoiding Laos and would apply elsewhere.