@David ***

i did it a couple weeks ago. All I had was a initial consultation with neurosurgeon at a well known hospital in Bangkok.

I applied Monday morning, picked up my passport with approved visa on Thursday afternoon. Price was 5,600,000 IDR (cash only)

I tried for remote working in NL before i came to Jakarta. That was annoyingly difficult, didn’t have time for that bull…My contract states remote work, and despite me being a global manager, they kept asking for “official letter confirming remote work. I even did a self declaration that wasn’t accepted.

Jakarta was very straight forward, for me 3 business days. Provided

- Passport

- 6 weeks old first page of bank statement

- medical appointment printout

- Local application form

- 2 passport photos

@Paul *********

METV is a tourist visa. Why would you think that would be difficult as retired?

Though with the new 60 day visa exemption you could simply extend that and do 1 single border bounce to get 6 months

I dont get the bizarre illogical fear of taxes. Most western countries have double tax treaties with Thailand anyway. Only difference is your supposed to submit tax returns if you spend more than 6 months. But you are not in danger of paying double tax on income or capital gains. Just on long term savings

@Paul *******

and yet its classified as a tourist visa….

Jakarta?

‘Countries for which travel document is valid’ > I used the country issuing my passport

'Local Guarantor’ > Depends on what visa you are applying for, for my DTV i left blank.

If in doubt, just at at the counter when you apply.

@Ellen ************

half that sounds like marriage visa.

@Ellen ************

the retirement visa based in 800k can be used as long as you fulfill the requirements.

@Peter *********

ehmmm. I guess English isn’t you strong side…

@Iain ********

I know you didn’t, I was referring to what Graham said