@Chang *****

my husband is retired military with a good sized pension and other benefits. We will also have 3 rental properties in the US, once we add our current home. I was just wondering how much cash we needed to show to start the visa process. Our plan is to do a 1 year retirement visa, and if we decide to stay long term, switch to the LTR.

@Thom *********

my husband will be extatic!! He grew up in an Italian American home where bread is life. It's supposed to have holes and crust and get moldy after a few days. The bread they are selling in the US now is made with plastic. 🥲

I was raised in Caribbean culture, so chopped up scraps with spices over rice and chicken feet are normal for me. But thanks for the heads up😁

@Brook *******

if we dont like it, we can always move somewhere else. It's not that deep.

@Thom *********

Im not even sure if you can call what they have us eating in the US as food anymore. My husband's gut is damn near destroyed from the additives and chemicals. It's almost impossible to find any food that isnt sourced from the same garbage and even the seeds are all GMO'd

@Brook *******

while we don't deal with air quality issues where i live per se, the quality of the food is horrific in the US, so it will be a trade off. the public schools where I currently live are terrible. 2 or . I could rant all day about issues with the current education situation. Even a mediocre international school will likely be better than our local schools, and probably with less fighting and bullies, not to mentionthe risk of school shootings!! We found bullets in the parking lot of my son's pre-k!!. Idk why people assume that life in the US is great. There is a long list of pros and cons and the benefits of moving outweigh any of the negatives.

@Robert ********

yes. We have selected an international school that is taught in English and is reasonably priced. Our local school system is terrible, so the bar isn't very high. My son is very excited to be getting more than 20 minutes of recess each day.

@Brandon ***********

what is the difference between a non-OA Retirement Visa and an LTR Visa? I believe we may qualify for both and, while they seem to be roughly the same price, but with one paying $1500 up front and one paying $150 per year, are there benefits to choosing one over the other?

I am basing my information off of what is posted by the Thai embassy on Google. Idk if there are recent changes, but this is what they have listed.🤷‍♀️

@Nongnuch *******

so how does it work with retirement visas with a wife under 50 and kids? Is it still the non-immigrant O visa as listed on google?