what will be your way of earning income? because on ED you wont be allowed to work.

also the normal ED (private language school) would be a 3 months visa and can be extended 3 times. so a max. of 1 year and then you need to leave the country.

maybe children need more consistency than joining a school for only a year.

Richard Broderick there is definitely seasons… i live in krabi and here you can see a steep decline over night in march. every year. its very very noticeable… and after songkran its literally dead… on Koh Lanta many places even closedown until november. every year.

and in the north you have a burning season where its horrible.

and then you have rainy season for many months as well.

so to say there is no seasons is pretty wild.

and numbers are not 60%. check your facts. also: one exceptional year pre-covid cannot be the standard

Stuart James did you visit in april and same places? its low season. pretty normal actually that numbers drop

@Simon ********

low season. of course its down

It is low season. of course numbers are down. same as every single year this time of the year… but the media will surely blame the war now. they always find excuses why the high season isnt dragging on for 12 months 🤣🤣 in jan/feb we already saw that they will never hit their target numbers in tourist arivals this year….

Andrew Rolland DTV, LTR, Marriage…

that will only work for 6-9 months. and then the visa will end. what is your plan afterwards? you cannot get METV after METV after METV… if you want to stay longterm then the DTV is indeed the best option going forward… ED also works for a few years… LTR is very difficult to get. Elite is a ripoff… so you may marry your thai gf before your options run out 😜

@James *******

if you say so… wasnt a problem for me when i exited and got the DTV

i didnt cancel it. was not necessary. 🤷‍♀️

@Kevin ******

many people here are retired. they have a massive amount of time