Housing will be a bit of work with animals, may cost more for rentals.

Most rentals are not pet friendly.

Cautionary tale with animals.

Friends brought 2 dogs and one got bitten by a tick and passed away very quickly. They were here only about a month or so, even with the flea and tick meds, shots from home. The exotic blood parasites were too much for it.

We have 2 cats from Canada and they are strictly indoor.

Vet care is extremely affordable here.

Have you done recon trips already?

If you are planning a permanent move over you will need to consider things like:

Maintaining residency for tax purposes in Canada or going non resident

Keeping phone numbers

Mail

Longterm cell plans

Banking

Credit cards

Two options for Canadians:

One is to transfer 800k

Other is embassy income letter

800k is the simplest if you can afford it.

Top sheets are really not a thing here.

Bringing linens from home a good idea.

Most electronics are comparable here if not cheaper in most cases.

Travel as lite as possible.

Lots of tips and tricks to get by here.

You will start with a 90 non-o e-visa based on retirement.

Relatively easy to qualify for.

NOT an OA which requires health Insurance and background checks.

Once you receive the e-visa you will have 90 days to enter the country and receive 90 days.

Yes a recon trip is a great idea.

We did the same 2 years ago

6 suitcases and 2 cats.

Hua Hin is great if you want to be near BKK.

Depends on your needs and wants.

By most accounts kinda of a sleepy expat area.

Good work

@Stuart ********

I'm glad you took the time to do it.

Hopefully it can help some people.

I'm going to stick to the "other" method of helping for a while.

@Маркус ****

there is no rule like that in Thailand, for a long time.

@Nigel ********

🤣

@Hnin **********

a 7 day denial of extension application is 1900b and you MUST leave Thailand.

You apply for an extension and don't get one, they give you 7 days to leave- IF they give you it.

@Jennifer *****

because spending 2mil makes more sense than putting 3 mil into savings and remains your money?

Yes you can be a dependant.

The dependant does not require funds.

So at this point you have 1 visa the OA.

The METV is valid but not active till you enter on it.

The problem is that Thai immigration does know when you enter that you have an active OA it's in their system.

Will they allow you to enter without the insurance... not supposed to but it happens.

The clock is now ticking on the METV, it is valid from the issue date only.

So your six month window is counting down.

Will they allow you to mix and match at the immigration counter is up to the officer you are in front of.

Maybe it's a mess and they give a 30day visa exempt entry.

There is no way to answer this question until you present to an officer.

Nothing conflicting.

You will receive 30 days visa exempt on entry and can extend 30 days once each entry.

Maximum 2 land entries per calendar year.

No official rule on air entries until they stop you.

@Stuart ********

I have seen it done, thru longstay serviced apartment/hotel but not common as they don't have a lease agreement at hotels.

It was a little complicated.

They required some extra documents from the hotel, payment history etc.

It wasn't easy.