My friends who are in Phuket now on ED visas are having a few issues with abrupt renewal fees at random times (earlier than the stated 90 days)... Is this usually dependant on the legitimacy of the school, or is this just Thailand being Thailand?

Elite visa for 5 years is around £20,000, right? A bit too much for me, considering I'm only looking at one year for now.

Useful info, thank you!

@Robert **********

What happens if you're just a "slow learner"? 😂

Superstar. Thank you.

That would be ideal. Finding employment for a Chinese national could be difficult though!

I wish it were!

Is the smart visa something that would need to be applied for after successfully setting up a Thai company? And is setting up a Thai company overly difficult or expensive? Thank you!

@Chris *******

I think the elite visa would be too expensive for us. I don't necessarily plan to work, as all of my work is online and remote. We are both in our 30's. The option that you mentioned about setting up my own company and having Thai staff on the books, how does that work? We would plan to relocate to Thailand for at least 1 year, without any particular desire to leave/return. Thank you for your help!