Anonymous participant 979 I don't know about that. DTV is 10k, Muay Thai 6-month course is 20k and I believe you only need to pay these once every 5-years/DTV so a total of 30k for 5 years. A retirement visa would cost, if going through an agency, 30k for year 1 and 15k for every renewal. So for 5 years of retirement visaa that's 90k. Personally I would use an agency so that my funds are earning interest elsewhere and easily accessed.

@Allan *************

are any of the visas safe from change?

@J.P. ********

yes and?

@James ********

over 50s can apply for either.

@Amanda *******

is it home country? What if the money is in another country?

@Eric ********

but bear in mind that eVisas take around a week to process

@Rob ******

the 60-day eVisa to me is a guaranteed entry whereas the visa exemption is not a given.

@Antanas ************

according to what I've read from businesses offering the DTV learning Thai isn't a soft power option. I believe that is still covered by the ED visa. It would be strange if both visas were possible.

@Rob ******

interesting

@Rob ******

language courses are for the Education Visa