@Mitchell ******

I was thinking the same. When he said “western countries”, I thought” which one?

Why would she not exit and enter US on her US passport and enter and exit Thailand on her Thai? That’s the least hassle.

As others have alluded to, your assumptions are suspect. There was a short dip in home prices in the U.S. as people waited for mortgages to come down. As folks came to realize they were not going to, the normal rise in prices resumed.

@Saxen ****

the magical “they”. 🤣🤣🤣

@Sean *********

only if you stay in Thailand for life. The difference between putting 800K in a bank and paying a similar amount for a visa is that if you leave Thailand after 5 years, you take that money with you.

I agree that switching to the monthly payments after a year makes more sense though.

@David *******

where have I complained that I was inconvenienced? I’m not the one whining about immigration 🤣🤣🤣

@George ********

the question is irrelevant

@George ********

so, you were not one of the people I was talking about. You should have read what was in the parentheses and not taken my point so personally.

@George ********

what I do at the immigration office is actually irrelevant. What I don’t do is make a choice then blame others for my choice. In this case, these folks made multiple choices:

1). Moving to Thailand. Living in Thailand is not a right. It’s a privilege and immigration involves some hoops. Anyone who didn’t know this didn’t do adequate research.

2). Staying in Thailand. They can always leave. Westerners are grotesquely privileged. We have so many choices as to where to live. We can so easily move about. The whining truly makes me sick.

3). They could get an Elite Visa. No more lines.

4). They could hire an agent.

They are apparently swimming in so much cash and independently propping up the whole nation of Thailand that, IF they want to stay despite how infuriating the country is, they could just throw a few bucks at the problem.

@George ********

did you read what was in the parentheses?

You are ok with the queues…great! My issue is with the whiny brats saying they have sooooo much money they’re spending in Thailand that the nation (including apparently immigration officers) should be groveling at their feet. If they have the “fortunes” they claim, they would either pay an agent or buy an elite visa. People with such money know that time is money. If the queues are creating them stress, they would pay to avoid them.

I made a point of saying that I didn’t scroll through the comments to see if you were one of those, so it was clear that comment was not directed AT you as opposed to being a comment in regards to your response.