@Tony *********

not likely IO's make far more than their salary from it

@Sanne ********

the children being on a house book is very important in Thailand. Without that they will not be able to go to a Thai School, get ID card and many other Thai benefits.

@Sanne ********

if the father is on the birth certificate you can go to the Thai Embassy in Sweden to obtain Thai Birth Certificates. Then you can get Thai Passports for them. If you do not have time to do that, enter them on visa exempt. Stay on overstay until you get the Thai citizenship sorted. There is no penalty for overstay by minors.

You need to do the citizenship so you can put their names on a house book registration

Thai father so they are Thai, no need for visa. Take birth certificates with his name to Ampur.

No different to living anywhere else in Thailand. After move file TM30 with local Immigration Office.

Don't think the colour of your skin has anything to do with it. The main criteria is native speaker. Many non native speakers command of English is good but their accented English is difficult to understand. Indian call centres a good example.

Having said that native English speakers from Geordie land are not easy to understand 🤣

For initial OA visa can be Thai or International Insurance for the required amount. For any subsequent extension has to be Thai company

Good luck with getting the Certificate from HH Hospital. I suspect you are in for a long wait for an appointment to see a Doctor 😔

They didn't have a tourist visa. They had a 'retirement' visa or extension. Now they have a 60 day visa exempt.

@Andy *********

thanks went on their website and a comparison site I use. Basically to get critical illness insurance you have to start before 65 with all the insurance companies.