@Brandon ***********

this. Some doctors will send your to a lab for blood test and others will just ask if you if "any problem when urination?" and then just sign and send you on your way. 150 thb.

@Paul ******

immigration doesn’t approve this visa.

If you aren't working for a company, can't qualify for retirement, can't qualify for LTR, aren't married to a Thai, and can't afford Elite, then you really cannot live here legally. At least not long term. ED visa is ok if you're actually studying, but you may not get more than a year. You are unlikely to get to your retirement age on ED.

@Paul ******

you would only care about that if you couldn't actually get a visa you wanted.

@Jody ******

do you have any idea how much less corruption there would be here if foreigners didn't participate in it? Thais don't need immigration. If foreigners didn't pay agents to bribe immigration officers and only applied for visas they qualified for, things wouldn't be like this. While this may save time, it perpetuates a larger problem.

@Jody ******

I hope you never complain about the bribery problems here, because it sounds like you're advocating for that.

@Kevin ************

we all know why people don't do it the right way. They can't qualify or they can't afford it.

All entries and stamps are at the discretion of the immigration officer. Nothing is compulsory. The fact that so many people feel entitled to be here just because they feel like it says a lot more than y'all than it does about the Thai government. Your FB profile literally says "Lives in Chiang Mai". How are you living in Chiang Mai as a tourist?

@Kidd *****

I don't know. I don't even understand this "digital nomad" thing.

@Todd ********

I don't know. I'm waiting for the construction on my villa to finish so I can apply and switch from non B. Two non B's cost well more per year than 2 LTRs will over 10.