Yes I do speak Thai but I'm not fluent (my level is B1) so I prefer speaking English in general.

I like your answer, very respectful and willing to listen. I wish more people were like you, and it's interesting to see that we agree on those points (having lived in Thailand for like 4 years now).

@Paul ******

I agree, Thailand has some better things than Malaysia, but I do prefer Malaysia as a whole.

Reasons are way better English skills, you can talk with almost anyone and that's a life changer. Then condo prices are way lower (you can get a 1-bedroom apartment in KL for the same price as a studio in KL).

Then, Malaysia has much better sidewalks than Thailand. Thai food is great, but Malaysian food is much, much more diverse with Chinese, Malay, and Indian food.

Don't hate the take, but the expat community is much better, well-behaved in Malaysia than Thailand.

I would say safety is similar in both countries.

Again, don't hate the opinion, my GF is Thai is she agrees with all the above and would move there too if she could. Yes, they're mostly Muslims, but that doesn't affect my daily life in the slightliest.

Unpopular take but I would live in Malaysia 100 times over Thailand for different reasons.

The thing is that the digital nomad visa in Malaysia takes months to be approved and you can only renew it once, so 2 years in total. After that, there are ways to stay longer but it's either by investment or opening a company.

So DTV wins for the simplicity.

You won't be able to get the Thai passport with the DTV, if this is what you mean. What is your current passport?

As others said, it's in Bangkok but it's renewed at the Embassy of China, so she renewed it on Chinese soil. Unfortunately you have to start the process again and pay again

Anonymous participant 338 Doesn't change anything. I did that 2 years ago and the officer could see ALL my previous stamps. He even asked me where my old passport was and why I changed it.

I moved my phone number to Lebara 6 years ago and I only make a 5 GBP top up once every 3 months and I'm able to keep my number this way. Never had any issue in years, as long as I remember to top up at least once every 90 days

How many months on the bank statement? 6 months? I'm considering applying there

I think so, cause I saw many people got it at the beginning and now more and more people are getting rejected.

I'm curious how the renewals will be for these people. I mean, unless you have an extended course at a school or doctors appointments...you don't really have a valid reason for staying from an immigration point of view?

I'm just curious. What after your culinary course? I guess their point is "your cooking class is 3 months or so, why would we give you 5 years?"

I've seen some people got their visa with a single medical appointment (congrats and good for them) but that doesn't make much sense to be fair