didn't realize it's that expensive. I used an agent to open a bank account, and for a divorce, they were both fairly cheap. Just assumed it would be maybe 10k baht.
You're over 50. Hire an agent to get you a retirement visa. I know people will say it's so easy, you can do it on your own blah, blah, blah. But for 100-300 dollars you can have peace of mind it will be done right.
lol. They're being promised money, work, and running away from a shithole worse than America. Thailand has a lot of poverty, but not a lot of crime. There's no cartel skinning people alive and hanging them over bridges. Not drug wars. People aren't getting SA and murdered all the time. People work hard and have very little in Thailand. But they don't murder each other. For me, Thailand is a better place to live and raise my family.
Good luck. They're nearly impossible to get. Because having an American boyfriend increases the likelihood of her just staying there to the government.