@Tim *********

true travel

@Tim *********

true travel

@John *********

I only stay in Thailand 6 months maximum go home to uk then to Spain a month then travel Europe but my home is in uk , so would I need to tell uk government. I was kinda pressured into getting retirement visa as I had hassle coming to Thailand by immigration a bot like others that are reporting on here

It’s more the visa situation

@Peter ******

yes I had that through my bank but this one is worldwide travel for a year no stipulations on how long, it’s designed for people going away long trips

@Fr***

this is a yearly one , kinda like the old style backpackers one

@Ant **********

there are three of us travelling late September, between us we contacted over 9 different agents. Out of all these agents only two replied giving very detailed advice on what we could do . I won’t list all the agents but the replies we got from them were basic , no we cannot do anything for you , others said we should get non o visa and open bank account as they cannot do this anymore . These enquiries were made late July up until first week in august , I am not throwing shade on any agent as I believe things are really difficult for them at the moment. The two who replied with full details on what we should do with costings for their services were TVS visa service in Pattaya (Jay) the other was Thai visa centre based in bangkok ( Grace ) both these people replied to emails promptly . We were very impressed by detail and level of advice given by both . It seemed like these agents had dedicated people dealing with enquiries, some agents just replied with a one line to contact them on Line , despite us clearly saying we are in uk . Anyway I don’t want to ping pong replies and I was in no way downing any particular agent but it would be remiss not to mention the ones who were very good and gave full details to help us . I know visa services are going through horrendous changes at the moment.To be honest we didn’t actually want a retirement visa but we are aware the immigration are clamping down on people visiting and extending the stay going out and doing the same again as we did so we could stay 6 months . One of our party got stopped by immigration on their second visit to Thailand so after that scare we thought we should do something . We arrive at different times this September so each will chose which of the two agents depending on where they are going to stay and I’ll try feedback the results, who knows it might have changed again by the time we arrive .

@Phil *****

they told me the same if no non o visa or bank account they cannot help , as did mannerat

@Alan *********

only if you have a bank account opened

@Robert ********

yes but this time it will pass over the desk with an incentive to clear it , I imagine!