@Jan *****************

there's no technically about it. It is a longstay tourist visa.

It depends on if they have voluntary insurance or just compulsory insurance and if they have voluntary insurance what the policies are in that insurance.

Option 2 but don't use an agent get a non-oa instead that way your money is still in the UK and you're completely legal and then meet the 65k a month every month transfer requirements for extensions.

It's minimum transfer of 65k p/m for 12 months without missing a single transfer every single month. (I'm not sure if it can be broken up into separate transfers or it needs to be 1 single transfer though).

@Sylvia *******

officially no, but pretty sure they're aware since both my accounts hold Thai numbers and I've had them send me some documents out to Thailand last year. It probably helps that I still have regular income from the UK going into those banks too.

@Marcel ******

you don't ask for anything, it will ask you for your visa number which you will put Visa Exemption and the dates you are staying. It's just an automated arrival system.

I really got to know how people get this far in life with the reading comprehension of a loaf of fucking bread 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

There are a few reasons, but one of the main ones is rooted in the idea of authenticity. It's the same reason I wanted to learn Thai from someone who actually grew up in Thailand—because they’ve lived the language. Native speakers have often absorbed idioms, cultural references, and nuances that are hard to teach or fake, even at near-native levels. I know ample of people who can speak English at a near native level but when it comes to idioms they are utterly dumbfounded. Idioms are crucial for sounding natural, understanding native speakers, and grasping the richness of English expression and without the ability to understand and teach key parts of the speech it's understand why there is a preference for native speakers.

Don't get me wrong, there is an underlying tone of racism sometimes, but not all the time. I have friends who are british-indian that teach/have taught in school in Thailand.

You can't though... You can stay for 180 days per visit. However if you are going to do this longterm or even semi-longterm, just like every other country on the planet you are required to get a visa and in the case of mexico it will be a resendency visa.

@David *********

you do realise they still scan your passport into the system right? 🤣🤣🤣 of course there is a record of you entering 🤦‍♂️