@Lee-Ann ******

As it seems we both have fewer years in front of us than we've had behind us, it's time to maximise and appreciate where we are at in our lives both in terms of geography and peace of mind. Yay for us! 😂😂

@Lee-Ann ******

Well done! Time for you time now in a beautiful part of the world. I would say lucky us, but you make your own luck.

@Lee-Ann ******

Well done! Honestly, I've never looked back. What with the high cost of living in NZ, the poor wages and the number of stoners and those on P I had to work with, I sometimes wonder why I stuck it out for so long. I should have moved here earlier. Phuket is beautiful. I'm in a quiet part of Na Jomtien. 😁

@Sasha **********

I moved from the UK to NZ and stuck it for 13 years. At first, it knocked spots off the UK but then it got so incredibly expensive that I ended up moving to Thailand last year. I earned 1500 dollars a week knocking my pan out by working very long hours. 60% of my remaining wage after tax went on rent. After petrol, power, water and food, I was skint every week. No wonder people leave. Presumably they are all young too,

@Sasha **********

Wow, is that actually correct?

@Robert ******

Which immigration office did you go to?

@Paul ******

I didn't mean to imply you were likely to make a false declaration....apologies if I came across that way. I think it just shows how seriously the embassy look at everything before issuing the CONI. Fortunately I had my divorce papers but even after I presented them, I had to return 2 hours later while they made a phone call, I never found out to whom but I got the impression they may have contacted some government agency in my home country.

@Paul ******

I got married to my Thai fiancee last year. I went to my embassy in BKK and was told that if I'd been married before, I must show my divorce certificate to get the No impediment to Marriage certificate. I was also warned of the legal implications of making a false declaration.

Thanks for letting us all know. Even though you can't spell, you went to the trouble of writing this post. You could have simply scrolled by certain questions but you went the extra mile to let us know your feelings.

@Geoff **********

Well said!