@Karim **************

3-500,000 baht? Over what period? Term, year?

@Antanas ************

Not sure that a lot of ‘Americans’ get irony either! 😂

@Nelson *****

No picking on you but so many people have been skirting on the edge of legality who are now totally outraged that Thailand is clamping down! There seems to be this pie in the sky belief that everything’s going to return to the old ways, but with shared, digitised information, that’s not very likely. The widespread abuse of the DTV is now under scrutiny so it should come as no surprise if there is a change coming there too. Big corruption allegations coming out about links between Cambodian casinos and Thai government officials too. To retain any credibility, while surrounded by corrupt regimes where people trafficking is the norm, Thailand has to rise above this.

@Nelson *****

In the eyes of the Thai authorities, Elite and DTV visa holders are tourists, or what would you describe yourselves as?

@Antanas ************

the marriage suggestion that was made was not serious. It was irony. Time to get acquainted with Western ‘humour’.

@Antanas ************

How much would you pay for a wedding reception in your home country? 100k baht wouldn’t even touch the sides!

@Colleen ******

The Yellow Book is obtained from your local Amphoe (District) office and not from Immigration. I received mine a few days ago and as far as I’m aware it has to be obtained from the Amphoe your residence is situated in.

@Andy ******

but not operating under the circumstances in place now, Buddha.

@Sue *********

Think that’s the whole point. Why would the Thai Government want people ‘retiring’ here, who are <50? The 50 is actually quite generous. Clearly people are seeking something that doesn’t legally exist unless you have the financial requirements.

@Robert *********

Good luck with that, Einstein.