Anonymous participant the Muay Thai use is totally correct. And you don’t need to prove income at all. Just have the 500k in the bank. And perhaps a cover letter to accompany. No requirement for employment income. But Thai privilege is definitely a great visa for under 50. Also make sure that you don’t qualify for an LTR visa. It’s by far the best option

Just get Thai Privilege Visa. Far more simple process, and you don’t need to constantly go in and out or renew

@Tore ********

that’s for sure, it’s dirt cheap compared to USA. And not even close to ‘on par’ with Germany and Northern Europe. Think about it in simple terms. Is real estate cheaper in Thailand? Constriction costs? Labour? Wages for medical staff? All cheaper. And so is the medical care. It’s cheap!

Yes, like any country, you have to look around a bit for quality.

Are India, Indonesia and a few other cheaper? Likely so. But I’m not going to India for medical care either

@Tony *****

‘it’s free’ 😂😂😂😂Umm no, it’s most definitely not. It’s taxpayer funded. Over administered. And very dysfunctional. If you want quality care, best choose elsewhere. But if ‘free’ is critical, just stay home

Yes, I have. Ans suspect you haven’t. And it’s astoundingly cheap in Thailand compared to almost every nation. And I’m ’on a pension’.

@Tony *****

it's cheap. Where do you think you can get less costly health care??

@Jeff ******

you are misinterpreting their rules a bit here. Yes - the £5M in a bank account is meaningless to them (but puts you well on your way to wealthy global citizen LTR) but if structured to provide regular passive income in the form of dividends or interest, it counts as passive income for LTR-WP.

So if earning £80k from work, it’s also doesn’t count. The $80k income must be passive and not earned. Overall, the BOI is there to assist. They can advise in what they can accept or not and help facilitate the process. Very helpful.

And yes, with an original target of 1 million, I’m surprised the criteria hasn’t been adjusted a bit more by now

hard pass on that

@Tracy ********

and still only YOU have used the word ‘all’😂😂

@Tracy ********

29 and counting do belong to Schengen

@Sami *****

Schengen is a zone