@David ******

you could plead your case to the border agent. I have heard of instances where they will stamp for a week to allow you time to pack and leave. But there are no guarantees.

Also if you’ve been given previous warnings about length of stay, they will be noted in the system so that will go against you.

Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to find a ‘friendly’ border agent (*cough), otherwise you’ll need to enlist the help of friends and transfer your money online.

I second

@Lo***

on this 👍

You’re right in most cases, however the big equalisers are Property Rental, Electronics costs and as

@Li**

mentioned Restaurant Food and Imported Groceries… They are generally higher in the Philippines.

But yes, general day-to-day living costs, and employment (hiring local workers) for example, you get a lot more bang for your buck.

Get a new Missus?

Yes but don’t ‘never’ touch it. Dormant accounts are suspended after a number of years (7 I think), and eventually money claimed by the bank and unrecoverable (2 more years I think).

Heard first-hand accounts of this happening on 2 occasions, one being circa 1m Baht.

Unfortunately

@Mic****

it has a lot to do with nationality. Passing through immigration, even with all the relevant documentation, is not guaranteed.

The ability to support yourself aside, immigration can be concerned with a number of statistics relating to your country of origin/nationality including, criminality, terrorism, illegal immigrants, undocumented workers, to name just a few.

It is a sad fact that a large number of nationalities are not afforded the same freedom of movement as say a white guy from Cardiff holding a British passport. 😂

Look around next time you’re breezing through immigration unimpeded. You’ll notice it’s a privilege, not a given 😉

You need to provide evidence that proves her intention to return.

Does she have dependents or children in school? Does she own her own home or have a rental contract? Own a car? Have employment? Any savings?

Documentation proving the above would help demonstrate her intention to return.

Records of children’s past and continuing school education, House/Car ownership documents or signed rental documents continuing past the dates of your travel. Payslips, a letter from an employer, savings with a few thousand dollars. These are the types of things they want to see.

Have you been granted visas for travel to other recognised countries (Australia, USA, Canada, Europe) and returned within your given timeframe?

It used to be if you had within the last 5 years this would grant you a fast track application and provide a higher likelihood of being granted a visa.

oh I hear ya 😂😂

@Derek *********

sure although I think bikes passing through countries (I have done day trips from Malaysia crossing into Thailand) are more important from an insurance standpoint.

But if you have successfully registered in 2 SE Asian countries already it stands to reason there’s similar processes in place to do so in Thailand. If they register 3-wheeled tuk-tuks then I can’t see why they wouldn’t do the same for a trike.

Good luck 👍