@Iv**

thank you mate, I can use either Romania or the UK, so I've got 2 chances. Appreciated.

Wow, it certainly seems I'll have viable options, which is the main thing. Thanks again buddy.

@Flem****

thank you mate, definitely sounds like the best option. So I can 90 days on the first one and 60 days in the second one. Hopefully that's all I'll need to set up a business and get my staying and working visa.

@Patr****

thanks...that's kind of what I expected to hear. I wanted the METV to give me time to set up a Thai company without needing to keep leaving and coming back. The only other alternative I can see is the Thai Elite visa which I don't really want to spend on.

@Patr****

thanks...but whatever the amount is I'm screwed. I'm currently in overdraft until I pull out a large cash investment from elsewhere, I'll not be able to show any consistency at all.

@สตีเฟ่น *********

I'm the bear 🐻. I only checked one website which gave the £5k requirement, I'll check the other as well, I didn't realise they could be different. Cheers.

Yep, I can fly from either Romania or the UK, so I double my chances of a solution maybe.

I didn't think anyone would spot that - but you are slightly wrong. Imported LNG has already been deregulated and renewable power is next on the list this year. I would imagine that the whole market will be deregulated within the next 5 years. Initially I will be opening a small contact centre for UK energy (5 staff I believe) while I wait for the Thai market to be ready for me. But good spot 😉

Ahhh I didn't know that, excellent news!! This forum is great, I've spent hours online trying to understand this stuff, but I've learnt more in 10 minutes here! :)

Really useful info again, thanks Biff. I should have my Romanian residency within the next 2 months, so I hope I can do it here, and not have to travel to the UK for it. No immediate rush for me, I plan on visiting twice on 30-day no-visa-required trips before the move, so I just need it before November.