Try here or contact red cross, there is a small xpat group who donate rh-

Thai friend did this trip a couple of months ago, flight booked to Dublin but UK visa. She was denied boarding & had to rebook via heathrow which was both costly & time consuming.

@Stewart *********

I'm actually in Hua Hin but yes you'll find expat communities in most areas. There are alot of gated communities here that are mainly expat/thai couples the best area depends on what you are looking for as we are all different, consider what your average day will be & what you'll spend time doing.

While I like Chiang Mai I would struggle with the air quality during burning season, for me Hua Hin has everything I need.

@Stewart *********

800k each unless you are married in which case 1 retirement & 1 dependant/trailing spouse. You will need to get your marriage certificate legalised & translated for use in Thailand.

If you're worried about exchange rates you can have a foriegn curreny account with most Thai banks & acceptable by Immigration. Your problem now if you did this would be showing the money came from overseas

If you qualify for the LTR then great otherwise you have 2 real opions, either an O or an OA visa.

The OA is multi entry & is applied for in the uk, needs health insurance & proof of funds in uk account along with police check & doctors cert. All the information is on the Thai embassy website & it's not as complicated as it 1st seems. To extend you will need Thai bank deposit or 12 monthly deposits & health insurance.

The O visa can be obtained in the Uk or in thailand valid for 90 days. You would then go to your nearest Immigration office to get a years extension based on retirement at which point you need to show 800k in a Thai account which has been seasoned for months. You don't have to have health Insurance but it's still a good idea. Both of these can be extended 12 months at a time & it is possible to have a multi reentry permit or to buy a single re entry permit.

You can use the monthly income route but only on your second year extension as you must show a deposit of 65k every month for the previous year.

You are not allowed to work here on a retirement visa but if you're really just answering emails then it shouldn't be an issue.

Hope this helps

Alot of thai post offices have post boxes on site to rent

@Habz *****

Yep that's plan B.

They do a 7 day service if your in the UK

@Richard *********

was your application recent? Trying to decide between booking a flight or going to VFS & hoping they're speedy

@Chris *******

that's what Immigration suggested but UK embassy don't do them. We can only get emergency travel document😖 Your info might help someone else though so thanks