@Kevin *************

I just dm’d you some information

@Kevin *************

if all else fails

Look into Cambodia

Easiest long term Visas in SEAsia, less expensive than Thailand, you can open a USA LLC in Cambodia and work as if you were in the USA, with the LLC you can buy a house etc and just incorporate it as a business

Just a different thought to give you

@Kevin *************

you’ll have to look at places like

Ubon Rachathani

Burriram

Pattaya

Surat Thani

Hua Hin

Chiang Mai

More cost effective Than Bangkok…

@Patra ********

not really you might save 10% on cost

But the agent fee and tea money to get your paperwork looked at will eat that up very quickly

Thailand is cheap except for international school..it is what it is

@Kevin *************

it’s a definite cost saver of course

But then you have to look at the pros and cons of doing that

But if saving money is your objective then yes homeschool

The 18 year is on his own as he is an adult

So it’s 7 of you

You will need at the very least ฿100k a month to cover all your expenses (housing food visas transportation health insurance diapers air fare etc etc etc)

Jobs are limited so it’s all on savings and your pension funds you have to maintain your lifestyle

International schools cost between $10-$40k USD a year per child usually a lump sum cost no financing for foreigners…so that means more money needed

Good luck

I doubt it will stay open long

Get a job or create a company or get married to a Thai

After 3 years of working in Thailand you can apply for permanent residence which is good for life

@Andrew ********

yes the soft power route is a class like Muay Thai cooking

No they would only want to see the ฿500k in a bank acct for the seasoned period

It’s much easier process with less paperwork

It’s basically the same visa either way you go…just the workcation is way more intensive with paperwork…while the soft power is more costly due to the cost of the class you want to buy

The embassy will let you know the seasoning period for the money usually in 1 acct that is easily accessible to pay bills etc

If you do it wrong from the standards of the embassy you’re going through you just donated ฿10k to the Thai government

It might be easier to just go the soft power route as it streamlines the process making it way easier