You can't live in Thailand all year and not pay them a boat load of cash. You can split your time between Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, and Philippines and not have to cough up too much cash and have a warm and sweet girlfriend in each one to take care of your laundry, cooking, and entertainment
Typically you can visit Thailand for 180 days a year, before needing a long term visa. so coming every other month works fine until you bump the 180 days in the last month.
No difference, they are looking at total number of days you stayed in Thailand during the year and how many times you left for a day and came right back.
no difference. If you'ee there over 180 days total in a year, or have done back to back visa exemptions or tourist visas more than 2x without visiting somewhere else then you are trying to live there without the proper visa. You will be questioned
Step 1: put your German rule book aside. Step 2: decide how would the American do it. Step 3: the American would just hop on a plane with out a visa or return ticket ($14 onwardticket if demanded). Step 4: Stay for 60 day visa exception then fly to the next Oktoberfest in Penang Malaysia or Bali, Indonesia, then come back for more Thai beer
The USA requires the wife to have lived in the USA for 5 years before paying out benefits for a spouse in the husband's account. Under 18 foreign born Children with a us report of birth to the embassy get monthly checks from death of father, no need to ever live in usa