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What should I do about meeting the income requirement for my Thai visa extension while I'm out of the country for 10 weeks?

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7 years ago

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Can I travel to Thailand with just a one-way flight and extend my stay without an onward ticket?

Russell ********

If you to Pattaya you could be skint in four days!

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What is the average monthly living cost for a single person in Thailand?

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@Gary ************

That is correct.

There is a big difference between going out a couple of times a week and hanging out in top end Gogo clubs every night.

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How and where can I watch Prince Philip's funeral in Thailand?

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Question:Why does it take us 8 days from death to interment for a Major Royal and Thailand a year to do the same thing?

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How and where can I watch Prince Philip's funeral in Thailand?

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YouTube via Talk Radio if you missed it.

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Do expats in Thailand need a COVID-19 vaccine to obtain a visa?

Russell ********

If the Communist Party get loads of seats in the next general elections then we’ll know the conspiracy theorists were right!😬

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Where are expatriates currently located?

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Phitsanoluk in central Thailand.

I left the UK as there were to many Wogs and now I’m the Wog!😎

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Can I apply for a Non-Immigrant O Visa based on marriage while in Thailand, or do I need to return to the UK?

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I always maintain that any questions related to “Red Tape” issues aren’t ever straight forward.

Speak to ten different Falunge and you’ll get ten answers.

It also seems to vary from area Immigration departments.

Apparently the one in Jomtien you get treated like a Jew visiting the Reich office in 1940!😬

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Why are foreigners banned from visiting the reclining Buddha in Bangkok during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Can’t beat being a “Falunge Wog” in Thailand!😬

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What should I do about meeting the income requirement for my Thai visa extension while I'm out of the country for 10 weeks?

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My Logic being that if I’m not here,I don’t need money here!

But the laws of common logic don’t work here.😬

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Will I need to restart the process for my visa if my pension drops below the retirement visa requirement?

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Thanks.

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