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Retiring in Thailand steps 4 and 5

By alan, on August 5th, 2011%

STEP 4: OBTAINING RE-ENTRY PERMITS

Definitions:

‘Re-entry’ permits are for people that hold extensions to stay. These people have to apply for re-entry which is approved by Thailand Immigration to leave and return, whereby individuals maintain the length of time granted beforehand for extension. Re-entry permits are now issued at local Thailand immigration offices.

‘Visa’ given outside Thailand by . . . → Read More: Retiring in Thailand steps 4 and 5

First three steps in retiring to Thailand

By alan, on August 4th, 2011%

STEP 1: ATTAINING A VISA FOR NON-IMMIGRANTS

To begin plans for your retirement in Thailand, first obtain a non-immigration visa. Ideally the visa should be attained before arrival in Thailand. A lawyer can help arrange for your 90-day non-immigrant visa at your country of residence or in neighbouring countries.

Following arrival in Thailand, visa will be extended to 1year. We . . . → Read More: First three steps in retiring to Thailand

Why and where to retire in Thailand

By alan, on August 3rd, 2011%

Retirement signifies the end of employment life for all and settling in Thailand is usually not what is associated with this word. With lifestyle today involving constant learning and working throughout, retirement now has a new purpose to suit the requirements of a new retiring generation.

Whether you agree that retirement, viewed by many as working and . . . → Read More: Why and where to retire in Thailand

Thai visa basics

By alan, on April 30th, 2011%

The Thai government has clamped down on visas since 2006 and the only good news about that is the requirements for a retirement visa are just about the same as what they always were prior to 2006.

Most Westerners enjoy a visa on arrival status, meaning you do not have to do anything more than . . . → Read More: Thai visa basics

One visa for tourists to multiple Asian countries

By alan, on March 20th, 2011%

Making it easier for travelers, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), is working on a plan so someone could shop in Singapore, eat spicy food in Thailand, surf in Bali before a bordering crossing into Cambodia and a cruise in Vietnam on the Mekong, all on just one tourist visa. This would open the region, . . . → Read More: One visa for tourists to multiple Asian countries

Forged documents flooding Thailand

By alan, on March 10th, 2011%

A big problem with forged driver’s licenses, passport or ID cards from other countries is starting to grow in Thailand. Some of these documents are simply lost, old or have been stolen and then are used by people for nefarious purposes. The people in Thailand who sell the documents often forge them for a price and . . . → Read More: Forged documents flooding Thailand

Thailand tourist visas, issued in Penang face tighter rules

By admin, on July 11th, 2010%

It appears that the Royal Thai Consulate in Penang has imposed new stricter rules with regard to the issuing of Tourist Visas.

The Penang, Royal Thai Consulate-General has since, February 1 2008, only issued Tourist Visas to people with a ticket for a flight departing from Thailand, going to a destination well outside of the region. Basically . . . → Read More: Thailand tourist visas, issued in Penang face tighter rules

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