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Post by pady on Feb 3, 2019 19:32:55 GMT 7
On face value seems a bit worrying as we don't get 65,000 a month but I have never been queried on that. I think the last sentence sums it all up to perfection. Sounds like a possible conspiracy to get us back to Oz even. Will never work as Cambodia here I come. Remember last year I posted that Battambang may suit some of us when I was there. Maybe that will come back to haunt me. Nomadic be sure to read up on the latest visa requirements for cambo as South East Asia is tightening it right up for long term visas. There is news coming out from a visa agent that the new rules are only for new applicants and not those who have held a retirement Visa in the last 10 years. We should no more next week Never in my wildest dreams did I think oz would look more attractive than thailand but the hassle in Thailand and the total chaos with changing rules all the time is making me have second thoughts. It all started with the oz embassy dumping us and for what? Other embassies continue happily providing stat decs. Only 4 deserted their citizens I just want a peaceful retirement without reading headlines that I have to jump through more hoops
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 5:51:02 GMT 7
On face value seems a bit worrying as we don't get 65,000 a month but I have never been queried on that. I think the last sentence sums it all up to perfection. Sounds like a possible conspiracy to get us back to Oz even. Will never work as Cambodia here I come. Remember last year I posted that Battambang may suit some of us when I was there. Maybe that will come back to haunt me. Nomadic be sure to read up on the latest visa requirements for cambo as South East Asia is tightening it right up for long term visas. There is news coming out from a visa agent that the new rules are only for new applicants and not those who have held a retirement Visa in the last 10 years. We should no more next week Never in my wildest dreams did I think oz would look more attractive than thailand but the hassle in Thailand and the total chaos with changing rules all the time is making me have second thoughts. It all started with the oz embassy dumping us and for what? Other embassies continue happily providing stat decs. Only 4 deserted their citizens I just want a peaceful retirement without reading headlines that I have to jump through more hoops Let us know what you hear please pady
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Post by nomadic on Feb 4, 2019 6:43:18 GMT 7
Yes pady, they don't really want us, only our dosh. That has been very clear to me for years. Why can't falang married to Thai's work? If they have kids and wife can't work then how do you support them? Go back to your home country and send money they will tell you. That doesn't affect me but I have seen many who it does. Thai marries Australian and can work the day they arrive in Oz. STINKS! But yes I don't think I will have a problem with next visa application after many years. BUT? ?
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Post by Denis-NFA on Feb 4, 2019 14:16:19 GMT 7
On face value seems a bit worrying as we don't get 65,000 a month but I have never been queried on that. I think the last sentence sums it all up to perfection. Sounds like a possible conspiracy to get us back to Oz even. Will never work as Cambodia here I come. Remember last year I posted that Battambang may suit some of us when I was there. Maybe that will come back to haunt me. nomadicPhilippines is so far still okay for us 'blow-ins'. You do either 2 monthly visa extensions or 6 monthly and have to leave every 3 years for at least 1 day. You are meant to hold an onward ticket at all times though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 15:16:28 GMT 7
Yes pady, they don't really want us, only our dosh. That has been very clear to me for years. Why can't falang married to Thai's work? If they have kids and wife can't work then how do you support them? Go back to your home country and send money they will tell you. That doesn't affect me but I have seen many who it does. Thai marries Australian and can work the day they arrive in Oz. STINKS! But yes I don't think I will have a problem with next visa application after many years. BUT? ? My gut feeling nomadic , is that these new rules will only apply to those of us who are on Non Immigrant Type O-A Retirement visas and do 90 day reports and our yearly extensions inside the Kingdom. I think you probably have a Non Immigrant Type O visa which is where you have to leave every 90 days and renew outside the country. You renew yours; we get extensions. I've been looking at the Canberra Embassy site and found this. I also note, I really.did get lucky, as my O-A has doubled in price since this time last year. Cheers bear NON-IMMIGRANT Single Entry (AUD 110) 90 days Multiple Entries (AUD 275) 90 days X 4 Multiple Entries - Retirement only (AUD 550)
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Post by onemore on Feb 4, 2019 15:33:34 GMT 7
Bloody hell those visas are not cheap!
But then let me talk about the Philippines where last month I did a 29 day extension on my tourist visa which cost A$85 and if I want to stay another month after that then the price just about doubles, no problem I am just going to go back to Aussie because I need a sanity break from here anyway.
I was looking on the Philippines embassy website in Melbourne and there it says that I can get a 12 month multiple entry visa for A$168, so off to there I go, whether or not I get it is another story.
The thing is that in Australia Thais and Filipinos are embraced into the country if they want to be, unlike the Philippines from my experience, where you will always be a foreigner, and from what I understand a falang will always be a falang.
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Post by latindancer on Feb 4, 2019 16:09:41 GMT 7
Cambodia certainly sounds interesting in the short term, but there are some pretty dodgy people there....both Asian and Western. It can be a real nest of snakes. I hope you have health insurance, Nomadic. Have you had a look at khmer440.com ?
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Post by nomadic on Feb 4, 2019 19:16:17 GMT 7
Firstly bear I only pay 5,000 baht so those prices look high unless I get a shock next month. But no intention of moving to Cambodia at this stage latin. Only as a last resort before Australia. If not Thailand possibly Malaysia but a bit expensive overall even though I could survive I think. Not sure on visa requirements long term but we get 3 months free on arrival. I don't think I will have any problems is my gut feeling. Just lots of different rules all over the place make me wonder a little bit.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 20:00:58 GMT 7
Just reporting the daily News; not intended to scare or dismay! Cheers bear
A third of expats may have to leave – Survey on new ‘retirement’ visa extension. Thailand’s farang forum, Thaivisa, has conducted two unofficial polls that indicate that many expats will be calling it quits and leaving the Kingdom. The polls are a response from the affected ThaiVisa audience, not indicative of the total expat population living in Thailand.
The polls have been undertaken in the wake of new regulations issued by Thai immigration requiring retirees to lodge money for several months in a Thai bank account. The unofficial polls report that, while nearly half of those on the Facebook poll say they would be leaving, nearly 70% on the website pages say they expected to “ride out the storm”. On the ThaiVisa website the question was asked… “Will the new financial requirements force you to leave?” • 7.9% said Yes • 22.72% said it would seriously jeopardise their stay • 69.38% said they would not have to leave On their Facebook page, a similar question was more clear cut. Asked if the tough new financial requirements for retirement extensions (visas) would force people to leave: • 49% said Yes • 51% said No On the website forum 461 people responded to the survey. On their Facebook page, 968 people responded. Some opined (grammar and spelling corrected)… “It does appear that this administration, and especially the biggest joke, are trying to do everything in their power to discourage expats from staying here.” “To call them ignorant, fearful, xenophobic, non-visionary, and misguided would be a vast understatement. Biggest Joke said he would make things easier and simpler. He is doing just the opposite, and barely even disguising his contempt for foreigners.” “He is the single biggest threat to the expat community right now.” “One can only hope that, come election time, all of this nonsense will be over, and both Prayuth and especially the biggest joke, will be sent out to pasture for the rest of their lives.” “These new rules will hurt the Thai economy if almost half leave unless they change to a spousal visa if they are married of course.” “The Thai Baht is another major factor in how people can survive here and only the Government can step in and bring it back out of its inflated state which will also improve exports as we all know the weaker the baht the more other countries can import just common sense instead of greed .” “I will take a wait and see approach before cashing in my chips here in Chiang Mai.” "One week it’s a new set of financial criteria, the next week it’s something different. I tend to agree that Thai Government Officials simply don’t want us here on a long term basis so they go about putting these ridiculous impediments in our way.” thethaiger.com/thai-life/a-third-of-expats-may-have-to-leave-survey-on-new-retirement-visa-extension
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 20:13:37 GMT 7
On face value seems a bit worrying as we don't get 65,000 a month but I have never been queried on that. I think the last sentence sums it all up to perfection. Sounds like a possible conspiracy to get us back to Oz even. Will never work as Cambodia here I come. Remember last year I posted that Battambang may suit some of us when I was there. Maybe that will come back to haunt me. Nomadic be sure to read up on the latest visa requirements for cambo as South East Asia is tightening it right up for long term visas. There is news coming out from a visa agent that the new rules are only for new applicants and not those who have held a retirement Visa in the last 10 years. We should no more next week Never in my wildest dreams did I think oz would look more attractive than thailand but the hassle in Thailand and the total chaos with changing rules all the time is making me have second thoughts. It all started with the oz embassy dumping us and for what? Other embassies continue happily providing stat decs. Only 4 deserted their citizens I just want a peaceful retirement without reading headlines that I have to jump through more hoops Wouldn't it be nice to have a forward thinking progressive, unencumbered by old, outdated protocols; Australian government pady . Just because none of them want to admit it; can't ever change the fact Australia IS part of Asia. And if our adopted countries have got the irrits over the fact we don't see eye to eye on ASEAN; how can you blame them for that. In my view there is the Americas, Europe/Africa and Asia, which should be three independent spheres around the globe; all trading with each other; but what would I know, I was on the DSP for 20 years with mental Illness. Cheers bear
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Post by nomadic on Feb 5, 2019 7:13:42 GMT 7
For those who don't know. BIG JOKE is the nickname of the top cop in this area. Been in other unrelated news items also where he is made to look like one. The countries politicians are famous for shooting themselves in the feet. One politician years ago suggested the best way to solve the Bangkok traffic gridlock was to leave all lights on green all the time. That is 100% true and obviously, it was taken as a big joke also but he meant it. POLITICIANS! GRROOOWWWLLLL! WHY don't any of them see any logic?
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Post by pady on Feb 5, 2019 15:38:02 GMT 7
Unfortunately the rumors of grandfathering don't look promising. And the new 800k rule means at lot more needed than 800k since you can only spend a part of it down 👇
Eg now 800k needs to be seasoned for 5 months and then 400k needs to be seasoned all the time untill it jumps back to 800k for 2 months before the next extension
Now the 65k monthly needs to be backed up by bank statements and the combo method is up 👆 in the air.. Total confusion
Australia doesn't want me (non residant) an thailand doesn't want me and reteriment visas in all of SEA are getting very difficult and I'm over border runs, they are costly and inconvenient. Just want to retire peacefully without having a whip cracked lol
I was born in Serbia and they do want me 😁 and the cost of living is less than thailand as are most east European countries
Decisions.. Decisions
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Post by Denis-NFA on Feb 5, 2019 20:19:23 GMT 7
Unfortunately the rumors of grandfathering don't look promising. And the new 800k rule means at lot more needed than 800k since you can only spend a part of it down 👇 Eg now 800k needs to be seasoned for 5 months and then 400k needs to be seasoned all the time untill it jumps back to 800k for 2 months before the next extension Now the 65k monthly needs to be backed up by bank statements and the combo method is up 👆 in the air.. Total confusion Australia doesn't want me (non residant) an thailand doesn't want me and reteriment visas in all of SEA are getting very difficult and I'm over border runs, they are costly and inconvenient. Just want to retire peacefully without having a whip cracked lol I was born in Serbia and they do want me 😁 and the cost of living is less than thailand as are most east European countries Decisions.. Decisions padyJust a question but what about Hungary?
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Post by pady on Feb 5, 2019 21:09:25 GMT 7
Unfortunately the rumors of grandfathering don't look promising. And the new 800k rule means at lot more needed than 800k since you can only spend a part of it down 👇 Eg now 800k needs to be seasoned for 5 months and then 400k needs to be seasoned all the time untill it jumps back to 800k for 2 months before the next extension Now the 65k monthly needs to be backed up by bank statements and the combo method is up 👆 in the air.. Total confusion Australia doesn't want me (non residant) an thailand doesn't want me and reteriment visas in all of SEA are getting very difficult and I'm over border runs, they are costly and inconvenient. Just want to retire peacefully without having a whip cracked lol I was born in Serbia and they do want me 😁 and the cost of living is less than thailand as are most east European countries Decisions.. Decisions padyJust a question but what about Hungary? NFA if you Google cost of living Hungary you can rent a house outside the capital city for as little as $200/month Wine and cheese and deli stuff is silly cheap. The downside is winter but I was 10 times colder at friends house in Canberra than I was in East Europe. Why? Because all of east Europe has oil heating via pipes and radiators so your only cold while waiting outside for a taxi or a bus. For those looking for love it's also cheaper. Historical cities with great architecture and amazing food. It's a good alternative to Asia
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