Loopholes are for getting around rules, whereas hoops are obstacles we need to 'jump through'. 'Jumping through loopholes' is a conflation of the two phrases suggesting that a workaround option is an obstacle when in fact, a workaround is meant to be a solution to a specific obstacle, not the obstacle itself.
If you are not in the High Roller or a Skilled Specialist class just keep hopping on a plane to a neighbouring country and return after a couple of days. It's legal and without any ridiculous investment amount and if you enjoy a quick change of scene and enjoy travel it's still the best way forward.
@@anaskaizen1 come down to Thailand and chat to the foreigners. They have ton's of advice. Book a 3 week trip and start making friends. That's how you get more knowledgeable.
As long as you can prove you have sufficient funds to last your stay there is no limit to how many times you can enter the kingdom of Thailand and that is the Law. Don't listen to all the bullshit about being turned away at the airport, it does not happen. Entering by land is a different matter
Great video Mike I've lived in Phuket on and off for 30 years and now on a retirement visa formally had a multiple entry non-immigrant .O Yes the Thai government are now fine tuning the visa process to attract younger people especially remote workers that will spend their cash in Thailand, its a win-win situation for everyone involved Mike.
Got any idea on the costs involved related to education visa? My sole aim is to live in Thailand for a year. Hope its not mendatory to attend the classes?
Uncharted History, I want to return to Thailand...Phuket would be a dream (I've been to Karon Beach several times over the years) Now, I'm (early retired on very modest SS) Can I go there now ,do the 45 days visa exempt + extend 30 days (1900 baht) + go to Vientiane, Lao, apply for new 60 day Thai tourist visa...then...? Thanks for any help, my friend ;-) (By the way, I'm American, and I'm in Vietnam now)
Amazingly he left out the 2 most popular long term visas in Thailand . The retirement visa and nomad . Kind of makes me wonder if he did that on purpose
@@livinginphuketthailand To be more specific its the Digital Nomad visa. Basically you have to be a remote worker but requirement is 80k a year income. I still think the best cheap alternative is either a fight VISA or Student Visa. Older folks like myself 50 years or older is retirement visa or the Elite visa but they require to have 20-25k dollars in a thailand bank and has to be verified every year so basically you cannot spend it and is always frozen. If you cover the cost of the Elite visa its about 1k dollars a year which is comparable with the student visa. Student Visa does not require having such a large deposit in the bank. Student visa can study almost anything. Thai boxing, Thai language, Cooking, and many other things. Just have to attend like 3 hours a week I been told. Cough Cough wink wink.
Why bother going to all the hassle of setting up a company and still the chance of getting rug pulled by Thai partner and of course the costs? Must be cheaper to get elite visa? Don’t think you can get it for 500k though, 800k the lowest I think
I will have to unfortunately diagree on some of the points in this video. Considering the average salary in the US is $56,000 & in the UK it is £38,000. A salary of $80,000 is in fact not very attainable for most regular people, and not to forget that most people will probably be earning less than that with high living costs.
im 28 with no children,had worked the last 10 years, had a partner who i paid everything for. but worked full time since,anywho i make maybe 56,000$ a year. with 0 dependants, that 80,000$ is outragous!
@@HunkyMan777 80,000 a year is a very good salary and it seems hard to attain. I make 25$ an hour and that is more than a lot of people. 80,000$ a year is 41$ an hour,you think 41$ an hour is easy to attain ? Huh??
Well I guess moving to Thailand isn't an option I'm 30 and have around 200k usd saved up and really want to leave turkey as they aren't friendly or welcoming of foreigners living in their country.
Hi Mike. I am coming to Thailand next month. My plan was to marry my Thai lady in a Thai wedding and then stay in Thailand. I am retired, with a pension approximately 43000 Thai baht a month. The non immigrant O visa requires me to whom 400,000 Thai baht on the application form for the visa, which I would then change to the marriage visa etc. I was told that as long as I transfer 40,000 Thai baht from a bank in England, where I live, to a bank in Thailand, that would be acceptable. If this is so, could you please tell me how it works. Thanking you. Kamal
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Loopholes are for getting around rules, whereas hoops are obstacles we need to 'jump through'. 'Jumping through loopholes' is a conflation of the two phrases suggesting that a workaround option is an obstacle when in fact, a workaround is meant to be a solution to a specific obstacle, not the obstacle itself.
If you are not in the High Roller or a Skilled Specialist class just keep hopping on a plane to a neighbouring country and return after a couple of days. It's legal and without any ridiculous investment amount and if you enjoy a quick change of scene and enjoy travel it's still the best way forward.
@@anaskaizen1 always willing to talk, hope it’s worth listening to thou🤔
@@anaskaizen1 come down to Thailand and chat to the foreigners. They have ton's of advice. Book a 3 week trip and start making friends. That's how you get more knowledgeable.
Stevie, how many times are you allowed to do that, and is it after every 30 days or 90 days?
Yes this is known as the perpetual visa run, or a PVR
@@zimzam9166 Zim Zam, how many times are you allowed to make that PVR?
how many times can ı enter and exit thailand in a year without visa ?
As long as you can prove you have sufficient funds to last your stay there is no limit to how many times you can enter the kingdom of Thailand and that is the Law.
Don't listen to all the bullshit about being turned away at the airport, it does not happen.
Entering by land is a different matter
Great video bro! Much thanks
Thank you so much. So many foreigners ask Thailand TH-camrs about visas but very answered.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video Mike I've lived in Phuket on and off for 30 years and now on a retirement visa formally had a multiple entry non-immigrant .O Yes the Thai government are now fine tuning the visa process to attract younger people especially remote workers that will spend their cash in Thailand, its a win-win situation for everyone involved Mike.
Got any idea on the costs involved related to education visa? My sole aim is to live in Thailand for a year. Hope its not mendatory to attend the classes?
You can just do a border run 2x per year and stay up to 9 months/ year with 3x 60 day VISA and 3x 30 day extensions. From Phuket it is easy....
Then go to Vietnam, Bali and/or Phillipines for 3 months and then return for another 9 months
And do that for 10 years? Not really sustainable long term is it.
@@livinginphuketthailand I don't know even with a retirement Visa you have to go check in all the time and reapply every year
Uncharted History, I want to return to Thailand...Phuket would be a dream (I've been to Karon Beach several times over the years) Now, I'm (early retired on very modest SS) Can I go there now ,do the 45 days visa exempt + extend 30 days (1900 baht) + go to Vientiane, Lao, apply for new 60 day Thai tourist visa...then...? Thanks for any help, my friend ;-) (By the way, I'm American, and I'm in Vietnam now)
How do you stay in vietnam? is visa requirements easier there than thailand?
A good - very good income in most of Europe is about 40k-60k so you won't ever be able to get a LTR Visa
correct. thats why the LTR visa is ridiculous and i doubt its used often. If i made 80k i wouldn't even move to thailand in the 1st place.
LTR has nothing to do with income, its pension based.
@@2magma.command why not?
is there a visa for 2 years? like to work remotely from and live there for 2 years?
Just wish it was as simple as the Philippines
Strange you never explained the Thai Non O retirement visa, once your over 50 years old it’s by far the best option for most people?
Nice video let’s hope they come up with visa’s for normal working guys.
We have. But you need to keep extending visas. That is all.
What about ao visa
Mike, you are living in a different world from the average person.
Amazingly he left out the 2 most popular long term visas in Thailand . The retirement visa and nomad . Kind of makes me wonder if he did that on purpose
What exactly is the 'nomad' visa? Please elaborate...
@@livinginphuketthailand To be more specific its the Digital Nomad visa. Basically you have to be a remote worker but requirement is 80k a year income. I still think the best cheap alternative is either a fight VISA or Student Visa. Older folks like myself 50 years or older is retirement visa or the Elite visa but they require to have 20-25k dollars in a thailand bank and has to be verified every year so basically you cannot spend it and is always frozen. If you cover the cost of the Elite visa its about 1k dollars a year which is comparable with the student visa. Student Visa does not require having such a large deposit in the bank. Student visa can study almost anything. Thai boxing, Thai language, Cooking, and many other things. Just have to attend like 3 hours a week I been told. Cough Cough wink wink.
@@eduardomaldonado1647 I think that you can invest the 20k with the Thai Bank
Your "Digital Nomad" visa IS the Long Term Residence Visa that he mentioned in the video, genius.
Why bother going to all the hassle of setting up a company and still the chance of getting rug pulled by Thai partner and of course the costs? Must be cheaper to get elite visa? Don’t think you can get it for 500k though, 800k the lowest I think
good video Mike
Cheers guys!
How much time can u spend there on a tourist visa? Is it easy to just spend 6 months a year there?
I will have to unfortunately diagree on some of the points in this video. Considering the average salary in the US is $56,000 & in the UK it is £38,000. A salary of $80,000 is in fact not very attainable for most regular people, and not to forget that most people will probably be earning less than that with high living costs.
im 28 with no children,had worked the last 10 years, had a partner who i paid everything for. but worked full time since,anywho i make maybe 56,000$ a year. with 0 dependants, that 80,000$ is outragous!
$80K USD is not massive. I would need sponsorship to work in USA but the jobs I am applying for are paying upwards of $200K and anything up to $400K
@@HunkyMan777 80,000 a year is a very good salary and it seems hard to attain. I make 25$ an hour and that is more than a lot of people.
80,000$ a year is 41$ an hour,you think 41$ an hour is easy to attain ? Huh??
@@vivalatink716 Depends on your skills and experience. Personally, I would be bothered getting out of bed for $80K
Idk what you want be to say, most people in the states in my opinion are happy with 80K annually.
My wife is Thai and we have a house how can I stay long term
Marriage Visa. Super simple!
Well I guess moving to Thailand isn't an option I'm 30 and have around 200k usd saved up and really want to leave turkey as they aren't friendly or welcoming of foreigners living in their country.
Americans can own 100% of a company setup in Thailand with no Thai business partner necessary through the US-Thai Treaty of Amity.
Hi Mike. I am coming to Thailand next month.
My plan was to marry my Thai lady in a Thai wedding and then stay in Thailand.
I am retired, with a pension approximately 43000 Thai baht a month.
The non immigrant O visa requires me to whom 400,000 Thai baht on the application form
for the visa, which I would then change to the marriage visa etc.
I was told that as long as I transfer 40,000 Thai baht from a bank in England, where I live, to a
bank in Thailand, that would be acceptable.
If this is so, could you please tell me how it works.
Thanking you.
Kamal
All unaffordable
80,000$ a year is way to high. long term resisdence visa is bogus. way to high. elite visa is a expensive joke.
Elite visa - you get VIP services at immigration , chauffers, discountsbrtc