@bd7irving
American expat in Thailand
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Registration: 23 March 2019
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Moving to Thailand- not for the women by MattSS
Hello, I've recently got back from Thailand from work as a Saturation Diver over in Asia, and the North Sea. Ive been wanting to move to Thailand since my first trip there when I was 12. I have a very safe amount of money saved up to purchase ...
Hi Matt, I’m from Chicago, and now living in Phuket. I owned rental properties in the U.S. in the past. My son has lived in Thailand for many years, in both Phuket and Bangkok. He rented Condos before buying a home. He has a full schedule, ... Read More
getting permanent residency/citizenship and surviving financially by misterinternational
hi, i'm an abc (american born chinese). i have a bachelor's degree in psychology, which is a useless degree. basically i don't have any useful skills. i have some questions: 1. what are my chances of getting permanent residency or ...
I'm an American living in Thailand on a Non-Immigrant Education Visa to learn the Thai language. My son has taught English here for 7+ years, is married to a Thai and have a child together. Check online for Thai teaching jobs, you make need to ... Read More
Be careful when buying a car, or motorcycle! by Isaanfarang
Fortunately, I've received the needed ID copy last night after 5 months of troubles. I've bought my Yamaha Virago 1100 from a British citizen who delivered the bike to me. Unfortunately, one of the biggest liars I've ever met and ...
Thanks for the Post and sharing your knowledge and experience. I’m looking for a second hand car and hadn’t considered any of the pitfalls. I’ll be a wiser consumer based on the information you shared! Read More
buying a vehicle, where is the best place to look? by murph14
Hi Guys, i am looking for a fairly safe way of buying a second hand vehicle around the 300-500,000bht range in thailand. Where is the best place to look?
I live in Phuket and also looking for a second hand car under 300,000THB. Did you have any luck finding a place to purchase a vehicle? I’ll probably got to the Toyota dealership, they have Certified pre owned cars. Read More
Best visa option for a tourist living on Ko Samui by jegustar
Hi there, I recently moved to Ko Samui and am planning to extend my 30 day tourist visa for another 30 days then leaving via air for a few days and repeating that process. Has anybody tried this method? I'm on a US passport, this the reason for ...
I arrived from the US at the end of Nov with a 60 day Tourinst Visa to visit my son, his wife and new baby. I didn’t want to move funds around for the Retirement Visa so I did the Education Visa instead through a Language School in Phuket. The ... Read More