dsgittin
American looking for information about Thailand
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Lives in Santa Ana CA
Registration: 15 December 2010
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Tourist Visa/Health Insurance by dsgittin
First, at the risk of sounding too ignorant, do I need a tourist visa from the Thai consulate here before I get on the plane for Thailand, or am I reading some of these articles wrong? I have never traveled internationally, but I thought you get on ...
Nope. Will look. Read More
Tourist Visa/Health Insurance by dsgittin
First, at the risk of sounding too ignorant, do I need a tourist visa from the Thai consulate here before I get on the plane for Thailand, or am I reading some of these articles wrong? I have never traveled internationally, but I thought you get on ...
Thanks JW. I am in touch with Pacific Prime already. Read More
Tourist Visa/Health Insurance by dsgittin
First, at the risk of sounding too ignorant, do I need a tourist visa from the Thai consulate here before I get on the plane for Thailand, or am I reading some of these articles wrong? I have never traveled internationally, but I thought you get on ...
Thank you both for your speedy replies. I will try to get an accurate rate quote on the insurance and then crunch the numbers to see if I can still pull this off. Even if the premiums run in the $1000/month range that would still leave me about ... Read More
Tourist Visa/Health Insurance
First, at the risk of sounding too ignorant, do I need a tourist visa from the Thai consulate here before I get on the plane for Thailand, or am I reading some of these articles wrong? I have never traveled internationally, but I thought you get on ... Read More
Going Ex Pat Soon!! by dsgittin
I am seriously thinking of going ex pat very soon and Chiang Mai is on the short list. My thought is just to get there on a flight/hotel package, find a place to live and go from there. I will sell what little furniture (for a 1 BR apt) I have, ...
My original plan was to just come to Chiang Mai as a tourist, get a visa on arrival, then work on permanent status as you suggest. Thanks for the heads up on currency rates and inflation. Hadn't considered that but I think I have it covered. Last ... Read More
Going Ex Pat Soon!! by dsgittin
I am seriously thinking of going ex pat very soon and Chiang Mai is on the short list. My thought is just to get there on a flight/hotel package, find a place to live and go from there. I will sell what little furniture (for a 1 BR apt) I have, ...
Straydog, Don't I need proof of income? That may be a sticky point since only my Soc Sec is what there is to show and it may not show sufficient income. The family income is regular but "informal," so to speak. Also, there is the matter of a ... Read More
Going Ex Pat Soon!! by dsgittin
I am seriously thinking of going ex pat very soon and Chiang Mai is on the short list. My thought is just to get there on a flight/hotel package, find a place to live and go from there. I will sell what little furniture (for a 1 BR apt) I have, ...
Straydog It is for retirement. Thanks again. There is a Thai restaurant close by me. I will have to go try it soon!! Read More
Going Ex Pat Soon!! by dsgittin
I am seriously thinking of going ex pat very soon and Chiang Mai is on the short list. My thought is just to get there on a flight/hotel package, find a place to live and go from there. I will sell what little furniture (for a 1 BR apt) I have, ...
Straydog, Thanks for the response. At least it tells me that I can get by on my Soc Sec only, if necessary. Total income will be closer to 2500 USD monthly. I guess I will see what kind of life I can have there for that. Pretty good, I'm ... Read More
Going Ex Pat Soon!!
I am seriously thinking of going ex pat very soon and Chiang Mai is on the short list. My thought is just to get there on a flight/hotel package, find a place to live and go from there. I will sell what little furniture (for a 1 BR apt) I have, ... Read More