MY TOP TIPS WHEN MOVING TO THAILAND (Expat living here 16 months)
MY TOP TIPS WHEN MOVING TO THAILAND
#1 Do your Research first, google, blogs, Youtube is your best friend
#2 Decide where you want to live in Thailand
#3 Buy your Ticket online plenty of deals but make the commitment
#4 Have a budget of 5K-10K
#5 VOA (Visa on Arrival) or just check Thai website to see if you get 30 entry no visa , then get 30 day extension
#6 Get a Thai phone number plug sim into your unlocked phone (you need this for Visa application)
#7 Stay in place outside the city rent is much cheaper
#8 Get a Scooter $100-$200 USD a month, rent a cheap one
#9 Bar girls don't make good house wives, enough said
#10 Learn basic language like , hello, good bye, thank you, how much !!
#11 Don't drink tap water, always buy bottled water or long stay accommodation has filtered water, 30Baht (1.20cents) for 10 liters
#12 Get a few prices don't always settle for first deal, if you look like a newbie they will screw you. Bargain a little but don't push it.
#13 Do Not do Drugs PERIOD, your asking for big trouble in Thailand
#14 Don't F**k with the Police they can make your life hard. Just be polite you will find they will be great with you
There plenty to do here you never get bored, there's the tourist spots, get stuck into the food, immerse yourself in the culture, enjoy yourself
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@nggavin great article as I will be coming to Thailand probably within the next 6 months and staying in Chiang Mai/Bangkok for at least 2 to 4 weeks and then returning to the Philippines.
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Crisp To Do list that will Come of use now that I'm thinking the unthinkable, dump the job and move to Thailand for some peace and a perfect reboot
it's not for everyone only those who sick and tired of the same shit , looking for a change or greener pastures.
Hey, my brother..This is Awesome :)
It would be a great place to visit!
The main issues these days are the visas and the fact we are at the whim of a very unpredictable military 'government'. 18 year veteran right here bro!
That stuff is all in the media, when they had the last unrest of yellow shirts and red shirts and whatever other shirts, that was only in the capital. The rest of the country was business as normal. Until you live here you know what's really going on not what the media spools up to get viewers.
Mate I have lived in Thailand 18 years and I have carefully followed Thai politics and media since the day I arrived. I read, write and speak Thai. I can read the local papers and understand the local news. I was at the airport in 2008 when it was taken over by the Yellows and I live near Rajaphrasong in Bangkok where the Reds and other shirts gathered more recently. Been there, seen it, done it.
The whole country is affected by the machinations of the military and domestic politics, in many ways. The country is still deeply divided on these issues, hence why the military still have Section 44 in effect (martial law in any other language). There were widespread political protests up where you are in Chiang Mai and other places in the country including the North East.
There's also a war raging in the four Southern provinces which has claimed over 6000 lives since 2004.
Thailand is not without its own problems. Politically it is still very unstable and potentially very volatile.
Telling people they can live on 30 day entry stamps is also irresponsible, they are clamping down on long term stayers abusing the stamps (which are not a visa but a permission to stay, visa free for a period of 30 days) and Immigration have stated that the maximum is 5 x 30 day stamps per year. If you are going to give people advice then tell them to get a proper visa instead of coming as a tourist and risking being stopped on entry as several people I know have their passport stamped with 'no entry without visa' for future runs. Get a proper Non-Immigrant visa and then you will have more long term stability would be better advice. Don't rely on tourist visas, entry stamps or extensions as that is asking for trouble.
Enjoy your time here, if you need any advice or assistance if you are in Bangkok I would be happy to help.
Great tips!
Good post. A few things I'd recommend differently: No VOA. Get a 6 month multiple entry tourist visa in your home country. Buy a used scooter if you plan on staying in one place more than 2 months. If you decide to leave you can sell it at a very small loss (or possibly a profit). Thai grammar is so simple that if you just try to learn a vocabulary word or two per day, you can actually really impress people with your language skills after not long... Just my opinion and otherwise on point. Been following you around a week and seen some good posts from you, keep it up!
They are limiting the amount of entry stamps now. Maximum is 5 per year according to a colleague that works at immigration. They are not a VOA either, they are a visa free entry stamp. VOA or Visa On Arrival does not apply for Australian citizens.
Good guide bro! keep up the posting !
There are so many beautiful places in the world I would like to visit and Thailand is definitely one of them. Thank you for sharing the tips :)