NancyL
American expat in Thailand
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Registration: 30 April 2017
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Dependent's visa status when/if the primary MM2H visa holder dies? by NancyL
My husband and I are Americans who have been living on retirement visas in Chiang Mai, Thailand for nearly nine years. When we first came, I was carried as a dependent on my husband's retirement visa since he has pension income and I was too ...
Thanks, iskandarhack. This is a reasonable policy and you'd think that Thai Immigration would follow a similar policy, but they don't. I know several who have been caught with Thailand's policy of "your visa dies when the marriage ... Read More
Dependent's visa status when/if the primary MM2H visa holder dies?
My husband and I are Americans who have been living on retirement visas in Chiang Mai, Thailand for nearly nine years. When we first came, I was carried as a dependent on my husband's retirement visa since he has pension income and I was too ... Read More
MM2H New Rules Implement Soon by patrick137
MM2H requirement has never change since 10 years ago and recently the government intent to increase the requirement. The changes has been mentioned by Minister of Tourism 3-4 years ago and recently there are few meetings with MM2H agents to finalize ...
We're not exactly newbies to retiring overseas. Hubby and I have been in Thailand for nine years and have $25,000 tied up in a Thai bank to justify my retirement visa. I've seen some retirees have trouble getting their funds back (not ... Read More
MM2H New Rules Implement Soon by patrick137
MM2H requirement has never change since 10 years ago and recently the government intent to increase the requirement. The changes has been mentioned by Minister of Tourism 3-4 years ago and recently there are few meetings with MM2H agents to finalize ...
Yes, that's exactly the problem. We already have about U.S.$25,000 on deposit in Thailand that presumably we'd be able to move to Malaysia and coming up with another $10,000 isn't a big problem, but we'd have to cash out 401K savings if the ... Read More
MM2H New Rules Implement Soon by patrick137
MM2H requirement has never change since 10 years ago and recently the government intent to increase the requirement. The changes has been mentioned by Minister of Tourism 3-4 years ago and recently there are few meetings with MM2H agents to finalize ...
Thank you for your quick reply, Patrick. Will they "grandfather" those who come into MM2H at the current requirement or require all current MM2H visa holders to top-up their deposits to the new level. Thailand has a history of ... Read More
MM2H New Rules Implement Soon by patrick137
MM2H requirement has never change since 10 years ago and recently the government intent to increase the requirement. The changes has been mentioned by Minister of Tourism 3-4 years ago and recently there are few meetings with MM2H agents to finalize ...
My husband and I currently live in Thailand and are considering relocation to Malaysia under MM2H. This announcement is troubling, esp. the part about increasing the fixed deposit to RM 500,000. That would be a deal-breaker for us. We don't ... Read More