qtprsvo wrote:Hello to everybody!
I 'm a Greek guy, planning to spend the rest of my life in Thailand and particurally in Hua Hin, after Summer 2006. Are there any tips??? I read somewhere that there is an age limit, you have to be at least 50 (or 55?) years old for retirement in Thailand. Is there any trick to "jump over" that? I 'm 39 years old. I 'm hopping to have around 700 euros per month. Is it enough money to live a good life in Hua Hin? Will somebody please analyze monthly expenses to Hua Hin for me, by giving some price examples, like food (I 'm a vegeterian), beers (I 'm a great beer drinker also!!!), bills for electricity, water, telephone and internet, cigarettes?
Thanx a lot for your answers
Nikos
Never you do not judge no person front him you try in the power (A Systran translation of a part of Sofocles' "Oedipus Rex")
Retirement age is 50 now and you need 800,000 baht in a Thai bank account or an income of 65,000 per month or a combination of the two.
If you marry a Thai national you can get yearly extensions to a Non Imm visa as long as you have 400,000/40,000 pmth or combination. You can also apply for a multiple entry Non Imm visa on the basis of visiting your spouse. This is good for a year, but you must exit the country every 90 days. No need to show money, although it might help.
Whether you can get a multi entry Non O from The Thai Embassy or a consulate in Greece without reaching retirement age or being married, depends on them. The criteria vary from country to country. I'm afraid I've heard nothing about Greece. As a general rule of thumb, consulates are far more user friendly than Embassies, so you might get one. Call The Embassy and ask them for details of any consulates in your country and see what they say.
If it's not possible, get a single,double or triple entry Tourist visa depending on the length of your stay. You'll have to do visa runs, but every 90 days (with one 30 day extension to each entry) is better than exiting every 30 days.
What's the euro exchange rate? Assuming 50 Baht, then an income of 35,000 a month is "doable" in HH assuming you're single, but you're not leaving yourself much margin for the good times. Everyone's view on this is different. Some can live on less, others need twice that to satisfy their standard of living.
Hope that helps.
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. What should I do in your opinion? Should I buy now as an investment? Is it profitable to buy now and have some office manage the renting, maintenance and so on? Or is it better to come now and make a living from letting one place and having another home for myself? Are there enough job opportunity's?
