As an expat who intends to be working overseas somewhere-or-other (not immediately likely to be Thailand) how convenient, or otherwise, is basing yourself in Thailand?
Have any of you decided to buy a place in LOS as a holiday-home type retreat? I know there are visa issues but can i expect any real problems or particular challenges if i'm only going to be in the country a few weeks per year?
I would presume a simple holiday visa would suffice for the time i'm in-country but what about when i'm not there?
Part-time living in Thailand
Part-time living in Thailand
_____________________________________
... fall down 7 times, stand up 8.
... fall down 7 times, stand up 8.
-
dtaai-maai
- Hero
- Posts: 14924
- Joined: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:00 pm
- Location: UK, Robin Hood country
Re: Part-time living in Thailand
I have known a number of guys who lived here and worked on contracts. It worked out very well for them.gunner46 wrote:As an expat who intends to be working overseas somewhere-or-other (not immediately likely to be Thailand) how convenient, or otherwise, is basing yourself in Thailand?
Have any of you decided to buy a place in LOS as a holiday-home type retreat? I know there are visa issues but can i expect any real problems or particular challenges if i'm only going to be in the country a few weeks per year?
I would presume a simple holiday visa would suffice for the time i'm in-country but what about when i'm not there?
Just make sure where you buy .. if you buy .. has adequate security for when you're gone. It might even be a good idea to spiff the building manager, bring a bottle of scotch, etc to watch your unit.
Something else to consider is renting a condo long term in a similar situation .. maybe even doing a private "time share" with someone else in your situation.
Others have given good advice about visas. Consider any visa that you can get via post .. handy for those 5 -6 week trips.
Gunner, I’ve been based in Thailand for several years now and have had no problems at all. I generally go back for about three weeks every two months and as long as you keep each visit below 30 days you will be OK. Now they do check your passport to make sure you are below the 90 days in 180 rule, but it sounds like you will have no problem there.
As the previous poster mentioned, the only problem I can think of is security, but there are whole estates which seem to be used as holiday homes and I haven’t heard of any particular problems. I’ve left my rented house in Hua Hin unoccupied without any hassle, like anywhere in the world it just pays to have good neighbours to keep an eye on things.
As the previous poster mentioned, the only problem I can think of is security, but there are whole estates which seem to be used as holiday homes and I haven’t heard of any particular problems. I’ve left my rented house in Hua Hin unoccupied without any hassle, like anywhere in the world it just pays to have good neighbours to keep an eye on things.
