brerono345
Canadian expat in Thailand
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Registration: 15 June 2025
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Thai Visa Centre is not a legally registered company
since they spam this forum with dozens of comments pretending to be happy customers, I thought everyone should know that "Thai Visa Centre" is not a legally registered company in Thailandhere is a screenshot from Quora showing no record of any ... Read More
marrying a thai girl and visa's by anton49
I am considering marrying my Thai girl friend.Will this improve my chances of a long term visa.I don't have enough money in the bank for a retirement visa.
I know several mates who married with a Thai woman, they are happily married and also retired, but all of them said the same thing:do the retirement visa not the marriage visa, it puts strain on your relationship and also makes your immigration ... Read More
Anyone done Thai retirement visa by yourself (no agents) by brerono345
I have been back and forth to Thailand over some years but getting serious about considering the retirement visa now, and I'm sure things have changed greatly now with the online websites and such.and over the past years I've read too many nightmare ...
I have been here six years and did the visa every time myself except for one time. The one time I used an agent it was costly and It caused problems later. Unless you have some complex problem I recommend doing it yourself it really is not ... Read More
Anyone done Thai retirement visa by yourself (no agents) by brerono345
I have been back and forth to Thailand over some years but getting serious about considering the retirement visa now, and I'm sure things have changed greatly now with the online websites and such.and over the past years I've read too many nightmare ...
@Maxi,if you easily accomplished the retirement visa on your own, why are you sneakily posting spam for Thai Visa Centre? they were arrested already for selling fake visas and scamming people, their company is not even legally registered in ... Read More
Which Asian countries are using ETA travel authorization? by brerono345
personally I find the ETA trend a bit annoying because you can't just travel so impulsively anymore to many countries, you have to get approved before you travel (even if no visa required) and I was looking at Asia to see which countries are using ...
thanks @AidanIn fact I have discovered Thailand delayed their ETA, it was never launched yet/en/forum/asia/thailand/1099586-did-thailand-change-the-name-of-eta-authorization-to-tdac.htmlI was not aware that Philippines had one ... Read More
Which Asian countries are using ETA travel authorization?
personally I find the ETA trend a bit annoying because you can't just travel so impulsively anymore to many countries, you have to get approved before you travel (even if no visa required) and I was looking at Asia to see which countries are using ... Read More
Thailand TDAC form might cost 300 baht by end of 2025 by brerono345
by the way I'm not sure if this is certain or not, the only news article I could find was from The Laotian Times which is strange but they are quoting Thai officials that said TDAC is only free for temporary.later in 2025 high season (November? what ...
here is the article linkhttps://laotiantimes.com/2025/03/03/thailand-to-implement-300-baht-tourism-tax-by-year-end/ Read More
Thailand TDAC form might cost 300 baht by end of 2025
by the way I'm not sure if this is certain or not, the only news article I could find was from The Laotian Times which is strange but they are quoting Thai officials that said TDAC is only free for temporary.later in 2025 high season (November? what ... Read More
What caused the 2025 rift between Thailand and Cambodia
I'm seeing a lot of drama in the news but I can't really catch what caused this, is it because of the scam groups in Cambodia that are doing scams to people in Thailand?I saw a few people were not allowed to cross the border back to Thailand a few ... Read More
Most common scams in Thailand by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in Thailand as an expat implies navigating into a new and unfamiliar environment and habits, making you potentially vulnerable to scammers. Whether it’s immigration or finance advice, housing scam, online traps or ...
I'm told that is why the taxi mafias were fighting so hard to block Uber and Grab from starting in Thailand but they thankfully lost the battle...there is never a good reason to use a tuk-tuk or taxi in Thailand these days.only use Grab, seriously ... Read More
Thai Immigration warning about fake TDAC websites by brerono345
here was the warning from the Thai Immigration page on social media I've recently acquired, there are so many fake TDAC websites now on the Google results, hope this helps someone!The Immigration Bureau would like to inform and encourage everyone to ...
this is the official website for TDAC arrival forms, do not pay for it on scam websiteshttps://tdac.immigration.go.th/arrival-card/ Read More
Thai Immigration warning about fake TDAC websites
here was the warning from the Thai Immigration page on social media I've recently acquired, there are so many fake TDAC websites now on the Google results, hope this helps someone!The Immigration Bureau would like to inform and encourage everyone to ... Read More
Looking for a reputable real estate company by Urbanwildlife
IÂ am looking for reputable real estate company as I am interested in buying a property with a ocean view. I am open to all areas at this point. The website of this company needs to have the opportunity to change the pricing from Baht to ...
sounds oddly specific, I'm guessing you will suggest just the right company later lol Read More
Most common scams in Thailand by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in Thailand as an expat implies navigating into a new and unfamiliar environment and habits, making you potentially vulnerable to scammers. Whether it’s immigration or finance advice, housing scam, online traps or ...
there are all the old-fashioned scams about tuk-tuks overcharging and trying to drive you somewhere you never asked to go like a fake gold or fake diamond shop, or accusing you of damaging jet skis on the beach at Phuket and Pattaya and demanding ... Read More
Anyone done Thai retirement visa by yourself (no agents) by brerono345
I have been back and forth to Thailand over some years but getting serious about considering the retirement visa now, and I'm sure things have changed greatly now with the online websites and such.and over the past years I've read too many nightmare ...
thank you gentlemen (or ladies) for the feedback! I might just try to do it by myself if the bank account is the main reason that most people are using the agents, because lucky for me, I had a Thai bank account from 10 years ago, it is still ... Read More