Thailand Expat & Travel Magazine
The times when you got a 16 to 18% interest rate on a three month time deposit are over since the Asian Crisis in 1997. But still, having a bank account in Thailand is the safest way to keep your money. The banking system has greatly improved over the last years. You will always get … Read more
The times where you could “buy” a Driver’s License for 500,- Baht are over since the ousted Prime Minister Taksin tightened the rules for officials. To get a driver’s license today, you will have to go to the Land Transport Office (LTO), usually at the municipal hall and bring the following documents: Your Passport with … Read more
If you want to buy a car in Thailand, you should make sure that the car will be registered in your name. At least when the money for it is comming from you. Therefore you need the following documents: Copy of your passport, showing picture & visa page. You need at least a valid Tourist … Read more
Where to stay in Thailand is a big question and difficult to answer for a wide range of different people. Generally you should have been in Thailand on holiday before and know at least one area. Before you settle down however you should travel a little around and look what Thailand has to offer. Most Expats … Read more
On another page here we’d already talk about about the opportunities which foreigners have in Thailand by working as an employee in a Thai company. Here are now some ideas for those who would like to open up their own business in Thailand. As I said, just some ideas or business models which are typically … Read more
Here I’d like to show you in a series of pictures, how a house is build in Thailand. Houses in Thailand are build in what we call the “skeleton system”. First they make the foundations, second some pillars and some sort of frame, then the roof on top and the walls are last. The result … Read more
To watch your favorite TV Program in Thailand, you have several options, depending where you stay. With a basic antenna you can receive only the Thai channels. However, if you always thought that American TV was a lot of trash, Thai TV will show you new limits! But we have plenty of other options today with … Read more
If you stay in Thailand as a retiree, you might have to transfer your pension every month to your ATM bank account to Thailand, to have access to your money at Thailand’s ATM machines. This money transfers however, usually cost a lot of money for fees. In your home country as well as in Thailand, … Read more
Here is a wild list of prices in Thailand you would have to face when living in Thailand. It ranges from food supply in the supermarket to multi-media, transportation, renting or even building a house in Thailand. With this list, you can easily calculate your monthly cost of living in Thailand as well as the … Read more
Living in Thailand is nice and easy, when you have enough money to cover your daily expenses. Maybe you have a nice pension or you might think about running a small business in Thailand together with your Thai wife? But have you ever thought about earning your money online? It’s actually very easy and does … Read more
Thailand has some very tight regulations for foreigners who would like to work in the country. This regulations were made to protect the Thais themselves and the local employment market against foreign workers. For example, there is a long list of work that is not allowed to be done by a foreigner and every foreigner … Read more
You can consider Thailand as one of the best places in the world for retirement. The Cost Of Living is low and you can easily survive even on a low pension. Much better than in any other civilized country in the world. In Thailand you can enjoy your retirement at places, where other people come … Read more
Dealing with authorities and in particular with the Immigration in Thailand is a never ending Story. Even if you finally got your One Year Visa or a one year extension of your Non Immigrant Visa. Not only that you have to report to the Immigration office every 90 days, you will also have to ask … Read more
Another option for all age groups, to stay in Thailand for at least one year and without having to make visa runs, is the Non-Immigrant ED Visa (Education Visa). Prerequisite for such a visa, is the application for a course at an accredited school in Thailand. In most cases, this will be language courses, where … Read more