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Visa for Part Time Immigrants, Seasonal

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People who want to escape the cold European winter and spend it in Thailand need a Thai Visa for this time as well. For such a seasonal period you may choose whether you cover the [read more]

Types of Visa for Thailand

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If you want to stay in Thailand for a longer period you must have a Thai Visa! Thai Embassies & Consulates offer different types of Visa for Thailand: The 30 Day Entry stamp (Visa Exemption [read more]

Thailand Work Permit

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To get a work permit in Thailand, you need an employer who hires you. That can be any Thai Company like a Hotel, Dive Center or maybe even the government as an English Teacher. Even [read more]
Visa Fees Thailand

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If you want to calculate your cost of living in thailand, you need to include the cost for your visa which you need for Thailand. Here is a short summery of the Visa Fees for [read more]
Health Insurance for Long Stay Foreigners becomes mandatory

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The cabinet has already approved a new rule, that long staying foreigners now must have an Health Insurance for Thailand that covers at least 400,000 Baht of inpatient and 40,000 Baht of outpatient costs. [read more]
Thai ATM Charges

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Since April 2009, almost all Thai banks charge an additional fee for withdrawing cash with foreign credit cards at Thai ATMs. This fee was initially 150 Baht, then increased to 180, 200 and in February [read more]
Top 10 Dos and Don’ts in Thailand

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There are a few unwritten rules of things which you should do or not do, if you want to live safely for a long time in Thailand. There are already a lot of jokes about [read more]