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    How To Retire To Thailand
    How To Retire To Thailand
    How To Retire To Thailand
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    How To Retire To Thailand

    By Alan Hart

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    This is the 4th revision - updated Feb 2012
    The book is written as a guide for those that have never visited Thailand; however it is also an invaluable reference book for the regular Thailand visitor that has decided to jump in with both feet and make the next visit permanent! There is currently a plethora of misleading information available! (Hence the exorbitant fees charged by the Professional Visa companies.) The aim of this book is to enable 'Anyone 'to make their own arrangements with confidence, to achieve the ultimate objective of obtaining a Retirement Visa, as well as giving some of the alternatives. The book also gives information on related issues, such as a rough guide to property prices in Thailand, how to buy a Condominium, the procedure for buying a house, and the alternative of leasing. it even gives detailed steps for how to get a Thai Driving licence.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlan Hart
    Release dateFeb 4, 2011
    ISBN9781458089663
    How To Retire To Thailand
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    Alan Hart

    Hello, My first book for youngsters, “A Frogs' Tale”, was done as a surprise for my Granddaughter Alicia, she and her Mum loved Frogs. She liked it, and so the first book expanded to two books, and now there are five. I called the series “Tales from Wingy Woods”. Prior to the children’s books, I wrote a book to help interested people, to achieve their goal of obtaining a "Retirement Visa". To Thailand, Oddly enough – I called it -- “How to Retire to Thailand” As a Part time resident in Thailand; I came across many people wanting to -- or dreaming of -- retiring there. They all faced many problems. Up-to-date and clear answers were difficult to find, and there were and still are, are plenty of 'rip-off' ‘Visa Companies’ in existence. The charges that the Thai Immigration department makes for a visa are the same for everyone. I contend that no one needs to pay more than those charges. This book shows the way. I started my working life as an engineering apprentice, and in my time worked on all kinds of Fabrications from Conveyor Systems to Bridges. I progressed into a company that fabricated whole Sugar Factories, and from that company I started out on a 20 year period when I worked overseas in many countries, firstly building Sugar Factories and then Petro-Chemical plants. Other works that I have written include television scripts, poetry, and lots of songs, none of which have made me rich enough to stop writing.

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      How To Retire To Thailand - Alan Hart

      This book is dedicated with love to my Wife Chittra (Nang) Hart

      How to Retire to Thailand

      4th revision

      By Alan Hart

      Published by Alan Hart at Smashwords

      Copyright 2007©

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people.

      If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author

      Links to Contents (ctrl+click to Jump to section)

      A little about Bangkok

      Outline map of Thailand with a few locations

      To Buy or Rent

      Buying a Condominium

      Buying a House

      Share Transfer Document

      You Buy it – then you lease it back

      A few words on Renting

      Some property agent’s web addresses

      Outline of 3 basic ways to retire to Thailand

      Visa exemption rule

      Visa types and category initials

      Visa Application, documents required

      How I obtained my 1st Retirement Visa

      How to obtain your Visa, Method 2.

      How to obtain the O-A Visa. Method 3

      Visa Fees

      How to obtain a Thai driving licence

      Prohibited occupations

      Further clarifications of some visa categories

      List of Thai Immigration Bureau charges

      Advantages of obtaining residence Permit and explanation of categories relating to it

      Visa form Downloads & web addresses.

      Explanation of some Thai words, found on forms you will have to fill in.

      Book outlining the way to Retire to Thailand, Rev 4

      First things first - thank you for choosing this book.

      I’m Alan Hart, I’ve tried to make this an easy read, and I hope you’ll excuse my few attempts at jocularity.

      Let’s make a start!

      You’re reading this so you are interested in retiring/living in Thailand.

      And the good news is -- with patience and planning, it can be easy!

      I have applied my own experiences, visited Immigration Bureau Offices, sifted through countless different websites, most of which are out of date or incorrect. And I’ve asked questions galore, in the quest of presenting accurate information to you.

      The idea of the book is to save you – the reader – money

      A visa company would charge you Thousands of Baht to arrange your visa for you.

      This is revision 4,

      Revision 3 was made necessary by the introduction of a long stay type of visa called a non immigrant category O-A" visa. Its parameters are so similar to those of the retirement permit that it is being called (wrongly) a retirement visa. Another reason for this revision is the exchange rate.

      When I first wrote the book it was £1 = 72 Baht - it is now (in 2011) £1 = 47 Baht. As you can see it has swung so much against the £ Pound/US$ Dollar that I felt a need to change some of the pricing equivalents used. (If I’ve missed some please excuse me.)

      To ease the strain on my brain I have used £1 = 50 Baht, and $1 = 33 Baht.

      There is also a very important change that is now in general practice in the Thai Immigration departments. The medical certificate and the Police Record are not now required for the Retirement Visa Extension.

      I decided not to take out the description of the requirements however, just in case the immigration department revert to following the rules as laid down in their own guidelines.

      Revision 4 concerns the change to Visa on Arrival now only being 15 days for those arriving by land from adjacent countries, and also visa fees have changed slightly

      I have laid out the information in the following manner

      * An introduction and familiarisation section

      * A little about how to decide where to settle

      * How to buy a Condo or House

      * Clarification of terms relating to visas

      * The information/documents that you will need to present with your visa application

      * The official visa application documents, for various scenarios

      * The actual procedure that I followed to obtain my visa

      * The recommended method of achieving this

      * Some related Immigration Bureau laws

      * Some detail about how to apply/obtain your Thai driving Licence for car and motorbike.

      * Application forms download information, for UK, USA and also the forms you will use in Thailand.

      When one plans to go on holiday, there are certain steps to be taken, like for instance deciding where to go. Then there’s the choice of going for a lively holiday or a peaceful one. Then you have to choose how to go about booking? To use a travel agency or D I Y on the internet. What to take as luggage, etc. etc.

      So it is with retiring to Thailand! There are steps to take, decisions to make, nothing complicated, and for those that have already been to Thailand, my suggested first step - of an exploratory visit can be skipped.

      I love both Thailand and the Thai way of life. This is the main reason for my making Thailand my home. However I do recommend anyone that has not been to this part of the world, to take a short holiday here! The very different way of doing and looking at things, seems to suit most people, but as in all things, not everything suits everyone.

      I personally visited Thailand as an Engineer in 1991. I spent a year working on the construction of a petrochemical installation, at the port town of Laemchabang, about 30 kilometres north of Pattaya: my present hometown.

      And as the saying goes – I was hooked.

      First steps: - the exploration visit

      The main entry point into Thailand is Bangkok. So it follows that a few days sight seeing (or in our case ‘fact finding) are recommended. Then I suggest making an onward journey to a resort – of your choosing – such as Phuket or Pattaya, which are two world famous seaside resorts

      Everywhere in Thailand offers very reasonable accommodation, the cost ranges from below 600 Baht per night ($18) (£12) to 7000 Baht ($210) (£140) and probably much higher, however I have not researched establishments of such heady quality.

      Next Step - where to unpack the potted rubber plant?

      Once you have decided that a move to Thailand is right for you, the question of where

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