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Old 23rd May 2008, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredusn View Post
If he has no knowledge yet of what he may do, have him get his retirement visa (OA) in England it is a bit of a hassel to get but the basic's are ; 50yrs old, pensions of at least 65000 baht per month this way he is covered for the first year or two here if he plan's the renewal out right. I came on vacation 5 years ago and have been living living here since. Here like everywhere else has its downsides but the upsides outway those by many.
Is that right ,you sir have perused Thaivisa probably more often than myself , and yet offer this somewhat simplistic point of view , in all fairness to the OP , the least you could do is offer your phone number , so that when all else fails , as it often does , he has a dependable port of call in a storm . Cum laudum , cum leadum , cum lose-um et alis , but please cum ,Thailand needs your money , much easier to just mail it , at least you still have a place to live .Colin .
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