I love Thai for the climate, friendly people, food, old school way of dealing with things. I love it all. But it's just beyond me how a country that's dependant on tourism just fucks tourists so hard with the visas.
For example, as an European I could go to Spain or Malta and stay there for few decades and nobody would give a damn. In thailand you exceed a week of visa and get ready to fined, jailed and/or deported.
Any alternatives to Thailand living cost wise, but without the constant visa harassment.
Cheers /trv/ this is my first time here. Pic not related, literally the only picture I had on this laptop.
>>1172723
>as an European I could go to Spain or Malta
that's not a fair comparison. EU is like half-way towards being a single country. Which is why Brexit. Anyway.
I've heard Cambodia is much easier to arrange long-stay visas when already there. Apparently that's where the Thai expat community is slowly shifting to. Otherwise, all the neighbouring countries (except china) have visa on arrival or visa-free for Europeans, but only short-term.
>>1172723
I know a couple of people who split the year between Thailand (6 mo) and Cambodia (6 mo), the maximum length you can stay in Thailand per year on tourist visas and/or exemptions.
Poster above is right about Cambodia--at least for now one can still buy an indefinitely renewable business visa for a few hundred dollars, on very flimsy pretext. Crazy dictator could always change the rules (about that or anything else), but for now it's still on.
>>1172723
How long are you looking to live in Thailand? There are other visas besides tourist ones
>>1172723
why not just move...?
like 3 months thailand, 3 months malaysia, 3 months indonesia, and then start over, then you keep it legal and don't need to ask for extensions and shit.
>>1172723
>and stay there for few decades and nobody would give a damn.
That's literally not true though, even in the EU. You still have to register and you still have to have means to support yourself etc.
If you have money, Phillipines will give you a resident visa for loaning a bank $75,000