Living in Thailand
Where to live, work permits, renting and retiring in Thailand.
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Moving to Thailand: Visa, Housing, Money and First-Month Checklist
Pick your visa first, because the bank, the housing and the tax all follow from it. File the TDAC within 3 days before arrival. Once you move in, your landlord files the TM.30 within 24 hours. After that you report your address every 90 days. 180 days in a calendar year makes you a tax resident.
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- Legalising Documents for Thailand and the 2027 ApostilleThailand's Apostille accession takes full effect on 28 February 2027. Until then, foreign documents need embassy and Thai ministry legalisation.Verified
- Bringing a Dog or Cat to ThailandEmail the airport quarantine station for an import permit at least 7 business days before you fly, and vaccinate 21 days ahead.Verified
- Learn Thai in Thailand: Schools and the ED VisaChula charges THB 29,500 for 100 hours; TSL Chiang Mai prices a one-year ED course at THB 55,000. ED visa rules for language study.Verified
- Registering a Marriage in Thailand as a ForeignerHow a foreigner marries in Thailand: embassy affirmation, Thai translation, Foreign Ministry legalisation, then registration at the district office.Verified
- Buying a Condo in Thailand as a Foreigner: What to Do in OrderBuying a Thai condo as a foreigner: bring the money in from abroad, keep the bank's evidence, then transfer at the Land Office and pay the 2% fee.Verified
- International Schools in Thailand: Which to Pick by Area, With 2026/27 FeesFive international schools compared by area, with 2026/27 tuition, entrance and deposit fees at Patana, Shrewsbury, Harrow, Prem and Lanna.Verified
- Renting in Thailand as a Foreigner: Deposit and ContractLandlords with three or more units can ask for at most three months of rent as advance plus deposit, and must refund it within seven days.Verified
- Digital Nomad in Thailand: DTV, Tax, Insurance and Where to BaseRemote workers staying months should get the DTV: 5 years valid, 180 days per entry, and a tax line at 180 days a year.Verified
- Retiring in Thailand: Visa, Money, Healthcare and Where to LiveRetire in Thailand from age 50: which of the Non-O extension, O-A, O-X, LTR and Privilege fits you, plus yearly duties, tax, healthcare and housing.Verified
- Thailand Car Seat Law: Age 6 and Under Need a Seat, 135 cm Means a BeltAge 6 and under need a car seat in Thailand; 135 cm and under need a belt. In force 17 Aug 2023, fine up to THB 2,000.Verified
- Thailand Work Permit: THB 3,100 for One Year, Fines and LimitsA one-year work permit costs THB 3,100 in government fees. The THB 2 million and 4 Thai staff test is an Immigration extension rule.Verified