Phuket the pearl of Andaman

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Hello my name martino,
live with my wife (THAI) and my son 2anni to Phuket in Thailand,
is the author of the site: www.amicidiphuket.it. There seems strange but my journey started in this area in the 99 has yet to finish, and I hope will never end! Try here to describe day by day my emotions, feelings, what we try to discover this part of the East. Go to my site to see photos, get tips for organizing a trip to Phuket and the surrounding area ...

CHAPTER 1

Why live in Thailand? Thoughts of a journey began that has never ended in the country of the smile ...

I think everyone at least once in their life have dreamed of escape, to go to live in warm tropical sun between white beaches and palm trees ... That dream for me has become a reality, but do not limit this to climate and sea! Living in this land means finding a compromise between our culture and Thai. Sometimes it is not easy to confront a reality of life so different from ours, my wife helps me a lot in this, but courage and a lot of patience ... Many ask me tips on how to start a new life in Thai, maybe working, married, etc.. To these I will only say that even the most beautiful rose has its thorns, and here in Thai for foreigners are so many! From tourist is OK, but to live everything changes, many rules to be observed, especially for the residence visa! There are two solutions to be able to live permanently in Thailand despite many limitations: married, or retired with more than 55anni, then pouring into a Thai € 8000 for married, € 16,000 for pensioners. This money must remain firm in the bank as collateral, every year if everything is ok the visa is issued. Alternative in the over 55 must pay their monthly pension of at least € 1200 to a Thai bank account. (This is a summary explanation but the procedure for requesting a visa is very long and complicated, I refer you to the official website) In Thailand, the alien has no right, it must pay for everything from hospitals to the most common services. Can not obtain any right to Thai citizenship even after years! (just married and over55 after 3anni consecutive renewal of the visa-type O-can apply for the permanent residence) to open business, work, buy houses and land, the rules are even more complicated, we need a lot of money and good lawyers to not be scrubbed! Networking sites are in Italian with explanations and brokerage dedicated to work in Thailand, buying and selling real estate. The current Italian economic situation has created a sort of "dream" give up everything and escape, but I think it is useless to delude people that the solution is in Thailand, perhaps with the minimum pension or poor investment! With these few lines I do not intend to discourage anyone, just ask the reader to reflect and especially to learn about rules and laws in Thailand. Try searching the Web, read the forum, contact people who have had previous experience, combined it and then left for a trip of exploration. " Have made this one of your "personal experience" in that it is pointless to ask in advance do I live in Thailand with the minimum pension € 600? Can I open a business with € 30,000 and campare for the rest of my life? Not "fossilizzatevi" solely on the economic issue, is totally wrong ... The east to laws, morals, society is very different in the West, one must know how to adapt and have someone trustworthy to help you incorporate, that explains the rules, that in case of need you're near.

Find: Italgate (Thailand) Company Limited http://www.italgate.com/
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Costs and procedures Long Stay: Thai Tourism Authority with all the explanations for visa
http://www2.tat.or.th/longstay/index.html

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To all those who have seen Phuket and Thailand on vacation just want to say:

On vacation is all a dream, everything perfect, like when you are engaged and seem to love forever! Recently married changes everything, maybe few months after the divorce comes ... Living in Thailand is not like coming here on vacation 15 days, especially for boys who are in Thai women through the fascination of the Far East and blinded by passion to crown improbable dreams of love. (Find out about the procedures for a marriage to a Thai citizen, from personal experience I can assure you it is a very long and bureaucratic sopratutto expensive) Pensioners remember that hospitals (Phuket) are excellent but expensive, if you have illnesses that require treatment ask for special time because we do not offer you and if you have problems to pay your pocket! (Here nothing Mutua, I regret that the Italian!) For those who want to work or open a business is essential to perfect knowledge of written English (the official documents are valid only in English or Thai) a substantial bank account, but especially TANTA, TANTA want to WORK! A Phuket with a restaurant-bar is very difficult "campare" too much competition for the management of Hotel etc. .. shoot numbers dizziness.

My personal opinion, conclusions:

Carefully reading the laws governing visas for entry into Thailand will soon come to a conclusion: Tourists are resident no! Try to control ditettamente site: (http://www2.tat.or.th/longstay/eng/index.html) For the tourist visa of 30 days is free, the only two possible categories of residents are married or have retired have a "guarantee fund" in the bank, between the two categories may have married the best benefits ... A Phuket level activities have been invented everything we can invest money for a much favors the Thai economy, but certainly not that of a foreigner who invests! Just check the internet there are hundreds of exercises on sale (always and only the management of restaurants, hotels, bars, a few possible reserved to foreigners), if something works why sell it? Then the figures now to open an activity here came to the highest levels, if someone has a lot of money can buy house in Italy! In Thailand, tourism is the main source of income, the tourist port and spends money like, use all the restaurants, hotels, spend in shops, etc ... Residents (from personal experience) tend to make savings on everything, watch cents! Here the "taxes" are very low, so here a resident does not bring great benefits to the country! However there is a way to live here even if not permanently. In Italy it is possible to obtain a visa with double entry 2mesi +1 extension, output, and then 2mesi +1. The visa costs about € 120, extending about 40 €, with a total of € 200 and an exit from the boundaries can remain 6mesi in Thailand. Finished the six months you must return to Italy or leave each month. This solution is certainly the most economical and allows you to live here without many problems. After months, years of experience maybe one day you decide to relocate permanently as I have done. But honestly give up everything to come here is not easy, I can confirm from personal experience ...

Write me, I would like to learn these "thoughts" with those who already come to these lands, and those who decide to leave for the first time and want to understand.