Interest in moving out of Thailand takes Internet by storm

[OneMoreFarang]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Among countries of most apparent interest are the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,

Obviously because those places have no Covid because their governments did such great jobs with the prevention.

555 What a joke!

[Albert Zweistein]

Seems they are waking up.

[Albert Zweistein]

2 hours ago, phantom51red said:

Maybe you could persuade her scotlands a better country and take up hiking then ????.

Perhaps she likes haggish, can't imagine but who knows ..................

[EricTh]

I'm surprised Japan and Malaysia are on the list.

 

I see Japanese retirees moving to Thailand instead. 

[Mike k]

4 hours ago, WineOh said:

will they have to do 90 day reports?

Probably not and then they can buy property and own it 100%

[Mike k]

53 minutes ago, Damrongsak said:

Things may have changed, but used to be that U.S. green card holders were supposed to notify immigration of permanent address changes.  I don't think my wife ever did and we changed residences about 5 times before she became a citizen. 

 

After my wife became a citizen, we sponsored two of her married siblings and their families to come here.  Their only chance was being relatives, not skilled workers or whatnot.  7 people in all, and one returned to Thailand (divorce).  The legal immigration process took 10 years, 5 to approve the application and 5 to wait for an available quota number.  We applied in about 2001 and they came in 2011.  I'm sure the wait times are longer now.

 

They have no intention of moving back.  They don't mind the cold, unless we get a real big snow storm..

 

 

 

My wife never did notify immigration and renewing her green card was easy go online fill out a form get a letter when and what time to report get a photo and finger print get the new card in the mail 

[Pravda]

56 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Obviously because those places have no Covid because their governments did such great jobs with the prevention.

555 What a joke!

 

I watch Canadian news every day on YouTube. Yes, the government did a great job and it's vaccinating a lot of people. They helped a lot financially and didn't let the people starve and die like in Thailand. The system is set up so that anyone can express their opinion which unfortunately during pandemic brought a lot of covidiots hence the spread. 

 

 

[Poet]

When I lived in the UK, I was often struck by how well Thai immigrants fitted in, how hard they work, how much they contributed to British society, and how few caused problems or got involved with criminality or violence, compared to immigrants from Muslim-majority countries.

I believe the onerous financial conditions placed on UK citizens wishing to return the UK with their marriage partners was not only an attack on citizens' rights but, also, an economic and cultural mistake.

 

[Damrongsak]

33 minutes ago, Mike k said:

My wife never did notify immigration and renewing her green card was easy go online fill out a form get a letter when and what time to report get a photo and finger print get the new card in the mail 

Renew green card?  Never heard of that.  But my wife was naturalized over 20 years ago.

[mbenson]

3 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

I think that is very true.

 

A little known fact, one which I had not truly appreciated is that the US has the largest Thai diaspora. From anecdotal experience in Thailand I thought it was the UK or Sweden, especially Sweden since it appears half of the male Swedish population seems to live in Thailand!

They used to say that LA is the second largest Thai city. I don't know if that is still true, what with decades of migration from the country to the city in Thailand, but I believed it back then.

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

That may be your opinion and view, but I know a few who have gone to the US and will never return here.

Every Thai girl/woman I know that went to go and live in the UK, never went back to live in Thailand again. (That said, none of them stayed with their husband they moved there with !!)

[Scott]

An off-topic post has been reported and removed.  

 

 

[GinBoy2]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Every Thai girl/woman I know that went to go and live in the UK, never went back to live in Thailand again. (That said, none of them stayed with their husband they moved there with !!)

Well it might be the case that the 20 something Thai female went to live in the UK with the 60 something male and surprise surprise, there are 20 something men her own age available!

[Thechook]

7 hours ago, WineOh said:

will they have to do 90 day reports?

Not in Australia, I think that 90 day <deleted> is unique to Thailand 

[Fex Bluse]

7 hours ago, Caldera said:

Personally, I wished they'd use their energy to effect change here in Thailand instead of leaving.

 

Thailand for hundreds of years has been not much more than a playground for connected Sino Thais. Despite their very visible screams for their love of the country, what they really love is the pleasure and status is provides them. Not unlike the rabid China nationalists who buy up property and live in western countries. Same clan, in fact.

[shy coconut]

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Not if they get a green card for the US.  No reporting ever and they have permanent residence as well, can buy property in their name and of course collect money from the Government if unemployed, even get a stimulus check....

Sounds fantastic, why doesn't everyone do it?

 

[Destiny1990]

Mandatory Border runs, 300% inport duties on thai rice, wristband trackers, pics of the thai with her farang partner in bedroom, can’t buy land, double pricing, no local health care and social benefits , TM30’s, The 49%-51% investor rule ect ect. Give them the same warm welcome as what we get overhere. Fair is fair.

[Ventenio]

I'd like to see some numbers.   Was it 99% interest in USA or 1%?  Iceland at 99% or 0.1%?  Canada can't be above 2%.  lol.  Russia?

 

are they just wanting to experience snow?  did they forget about the democracy thing?

 

poor education and low wages..........that is a high hurdle and some bad luck.

 

Imagine when they see the fat bloke sleeping all day making 5,000 baht a day and still complaining.  

 

 

[internationalism]

more details and from outside the government perspective of the OP article

https://www.thaienquirer.com/27081/lets-move-countries-trends-on-twitter-as-netizens-criticize-government-mismanagement/

[ronaldo0]

10 hours ago, phantom51red said:

Maybe you could persuade her scotlands a better country and take up hiking then ????.

Feed her to the midgies !! ????

[Pattaya Spotter]

Hopefully many members of the T-V Greek Chorus of "Negative Nancy's" has going the group as well. 

[NanLaew]

11 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

12 hours ago, WineOh said:

will they have to do 90 day reports?

Not if they get a green card for the US.  No reporting ever and they have permanent residence as well, can buy property in their name and of course collect money from the Government if unemployed, even get a stimulus check....

 

...and pay taxes but can't vote either.

[ThailandRyan]

11 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

...and pay taxes but can't vote either.

That is true but after 5 years they can become citizens if the good old USA ????????

Edited May 4, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[scorecard]

11 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Life's too short for that sort of nonsense.

 

Nonsense?

[oznomad]

12 hours ago, Caldera said:

Personally, I wished they'd use their energy to effect change here in Thailand instead of leaving.

Just as you (and I ) did.

[scorecard]

7 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

That is true but afterc5vyears they can become citizens if the good old USA ????????

And suffer severe discrimination...

[oznomad]

11 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Not if they get a green card for the US.  No reporting ever and they have permanent residence as well, can buy property in their name and of course collect money from the Government if unemployed, even get a stimulus check....

And be subjected to ever rising taxes, wherever you are on the planet.

Sounds like a crappola deal to me.

[NanLaew]

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

That is true but afterc5vyears they can become citizens if the good old USA ????????

 

But that's going "the whole nine yards" to coin a phrase.

[Henryford]

11 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

My wife wants to live in England later in life. But it seems her desire for it is more that she wants to walk in the snow than see anything  else

 

Yes my tgf says she loves the snow, but never seen it if course, or spent 5 months during winter freezing her <deleted> off.

[NanLaew]

2 minutes ago, scorecard said:

10 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

That is true but afterc5vyears they can become citizens if the good old USA ????????

And suffer severe discrimination...

 

That's called som-namnah no?