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Questions regarding emigrating to, and living in Thailand

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Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country located at the center of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. Form of government: Constitutional Monarchy. The official currency is Baht (฿, THB). The time zone is UTC+07:00 (no daylight saving time). The phone code is +66.

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Visible Tattoos as ESL teacher in Thailand?

I am a qualified american English as a Second Language teacher looking for jobs in Thailand and I was curious if my non-offensive partial hand tattoo would be a deal breaker?
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How do foreign business owners quickly find Thai citizens to employ?

In Bangkok around Sukumvit there are many many restaurants owned by foreigners (who don't speak Thai). Each such business must have at least four Thai citizen workers on every foreigner worker although these businesses employ many non Thais. How do…
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A resident of Thailand hold citizenship of another country and war broke out there while this resident was in Thailand

I reside in Thailand more than a year and speak basic Thai. I hold only one citizenship. I ask the following question for general knowledge only; I don't want any bloody wars and I don't want my family members and friend in the state that only of…
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Can one be a tax nomad in Thailand without marrying a Thai person?

Let's assume, for the sake of the theoretical question-answer session, that a certain person who speaks fluent common and well nuanced Thai with reading and writing ability and holds at least one bank account in Thailand, can stay in Thailand a long…
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What job could I do in Bangkok as a near-native speaker of English webmaster and what is the best way to find such a job?

I live in Bangkok a year already; now with a student visa that should end in about 3 months; I study Thai language and can have basic conversation and basic reading and enjoy learning the language (as evident from some of my questions in Linguistics…
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What are the 24/7 bus lines of Bangkok?

I desire to learn what are all the 24/7 bus lines of Bangkok. The current transit bangkok table lists the following lines as 24(/7) lines: 2, 4, 22 23, 25, 29 34, 59, 76 91, 145, 203 But I fear the table might be slightly outdated because I myself…
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Thai authorities and terminatation of "unused" expat bank accounts

I am an expat in Thailand with two bank accounts: One in Krungsri and one in Kasikorn, Generally I don't use the Kasikorn account. It has zero money counts and neither a smartphone application nor a payment card attached to it. For a period I…
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How does one pay electricity bill in advance to avoid turn-off?

I rent condo in Bangkok and pay electricity bills at the 7-11. I will be out of country for about 3 months and have been advised not to turn off service while I'm gone.
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What are the long term visa extension offices of Bangkok (excluding Samut Prakan province) in 2024?

At least now in January 2024 in the north of Bangkok there is IT Sqare Lak-Si immigration division for short term visa extensions but what are the long term visa extension offices of Bangkok (excluding Samut Prakan province)? From my knowledge,…
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Opening a business (semi-company) in Thailand

I am almost a year in Thailand. I can speak and read a bit of Thai, and I'm learning Thai with a student visa. I generally like this the country and like to travel in it and want to keep doing so with less bureaucratic demands as those inflicted on…
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