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Originally Posted by corvettelover  Interesting letter to postbag on bangkok post on visa renewals the man makes $ a reality
so imagine there are 100,000 falang living in Thailand.
in thailand spending 20,000 baht a month on average
equals 20 million a month x 12 = 240 million. baht
nice earn and thats a low average
Evidently malaysia reduced their falang staying rules so more moved there a couple of years ago and other countries followed suit.
So once again the thai gov cant thing out side the square.
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There's probably many who disagree with me about this, but I think the main reason is that Thailand does not want permanent booze, drug, and sexpats living here on tourist visas. In part it is a control thing, in part it is a monetary thing as they want to make some money off the visa process.
They don't seem to mind temporary booze and sex tourists much, but they exercise the right to be more picky about people for long term stay, who needs to have at least a minimum amount of money (high for Thailand, but not for most Western countries) and who are at a minimum willing to get married, and who are willing to work if they are under retirement age.
It's a rigid system, but I think that is what they are trying to do. Better try to set yourself up so you can fulfill the minimum requirements if you want to stay longterm.