r/MovingToThailand

Hello!
Looking for foreigners living in Thailand to guide me if it is a possible place to live.

I am currently located in Qatar for 3 years, and due to some personal reasons and not liking the immersive humid, work life balance, no nature, and many more I have been thinking to move to an asian country and I LOVEEE Thailand.

I am a content creator, life coach, and fitness coach who have experience with graphic designing.

These are some questions bugging me and I would love if you could give me your raw experience.

Gonna move to Bangkok.

How is life there now?
How are the expenses?
Food?
House?
Transport?
How is work life?
How are the salaries?
What are the benefits?
How is the community?
How are you treated as an outsider?
Is it safe?
How is the language barrier?

Thanks!!

⚠️ Heads up for anyone planning

to relocate to Thailand

As of today 19th May 2026 the

Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs

has formally proposed cancelling

the 60 day visa free stay —

this is going to Cabinet NOW.

If your relocation plan relies

on the current visa free entry

rules — please verify before

booking anything.

Other changes already in force

that are catching people out:

• Border runs now limited to

2 land entries per calendar year

• Mandatory Digital Arrival Card

(TDAC) — replaces the old TM6

paper card — must be completed

BEFORE you arrive

• Proof of funds being enforced

at entry — cash preferred

• New 300 Baht tourist entry fee

Been living in Thailand for nearly

3 years. Currently researching

a fully updated visa guide

for relocators.

Happy to answer questions

based on what I've found 🇹🇭💙

Finally retiring and wanting to buy a home in San Sai. Stumbled on a nice home I really like and could see spending my remaining years in. I would like to know as a foreigner how to buy property in my name. I’m trying to protect my ass, I mean assets. Also, if I am living in Thailand what banks are most trustworthy to have money sent monthly to from my banks overseas to live off of in Thailand. Once again, thank you for any input.

Guys, as you probably know, one way to obtain a 1-year stay permit (when entering Thailand on a Non-Immigrant O visa) is to keep 800K THB in a Thai bank account for at least 2 months before applying.

I’d really appreciate hearing about your recent experience with banks. Which ones are currently willing to open an account for someone who has just arrived on a Non-O 90-day visa? Which banks handle the immigration support letter smoothly after the required period, and don’t create issues when receiving the 800K THB via Wise or similar transfers?

From what I understand, things have tightened recently. For example, I’ve heard that Bangkok Bank may now require funds to stay in the account for 4 months before issuing the immigration letter.

To clarify, I’m only interested in this specific use case. I don’t care about app quality, English support, fees, or anything like that - just opening the account, transferring the funds, and getting the required letter without complications.

26 M Asian/Nepalese from United Kingdom.

Looking for digital nomads to go to Thailand with for 2-3 months.

I’m not going for a holiday. I want to go to Thailand to change my environment and start making money online so I can be time, location and financially free.

I have 0.44 BTC and 1.2 ETH in my crypto wallet.

Dead broke in liquid cash.

I’m a trader. I trade crypto and futures and sometimes forex. I trade also with prop firms, but am yet to get my first payout. But I know within the next couple of months I will. This is the business that I want to scale so I can live abroad permanently.

Honestly just want someone with similar goals to take a leap of faith and take the risk with me.

Who’s down? Let’s lock in gang!

Could you please tell me the cheapest visa I can get to extend my stay here for about 6 months? I'm here on a tourist visa and am considering getting a language visa. Could you please tell me how much it will cost for 6 months?

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