Can an American live in Thailand? What should I know before leaving I might not know? What kind of Visa will I need?
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Sure you can, but you need to either own a business, have a job, be retired , go to school, be married to a Thai, invest a large amount of money in Thailand and possibly a couple of other ways. There are also a lot of restrictions and requirements that go along with all of the above visa categories. You can check websites like these to see what's required: http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2637.php http://www.thaivisa.com/
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If you are a retired fellow, you can easily have a retirement visa on a yearly basis. You must have proof that you have money in the bank that will support your stay, not less than Four Hundred Thousand Baht a year, every time you want to renew your yearly visa. If you want to marry a Thai women, you can stay if you can give proof that you have monthly income of not less than forty thousand baht a month, to support yourself and your Thai wife. So much depends on the amount of money you have and will have every month!
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Just expanding on what Delauria said, the amount you need to annually deposit into your Thai bank account is now 800,000 baht (roughly $23,000USD).
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You can if you met the requirements for the type of visa. Like Gerald said you have a range of options but with restrictions on each one. Go to the Thai embassy website in Washington DC to see the options that are available and if you can met them. http://www.thaiembdc.org/consular/visa/Tourist.aspx
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