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Grimaces replace smiles for retirees
Based on the recent Annual Global Retirement Index 2022 by the travel magazine International Living, Thailand ranked 11th out of 25 in terms of the world
www.bangkokpost.com
A revealing and eye opening interview with Immigration Bureau deputy commander Pol Maj Gen Achayon Kraithong.
Examples of the depth of the expose of the reasoning behind the myriad of rules and regulations imposed on retired expats
" Why are foreigners with a one-year visa or more required to report to immigration officials every 90 days?"
Reply " They are required to do so under Section 37 (5) of the Immigration Act."
"Is there any reason why the law does not say that foreign men who are married to Thai women can seek Thai citizenship, when it says that foreign women can seek Thai nationality if their spouse is Thai?"
Reply "In both cases, foreign nationals can apply for Thai citizenship after their marriage to Thais under the Thai Nationality Act.
However, the process is more complicated for men married to Thai women."
Kudos to the Bangkok Post for getting to the bottom of the mindset of immigration policies in this hard hitting investigate journalism. And to Pol Maj Gen Achayon Kraithong, for his candid insights when honestly it appears he could of answered " because " and the Bangkok Post would have gladly accepted the answer as definitive.