@Brandon ***********

No plans for that. I think many who do that are disrespectful. If you know you will be visiting for more than 60 days, get a proper visa. If you change your mind, most won't be aware that likely they won't have anymore travel insurance as it's not supposed to be used when basically living overseas.

Hmm, I have some meetings in India in March, then was planning a week in Bangkok, seeing the wife, helping her sort out a UK visitor visa, then flying onto Singapore, for more meetings, then back to the UK. Then back out again at the end of May for 4 weeks holiday, and then returning with her back to the UK. Hope I don't have problems.

@Cathy ******

My opinion, not that it matters, is with little more than 12 weeks to go, your priorities are all wrong. That the welfare of your children is an after thought. You are making a decision, that will seriously damage their prospects in life, based on advice from Facebook. There is a thing called Third Culture Kids, a phrase coined in the 50s. I'm one of them. These are kids who spent their formative years growing up in a culture not of a culture of their parents, but is not the same as immigrant kids. TKCs know at least 2 different cultured, but never are fully integrated into either. Often it's seen as a positive, but there are negatives. They will never be Thai. They will always be American. If they decide to go to an American college later on, they will likely find it harder to get a place and maybe even more expensive. They might find it harder to find a job. The experience of living in another country can be positive, in terms of how they view other cultures, but they will find no one else cares about it. They will find they belong to nowhere. I don't really know my own country, the UK, but neither am I German, Bahraini or a Hong Konger. Your kids won't go to a school and mix with 100% Thai kids. I can reflect that they will likely go to a school with kids mostly from Europe, and half Thai kids who mostly have old dad's. Unless they already attend private schools in the US, they will find they have little in common. As mentioned, they likely will not get a US style of education. Most of the international schools seem to conform to a British curriculum. That is quite different to a US high school. Take sports, which sounds innocuous. I was taught us and uk curriculums. Consequently, I have no idea about basketball, baseball, cricket, football, rugby and American football. Of course, at least I can swim well. Those sports can be an important part of your identity, not just about physical fitness. British schools prepare children basically for an apprenticeship or university. In British universities, straight away you are a specialist. US universities are different with a broader curriculum. Consequently, American schools have a better all round education. Your children will not be forced to consider which subjects they cannot study at 14 and 16. In a British school, your path in life starts to get mapped at age 13, when you start to choose which GCSE subjects to take. Kids will choose their favorites, worried wiser parents will try and steer them in another way.This all stems from the days, not so long ago, when some children left school at 14 or 15 without qualifications. International schools in Thailand will mostly also offer IB exams instead of British A levels. Supposedly more widely recognisef, but in reality moot. As Americans, they will find fees elsewhere to be much higher and with no financial assistance, because they will be treated as foreign students. And many US universities will not recognise these British and IB qualifications anyhow. Now I grew up when my parents really had no choice about where they had to live. Later on, they would say they regretted the moves. Heres another effect: i dont have any lifelong friends from school. Its a little thing that people growing in their own culture take for granted. It's a complex issue, different for everyone. Look up youtuber Dan from Thailand. He's British, kids are half British half Russian and they all live in Thailand. He has posted about how worried he is for their future, should he live in Thailand or move back to the UK. He talks through the issues. And finely, no snowboarding or skiing in Thailand. The roads are lethal for cyclists, so BMX is out. The forests are full of things trying to kill you, so mountain biking might be limited. The footpaths (sidewalks, going to basically a British school, their language will change) are generally in a hopeless state or just not there, do skate boarding out. So they will likely have to find new hobbies like playing cricket or badminton, with a but of netball or Danish Rounders.

Also, unless you can renew your photo driving licence, your UK driving licence Will expire, and you will need a UK address to renew it. And there are related connotations related to UK banking and access to the NHS, which is based on residence not nationality. Some banks do offer expatriate banking, allowing a "uk" bank account with a foreign address. I had one with natwest 30 years ago when working my first job after uni in the US. My account was moved to the Isle of Man, complete with its negative balance (I was in overdraft!).

@Chris ********

Every year, since 1776, Americans have emigrated.

@Chris ********

They say that after every election. Never happens.

@Rene *******

What a way to win friends and be added to an ignore list.

Strange. Moves in 3 months. Hasn't thought about schools or if they have money for the school fees. Upto US$30,000 per year.

@Gary **********

Rare but not impossible. Suffering less rare. Bangkok alone sees 30,000 home invasions by snakes, with cat eating pythons being the major problem. They get in via toilets. Ditto to mice and rats when it rains. I consider confining 13 cats indoors for life an act of cruelty. Properties available to Farang tend to be small. Still, must be worth it to move to a country where you have very few rights.

No matter how rich you are, it's possible somebof your cats will die or suffer during air transport. Unless you have your own private jet. I know they are street moggies, but they will also be exposed to novel pathogens in Thailand. If you won't remove the cats and are concerned fir their welfare, moving to a developing country might not be a good move for them. Put their needs first, not yours.