Author Archives: Cordie Presutti

How to Legally Live in Thailand Without Working

Thailand has a large population of expats who, although they don’t want to work in Thailand, they like living here. Up until a couple of years ago, it used to be easy. Just do a visa run to neighboring Cambodia once a month and you could live in Thailand permanently. At the moment, however, with much stricter Thai visa laws, these monthly border runs are no longer allowed. Now, many expats, who don’t want to work in Thailand but still want to legally live here, are struggling to figure out how. Actually, it isn’t too difficult to live in Thailand legally without working here. There are ways to do it, without breaking the law and without it costing you an arm and a leg. Here’s how.