Besides Philippines, what countries are easy to stay long term?

[Pained4ever]

Philippines obviously has an extremely generous tourist visa..............but you have to live in the Philippines. What other places are easy to live in long term? @AlexBrown84

 

[MrChinX]

there's a reason why everyone is there

 

[younglivinglife]

there's a reason why everyone is there

Not so many long term residents as youd expect tbh. Not like Thailand and has more severe visas

 

[Friar Tuck]

Thailand tourist visas are very generous depending on your passport.

I know you mean countries where you can live years without having to leave etc but still, you can stay 6 - 9 months in a calendar year in Thai.

That's why it's perfect as a base.

 

[younglivinglife]

Thailand tourist visas are very generous depending on your passport.

I know you mean countries where you can live years without having to leave etc but still, you can stay 6 - 9 months in a calendar year in Thai.

That's why it's perfect as a base.

Tourist visas = 60-90 days

 

[Friar Tuck]

Tourist visas = 60-90 days

And no limit to how many you can apply for.

 

[younglivinglife]

And no limit to how many you can apply for.

There is, twice per year... And migration got strict.

 

[Pained4ever]

There is, twice per year... And migration got strict.

So cucked

 

[Friar Tuck]

There is, twice per year... And migration got strict.

That's visa exempt. Not tourist visa.

 

[younglivinglife]

That's visa exempt. Not tourist visa.

Ah my bad

 

[younglivinglife]

So cucked

Most I know need education visa and study Thai or buy a fake one for around 2k

 

[AlexBrown84]

china

 

[14passport]

Thailand you can buy the elite visa
Laos & Cambodia were easy, and you could buy business visa for cheap (at least used to be like this few years ago from what I've read)
Latin america has a bunch of easy visas as long as you are making 1-3k$/month
Europe if you are in the European Union

 

[14passport]

For all the other countries, marrying a girl is the easiest option and that's how so many random guys are staying in harder countries like Japan or Korea

 

[14passport]

if you have 6-7 figures you can access almost any country

 

[AlexBrown84]

For all the other countries, marrying a girl is the easiest option and that's how so many random guys are staying in harder countries like Japan or Korea

> harder countries

> japan and korea

pick one lol

 

[14passport]

hard, as in hard to stay, and difficult visas
i'm not talking about dating

 

[14passport]

> harder countries

> japan and korea

pick one lol

hard, as in hard to stay, and difficult visas
i'm not talking about dating

 

[AlexBrown84]

hard, as in hard to stay, and difficult visas
i'm not talking about dating

you literally can stay indefinitely on tourist visas in korea, assuming you’re from a non deathnic country

 

[Pained4ever]

you literally can stay indefinitely on tourist visas in korea, assuming you’re from a non deathnic country

Isn't good Korea expensive and filled with tall zoomers?

 

[AlexBrown84]

Isn't good Korea expensive and filled with tall zoomers?

good korea?

you mean north korea?

 

[Pained4ever]

good korea?

you mean north korea?

Authoritarianmaxx to avoid extradition theory

 

[14passport]

you literally can stay indefinitely on tourist visas in korea, assuming you’re from a non deathnic country

good to know
weird that they allow it cause their official visas are hard to get

 

[marauder]

good to know
weird that they allow it cause their official visas are hard to get

Yeah that’s true, but still is better to have a visa because you get an ARC (Alien registration card). You need an ARC for a lot of important stuff like opening a bank account, ordering online from Coupang(Korean Amazon), post paid SIM cards, food delivery apps.

 

[14passport]

Yeah that’s true, but still is better to have a visa because you get an ARC (Alien registration card). You need an ARC for a lot of important stuff like opening a bank account, ordering online from Coupang(Korean Amazon), post paid SIM cards, food delivery apps.

yep that's true but at least you can stay for as long as you want
with remote work it's not that incovenient

makes it much easier to date someone longterm if that's what you are looking for
and you can get marriage once you are ready

 

[marauder]

yep that's true but at least you can stay for as long as you want
with remote work it's not that incovenient

makes it much easier to date someone longterm if that's what you are looking for
and you can get marriage once you are ready

Yeah for sure. Taiwan is the easiest option if you’re planning to live just on visa runs. There’s people living for 10-15 years on tourist visas and the immigration doesn’t care, also there’s less requirement of an ARC for doing basic things like in Korea.
Korea is also doable, but after 2-3 years, you might get flagged, because it’s gotten a bit more strict after covid.

 

[anxietycel]

For all the other countries, marrying a girl is the easiest option and that's how so many random guys are staying in harder countries like Japan or Korea

u can stay in japan for 180 days with uk passport

 

[14passport]

Yeah for sure. Taiwan is the easiest option if you’re planning to live just on visa runs. There’s people living for 10-15 years on tourist visas and the immigration doesn’t care, also there’s less requirement of an ARC for doing basic things like in Korea.
Korea is also doable, but after 2-3 years, you might get flagged, because it’s gotten a bit more strict after covid.

taipei housing is my biggest issue
it's expensive and bad quality
and chinese hard to learn

are you there or have lived there?

 

[marauder]

taipei housing is my biggest issue
it's expensive and bad quality
and chinese hard to learn

are you there or have lived there?

Yeah I’ve lived there for a while. It’s true most of the housing is in old buildings, so the facade looks pretty ugly and the quality and sound/weather insulation of the house is pretty bad for the price.

But you can get new serviced apartments too, which have swimming pools and gyms, although they’re obviously more expensive than the regular ones. For service apartments in good areas of Taipei you can get a studio for around 1000$+ and 1 bed for like 1400$+. And they do short term rentals (3-6months) with 1/2 month deposit, so it’s pretty good deal. Something like this one: https://www.mrhost.com.tw/hotel/lamaison-service-apartment

Also in Korea where you’ll need to pay a big deposit (jeonse)if you want to rent long term, which is like anything from 10,000-80,000usd, depending on the area and size of the apartment. So it’s more complicated and expensive than Taiwan, but the quality of housing is also better.

 

[14passport]

Yeah I’ve lived there for a while. It’s true most of the housing is in old buildings, so the facade looks pretty ugly and the quality and sound/weather insulation of the house is pretty bad for the price.

But you can get new serviced apartments too, which have swimming pools and gyms, although they’re obviously more expensive than the regular ones. For service apartments in good areas of Taipei you can get a studio for around 1000$+ and 1 bed for like 1400$+. And they do short term rentals (3-6months) with 1/2 month deposit, so it’s pretty good deal. Something like this one: https://www.mrhost.com.tw/hotel/lamaison-service-apartment

Also in Korea where you’ll need to pay a big deposit (jeonse)if you want to rent long term, which is like anything from 10,000-80,000usd, depending on the area and size of the apartment. So it’s more complicated and expensive than Taiwan, but the quality of housing is also better.

yeah has prices similar to Korea and Japan, but usually ppl don't like Taiwan as much

and in SEA, for that monthly price you can get elite visa in Thailand + good condo

 

[Pained4ever]

Taiwan is a great country. Completely separate from China, as we all know.