Trump should mention plight of US expats to Prayut

TUESDAY, MAY 02, 2017
Trump should mention plight of US expats to Prayut

Dear President Trump, I have read of your upcoming meeting with PM Prayut of Thailand, and on behalf of the thousands of American expats here in Thailand, I am requesting that you respectfully ask him why we do not enjoy a lifestyle similar to that afforded to Thais who live in the United States?

We cannot own property or a business, must maintain a Thai bank balance of approximately $30,000 and have to report to Thai Immigration every 90 days. We cannot even get a job without an almost impossible to obtain work permit, and meanwhile we are subjected to dual pricing sometimes 10 times the Thai rate.
Don