Editorial policy.

This policy defines who the publication serves, how evidence is handled, how commercial interests are kept separate and what readers should expect from every guide and planning tool.

Last substantive update: 26 August 2026 (Asia/Bangkok)

Applies to: Retained guides, comparisons and planning tools
Commercial position: No paid placements, affiliate links or provider commissions
Personal credit: Only with page-specific responsibility evidence

Purpose and audience

Useful before a reader commits.

Move to Pattaya exists to help people decide whether and how a move to Pattaya could work before they commit money, documents or time. The publication is intentionally focused on Pattaya relocation decisions; it does not publish unrelated topics simply to capture search demand.

Core standards

Six checks for every editorial surface.

AccuracyPrefer responsible official and first-party material for rules, fees, eligibility and provider claims.
UsefulnessExplain the decision, dependencies and trade-offs instead of repeating a source or targeting a word count.
IndependenceNever present paid placement as editorial judgment; disclose a material commercial relationship beside affected content.
ClaritySeparate documented facts, dated provider information, worked estimates and editorial interpretation.
AttributionCredit an individual only when page-specific responsibility is documented. Publisher ownership is not blanket authorship.
ProportionalityAvoid unsupported “best,” “verified,” “vetted,” first-hand testing or personal-use claims without published criteria and evidence.

Commercial position

No hidden ranking for sale.

The editorial library does not accept paid placements, affiliate links or commissions from the schools, clinics, visa services, insurers, property providers or other options it discusses. If that position changes for a specific page, the relationship must be disclosed beside the affected content.

Recommendations

Criteria before verdicts.

A comparison should identify who each option may suit, what evidence supports it and what could make the answer change. A listing is not an endorsement, and prominence is not proof of quality.

Roles and attribution

Identity does not substitute for contribution.

Publisher

TimPaemi

The publication entity responsible for the site-level identity and standards.

Operator

TIMPAEMI CO., LTD.

The registered Thai company operating the publication.

Author

Page-specific

Named only when documented contribution supports the byline and matching metadata.

Reviewer

Review-specific

Named only when responsibility for that review is documented, not inferred from ownership.

High-consequence subjects

Show the boundary before the answer.

Visa, immigration, tax, property, banking, education, healthcare and legal information can materially affect a reader and may depend on individual circumstances. Relevant guides link responsible sources, label unresolved uncertainty and state what must be confirmed before acting. The publication provides planning information, not legal, immigration, financial or medical advice.

AI and translation

Editorial limits survive the tool.

Automation and AI-assisted tools may help organise research, draft or translate text, find internal inconsistencies and verify technical release requirements. They are not treated as sources. A translated page must preserve the same claim limits and verification steps, without adding unsupported certainty.

Freshness and accountability

Dates move only when the work does.

A visible substantive-update date means real editorial work occurred on that route; it is not a claim that every source changed that day and it is never advanced merely to appear fresh. Material errors are corrected under the corrections policy, including dependent tools, metadata and structured data. The complete evidence workflow is described on How we work.