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What island? Oh yeah, Phuket is an island ???????????? O'Sheas is in Bangers, Suk 33/1. I haven't tried their brekkie yet but this is the menu as of a few years ago. I think it's still current, an English mate mentioned 199 baht a few weeks ago re their brekkie...

They're supposed to check that you have a ticket out of Thailand within 30 days but that doesn't always happen. However it's best to be prepared to be asked and the simplest, easiest to explain method is to buy a throwaway ticket just before you fly out. onwardticket(.)com will sell you a valid ticket for 14 bucks that is good for 48 hours. After that their system will auto-cancel the booking. You can print it out and show it to the check-in staff if requested.

This link is for the browser-based online portal. There's also an app but it's very hard to find now and takes a bit of doing to get it installed. Yes, this website looks like it's from the 90s but it does the job once you get the hang of it. I've not used it myself so I'm not an expert but I'm sure there are plenty of gurus in here to help you out if you run into any trouble... https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/

Of course you don't, VOA is only available to 17 or so countries and the UK is not one of them. You are, however, entitled to a 30 day visa-free stay under the Visa Exemption Scheme. This is extendable once for an additional 30 days.

it's a Visa Exemption not a VOA and yes it's been confirmed that the 45 days has reverted to 30 days today, 1st April 2023, as expected... https://aseannow.com/topic/1290889-45-day-visa-exempt-entry-program-officially-over/#comment-17991077

Take new photo?

Try and see someone who is an expert in tropical diseases.

Yes of course and sorry to stray ever-so-slightly off topic. Just wanted to thank the guy for reminding me that passbooks actually have a use here. Long-time tourist, recent retiree ????

You're the one that's being silly. If such a rule was actually implemented how else could the Immigration folk at the borders enforce it without being able to see the person's bank account in real or near-real time? If passbook, assuming it is deemed acceptable, is not available and neither is phone banking then what other choice does the IO have? They'd either deny entry or hold you somewhere until you can provide the proof of ฿800k.

A very long wait in a holding cell until you can come up with the goods. Bring a good book or three.

One-way ticket to IDC.

They'd just ask you to open the banking app on your phone. Simples.

Thanks for the reminder, i'd quite forgotten about OTC withdrawals using passbook. It's been a very, very long time since I've had to do that.

Are you at O'Sheas for breakfast? Is it still ฿249 for brekkie including one pint of lager?

I currently don't have an ATM card because the one I was given when I opened my account in Pattaya via agent was a Union Pay card that I never liked and came with a ฿599 renewal fee so I ditched it. Cardless Cash has served me well so far however I'll be getting a cheaper ATM card was soon as I get around to it as it's always good to have a fallback option. Or two, multiple redundancy never hurt anybody.

That's a great idea Rooster, let us know when you're up and running. If it proves to be a succes then perhaps you can expand into the tour guide business with one of these...

I'd happily pay a subscription fee for this service. How about $8 per month? ????

You almost had me! ????????????????????

open windows in a GT race car? you really don't know much of anything, do you...

that's a new one, which immigration orifice is this?

@phetphetconsider doing both TM30 and TM47 reporting online, it's much easier than visiting Immigration. @Hugh CowProbably best to start your own thread as the community seems to have missed your question.

ChatGPT is useless. It doesn't know where Ubonjoe is nor why Jack is so grumpy ????

you can do TM30 online, easy peasy.

the free access to ChatGPT isn't for our benefit, it's for Microsoft's. they should be paying us for helping to train their machine.

There's nothing "wrong" , they are two different versions of ChatGPT as George explained. edit: typing this as George replied to you.