khunPer

Not just for an hour or two; it's better to hire one, or preferably two young live-in maids, if you can afford both girlfriend/spouse and maids...👍😎

Yes, indeed I did – and I'm happy for my research – so, I had set a limit for how much money my first gold digger-date could drag out from my savings, before I finished her and found a less gold digging and longer lasting girlfirend...

The local custom office will issue you a TIN; often same office that do vat-registration. You need your passport and photocopies of name page; entry stamp; visa page and eventual present extension of stay-stamp. Now, when foreigner's need to file a tax return, they will probably not ask any questions; before, at some places they would ask why you need a TIN and wish proof of taxable income.

That's what happens, if you so much want mass tourism and don't have the infrastructure in order first...

I'm getting (too) old, because I don't see what's fun in doing that, I even sometime see youngsters doing it in a night club...😟

If you own the condo in your name, you should be "host" and the person that can allow others to be registered in the house book, including yourself, who as foreigner will be listed in a separte yellow house book for aliens. You shall contact the local tessa ban-office and ask if your name is registered as host, and what they require of documentation for register you in a house book. The requirement are slightly different from province to province, but you normally need a certified translation of your passport's name page and two witnesses.

No, it's the bank book-update shall shall be same day; statement and letter are valid for 7 days, same with health check

Sad – very sad – but sounds initially as yet another a "forgot the travel insurance"-matter.

Seems like he deserves at least some of it...

"...to safeguard the city’s image"...

Shows that there were after all not that many wealthy people favouring to stay in Thailand...

You don't need a gym, just walking is fine...👍 These 3 things seems like the most important to my experience... Science states that dance – i.e., music and memorized movement co-ordinated with the music – is on of the best thing for elder folks to keep both body and mind in good condition. However, any activity you enjoy is great – my experience comes from my father that played tennis for 92 years until he was 104 years old – I'm still wat too young to count on, only time will show if my way of exercise works...😀

Yes, they seems to check the TM30-system while you are waiting for approval, after having supplied the paperwork. The check downstairs can only see that you have a copy of a TM30 registration, but not that it's still valid.

Mine was not in 2023, I had to go home a file a new TM30 – I'm "host" of my own house, so I can do it online – and come back, and start all over again. The long time extension-lady specificed said that Samui Immigration don't accept a TM30 if you have been registered for stay outside the province or has left the Thailand. I had a print of the police order to show here, but she didn't care; of course their rules are the rules, it's actually up to an immigration officer to approve entry and stay, but they will normally consult a superior officer.

I read in the Bangkok Post-news 22nd October last year that the number to 73 per day at the end of the year: "As the public hearing has been done, Samui Airport is ready to increase operations to 73 daily flights by the end of this year." Sourcelink: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2888418/samui-tourism-banking-on-tv-show

Please report back here, if it works...🙏

Have you used the online-system for extension of stay?

You need to ask the Immigration Office, to get an answer of that. Surat Thani-immigration can, just like other immigration offices, make their own rules, like the need of medical statement (I wonder what happens if I don't pass my check as "healthy"...). And by the way, now you need to go there three times: 1) To make an appointment and get the documents; 2) To have the documents checked and wait upstairs for a number; 3) Which number you shall use about a week later to be handed over your passport. Last time I did my extension (October 2024) they took my photo with a smartphone when my paperwork was accepted, instead of when I collected my passport with the extension-stamp. In a way, it's a benefit to get an appointment, rather than coming early in the morning, get a number way down in the queue-line and wait for hours upstairs, not knowing if the numbers before you are finished quickly, or takes long time because something is not in the expected perfect order. For example, if you have been outside the province, you need a new TM30-registration, which the lady downstair cannot see, when you have a copy of an older one. Samui Immigration don't follow the police order earlier mention in AN-news, but checks the TM30-status while you are waiting for your passport-pickup-number. Apart from all that, I totally agree in that the authorities are making it too difficult – more and more each year – for expats to extend stay in the country. At same time they wish more people to stay here and spend money. Retirees are actually good business, as they in average spend at least 65k baht a month – some less, and some much more – and furthermore many hold quite a nice sum in bank deposits. A news-story a few years ago stated that here are at least 80,000 retirees. If half of them keep 800k baht in the bank it's 32 billion baht in deposits, and the double of that amount in their spendings.

And you are sure it's not somebody that had booked time in advance..?

Sounds right – about a month before – even the lady said "one month before"; which might also be a reply to @TerraplaneGuy. I asked specific about, if it could be done online – around a year ago there were posters downstairs about booking time online and upload paperwork, which I presumed was for 30-days tourist-extension; no one ever mentioned it here, about using it – but it is not possible to her knowledge. She said, that when booking time, you are handed this year's "menu" and various documents – including the office's own application form, which need to be used, I was not allowed to hand-write "Email:" and "Phone:" with a blue pen, it had to be their be their blue rubber stamp – handing over papers is not easily done via phone-booking. She also mentioned that you don't need to show your paperwork, when booking time; which was self understood for me. I luckily live nearby Samui Immigration – a few minutes drive – so, therefore I decided to check if something was changed since last October; now ,when the question were raised. Photo from October 2023...

When was that? It couldn't be done in October 2024 – the year before they advised me to come next day, as there were already a long queue, if I didn't want to wait about two hours, which I decided to do.

The law says: "Chapter IV Extinction of Contract of Hire+ Section 564. A contract of hire is extinguished at the end of the agreed period without notice. Section 566. If no period is agreed upon or presumed, either party may terminate the contract of hire at the end of each period for the payment of rent, provided that notice of at least one rent period is given, but no more than two months notice need be given." Link to translation Thailand Lease Law (tenancy): https://www.samuiforsale.com/other-miscellaneous/translation-thailand-lease-law.html

I asked specific about that the day before in October 2024, as same day update is a problem if you have a fixed term-account, which might need to be updated by a bank assistant. My 12-month fixed bank book updated the date before was accepted. If you have a normal savings account, you can update by the a machine same morning, I was told. If the machine don't update, then you can deposit 100 baht in the cash deposit machine and then update the bank book. Alternatively, I was told by a high level assistant upstairs, that you can get your queue number and then go to a bank when they open to get the bank book updated and come back to the immigration office. However, now when you have to book time in advance, you might be able to get appointment late enough to update your bank book in the morning.

You cannot come in the afternoon and apply for long term extension of stay; it's however okay for 90-days address report, which only takes a few minutes in the late afternoon.

I've visited the immigration office today. New rule: You need to go there one month before your extended stay expires and book time for your next extension. At same time you will be handed the menu, the form and other other documents to sign. I asked if you can book online, but the usual long stay-assistent on the ground floor had no knowledge about that possibility, instead she showed me her handwritten pile of papers with daily bookings for extension of stay.