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Do not worry. I did it after the Covid lock was lifted, as there was no short term appointment possible for a visa in my hometown, but we wanted to enter Thailand asap. There is no problem getting that usual 30 extension. Follow Dr.Jack. (yes it is 1900 Baht) Do not worry.

Hi, if a french person moves to germany, does (s)he ever become german? (Yes he may get german nationality, passport etc. officially, but does (s)he become german?). Same with germans moving to the states, italians moving to spain (maybe their mentality is close to each other but still?). We are not thai and will not become thai before we are born again 😉 FYIO: I have come to Thailand for decades, do not speak much of the lingo but tried from the start, etc etc I am sure you may get accepted, respected and treated as a part of the community if you act like a part of the community. Everybody who still picks on the "you will be an ATM forever" thing may have got one of those wrong: 1 Maybe you measure people, yourself or everything by the means of money and think the whole world is alike. 2 You actually got the wrong people around you. Did you choose them to be with you? 3 It is no charity: If you live in your homecountry, do you get everything for free? Aren't the bills actually higher there? 4 Maybe deep down in your ...you enjoy being the rich one and need to proof it to yourself. Enjoy. (do not feel superior. you are not. you got that wrong. 😉 ) 5 Once the italian actor of "life is beautiful" who wasn't successful and suddenly became famous was asked about his familiy and money. He answered: when you are poor, you always think about money. If your are rich, you ONLY think about money. 6 You obviously hev not realized a lot of things that are important to Thais besides or even more than money. Look at the man in the mirror and consider any case individually. Almost always i felt welcomed.

Hi, i do not consider myself a specialist on visa issues, but some years ago there was a similar (and even worse) problem for a guest at the same resort. IN SAMUI. Czech women, travelling together and not the first time. Staying three months as usual and not familiar with any details as the tourist is usually taken care off. One of them just found out, that her visa wasn't used and she only got the 30 days AND was already on a relevant overstay. She was nervously telling this to the massage women as she was scared to tell the resort owner (an old man we knew for more than a decade and even called him papa, but the czech woman was afraid, he might be angry.). She asked him and he was urgently telling her to fix it. Now she was more nervous about what to do and the massage women, who also knew us some years, suggested to talk to me. I told her the simple truths, that it is serious, but can be fixed. That she needs to do it as soon as possible, which means today (as it was a normal working day, immigration open). I told her, that she could be arrested and deported in case she gets controlled on the way to nathon, but hardly will happen, and she should not worry, but just go there. Now i gave the advice, i think, is the most relevant: Get dressed properly. Long sleeve, trousers or long skirt. Clean. Wear a bra. No slippers but closed shoes and maybe even socks. It does not matter if you sweat. When you adress the IO, do not say "You made amistake." Say: "I have a problem, can you please help me." (For my experience over more then three decades, Thais will help you, if asked nicely.) She went nervously. Came back some time in the afternoon, studying the new stamps with her fellow girls and the massage women, cause they were not sure about the meaning calling me again for help, if this would be OK. I looked at it and they now stamped the tourist visa (still stickers that time) USED changed the dates and signed extra stamp. Still no expert, to me it looked absolutely fine. I asked her, if the officers were angry, made problems, asked for money or anything uncomfortable happened. She answered: Not at all. for my ten cents: Go there - you are not even on overstay. Mind your appearance. Mind your words. Show trust. And you'll be fine. (The TM30: when your AirBnb asked for your ID, they might have done it. If they didn't and the IO critizises, tell them your true stay, cause it is the duty of the AirBnb, and if they haven't taken care of you, their trouble should not be yours.) regards

it gets better 😉 I have done it and it was ok the first time. now i have found the right way to search it by the users guide (yeah could have used that before but i don't like users guides. i am just to arrogant to have a computer tell me what to do 😉 now i was searching how to delete this topic and haven't found it yet. call me an idiot would be OK. may an admin delete it? thank you

Hi again, i even can not find the site again, where to notify the foreigner. I cannot find/see a button o go there. Please forgive me, if i am "blind", but usually i ain't got problems like this.

Hello to everyone, arrived yesterday. Did the TM30 online today. (I think i did it) The account of my wife was set up before. Today i had to do the new password, than was asked for address. Everything approved. Next put in the details of me arriving at the adress. Actually it seemed only possible by uploading an excel file (no direct input, but anyway) Seemed to be OK (clicked SAVE) but there was no sign of approval. Now if i search for it the "data cannot be found" - if i put the details in again it says "data duplicated". Therefore i think it must have been in already. What am i missing?

thank you - yes i think so , too, but better be careful

please forgive the suprficial writing should read: the account is in the name of my wife (only the one from WISE) i know the transaction itself ist a simple act.

Hi, my only worries are: Is it a problem if the WISE account is the name if my wife? Thanks for the note about the selected purpose. Probably would have seen that, but good to know in adavnce what to look for.

Yes, we use WISE. The question is: does it matter if the Wise account is in my wife's name, when the 400k are transfered to my bank account in Thailand for immigration/visa purpose?

Forgive me, must have been asked before. we will soon move to Thailand, where i will apply for non o based on marriage. with the account in my name, i got to send the money there. my wife uses a wise acoount already. I could get one, too, but actually we have no need of another wise account. if i use the wise account of my wife (sending the money from my account in germany to her wise acc.) and from there to my bank acc. in Thailand, may the IO have a problem like: "that is not your money", "not coming from you" or does it just not matter at all? thanks in advance

Actually i thought, the insurance wants annual check ups for they will know about the condition, but won't mind covering them by myself. You are right about the need for serious accidents and major illnesses (heart attack, cancer, stroke, kidney failure etc). And yes the discount for annually payment is good. I just have to sort the offers. regards to Sheryl

Sheryl, thank you so much for your effort. The 60 km far hospital is the Buriram hospital. The small ones are closer. There was no cancer. I will check the links. There are some insurers, i wouldn't know of. I checked Cigna, As they advertise so much, already and am not especially convinced. Actually, as i find also in your info, lots of services are not expensive, the insurance is mostly for accidents, unexpected issues and common stuff for the time we get older, like yearly checks to prevent further conditions. (trying to still sound confident: i will never trust in an only spoken "info" of a agent without binding form) the german companies seem to offer only travel insurances or if you call it expatriate insurance they still ask for residence in germany. otherwise it gets really expensive yet it covers the whole world which is no benefit to me. My current insurer for germany does not cover thailand at all, despite it would be cheaper...

flyingtiger I could not find health insurance on the LMG website. BKKKevin i got a travelinsurance before (very well), but not for permanent stay. Thank you Sheryl: There is no choice where to live, but we are fine with Buriram - closest hospital 13km just renovated, anaother one the foreigners recommend 25 km, big ones 60 km in Buriram town. My wife does not really know yet, what the 30 Baht sheme includes, so maybe it is better then she thinks. I will be 60 when we arrive, preconditions are removed thyrox (everything cool, just need the hormones (around 15 - 19 € for 100 and even cheaper online) - can cover that, if necessary and a slightly up blood pressure (can also cover the pills, if necessary). In rather good health in total, despite some doctors focus on risks, which i don't.

Thank You flyingtiger. I will check