thailandsgreat

Please let me ask the questions I like in this thread! I am not asking for a study plan. I study the way I please ????

Here "a" goes to "e" in my opinion "tuk-kon nei panɛk ..." https://www.dropbox.com/s/d5nle5043an0qef/Thai ex 009.m4a?dl=0 Listening is tricky in Thai in my opinion. These guys speak super clearly but in this sentence I first hear "lao ja nai" instead of correctly "lɛɛo jao-naai ..." https://www.dropbox.com/s/xske0xhtkr2cln2/Thai ex 010.m4a?dl=0

[sorry double posting]

I just checked the overview of her channel. Tens or even hundreds of thousands of views and the images looked like made by professional photographer! Everything super perfect in neat order and good yield. Could every farm in Isaan be like that?

Since some agencies have been mentioned in the thread, I can also mention the one I have used a couple of times with good result: Visa2Britain in Jomtien. Prices still seem to be about the same from what I understand.

I appreciate all suggestions, thanks. Probably better to do in a bigger place. I once asked in LaemNgob and the procedure seemed to be a little out of the ordinary. I had an offer for non-O but as soon as I hesitated the least they seemed very reluctant. (Surrealistic area, I am still not sure if some people had different skin color or if there was a festival?) Prices probably regulated around 25k. I am just getting older and Thailand is way more pleasant than Sweden. I was staying in Thailand when Covid hit and I just got the impression that the country was "cleaning out" the foreigners and hotel staying farangs were not really popular with anyone at that moment, so I left for a while. Now I will just see if I can find a place and girl to stay. Hopefully the trips back to my country will be fewer. Even before Covid it took years between them. But we must keep a small apartment back home or all social security may be lost. If something happens there I may have to go back temporarily and take care of it.

OK, I may have misread the earlier post. I got the impression there was a "consideration period" of one month before the stamped my visa waiver void and gave me the 90 days, but that is a detail.

True, or a life on the blue รุ่งเรือง (?) from Pattaya North Bus to Ekkamai? ????

I see. Since there can easily be a little more than 30 days from arrival to getting the 90 day premission, I will probably also have to extend my visa waiver. So as an example I would have to be present in Bangkok: day 1: arrival day 3: transferring funds from Sweden to my Thai account day 4: applying non-O in Chaengwattana immigration day 4: immediately extending visa waiver from 30 to 60 days in Chaengwattana immigration day 35: stamping the visa waiver void in Chaengwattana immigration, getting 90 days of stay day 90: applying for one year extension day 100?: picking up my passport for the one year extension But after that I can just go north or anywhere and do my first and subsequent TM47 on line, just filling out the addresses of the hotels I stay in? It requires presence in Bangkok but a very good deal. Thanks, I appreciate.

And the first 3-month extension must be made at Chaengwattana immigration but the following I can make on-line from anywhere in Thailand? Can I then just put down the hotel address in northern Thailand where I will be staying for the moment, into the TM47?

Thanks. Sounds very good. Just stay in a hotel and walk in there with only a visa waiver and do the process. I guess it will take at least a few weeks to get the 3 month extension and add the 12 months before heading outside Bangkok? And then just do 3 month reports on-line, from anywhere in Thailand.

Isn't Soi Buakhao littered with visa agents? I have also seen agents on Thepprasit (down from Sukhumvit between BigC South and Tesco Lotus South) But if they are any good, I don't know.

Very useful, thanks. I will ask Fon @ Maneerat first or on-line. The one in Jomtien has worked well but is expensive. I think I paid 25k last time, including reentry permit. There is one reason I hesitate to do the 90-day myself on-line. I am not sure what happens if I stay in a hotel in northern Thailand with a Pattaya visa. I have no problem paying Maneerat roi baat for taking care of it all. Can there be no conflict between what the hotel in northern Thailand reports and my visa in Pattaya? Hotels do not issue resicencies, only tourist stays? I will not transfer the 800k until I get to Thailand. In case I have problems getting there, I can not transfer it back from Bangkok Bank to my country unless I am in Thailand, I believe. One hurdle is Sweden airport check-in, they are not always in good mood, but should be no problem if I just produce an air ticket BKK-Phnom Penh as Proof Of Onward Travel. With the agent in Jomtien I assume I can still stay in hotel and get the non-O. I will probably at least have to pay for "hand holding" to get that at Maneerat. I remember once in Jomtien, the agent spent long time drawing a map of the location of my hotel and submitting it to immigration! You never know what happens. But if I can get down to around 15k for 12-15 months, stay in different hotels and guesthouses, and then just fill out 90-day reports on-line that would be perfect for me. Or happily pay Fon roi baaht for it. Maybe I can go myself into any immigration office and get a reentry permit. (Not that I am sure when I will leave Thiland, it just feels good to have it prepared.)

OK, I see. When I did it with the agent I sent the passport via mail but the process has simplified. You get confirmation of approval on the web now. I haven't decided how to do it yet. The agents try to make it look complicated by letting you sign maybe 30-40 forms! But then all slides through easily. I appreciate all information in this thread both on agents and myself applying. I just got an account to the 90-day reporting. That was easy at least. Thanks all of you. I appreciate.

Thank you, that's useful info. Many pitfalls in the Thai visa system. But that is part of life in the Kingdom. Look forward to getting back. I would be willing to take some effort to avoid an agent. But the one I have used in Jomtien has been very reliable. The problem for me would be if I am visiting one part of Thailand and suddenly my presence would be demanded at the immigraiton where my visa was issued, then I would have to travel there. But maybe the risk of that is not so big.

OK, it was something else then. I extended many tourist visas long time ago, before going into non-O. I was even brought to interview in Thai embassy Yangon for all the tourist visas I had. It was definitely a simple process. But in Chiang Khan extension was hellish ???? Maybe they were tired of all tourists, also busloads of Thai tourists ???? Really different from friendly Loei. So 90 day check is just on the web now. I am not sure the agent will let me do that or if the agent wants to do it via mail to earn a fee. Just put 500 B and the passport in an envelope. (Not many countries where you can put money in letters, even registered.) So I assume the mail option is only valid if I have an agent. I can not send my passport to immigration via mail for 90-day check? But if 90-day check on-line is ok, then I can do that. I wonder what they ask for in an on-line form? You will just affirm that you are still in Thailand? (You used to make border run or visit the immigration office issuing the visa)

Thanks, very useful information. Right now I have been away for a while and can not think of anyone to ask. I will PM you when I need, thanks, appreciate. Just PM with whatever info you have. Now that 90 day check can be done on-line I just have to be there once yearly. I want to settle in Thailand bu I am still going around looking at different places, I like them all ????

Thanks, that is worth a try. But immigration offices are really unpredictable. I once extended tourist visa in Chiang Kahn. I had heard a rumor and I was extremely polite but they sent me back to Loei on my motorbike for more documents. Even my hotel was irritated with them ???? It may have been a TM30 they asked, jut to extend an ordinary tourist visa. Next extension was in Mae Hoong Son and they were extremely friendly and joked about errors other officers had made in my passport. I think Samui also has a bad rep. I will try convincing them I am looking for a rental. One advantage with the agent is that I can send my passport in mail from wherever in Thailand for the 90 day check at a small fee. I don't have to make border run or go to Pattaya. But is 90 day done on line today? So I can do it from wherever in Thailand?

This came up when I Googled it VIEW IN GOOGLE MAPS All references to good agents appreciated.

I had the 800k when I used fixers. The one I used was very "legit". They have a big office next door to immigration and each time I went with their uniformed agent into immigration for another photo and short interview. It felt safe. I will not use fixers if I could just find a way to prove "permanent resicency" or whatever they call it when you produce electricity/water bill and some other "book" which the hotels I stay in can not provide.

This I didn't know. So when I apply for non-O I get a 90 day stamp and extend it after 800k has "matured" for two months. Interesting. But I fear that for me all falls on me staying in hotels and not having a permanent address. But not having to pay the agents fees would be really good. That is why I got 15 months from the agent (3+12 mo). (but extensions are only 12 mo, of course) Staying in hotels long time is practical but gives problems for visa.

My "big" problem is that I like to stay in hotels and move around Thailand. No hotel has been willing to issue the documentation necessary. (water and electricity bill and some "book" documenting my permanent address ...) Therefore I have used agents. If there is a way to get around this large sum to the agents, please advise.

Thanks. I have a bank account but I transferred the money back home when I left during Covid. I pass the monthly of 65k baht (?) but I am not sure if they want some formal proof of that through my bank in my home country or my embassy, or my pension provider back home? I could easily make copies of my bank statements showing >65k going in each month. Will it give me a better price for visa if I transfer the 800k back? So the agents along soi post office are good. I have used the one close to immigration in Jomtien. OK so I can just enter on a visa waiver, showing only passport and an onward ticket to Phnom Penh and then go to the agent and pay 25-30k baht as ususal. Sounds good. Look forward to coming back to the Kingdom ???? Thanks

I used to get yearly non-O visa through agents. The price was around 25-30.000 B. Now I have been away for a while. Has this changed in any way? Is any health insurance mandatory now? Is that included in what the agents usually provide? What are the prices now? Do you know any reliable agents? I may start in Pattaya, this time. Thanks.

I guess airline check-in are the pickiest. But a ticket at 34 days is no problem from what I have heard. I would make a formal extension when I am there just to follow the rules (and avoid some possible "black listing"). But other guys here follow this more closely.