CMBob

And perhaps that causes a little confusion. Chiang Saen and Chiang Khong are both in Chiangrai province heading into Laos and neither crossing is near the other. So: (1) You attach a paper that you say you got at the Chiang Khong crossing. So why is the thread title about the Chiang Saen crossing? Do you know that the same 2-night rule applies at Chiang Saen? (2) Are you saying that the 2-night rule applies to those of us with a one-year Thai visa/extension (retirement/marriage), DTV, etc.?

Your 90-day time period will not be calculated from your current permission-to-stay date; rather, it'll be calculated somewhere between your application date and the next 4-7 days. At least that's the way it's done here in Chiangmai. I realize you're in Bangkok and, as DrJack says, you need to apply at least 15 days prior to your current permission-to-stay date (whereas, here in Chiangmai, it's at least 21 days prior).

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Interesting place. Was there (Jartisaan Cheeserie) last week with several friends, had lunch (everything was very good), and bought some of the cheese that they made. Took us a while to find the place but well worth the visit.

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It's located half a block east of Sirimangkalajarn, sorta due east of the Topps grocery store on Sirimangkalajarn (or that's how I'd describe it).

I personally can't say what the current status of the "straight back in" at Chiang Khong; however, a good friend did exactly that 6 months ago (he made the border hop without a re-entry stamp to deep-six his Non-OA visa status). As for Chong Mek, hardly an easy or simple way for somebody in northern Thailand.

Chiang Khong would be closest place to border hop by a land crossing (if that's what you mean by "simplest"). Alternatively, fly out and back in and spend a couple of days in Laos, Malaysia, wherever.

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I know that some (most?) states allow online application to request an absentee ballot as I have done that for years in Michigan (which allows it), I do that every January and then get my ballots for every election, federal or local, by email (which I print out, complete, and mail back). However, wasn't aware that online voting was available for federal elections......but my understanding may be incorrect.

A bit puzzled by your comment as I understood that online (email) voting is not allowed in the US for federal elections.

Rather puzzling to me. Always thought that access to my BB account online using Windows 10 and Chrome (username and password set up when the account was opened) was totally separate from access (using 6-digit PIN) to the android app on my phone. I have not had a problem accessing either and cannot figure out why one would affect the other (unless BB internally messed with one or the other). Anyway, good luck to those having a problem sorting it out.

Thanks for the information. Would note: (1) For all my extensions based on retirement here in CM (being 14 so far), I've always got the bank letter and necessary copies the day before I show up to get the annual renewal. I only mention this as you seem to suggest that the bank stuff has to be dated the day of application but it's never been a requirement for me or others I know. (2) I've given them a copy of my TM30 Receipt of Notification and my rental agreement for all 14 annual renewals and wasn't aware that they didn't need a copy of my lease; in any event, they've never given any of the documents back. (3) As suspected, not a huge percentage of annual extensions involve appointments....given there aren't all that many appointment slots available. I'm doubtful agents are getting the slots as their clients don't even sit in the main office awaiting their appointment times like us commoners do (agents take their clients to a separate back office for immediate service with their buddy Immigration Officer). But I do know at least one person here in CM who gets multiple time slots for every annual extension, saying he does this in case he's unable or disinclined to go the first or second dates) (that's just unreasonably hogging a precious resource and I wish Immigration would fix their software so one person cannot get multiple appointments for the same thing).

Can't speak to what Bangkok Immigration requires but I've always understood that the requirements (certainly in Chiangmai) were the 800k had to be in the account for 2 months prior to the application date (meaning date you get your annual extension, not the date your new annual extension starts), for 3 months after that application date, and 400k for all other times. Edit: Posted this at same time as DrJack.