CMBob

Wrong. A 90-day report is required for any foreigner staying continuously in Thailand for 90 days. When filed, you also get a Receipt of Notification (either in person, by mail, or via the online process). Whether Immigration has waived those reports for people on covid extensions is unknown to me.

That's for renewals of passports within the US. But, to be fair, they could print on their Checklist (which you're required to include) some very clear language that the payee on the bank drafts can only be American Embassy Bangkok. That bit of information can be found on the website associated with passport renewal (see attached) but you need an eagle eye to catch it. Anyway, good luck, second time should be the charm.

The topic of the thread is about the closing of all of KSK, effective this Thursday. I presume Immigratiion might want to place their sattelite office in a place that's open. As concerns less crowded, it hasn't been for the last many days due to half of Chiangmai attempting to snap up the discounted items.

1. Air ticket out.....just buy one of the cheap ($15.00 or less) throwaway tickets as mentioned. 2. Insurance.....none required (after this month). 3. You won't need "proof of accommodation" to apply for a Non-O or extension thereof here in Thailand; however, you very well might need to show proof that a TM30 (which, I guess, is a proof of accommodation) has been filed for you.

(1) It's also 107 north of the gate. (2) In Fang, it's called tanon jahk Chiangmai (that thar road from Chiangmai).

To avoid confusion, Chang Phuak Road is the name of the road from Chang Phuak Gate to the super highway. North of the superhighway it's Chotana Road. You'll see that the address for the Bangkok Bank branch you reference is: 125 Changphuak Road, etc.

BritTim has likely guessed the true scenario here. Most of the "confusion" in this thread was caused by the OP's misunderstanding of the terms and perhaps also misunderstanding as to what the immigration people here at Chiangmai told him. The OP's contention that they told him to come back July 12th and he'd get "45 days, after that I come back and get another 45 days..." is, I believe, a continuation of the OP's misunderstanding of the situation. On July 12th, he appears he will get his Non-O and, during the last 45 (CM rule) days of the Non-O he can apply for an annual extension based on retirement. I went through the same process at CM Immigration this past fall and thought it was rather an easy process.

Would presume that BB would notify you of whatever changes are in store. My guess is your pension is not paid directly into KSK branch but into some central receiving account or bank in Bangkok. You could stop by and ask the KSK branch but I'd guess they would not know as yet exactly what will happen....but it'll get sorted out in the next week or two.

The US Consulate here held a zoom-type meeting here about November (?) and they explained that, while issuance of passports within the US has at times taken as long as 3-4 months, it's steadily been 3 weeks or less when doing it here in Thailand. As I noted above, my paperwork went by DHL to the Bangkok embassy on a Monday morning and I received the new passport (and punched old one) back by mail (think it was EMS) 11 days later. Very efficient.

Would presume many people don't use the baht bus to go up there all too often. I personally don't have a problem paying 100 baht to get up there on rare occasion.