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i used the C section at CW to go from exempt to 90 day Non O - retirement. 2017 and 2021. both times there was not much of a wait. one or two people in front of me. if you can get an appt that's great, but probably not much of a wait if you go in person. for me, the C desk has been the area that takes the least time if you go with no appt, compared to O extensions, 90 day reports in person, tourist visa extension, re-entry permit, etc.....

if your 800k is held in a Foreign Currency Account - eg. the equivalent of 800k in a different currency - you don't need the bank statements.

i did the Exercise Stress Test at Bumrungrad, as a separate thing, not part off the Health Screening Package where they do all sorts of stuff (including the EST). it was 10,000thb. that's just a data point for you. not saying it's the best place. i'm also interested in the artery calcium scan, will probably do that in the next year or so. let us know what you find out there.

i agree. real easy. no lines, no hassles.

DJIA to 5,000 ? it's at 40,000 now.

i've crossed their several times, i've got friends in Buriram and i've done a couple true border bounces (to get new visa exempt) plus a couple visits just for the casino (on a Non-O retirement). a couple times, i had to pay the Cambo folks a fee to come/go same day. i think it was 300thb. they asked how long i was staying when i got the Cambo visa. it didn't happen every time, i'd guess it was 2 out of 5. be it a scam or not, i wasn't going to make a fuss about it.

i'm still seeing BEIN 1, 2, and 3 on True. might the message you saw have said F1 wouldn't be shown on BEIN after August 1 ? with F1 on the summer break, we may not know for sure until the next race in roughly 30 days. i may be wrong as my memory does fail at times, but i recall F1 being dropped by a channel on True but was then picked up by another one, i think one of the TSP (1,2,3 etc..) channels. i believe it was BEIN who stepped in the next year.

i did an in person 90 report at CW two weeks ago. the IO did not ask me to see a TM30 or to update the TM30 (or give me the stamp you posted a picture of). my apartment manager gives me a screenshot of the TM30 in the immigration system for my visit to do the one year extension each year. unfortunately, i don't know when she updates it so i can't say how old it is.

thank you for the info, i was not aware that appts could be made for the 90 day reports. i did see desk A2, is that the area that handles appts ? where do you check in when you have an appt ? the appt system sure made the one year extension much easier. i didn't mind this 2 hour session at CW but i'll gladly take a less than 30 minute session instead !!

reportedly, CW now requires an in person 90 day report if you've just returned to the country. i've been on the NON O for almost 8 years and that's only the 4th 90 day report i've done - two in person and two online (before rule change). i travel a few times a year so don't need to them much.

you can get the TM47 Form at the desk just inside the entry door to the Immigration section.

i had my passport and the TM47 form. nothing else. thanks for the link, i hadn't heard of appts for 90 day reports. i don't do them often given my travel schedule so don't pay alot of attention to some of the posts on the topic.

i arrived CW at 9am on Tuesday (this week, holiday weekend coming up), got queue A1 127. they were on number 34 at the time of my arrival. there is now an electronic board at the entrance to the immigration office area which shows the current queue number for each area inside (in the past i've used sections A, C, J, K, L but there are more !!). maybe i missed that board on my last visit as i had an appointment at the L section and wasn't focused on a queue number. that board made it a little easier to keep track of where i stood, not having to go back to the actual A area. at 11am, i went to the A area as they were on 120 at that point. while i stood there, i noticed someone sitting down with 210 and another person with 259. i was done at 11:15am. i'm fairly certain the 210 and 259 folks didn't finish before the lunch break. if you want to be done by the lunch break, an arrival after 9:15am or so might be pushing it. i can only speculate but that person with 259 arrived before 11am, will be there through the lunch break, and likely two hours after that - i waited 2 hours for them to process about 100 people, so they'd be doing the same. earlier this year, i didn't do a 90 day report. i flew out around day 105. no mention of this 'miss' was made by the 90 report desk person.

the two places i've seen crowded in Patpong are Shenanigans and King Castle 1. the main soi seems to be the only one with life, the other soi that had The Strip, Electric Blue (years ago), and Paddy Fields is not looking good at all. Nana is far better than Cowboy if you are interested in go go bars. i prefer Billboard, Geisha, and Red Dragon.

on the day that you apply for the Non O, you will be given a date to return to have the Non O stamp placed in your passport. it is typically 10 business days. i changed from visa exempt to Non O twice (2017 and 2021) at CW in BKK. both times my 90 day Non O began on the day of application - not the day the stamp was placed in passport. i've stated this a few times on this forum and others that did the same at CW claim their Non O started the day they got the stamp. keep that in mind if you are booking travel before you are sure what date your extension is due by/the end date of your 90 day Non O.