StayinThailand2much

Almost #1 (reverse)... 😙

"ID card" you mean also passports?

Will it be like in China, where you need a national's ID card to register? Great, so will I have to get a SIM card in Cambodia, or Malaysia, if, as a foreigner, I want to use my phone in Thailand... 🤔

Not everyone has a printer at home, and, post-Covid (when many shops where one could go to print out closed) there aren't so many possibilities anymore. So, paying a lot to find a place to print this thing out, or even buying a printer just to travel to Thailand... Not gonna happen. 😆

Yeah, teaching Western crime response methods to a corrupt and ineffective police force... Do they teach their kids to run a marathon before learning to walk too? 😆

There always seemed to be plenty until large numbers of Chinese tourists arrived. After that only the strings were left, but no more pens... 😆

Yes, it's pretty neat. But what are the odds that Thailand will introduce such a painless system...

So now, every time, I have to give check-in staff and, later, IOs my phone that this QR code can be scanned? 🤢

I was always waved through till I was 50. Then suddenly I was interrogated, and, at least once, almost denied entry...

Phew, in-country scams are exempted then... 😆

Will China retaliate by sending fewer tourists? 😆

There seem to be more and more these days at the two Bangkok airports...

Bank account, where interest was deducted at source at 15%.

I used to, so my questions are mostly hypothetical in regards to staying in Thailand in the future, and particularly in regards to visas: 1. Should I transfer money to Thailand, or bring it in cash? 2. Or, should I limit my stays to 179 days or less/year? 3. Which long-term visa (e.g. 'Retirement') should I get in regards to this new tax situation? (I live off savings, particularly in Thailand, and the money has already been taxed, and was earned 20 years ago.)

I was referring to the 65,000/mth., or 800,000/year for a retirement extension.

I brought it in 15 years ago. Can't prove it, cause I don't have the old bankbook anymore

Definitely doesn't work for the marriage visa. As for 'sticking money in the bank', could I just deposit the cash in-country?

Well, then it makes more and more sense to use agents, rather than transferring 65,000/800,000 plus tax.

Yes, I heard they are absolutely save in regards to viruses... 😆 Also, are the ones above at Arrival?

Still, what about the transfers into your Thailand bank account to fulfill this visa requirement? Will they be taxed?

And they will have to pay roaming fees for the privilege to travel to Thailand... Also, what happens if my battery is down when arriving in Bangkok? 🤨

... paper trails, requesting several paper copies of passports and data already in the system, every time one applies for visa extensions, 30/90-day reports, etc., etc.

Extra tip; careful doing this if the note is 'plastic'... 😙

Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised if they required travellers to have printouts of that online TM6 ready.

Well, personally, I don't need this stress, so, yeah, with such uncertainty, I will count the days in Thailand in the future; up to 180 at best...