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It sounds like you are doing this on your own. Immigrations wants you to use a visa assistance agency. They make money when it is done that way. They will make your life difficult unless you switch to using an agency. I just spent 3 hours in the Hua Hin migration office where the boss and the worker went out of their way to make the process slow and painful. My wife and I have done this many times so we know what we are doing and we had all of the necessary documents and copies. They just made up extra things for us to do and to slow things down. Disturbing. They were clearly hoping to make us go thru an agency next time.

Clearly the bureaucrats are stumbling around trying to figure this out as they go BUT that is not worries me. It is the issue and intent being displayed that worries. Under the new socialist rulers they need lots of money for hand outs. So the issue is they are short of funds for their dream projects and their intentions are to "tax the rich" to get what they want. This is a cycle that will continue to escalate and never end which is bad news long term for expats.

LOL!!!!! We have seen how "democracy" works in Thailand. Pita does NOT have a chance. The people's will be damned. The elite control everything in this country and will never allow that to change...sounds a lot like the USA!

Just wait for the new farang tax gouging rules to go into affect this year. Delays, delays, and more delays. Plan on it.

Whenever you see the words banking regulations and money laundering you know this is actually about government snooping. Tracking of everything that everyone is doing all of the time. Good to see that Thailand is getting in line with the New World Order...(sarcasm)

This is another part of a consistent pattern by the new government to raise revenue. They seem to be desperate for more money which is not good for most of us. Anyone else having fond memories of Prayut? lol

With all the bad press coming down about Thai Airways and now they are suing there own passengers...well I will NOT be flying with them any time soon. Clearly, there has been a change of management and it has been for the worse.

When they cross the border ILLEGALLY they are criminals. If they follow the process they are all welcome! Simple.

Gambling debt? Who knows?

I am yearning for the good old days when Prayut was in charge!

This has to happen. It was pre ordained as it is part of the New World Order plan. Many Thai people already don't own anything, eat bugs, and are happy. This is just window dressing.

Would this change have saved either of the lives lost in the shooting? No. It is just political show to look like they are doing something.

How would these new laws have prevented the recent shooting? Of course they would not. This is just political posturing to look like they are doing something.

Two things: 1) somebody needs to take a course in economic 101. this idea has never worked and will never work. it is mostly good at creating inflation. 2) this could easily be the first step of creating a social credit system similar to what China has. this is not good for anyone other than the rulers.

I have not indulged in recreational cxxxbis but given the changing circumstances I might go out and but a truck load of the stuff.

This just happened to me. I was told it was a random check and will only happen one time. We had to redo all of the paperwork and answer question while signing several papers but it was over in an hour with no issues. The officer came to our house with a PC and printer to do the work. At first we were surprised and called immigration to confirm the visit and they told us yes it was legit.

Prawit is one step away from being PM and showing up for photo ops. The next PM?

lol lol lol lol, I have been saying since the beginning that Prawit would be the next PM. I may still end up being wrong but it was a very long shot at the time and now is soooo close. Predictable.

I have been saying since the beginning that my money in on Prawat to be the PM. Finally, it is beginning to look like a real possibility.

Yes, the sky is falling the sky is falling!

My money is still on Prawat, lol. Long shot? maybe...

I am always shocked at how many Democrats there are in Thailand. No thinking person on the planet believes that Joe is running the show. Not possible.

My money is still on Prawit. ????

I feel so much safer now.

Come on. We all know that Prawit is going to be next.