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I use my Kasikorn Bank ATM card, which is a Visa debit card, quite often for ATM withdrawals abroad. It works fine. Kasikorn Bank charges 100 Baht per transaction. On top of that, there's a currency conversion fee (2-3%), and there might also be a fee added by the foreign bank owning the ATM which varies.

I don't see how the bank is at fault here, so I'd guess you'll need to recover those funds from the thief.

I fear that "committee" of bureaucrats more than I would have feared that this - apparently modest and sensible - girl would have done something reckless. Hopefully they can resist the temptation to get their grubby fingers on her money.

He had his own constitution drafted and forced the Thai population to accept it quite literally at gunpoint. Yet apparently it escaped his attention that such a limit was imposed on him. Good riddance (hopefully, for good).

With just a few days of overstay and an apologetic attitude, it's more likely than not that your friend would be able to obtain the extension after paying the overstay fine. Seen it many times.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Bye.

This will be a tricky one for the TAT to spin. RIP to the deceased and a speedy recovery to those injured. Despicable and senseless violence.

I haven't seen any recent reports (unlike from Cambodia, Malaysia and Laos), but historically and also according to the information on their website which is up to date, they do not require residency in Vietnam when applying for a single entry tourist visa.

150,000 more reasons not to revisit Phuket this year. Noted.

This nonsensical article really was a complete waste of time. I should have known. Needless to say, I haven't experienced the issue described, and I doubt anyone else has.

I'm generally in favor of going cashless, but to accommodate tourists and anyone else, they really need to ensure that they accept a broad variety of cashless payment options - and that their payment processing devices actually work! I've seen quite a number of failures here in Bangkok and had to switch to another cashless payment option when that happened. While not really a problem for me at the time, I don't think it should be on the customer to provide alternatives in such a case.

I'll raise you 90.

Yes, that's it. And using the "Search" functionality, as you did, is a good idea to verify and to grab a screenshot in case you need to show it when dealing with an immigration office.

There's always one crisis or another. That doesn't worry me.

What a horrible waste of police resources.

The 3-month tourist visa that Vietnam had pre-Covid still hasn't been brought back, so unfortunately, at this point the 30-day eVisa is the only tourist visa currently available.

That's the regular tourist visa on arrival, which allows you to stay in Laos for 30 days. You obviously don't have to, and can return to Thailand right away.

Luckily he arrived just before the arrival cards were being suspended. What would they have done?

Your address shouldn't matter, but it would definitely be a good idea to keep your phone number alive, which is easy to do even from outside Thailand (been there, done that). Depending on your bank, some transactions may require OTP confirmation etc. Double checking that you have roaming activated before leaving might also be a good idea. As you'll have account activity, you won't risk having your account closed as dormant.

Most from neighboring (and nearby like Singapore) countries, presumably for short trips. How many returning expats included? Underwhelming figures IMHO.

Bangkok is Thailand's only real city and cannot really be compared with any provincial towns. So yes, it would always be #1, which makes it kind of pointless to even include Bangkok in any such list.

When's your next extension due? Personally, if possible, I'd switch to using another account at immigration first, and only then close the account. Just to avoid any hassle or strange interpretations of the rules.

Usually the "under consideration" stamp for a non-immigrant visa is put on the back of the receipt, not in the passport. The "under consideration" stamp for an extension, on the other hand, is put in the passport.

Chaeng Watthana, or in other words, the immigration office in Bangkok he's dealing with.

I don't know if it's any consolation, but a Thai friend who manages a business is reporting pretty much the same. Maybe it's just too easy to find a new job whenever they need to work again? So when they feel like taking an extended break, they just do it without a care in the world.