Caldera

I've seen some reports of some people being asked for proof of exiting Thailand at Aranyaprathet, but that border crossing is a special case anyway. Never heard of it happening anywhere else.

Correct, you can be on an extension based on retirement in Thailand, but work outside of Thailand. That isn't - and has never been - a problem.

Thanks for the update. Did they give you this overstay stamp for less than 24 hours overstay at the regular immigration counter, or did they send you to the overstay desk?

I guess that's possible, but it would just add more confusion, as "employment prohibited" really isn't the same as "permission to work not included" (with the visa).

Sure. If you enroll at a university in Chiang Mai to study there, but instead of moving to Chiang Mai continue to live in Phuket, that would obviously be dodgy. If you want to stay in Phuket, you should be able to find a language school there that can facilitate an education visa and extensions based on studying there.

Nonsense. There are plenty of reports from people with lengthy overstays (and I mean multiple years) who were processed at the airport as described in this thread. You're just scaremongering.

Well, what can I say... they just approved me already, on a Sunday morning. Quick and painless indeed.

Extensions based on marriage are a pain. Intrusive photos, house visits including the questioning of random neighbors, the under consideration period... No good reason not to go for the retirement extension other than the higher financial requirements. If you can satisfy them, save yourself some hassle.

From what I've recently heard and seen, it's better than ever. Well worth a (repeat) visit I'd say.

I had used TrueMoney a few years again, when I was initially able to register with just my passport. Then they tightened their rules and made it a pain to show them additional KYC documents in a Line video call that you had to schedule with their KYC team, so I didn't bother. Reading this thread with recent positive experiences, I signed up again yesterday and it was painless enough. Assuming that they'll approve me after the weekend, I'd be happy to use TrueMoney again, as I found it quite handy back then.

I admire the restraint displayed by this judge. He could have locked up Trump for contempt of court a long time ago.

He and his military commanders need to be shipped off to stand trial for the war crimes they've ordered. It's one thing to fight terrorists, quite another thing to wage war in a heavily overpopulated area with a total disregard for civilian casualties.

You seem to be sharing your wet dreams with us again, not what actually happened.

That has been predicted for a very long time. And by many an "expert". Don't get me wrong, it could happen, but where do you get the confidence from that it WILL happen SOON?

Is that really "notable"? I'm asking because that has been the case at every single condo I've lived in in Thailand.

Good for them. By all appearances, the UK is in a horrible state nowadays, so it's great to hear that some found a place to spend their retirement in comfort, elsewhere.

Nonsense, the booklet says clearly when the last day they will give you stamps will be and when the last day they can be turned in will be. For someone with a tendency to be pedantic (not looking at you, Lou!), the latter should be considered the expiration date.

It's not like the staff have any discretion; the cash register tells them exactly how many stamps they owe you. And so does your receipt, by the way, so you can actually verify that they gave you the correct number of 1-baht and 3-baht stamps, respectively.

Ah, The Base... What they didn't ruin in the construction phase they ruined with Airbnb over-usage. It's about the last place I'd buy a unit at. The location is great, obviously, but that's where the greatness ends.

You might want to add which immigration office you're using. Many if not most immigration offices are fine with online TM30 notifications, and accept screenshots of online notifications as proof of satisfying the notification requirement. But as always, things can be different between different offices.

Pure garbage as per usual.

Well okay, if you enter your credit or debit card information in a questionable app, something bad could happen, same as if you enter it on a questionable website. I don't see any problem with using the banking apps offered by Thai banks, on the other hand. People who get scammed using them are usually tricked into transferring money to the scammer, there's nothing wrong with those apps as such.

You need to open a claim with your card-issuing bank in the EU, they'll contact the Thai bank that owns the ATM through the proper channels to have it investigated. You'll get your money back, but it could take a few weeks. It's also possible that the money will be returned to you without doing anything. ATMs and bank systems are pretty good at logging all kinds of issues, so they will probably notice that something is amiss and rectify it.

This train line will be great to deploy PLA peacekeepers to unruly Southeast Asian vassal states in the not too distant future.

The economy in China cannot be as bad as people say, if the Chinese still have the energy and headspace to quibble over Lisa’s shenanigans in Paris.