treetops

14 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Right and left do not mean much because the gates meet immigration from both sides. Once you make the turn into the gallery, the priority lanes are in the center. No idea why they canceled access to premium tickets, I would be pissed. Probably too many line jumpers.

The poster you quoted is writing about the priority line for Business and First Class which hasn't been in that centre area for quite some time. Instead you go to the regular ramps but keep to the right (in the west hall at least) and you'll end up going by the Thai etc passport auto gates to the "new" priority lanes.

14 hours ago, samtam said:

OK, got it.

You state your country of residence as that of your passport, and your city of residence as anything you like.

That then produces a departure date option. You choose a completely made up departure date some time in the future, a completely made up mode of transport and a completely made up flight number.

This allows you to complete the accommodation section, (which obviously isn't completely made up, but in my case my condo).

I just did one today for arrival on Tuesday with no issue like this. As you can see in mine I could enter accommodation info with no departure information.

12 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Quick setup; no need to visit a counter.

If you're lucky.

I recently changed from physical SIM to eSIM (AIS) and although the process flowed along online it failed to complete. 2 minutes in Telewiz and sorted, and the staff there said it was a regular request following online failure.

4 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Try 46 Garage don't know where in Pattaya it is , but if you watch

Sanction Ivan on Youtube he takes his cars there ,at moment he

has an Audi TT, hope this helps .

46 Garage is on Sukhumvit Soi 46, hence the name. Head down Soi 46 as if you're going to LK Legend/Soi Arunotai and you'll spot them. Don't go by the location/directions you might find on Google Maps. I don't know if that's an old location or just a mistake, but this is where you want to be (if the link works).

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9227913,100.8969645,3a,75y,280.26h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1ssiQGY5BDgqqxsf8Il9xqgQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0%26panoid%3DsiQGY5BDgqqxsf8Il9xqgQ%26yaw%3D280.25635806591237!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMxOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

I've used them a couple of times and they've always been good and helpful. Limited/no English language but Google translate has always worked for us.

14 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

They're supposed to copy your "visa number/admitted until" date as well. Maybe they just didn't bother filing a TM30 when you stayed?

It's visa type and admitted until, but these fields seem optional in the example spreadsheet supplied by Immigration.

Flying from Europe next week with a European airline and current routing causes no concerns.

On 3/18/2026 at 4:26 AM, Bredbury Blue said:

Where surely you would have to be blind not to see a light flash on in your peripheral vision, no?

No, glaucoma is a common cause which does not affect central vision until later stages.

38 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Never seen a credit card like that. Good. Is there a yearly fee or minimum portfolio value to get it? Its would obviously have to pay interest from moment of the transaction with no 30 day grace period.

No minimum requirements of any kind on either of my cards like this, but yes, interest is accrued as you say. That can be minimised by paying it off immediately it lands on your balance.

There is another one available now which does not even have any interest charge on cash withdrawals if the statement is paid in full by the due date.

https://www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal/credit-cards/barclaycard-rewards

13 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Why do you think the illegal tobacco is imported?

The originating country's tax labels on the packets are a giveaway.

6 hours ago, brfsa2 said:

All my lugages have an Apple Air-tag. it works beautifully!

Can it tell you when someone takes cash out of your hand baggage in the overhead compartment?

Try some of the solutions mentioned in these threads.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1365531-cannot-access-iherbcom/

https://aseannow.com/topic/1375595-brave-browser-getting-worse/#comment-20149609

On 3/16/2026 at 3:49 AM, TimBKK said:

One thing - if using them for the 800k they required a Krung Thai bank account from a particular branch (Klang, near Beach road), this as of October last year.

That branch no longer exists and I was directed to the branch on Naklua Road near Soi 14 last month to open an account.

44 minutes ago, JohnnyBD said:

Just curious. Do you make cash counter withdrawals with a foreign bank credit card or foreign bank debit card? Does your foreign bank charge a transaction fee when you get cash on your credit card in Thailand? If not, which foreign bank do you use?

The reason I ask, all my foreign bank credit cards from Capital One, Chase, Citibank, Bank of America & Barclays all charge transaction fees for cash advances. I never tried getting cash from a Thai bank counter, so I don't if my banks would charge any fees or not. I just thought cash counter withdrawals and cash advances were the same thing.

I haven't recently as I have a Thai bank account and BBL have become awkward regarding over the counter cash advances, but it's a valid method to get cash if you have the right account and find a co-operative branch. I used a credit card, not a debit card. I have a couple of credit card accounts with no transaction fees for this . Here's a screenshot of the T & Cs from one, the Halifax Clarity card which is well known to many UK users.

My other is an MBNA account which I tend to use more as it also gives cashback on any spend.

48 minutes ago, gargamon said:

You're clearly confusing credit cards with ATM cards. Show proof.

I'm not confusing anything - see the reply to JohnnyBD above. rickudon has posted similarly earlier in the thread and I see from previous threads he uses the same card as me from Halifax.

On 3/16/2026 at 8:45 AM, Bredbury Blue said:

Haven't seen this test yet, but even if colourblind surely you'regoing to see a white light, so what's the point of the test?

It's a peripheral vision test (the clue is in the name) so the colour is immaterial.

Is this where you're link is intended to go? The forum can't deal with many links nowadays.

https://motowheeler.com/th/electric-scooters/

12 hours ago, gargamon said:

All credit cards have a cash advance fee . . . .

No they don't.

If you combine this with a no foreign currency transaction fee a counter withdrawal is one of the best ways for visitors to get Thai money.

23 hours ago, davex said:

Treetops...

I have looked . The country club is a massive area which means as well I will need a taxi service but thats no problem ......I just cannot find it ........

Twice now it has been mentioned that they're around a hundred metres on the right if you are travelling on Soi CC from Sukhumvit.

If you typed the given Thai script link into Google it would find them and offer to give you directions.

and if you went to their website (now here) https://www.macpattaya.net/

and select "Contact us" it'll show you a map and also a link to Google Maps.

As above, there's plenty help been offered but you'll have to follow it up to make any progress.

9 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

200 baht for what?

I think he's referring to the 90 day report. Previously 100 baht.

18 hours ago, LennyW said:

@metisdead Okay, i see now on the Thailand news, but not very practical having to scroll until you find a blue button with the location you are looking for.

There's been a few recent changes that don't do much the forum readers' experience and this is one of them.

I think the original thread on this showed some photos of tree planting which would suggest it's going to be dormant, and the trees just a tax dodge, but also some discussion it's to end up as (partly?) a terminal for the long awaited monorail or somethng similar.

Link

Highlight, right click and select Open Link in New Tab in Firefox on W11 laptop, or equivalent in whatever you use.

Please re-post when sober.

4 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Uk state pension, currently equates to b38.2k (lowest for quite a while) payment paid every 4 weeks, and as there's 13 x 4-weekly payments or approx b41383/month so meets the "more than 40,000 Baht/month".

That's OK to manage if you go via an intermediary (UK bank, Wise etc) but as we're talking about direct deposits from DWP it wouldn't work. Two of these 13 payments would be received in one calendar month giving 11 months at ฿38.2 and one month at ฿76.4. Immigration won't allow that.

However, as mentioned above many will have some SERPS or S2P (or even some interest, savings or other income) inching them over the line.

10 hours ago, BenCrew said:

It's not a problem as long as you have a copy of the landlord's Thai ID and Tabian Baan.

That's exactly what I have done, but some landlords are not as helpful. Those using agents may not even know who their landlord is or how to contact them.

10 hours ago, ronnie50 said:

I thought some time back some posters said domestic nights away did not require a new TM30 once back home.

The rules say no new TM30 is required in these situations but some immigration offices say differently.

11 hours ago, OJAS said:

In practice, this is not, of course, an issue which is likely to arise in the case of the UK State Pension (which equates to nowhere near the minimum monthly ฿40k requirement for marriage extensions) . . . .

More recent retirees on the New State Pension could have been doing it, although the current exchange rate drops the 4 weekly payment just below the ฿40k, but many of these will have some SERPS or S2P so could easily be in this position.