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Do you have any prior history of being in Thailand before these 3 visa exempt entries?

It could be a determining factor. 

And yes, you may get in trouble if you land in Bangkok or Phuket. I would do a border bounce if you still have some left for this year (can do 2 per year).

13 hours ago, OJAS said:

Hats off to the OP's home country for letting him have a new passport within 60 days!???? Would never have happened had he been a Brit☹️

I was surprised I could get it done as well haha.

French citizen. Took just under 1 month to get the passport. It takes 3 months to do so in France... They give priority for people abroad, who obviously need passports in a timely manner.

But, you need an appointment which you make online and has to be at least 3 weeks in advance. So, 2 months is about right in total.

Thank you all for your responses.

As suggested, I will just go to the airport and they should be able to manage with both passports.

I'll report when I'm back from my trip if there was any issues or not. 

Just now, sirineou said:

I would check with your IO if I was you, One time I did and extension which is for a year,but my passport only had 8 months remaining, so I thought , no problem I will go and have the stamp transfered to my new passport. Guess what ? No can do!! the visa expires with the passport. 

I know my situation was a bit different than yours. Bu I would not take a chance if I was you.

Good advice, will definitely try to call the immigration office tomorrow morning.

Hi guys,

Here is my situation: I last arrived in Bangkok on visa exempt and had it extended for 30 days.

In the meantime, I applied for a new passport (EU citizen) and managed to get it done here which I received last week.

They canceled my old passport, gave it back to me along with my new passport.

Question: Do I have to transfer the stamp at Bkk's immigration, or can I just go to the airport with both passports to exit the country?

Thank you

TM30 is indeed needed.

Thank you for leaving the details here, it sure will help others. ????

Honestly OP, I would consider your offer if extensions were not to be renewed every 90 days. With time, I'm traveling less and less outside Thailand and trips to Chaengwatthana stress me out even though with Elite it always goes smooth.

Wish you to find the right buyer for your product.

OK, tu as donc 45 jours actuellement.

After your 45 days, you can extend (in Bangkok or somewhere else) for another 30 days.

If you want to stay longer, you'll have to exit and come back to Thailand one more time.

I went to do that visa exempt extension at Laksi recently. Arrived around 10am and it was quite fast. 50 minutes total I would say. The staff helping out with forms told me I definitely would need a TM30 considering I had multiple visas issued in different provinces in the past. I luckily had a screenshot of my TM30 made by my GF online. I went to the shop nearby to print it and make copies of my passport. I had to fill 3 forms in total which was short to do. Staff were all very nice and no questions were asked. The copy shop staff was really pleasant and helpful too.

Waiiiit, hold on there!

I get the story, of course it was the dumbest of ideas to let a driver transport a flower bouquet where this much cash is clearly visible.

Anyway, more important... Her boyfriend graduated university and she wanted to surprise him with a 50K gift?! That's the story right there for me and one lucky guy if you ask me...  ????????

OP, I'm like you, I tend to stress over silly details. That's why I take care of what can be taken care of ASAP.

I see that you are here based on retirement. Hence, I'm sure you'll be able to clear your schedule and make your way to immigration before your departure.

Just for peace of mind as you said.

Otherwise, go to the airport and get it done then. If you forget or can't do it for whatever reason, then blame yourself I guess.

Let her do the 90 day report wherever it pleases her and stop complaining. It doesn't seem that you have been learning any Thai in the first 3 months and your visa is actually bogus. Just enjoy the fact that you can play the system. 

And do start with the : "I really wanted to learn Thai" stuff.

You can get a 30 days extension every time you come back from a visa exempt entry.

3 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

I flew with 5 suitcases in 2019 to retire (business class but still some airline excess to pay). The rest, the bulk of our home stuff was container shipped.

I had zero problem at Phuket airport (direct via Singapore Airlines).

I did enter on an a brand spanking new Elite visa so this might (?) have had some bearing on not having bags checked by Customs i.e. escorted by Elite concierge through the entire post-flight processes.

I didn't see in your post what visa you are entering on. If your on a retirement visa then I doubt you'll have any issues with what you bring in as they'll see you are a valid long termer.

The only few times I got stopped by BKK customs were when I was on my Elite visa.

They probably thought I was rich and bought my GF brand new luxury bags or watches from abroad. I did not ????

8 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

First of all, how come that they paid 10x more?/ and secondly it is normal if you make a mistake like this that you correct it.. Why so much praise for normal behaviour??. O yea an exception in gthe land of scams

The customer probably paid through her phone app and added a 0 somewhere without realizing. The staff didn't realize either. Good on the restaurant for being honest, but the customer would have probably realized it later anyway.

4 hours ago, Daithi85 said:

What's a bogus visa?

Like people who study to learn Thai and then then don't. a Thai classic