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if u arrive in Bangkok an are transiting to Phuket , Everyone goes thru immigration in Bangkok transit area> Dont think it matters which one you put

PLUS, ur the one that needs it done, not she so, better to do it on ur own thats what i do

step by step https://tm30.immigration.go.th/TM30/Foreigner/TM30TH/Home.html

You think they care or check? there is no check, so just put ur "home" address the tm 30 will list u as staying in the hotel , than ( depending on ur province/immigration office ) u might need update ur residence

OK: Headed out from Phuket to Songkla, stayed at the old, but still best, BP Samila resort with great views. I think there were like 20 rooms occupied in the whole place , great views and had a great seafood meal next door, ( the only ones there eating) next day headed south to Betong. Stopped along the way at Bang Lang lake> decided to stay near the Sea of mist rather than drive another 30 KMs to Betong and glad we did as got to sleep another 30 minutes ( we were still on the road at 5:30 ) but it was only a 8 minute drive in the dark> The Views are amazing and photos dont capture the scene> Did not do the sky walk as it was 200 baht for foreigners ( 40 for thai) and it is fenced in so cant take photos clearly but walked to the view point above> spent about an hour watching the sunrise and had a cup of coffee as well before heading back to the hotel an on to Betong> Onn the way to Betong stopped at the Piyamit Tunnels ( used by the Malay Communist up till 1975) , Nice museum and a 1.8 km walk truth the tunnels in the hillside. Next stop was the Flower gardens where u take a small shuttle and have 2 stops to view the flowers> Than had a dip in the Betong hot springs ( free) not so hot nor was the water very clean. its to bad they dont do upkeep on the place. Stayed at the Princess Butterfly hotel ( a biker's hotel) corner room on hte 4th floor for 800 baht, Betong is a tourist town for Malaysian, Lots of hotels, Massage parlors, Karaoke's and even a few bars, had a good cheap local meal of curries Next day headed up to Trang, been there many times but never spent much time there, this time we did as visited the excellent central night market for dinner, the largest selection of food i have seen anywhere an cheapest by 30%-40 over Phuket. The Trang train station and walked around a bit .Stayed at a boutique hotel ( Raiwin Place only 580 baht) , highly recommended Overall the roads were nice, the trip between Yalla and Betong ( went down one way, back the other side of the lake) was great as always> love having Amazon coffee at every rest room stop 🙂 I love the south, few tourist's, lots to see & fantastic scenery. More photos here: ... https://phuket.zenfolio.com/p485859523

i renewed my us passport last year Had to send current one to Bangkok, an it took 42 days till new one arrived whats ur concern? carry a copy of front page and visa worst case scenario is it takes more than 90 days and u'll be hit with a 1,000-2,000 baht fine But up to u

will come after i edit photos 🙂 FYI 1,500 kms 5 days-- 4 nights. it was a wonderful trip and affirms the south is a great place for tourism.

u need fly out on the passport u entered on fly back on ur other one, ( if u can show 800,000 in a thai account get ur single entry non o in Laos, Burma, Cambodia, Malaysia (anywhere) Via an agent in Phnom Pehn (Call kim or Cina travel ) takes 3-4 business days or direct at embassy https://phnompenh.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/non-immigrant-o-visa-retirement?page=5d73b14415e39c46f40076a1&menu=5d73b14415e39c46f40076a2 BUT why switch? as long as the new passport is back before ur next 90 day is due.....

NEVER, ever use a young female IO They are trying to score points and show how efficient they are always go for male IO's

PHUKET : i did my motorcycle renewal from a 2 to 5 years 2 weeks ago 1 month after it expired Watched a 1 hour video online, showed up, brake and color test, photo an out in 30 minutes cost 100 baht for medical 500 for COR 205 for the license got 5 years 11 months, happy camper

so , if i am on a 1 year extension i am now considered a resident of Thailand?? which means, i must pay tax>> sneaky of them 555555 YET, when i visit a national park or other places (was just at the sky walk in Betong) I must pay as a foreigner 😧

i dont think many people used the money in the bank back than as all embassy's provided notarized letters stating how much people were getting /month why put $$ in a low interest account? my 1st re extension was 2002

Back in 98 or maybe 99, it was less than 300,000 baht (?) for the retirement extension , not exactly sure of dates or amounts, but it was a lot less than 800,000 those on that were grandfathered in . nothing to do with 6 years

NO< Pre covid u could do a day tour but thats all

the south is great, good food, accommodations inexpensive, friendly people, spent lots of time down there over the years an NOT seeing white faces is a + PS ;the night market in Trang had the most varied, cheapest street food i have seen anywhere in Thailand