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why?? arrive get a 30 day FREE visa exempt 30 day extension 1,900 baht ( $53) or travel and get one in laos, malaysia, Cambodia for $40! what is wrong with new Zealand?

forget the evisa an just get ur visa on arrival, saves you $$ and at most takes 10 minutes

you paid 5,000 baht OVER the price of the $130? wow I am not the smartest always in the room but was able to get thru the applications an got it back in 41 days in Nov by mail

u think bang tao, laguna is bad now, wait till thye add 6,000 more units< same goes for kamala's new project of 1,000+ units and so it goes across the island> Build, Build Build, make $$, $$$ $$$, but forget the roads, water an other Infrastructure .

u cant till AFTER u do the 1st on in person

yet, here you are posting on a thai forum WHY?

Travel suggestions ; never file negative comments till ur OUT of the country Plus , this is an old story ( i think last year)

mailed mine in 13 days before due, never got the receipt back with new 90 day due date ;-(

exactly and easily done when ur using an agent for old extension. New passport/new extension all at same time

i never got a email with tracking info for the passport return to me ONLY by looking at https://passportstatus.state.gov/ could i see it arrived in Bangkok, than took 3 days to get to my house in Phuket The U.S. Department of State has mailed your passport book on 11/14/2023. We sent your passport book to you using Prepaid Delivery.

another reason why more and more people move to using agents< no worries everyone wins; immigration gets a slice of the pie, agent makes a few Baht, PLUS you dont have to deal with the stress while if you do it on ur own they get zip and ur stressed out every year worrying if you have all ur ducks lined up or they made some change and you were not informed.

exactly> PLUS you can always do it online from wherever you are when a new tenant checks in i registered as house possessor with unloading the owners id card an house book online

"But hey - save the 505 THB and go for the experience of such an encounter." for a 1 year permit vs 515 for the 5 year license< yes i will save the 505 for each year I have rented cars and driven in the states, France, Greece, Australia & Burma with my thai license so yep, up to you 🙂

To drive or lease a car in Thailand as a tourist or visitor it is necessary to have either a Thai driving licence or a valid foreign driving licence with a photograph. The foreign licence must either be in English, or be accompanied by an official translation into English or Thai. The licence needs to have been issued by a country that has a treaty with the Thai government allowing the mutual acceptance of driving licences. Most countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA have this agreement with Thailand under the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic or the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. If the driver is not a tourist or visitor but is a resident with a non-immigrant visa, then it is necessary to have a Thai driver's licence. https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/thailand/transport/driving-licences

BOLD: exactly what i said an IDP Is ONLY useful if ur LIcnse iks not in Englsih ( a Thai license is ) no idea what thai license u have but both mine are in Thai & English where id number is ur passport # this is NOT mine but exactly like mine

legally its not, ur home countries dl is valid if its in English for up to 90 day stays as a tourist IF ur on a long term visa/extension u need show a Thai license.

USA accepts Thai license as well for renting cars and driving> zero reason for an IDP if ur license is in English

i'd say its the complete opposite, before it was easy, 1, borrow 800,000 put it in the bank for one day, get extension, withdraw 2. Than get a letter from the US, UK embassy , others stating you had a pension of 65,000/month 3. Than had to stay in the bank 3 months+2 months in came the agents!! and now that immigration is making serious $$$, they will remain.

the money needs to be able to be accessed easily BUT if you Do access it , an it drops below the min limits, you cant get ur next extension< ahhhh Thailand

Yet here you are on the Phuket forum> WHY??? only to bad mouth it?? Get Help!!!

than add on $25-30 for a taxi for the 52 kms drive to SR town 🙂

Sunwing Kamala, ( note August sea is rough) beachfront, walking to many restaurants, shopping and 3x/week night market nearby.... 15minutes to Patong for a night out

BS: 😄 Bangkok-Phuket march 1st-return 8th on Kayak ais asia or thai lion 2,600-3,600 R/T!!!

HOW did she remain in Thailand 5 months??? at min (with tourist visa (which she could NOT have gotten with no $$) and 30 day extension) 2 months overstay!!! i have zero interests or compassion for someone that leaves their home without $$$ to live on, ( bearing unfortunate accidents) Thanks Thaiger for another worthless, missing pieces fluff story cause a slow news day

it seems more and more IO's want people to use agents as when u do it by yourself they make $$$000,000 Think about the 800,000 you leave in the bank< ur getting what .5% interest ( if ur lucky?) it is supposed to be there to prove u can financially live in Thailand BUT you cant use that money !!! So basically ur giving the Thai bank ur money to make money off of to appease immigration Now lets say ur single, no will who gets the 800,000 when u pass? Yep the Bank>>>>> rant over>>>>>>>>