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"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>>>>>>>>

yea it depends, one agent wanted 3,000 baht, one ( TVC ) wanted 1,500 the agent i am using in March, told me it was free, as he will be doing the 1 year extension at the same time and of course, there is a charge for that 🙂

NOR USD ones, just 2 holes punched thru the page with ur photo on it> ( cancelled in oct 2023) just checked old ones and only the one issued in 86 and the one issued in 90 were stamped cancelled, holes punched and the edges of the page were cut as above

5555, the owner already paid xxx to xxxx so u can be sure the sunbeds/umbrellas will be back up as soon as more baht is handed over> same as Surin Beach

whenever u want to< I had a new US passport issued in Nov< my 1 year extension is due end of march so have no reason to do the trip to immigration twice as have no need to do anything with immigration till then. the stamp transfer is free but , hey, this is thailand 🙂

"....Patong was never that great, even 30 or more years ago, " it was indeed great back in the 80's!!!! i moved out in 96

cause thais get the same if heading to Russia Now if the UK , USA, Australia allowed Russians in visa free, they would get the same treatment

1st< the casino is closed https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/five-star-casino-resort-on-myanmar-tropical-island-runs-out-of-luck.html so its only the local long tail boat across to Kwathoung, 100 baht for a seat or apx 500 baht for the boat ( he will wait for you to return a crisp $10 bill for Burma stamp trip across is apx 30 minutes your stamp allows you to stay up to 14 days in Burma but cant travel more than 15 kms from town.

re entry permit is valid in new passport till it expires when accompanied with old passport showing the r entry permit and visa/extension. Personal experience not he said, she said also any other visa (s) you hold in old passport ( like a 10 year Indian visa) are still valid as well FYI: IF and only if u want be 1,000% right on, go to the motor vehicle dept (as well as your bank) and get new license as well as ur passport # is on the license 🙂 I have never bothered till i do new licenses> Inform Big C too, villa, tops>>>>>>if u have member card

1. yes, ur re entry permit is valid<( till Jan 25th) you will be stamped in on new passport> 2. you need transfer some stamps an such to new passport, just take both to the immigration where ur extension was issued> and this form, #22, https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?page_id=3202 visas per say are NOT transferred> 3. 1st time in person on new passport than online

wow; I dont like patong, BUT to label it the worst place on this planet, i can only assume u do not travel much 5555555

yep; gotta keep corruption well and alive 555555

IF u think traffic is bad now< wait till the 6,000 units are built in Laguna> even now its 30-40 minutes by car to travel 6 kms from Surin to the boat ave.