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of course they do going price to avoid the lines and backlog and test for new license on getting a new or renewal license is apx 6,000 baht here in Phuket

or behind many thai's everywhere should have a cash only checkout counter available

with the hassles of paying with qr codes an your phone at places in Phuket ( i hate getting in line behind someone doing this) i can only imagine the problems this will bring

if the agent is no longer around next year just go to another agent> no big deal i've been here nearly 40 years on various visa/extensions. No problem's ( yet)

OP stated!!! "....If anyone has any suggestions or knows of a solution, please let me know! I don’t mind traveling to other provinces if needed," OK?

u can get a cor in Phuket using a visa exempt entry or tourist visa cost 500 baht , takes and hour just check into a hotel an ask for screen copy of the tm 30 they file for u Bear in mind, appts for the renewal are VERY backed up, ( mine was 2 1/2 months after i applied on jan 5th)

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It's ONLY the rich and powerful that want them so they can line their own pockets FYI: all those claiming it will hurt/ruin the poor don't get it for a Thai to enter he / she needs pay 5,000 baht!!! few poor can afford to enter, much less gamble Those will simply continue to travel to the casinos on the Burmese, Laos and Cambodian border

OR ur very old/sick and have no family and the 800,000 in ur bank gets to be kept by the bank when u pass I have many friends that use agents, even though they have the $$ but had a bad experience at immigration

Next month brings the african french to Phuket, crazy , drunk and terrible people

Malaysia , Cambodia and Singapore all require u submit something online before u arrive in their country Cambodia even has a bunch of tablets in the arrival hall if u forgot i don't see any big deal, BUT also see nothing that helps track u beyond ur first nights stay TM 30's submitted by hotels take over for that when ur moving around so whats the point?

thats cause most of us left Patong ages ago ( i left in 96 for kamala) 555555

i cant open the site it just has a o verlay telling me i must be over 20 an dno way to click to proceed

get a new passport way before u go for new extension as the new extension will not be given longer than the passport is good for I always get mine a min of 18 months before they are due to expire Valid Visa is OLD/expired is still valid you can't go anywhere if u dont have a valid passport , 90 day report is not relevant .

have ur agent do it for u> when he does ur extension. UNLESS u need to visit immigration ( COR?) than its a can of worms

after ur 1 year retirement EXTENSION ends u can extend it another year or leave

why do u stay? is the money that great?

take care, as u age HEALTH is the #1 priority 🙂 Have travelled from the far north (Khamti) to Kwathoung< India border to thai border Down the Chindwin, Irrawaddy & Salween rivers and did a month long dive trip exploration in 86 out of Phuket in the Burma banks First land based trip in 87, last one in 2018 In most places ( figure i've been by Motorcycle, train, plane, boat to over 50 cities) sledom see thai food, ALways see chinese food thou Dont care for the local food but thank god can always gets noodles wherever you are> so i guess this thread dies ;-(

Im not in Bangkok PLUS just cause ur in Pattaya does not mean u need use an agent in Pattaya even thou they are cheaper ( unless they make u open a bangkok bank account)

Use thai visa centre and by mail

NOt pattaya and its not for me to explain what an agent did BUT i ONLY had a scb account

HUH? agent charge , 18,000 baht for 1 year extension interest in us Citibank 4.5% of 800,000 = 36,000 ( in Cambodia i could get 6.5%=52,000) PLUS when i pass no problem for my daughter to get my funds

** I used my SCB ( with 2 different agents)

did u get the non o by showing 800,000 in the bank? if so yes with 30 left if u didn't than the 800,000- needs be there 2 months Have u filed a tm 30 for Phuket? Most times ur allowed to do extension's with 30 days UNLESS u have a flight out or emergency , than its 45

PHUKET: if ur license is expired, BUT u have made an appt ( mine expires feb 21st but i made an appt, 1st available date was April 16th) police wont fine you, BUT ur insurance is not valid