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At Samut Prakan immigration you can't get anything done without the TM30.

Yes you can open a bank account. Elite staff can assist with it as well they advertise. Yes, you can stay 5 years without leaving. But you must renew extension of stay once a year.

Howdy, personally I'm doing 1y extensions, but if you are registered to a hotel etc in Samut Prakan you can do a monthly tourist extension at that office. Best to go Tuesday to Thursday, almost no people in line.

[email protected] The official email as mentioned in a few replies above. They usually respond within half an hour 24/7

I've heard rumours that a 20y will cost 5mill after 15th Sept. Move quick while u can

I've been going to Samut Prakan immigration for about 4 years now, never had any issue there, whether extension of stay, tm30 or 90day report. Always in and out very fast and no fuss.

I always show up in person at Samut Prakan immigration. Not because I can't do online, but there's a food stall downstairs that has the best chicken noodle soup in the country. Show up at 1pm after the break, have delicious gwe diow, go up 1.30pm and there's nobody in the line.

Get the Elite Visa. Plenty of perks and you don't have to rely on a Thai wife

Samut Prakan immigration always asking for TM30. Be it extension of stay, 90 day report, new passport etc etc. They do allow possessor to make TM30 if u got owner ID, copy of house book and rental agreement.

Theoretically Thailand don't recognise dual citizenship. At some stage your kid might be asked to chose nationality, theoretically

Make sure you have a big wad of cash on you (50k) or so, and a ticket showing outbound within a month. If questioned, say u just like to have fun and Thailand is great for that. If you can't show a.big wad of cash ur chances diminish drastically

When I had to extend my PE from 5y to 20y in November 2021 at Chaeng Wattana I also needed to have my prints scanned

@vibration., I did exactly same. First thinking I had to start over and pay 1 mill. Wrote Elite when my 5y one was getting close to expiry. They told me same, upgrade to 20 years and pay the difference of 500k ( meaning 15 years for 500k) brilliant

True Jay, gotta weigh it up against the headaches of doing runs/extensions. I used to do that for years back in the days. Always wondering if this time would be when they denied me entry. No more of that <deleted>

I've said it before and I'll say it again, ( maybe I'm just an idiot), get the Elite Visa, 10 or 20 years. You will never be hassled again. You will be treated like royalty whenever ur at immigration or at an airport.....