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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.

On 12/27/2023 at 8:24 PM, Straight8 said:

Can I assume when you say "Extension of Stay" you are referring to extending a Tourist Visa for another 30 days.???

 

If not, can I do a 30-day extension after my Tourist Visa expires at Samut Prakan Immigration office as I am staying around the Bang na area & have been going to CW for my 30 day extensions.

 

Cheers

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.

On 8/30/2023 at 9:00 PM, scooter rider said:

Hi everyone, thanks for reading this and apologies if this has been asked before.  I am a UK passport holder and reside in the UK, I'm looking to submit my application asap before the prices go up.  I have a few queries around purchasing the Thai elite Visa:

 

- Please can you recommend me a good reliable firm to purchase the Thai Elite Visa? 

- Are there any scams associated with this transaction that I should know about?  Such as dodgy links and then transferring the funds to a scammer?

- I have some DJ equipment I want to ship over there, do they allow this?

- Please tell me what things to avoid during this transaction.

 

Thanks for your assistance.

 

scooter rider

 

 

 

 

[email protected]

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

On 7/29/2023 at 7:53 PM, ukrules said:

That's what I'm thinking of - I plan on upgrading my current 5 year membership to a 20 year membership at some point.

 

Perhaps I should move quickly.

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

On 7/3/2023 at 7:14 PM, DrJack54 said:

Back to your OP.

I'm not sure why you needed a TM30 to make your 90 day report.

 

Have you recently returned to Thailand or changed address etc.

 

 

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 

13 minutes ago, JayClay said:

And you'll be at least 600,000bt poorer.

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>

On 5/13/2023 at 10:13 PM, Cayffano said:

I can travel wherever I want. I don't have travel ban. I live since october 2022 in Limassol, Cyprus. Never had one problem. Also travelled in Dubai and for New Years eve in Singapore. Everything was fine and I have never been questioned. My commited crime is actually pretty small compared to the others, at least in my country. About supporting, money is not the problem so I don't need to work or anything. I just need normal visa so I don't need to leave every 3 months and think I will be denied at the immigration. That's why I want TE. Hopefully someone has similiar case like mine.

The check they do is only any offences made in Thailand or if you're on a red noticed wanted list. They have no means to check your record in Croatia nor can they ask your embassy. Also, you only pay after being cleared anyways.

Unless you are Chinese you have nothing to worry about. They only do checks within the Thai computer system. Its done by Thai police and they only check for offences committed in Thailand.

I kinda like this temporary Samut Prakan immigration office. Downstairs they serve the best gwe diow soup ever. There's also a ton of copy/print shops there. Never much queue either

Most likely you need a copy of the house book too and ID copy of the apartment owner. ( At least at Samut Prakan immigration where I did a TM30 as possessor of the house I'm renting)

Contract 

Owners ID card copy

House book copy ( property deed)

Some years ago I was on the back of a motosai headed home to Ratchada. On the small dark sois connecting soi 19 behind T21 to asoke main road, 2 cops pulled us over. It was late at night. First they padded me down, looked in my wallet, pockets etc, found nothing. Then asked for my passport. I only had a paper copy with the main page and entry stamp. They looked and told me my papers were fake. I said no they are not. They told my motosai driver to go away and I was alone with them. They kept saying my documents were fake and I'm in trouble. I assured them I just flew in from Singapore the week before and all legit. This all happened in a dark soi with them shining their flashlight in my face. Finally I had to call a cop I knew and he spoke to them. They told me to f..k off and lots of cursing in thai. Not a nice experience....

5 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

Well worth 1-2m baht

Jose, I know ur joking but it really depends on your perspective and wallet.

Get the Elite visa. Pick up from the plane in them golf carts, fast track Elite counter and then out in the back seat of a decent BMW 730.

9 hours ago, Celsius said:

I always pay the penalty. It is so  much easier than reporting every 90 days.

 

Also this is the way I stick it to Elite Visa owners. 2000 baht per year for the convenience of not reporting. 

 

It is really a good deal.

Elite visa is the best man. Never have to worry about being rejected, BMW limo service, free lounge access, fast track immigration counter etc etc. 20years for 1mill is a bargain if u ask me. Lots of other perks as well. They sort bank account and drivers licence too if needed. ( And no I don't work for them, I'm just very happy with it) I used to do border hops all the time back in the days. No more of that.

The more posts I read in this forum about the hoops people go through to stay in Thailand, the more satisfied I also am getting the 20y Elite. A bargain if you ask me.

They only do a check on you in Thailand. They have no means of getting your home country record. You will be fine.