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@tonray Sorry for the confusement. I'll try to explain. Lots of people report having trouble opening bank accounts, even with valid long term visas. Some banks/offices will only open an account if you have a work permit, others require a letter from your embassy confirming your identity. DLT requires either a residence permit from immigration or a residence affidavit from your embassy to apply for a license or renewal. Embassy letters cost $50 (US embassy) after waiting weeks for an appointment. Immigration (Chang Wattana) won't accept an application for a residence certificate until you've done your first 90-day report (the first non-O annual extension counts as a 90-day report at CW), and then you still have several weeks wait for the certificate to arrive in the mail. I found it possible (YMMV) to open bank accounts at Bangkok Bank Silom, and to apply for a drivers license at Mochit using my leftover, unneeded, single affidavit from the US embassy. No extra fees, no weeks-long wait for appointments, and no waiting for certificates to arrive in the mail. I don't recall anyone mentioning this as a possibility, so thought I'd pass along some useful information.

I used that website in July, 48-hour validity for $16. An onward ticket was required to obtain a boarding pass in Hong Kong. The agent did log onto the reservation system to confirm the booking.

Just a note letting members know I found new uses for the US Embassy notarized marriage affidavit. Seemed like such a waste - $50 for an embassy notary stamp when my county clerk back home will notarize for $5, and translation and legalization only came to $20. And then the nice lady at the amphur did the deed for us in under 45 minutes, walk-in, no waiting, no witnesses required and no translator, and gave us two lovely certificates suitable for framing for just 20 baht. Anyway, about those uses. The paper has your name, your passport number and your residence, with an embassy seal. Bangkok Bank Silom accepted the single affidavit, made a copy, returned the original to open multiple bank accounts. The amphur lady scanned the legalized affidavit into the system, and returned the original. DLT at Mochit accepted the single affidavit in lieu of a residence certificate and/or embassy residence affidavit. They retained the orginal (+copy for motorcycle), so drivers licenses were applied for after the hitching. YMMV

And the app does not require a TM6 or an ending date. We left both blanks blank and were successful. I read somewhere the online version still needs the TM6 but can't say from personal experience.

Could OP try registering the apartment in the Section 38 app using his ID, the lease, and the owner's ID? If he gets through the system he can file his own TM30 with the app. If it doesn't register, he's only wasted ten minutes.

I booked a $16 onward ticket the day before my flight departed. Within ten minutes was able to log into the airline website using the reservation code to confirm the booking. Flew into Thailand in July via Hong Kong. The ticketing agent wanted to see an onward flight to issue boarding passes. The agent logged onto the airline reservation system to confirm the flight was legitimate. Immigration was not interested in an onward flight, just stamped a 30-day visa waiver in my passport.

The WISE main page has a widget that lets you enter how you will fund your transfer, and will tell you exactly how many baht you'll receive for your western money using the right now rate. You can compare that to Bangkok Bank daily forex rates: https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/View-Rates/Foreign-Exchange-Rates

I'm going to apply for a license next month and will be required to take the exam. I do not have a valid foreign license. Can anyone provide a link to websites with sample driving test exam questions? I've done a search and looked through some of them, but I'm having trouble understanding the English. I'm not sure if these are bits of Thai driving regulations that have been run through google translate by the websites or they actually appear on the exam. I'm looking for actual question sets that have appeared on prior exams, or perhaps a full study guide with 1000 Q&A's to memorize.

My girlfriend and I will be moving from Bangkok to Isaan soon. We're looking for a reliable mover preferably with a covered/enclosed van to haul the contents of her 28m apartment to the new house. Any recommendations?