NanLaew

Penguins? You mean penguisexual? Google it.

Plenty blokes though, no? Just sayin'

A limp what?

No. No they aren't.

Are you over it now?

Then why were they collected by the long-faced ones from the front rows of my flight? Now stop being silly.

Overly long sentences. 4 out of 10 Must try harder.

It's still a waste of bandwidth though. PS. Everyone is different with unique life experiences but if you want to live your life vicariously through the acts of others on the internet, you need to try harder. There are loads out there that are way better than Dan Cheeseman.

Please advise what airline did that? Do you use them all the time? EVA would never do that, and if they did I would need to find a new one. BTW, my flight consisted of three segments, and even after that my luggage was still front of the queue in BKK. Did your airline advise you of the fast track immigration for business class? Since neither EVA or any of the airlines operate baggage handling systems at any airport, not sure how you can assert anything about EVA. Most times if you are flying 'front of the bus' your bags will pop out first. However, it's not guaranteed. I had the very recent experience of my (economy class) bag coming down the chute at the very end with the 'LAST BAG' sign showing... followed by the Priority tagged business class stuff. Not all airlines qualify for (or pay for) the fast track immigration service for their Business Class pax at Suvarnabhumi immigration.

I left Udon after lunch on Monday, over the bridge and checked in to the hotel by supper time. Submitted application on Tuesday (maybe a dozen applicants), picked up on Wednesday afternoon, exited the country and drove home in time for supper. Those Korean-looking sorts are Chinese with their 'wives' and probably the reason the Consulate finally started asking for proof of funds. Mondays and Thursdays are reported to be the worst days for applying.

Real men don't read manuals.* Sheesh... * Tim's Tool Time rule #13

Ah, so you've finally worked out why they give you a wide berth, eh?

Nothing to do with public record, FoI, LM or defamation. It's just another facet of Thai society's innate sloth and indolence.

Yes, that is extortion. I hope you manage to find a new place with a more amenable landlord. Someone's seriously milking this pooyai bahn thing. What are the written terms of notice to vacate in your signed lease agreement? Typically, it's 1 month or 30 days. So give them exactly that. You have about 60-days to find a new place and not waste any more time or money on these robbers and what they claim they are entitled to. With regard to not bothering with a lease after renewing or extending beyond the first year, stop playing the Thai landlord's lazy game. To save yourself from 'unexpected' liabilities, always get a new, signed lease. Immigration will want to see it anyway (plus the landlord's tibian bahn and ID card). If a landlord doesn't want to provide any of these, don't deal with them. As for witnesses, I am assuming these multiple needs to provide a witness you mention is due to two separate and non-consecutive extension applications? It should be a one-time thing and doesn't need to be your landlord (especially THIS landlord). In Udon, it was the neighbor's oldest kid from across the street, one time, done. In Jomtien, they didn't need one. You mentioned switching to a Retirement Extension. If the drawbacks you mention aren't insurmountable, do it. You also mentioned getting a 1-year multi-entry visa from Savanakhet. If the drawbacks you mention aren't insurmountable, do that.

What time of the day was this, and how long did it take you to clear immigration, get your bags, etc.? I arrived a week past Thursday at 17:00 and the west immigration hall appeared to be only for the Chinese tour groups that I skated past on the walk from gate F6. I got to the east immigration hall which was fully staffed with only 1 or 2 people in each queue. I was through in about 8 minutes and my bag had just popped out on the carousel. I was checked-in at the hotel and in my room by 18:00. I LOVE Suvarnabhumi!!!

The OP's 'friend' is departing on THAI. Being their home-airport, check-in can be earlier than the standard 3 hours when other airlines check-in gates normally open. The THAI check-in desks are staffed round-the-clock plus they also have their self check-in kiosks which make it even easier. My preferred method is to do the online check-in first (opens 24-hours before departure), and get the QR coded digital boarding pass on the phone via email. Scan that QR code at the self-service kiosk (faster than passport scans or typing in reservation codes), print the label for any checked bag and the paper boarding pass. Drop the bag at bag drop, get the check stub and cruise on through. I have done this several times when my domestic arrival in BKK resulted in having about 6 hours to kill before departure overseas. Checked-in as above, through security and immigration and into the lounge for a few hours. Good luck (and relax)

When they 'reset' your 90-day clock, didn't they insert a new piece of paper with the new 90-day date on it?

I don't recall anyone having to provide proof of funds for a visa being issued at an embassy or consulate overseas mentioning that they require the money to be seasoned. None of the official embassy or consulate websites state the need for seasoning, only proof of having the money in your bank account. However, as @BritManToo mentioned in a recent HCMC visa thread, they want to see a 6-month bank statement. There's no clarity if that needs to show a minimum of 400k baht for the entire 6 months. Their website only states the following. 2.5. Applicant’s financial statement of adequate finance is required.

Why would you suspect that?

Good grief, another pedant. Q. What's the difference between the immigration officer at the arrival airport stamping an embassy-issued, single-entry visa as 'used' and the immigration officer at the local immigration officer stamping their newly issued single-entry visa they issued as 'used'? A. None. It is still a visa regardless of who or why it was issued and when or where it was cancelled.

The conversation is about the new addition of financials @ Savanakhet, not the availability of said visa. Christ on a bike! I was responding to @MangoKorat who DID bring up the question of visa availability. I thought pedant day was Tuesday?

You wouldn't and in your previous circumstances, why would you? It's the Immigration department that thinks that married people should live together rather than have one or the other popping in and out of the country. I believe it is that mindset that has driven the gradual disappearance of any 1-year, multi-entry visa in lieu of a single entry visa allowing you enough time to get an extension internally. It's one of those things they can't get their head around like digital nomads. It has taken the best part of 10 years for Thailand to realize they exist but they still can't agree on a viable visa for them. BTW, I prefer the 1-year MENO because I still work overseas so it allows family visits and work tours without wasting my time with the pedants at the local immigration office with extensions, variable interpretations of seasoning of funds, banking paper trails and 90-day reports. Previously, I did have a marriage and retirement extensions and, because I was working and leaving 4 or 5 times a year, I never had to bother with 90-day reports. After the Covid-induced work hiatus, I had to do the whole extension, funding, seeding thing + 90-days which was a ball ache. As soon as the 1-year MENO became available again, I was on it. If the embassies or consulates want to see the equivalent of THB400,000 only once a year, that's still a lot easier than the immigration extension mill.

You are probably right as there's been the slow push over the years to wean people off long-term, multi-entry visas of any sort and formalize their long-stay Thai immigration status with the RTP once inside the country.

It did on the Thai language page from their website that @transam already posted a link to a few pages ago. Since extensions are grandfathered on the predicating immigration entitlement (the Non O visa), yes. What other category would apply?

As long as the filthy rich offshore worker is happy to fund his frequent visits via ATM withdrawals from an overseas bank, then he can avoid any tax. Those laws don't consider immigration status by the way, they simply count days in the country for anyone. That's clocked by immigration and will be shared with RD and if they have a local bank account, then tax will be assessed.