rwilem

And this is what I see trying right now to authorize VIP. I have a card as my default payment in Shopee, and it's not even showing. In fact, the page is not responding to anything. (Maybe from last weekend's numerous attempts, my account is blocked for VIP???) And this is what I get right now on the app trying to access VIP. My default payment card is not even showing. In fact, the entire pages is not responding to anything. (Maybe the numerous attempts over the weekend has caused them to 'block' my account from VIP???)

And is that from your currently logged-into app? Of which you are already a VIP member? Well, of course, that's what you are going to see. Hey, I'm just sharing on the forum my experience. What is it...YMMV, right?

OK, and that was two months ago. As of last weekend, the payment option page presented to me during the VIP sign-up forced a choice of either the Pay or Pay Later. Current payment method at the bottom of the page was greyed out, it could not be selected. There was no way to 'ungrey' it. (Otherwise I would have selected the current method.) But I will give it try later using a computer, see if that does anything. Websites and apps of the same company sometimes operate or handle things a bit differently from each other.

You're not quite understanding. I already had two payment options set up for Shopee. By bank transfer was already set up, and by credit card, which I'd made the default payment option. These apps are updated all the time, and things change with the updates. When I went to sign up for VIP, after agreeing to payments ($1.00, to be refunded later, and 49 B monthly) I then got a payment option page. Could not continue with any current option, it's not available. Could only choose from Pay and Pay Later to continue the VIP sign-up process, which opened up the can of worms I detailed earlier, because foreigners are not allowed to sign up for (or have?) Shopee Pay. (I assume that also includes Pay Later.) So basically, on the current version of the app a foreigner is not able to get VIP. At least from my experience, it's a no go.

Right, I get it. I came upon this thread after my experience. Just a regular guy, cruising around the app. Everything's, for the most part, all in English there. Who's English for? Maybe not Thai people right? So there's the sentence, 'hey, become a VIP member, lots of benefits...blah, blah, blah.' All in English. But if you are forced to change to a Pay or Pay Later option, a foreigner can't proceed, continue with the steps to get VIP. They need to say clearly in the app the sentences in my prior post that I elicited from them about foreiners and ShopeePay. Save folks a hassle.

It's all very confusing. When I attempted to become VIP the other day, at the early stage I had to select either ShopeePay (wallet) or Shopee Pay Later. No option to proceed with my current payment method, which is a foreign credit card. So I selected ShopeePay, may as well go for it, join the crowd, and also get the VIP. But it was at the upload your ID document where it ended. Only have a passport, it doesn't work with the format for uploading a photo. (The size for the ID is an ID ard size, a pic of passport just doesn't work. And contrary to sime reports there is no option to upload a photo of the passport.) Had already agreed to being charged $1.00 on the card--to be refunded later after verification, etc. --and agreed to the 49 B a month charge. OK. But without having completed the VIP signup, because of not being able get past ID verification for ShopeePay--the payment option I was forced into choosing--I wonder now where the already agreed-to auto-charge status now stands on the card. Because I already checked 'yes, take it, 49 B a month.' Want to seek clarification on that, and of course any help if it is indeed possible as a foreigner to get Shopee VIP. Tried explaining all that on 'chat' at the app. Virtual rep Shoji, Shuji (?) responded that I should try 'live agent', 'live chat', and I did but got no response, almost a repeat of Shoji's. OK, I found an email address for support for ShopeePay, and sent a message detailing this a few hours ago. My questions were not really addressed. The person--was/is it a person?-- said to contact chat at the app! Runaround Sue, haha. However, they did answer this question that I asked. Are ShopeePay and VIP not available for foreign residents? (And I noted that if they are not, it would be better if they clearly stated the info on the app. Save everybody a lot of trouble.) Quoting from the email: "Since 1 October 2023 new foreign customers are not allowed to apply for ShopeePay Wallet account. We are allowed to apply Shopeepay Wallet with Thai ID Card only." My experience with registering for, attempting to register for, VIP and agreeing to be charged every month, was that it forced me to choose either ShopeePay or ShopeePay Later for the payment option. Could not continue with my already-in-use payment method of credit card. (This was all done on the Shopee app.) Anyway, just gonna forget about becoming a 'VIP' on shopee. But, c'mon... They really should just state clearly on the app--it's all in English, all the details and steps--they should just clearly state foreigners can't apply anymore for ShopeePay. Just say it, save folks some trouble.

Have been trying and failing for a while to complete the process for getting VIP. Gotten as far as the facial/confirm ID biz, but not having a Thai ID card is a hurdle not able to overcome. Taking a photo of the passport info page is just fail after fail. Oh well.

Crazy. This report really reads like it's been posted a month early. It would not be surprising to see something similar posted on the first of next month. What an ordeal!

Hey, I get it. To each their own, and if you've got an MO that you like and it's working for you, keep on keepin' on!

Yeah, obviously. You could have an agent do it for you, I suppose. You do understand what I'm saying here, in these posts, right? If you are obligated to get these documents from the bank, it's not a bad idea at all to get them done in advance of the day you apply for the extension. Furthermore, getting them at a branch in town is probably less of a PITA (and I don't like them, either) than trying to get them from a branch at the immigration building (in the case of CW) potentially crowded with others seeking the same. Take a number and wait. The idea is to 'lighten your load', so to speak, of tasks needing to be done for the extension. Break it up, do some of them in advance and make for an easier 'extension day'.

I get the letter and statement a couple days before the day I plan to do the extension at immigration. Get them in advance, get that part done and out of the way. Then the only things left to do on 'extension day' are the bankbook update and copies of the relevant bankbook pages.

What I'm talking about is a day-of-extension 'breeze-by' of a branch of your bank while you are on your way to immigration. Stick the bankbook in the 'passbook update' terminal outside the branch. Don't even have to go inside the bank. It takes Iiterally seconds. Then all you need is to get it copied, which is quite easy to do after arriving at immigration.

Not really, unless one is trying to get their extension done early in the morning right after immigration opens. Otherwise, the 'bank letter' (confirming ownership and balance) and 'bank statement' (12 months' record of account activity) can be acquired in advance of 'extension day'. (A preferable practice that eases tasks on extension day.) All that's needed then is a day-of-extension bankbook update, which can be done at any conveniently-located branch of one's bank while on the way to immigration. Get copies of the bankbook after arriving at immigration, then you're good to go.

It's not immigration. The changes are not with immigration. The banks want, require, your updated passport details. A new passport among them. And they are most interested in your immigration status. Some (more, many, and some point perhaps all?) will close the account if the immigration status associated with the passport is not in the 'approved' category. I think the banks can even see details of one's phone number that it is tied to an older, now expired passport. Maybe, maybe not, but we're in the age of data sharing. Banks will most likely tell you to update the new passport details with the service provider. If you are using the bank's app you might be told to update the details with the provider to continue using the app. Is is 100 percent uniform? No, but it's probably headed that way. Anyway, the providers want to be updated about any changes in passport details, though they don't care too much about the immigration status like the banks do.

That would have been what, ten years ago? (OK, five at least if your country's passport validity is such.) Things have changed. Especially with concerns for one's passport details and immigration status to be confirmed (and re-confirmed) with their bank and phone service providers. Lot of things been happening on those fronts, the past couple years especially.