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I don't know about Jomtien requirements, but I know in Phuket, where I applied for a 90-day Type-O visa (earlier this week), I was asked for either: (1) copy of my lease and the landlord's ID/house registration, or (2) copy of my deed for a condo I owned, and copies of pages from the associated Blue book. This information is not listed on the Phuket volunteers website as being required for a 90-day-type-O visa (that I could see - maybe I missed it ?? ), but I was asked for this information/copies at immigration. I own a condo, so I provided a copy of 'my deed' and copies of my 'Yellow book'. They initially accepted that, but I will see if later they ask for the old 'Blue book' pages copies ... The Phuket IO asked I exchange Line social media information, so they could confirm my residence. A couple of days after the type-O visa was submitted, I was asked to do a short video chat with the Immigration, showing me in my condo (in the video chat), showing me by my condo door (where condo # visible), and by the condo road entrance (showing condo name/address). Apologies, I can't provide any experience with regard if one is a renter - but the point I wanted to make is other immigration offices also have requirements that can appear unique to them.

I prefer not to use an agent myself , ... but I believe an agent is perfectly legal, where I suspect (suspect as I have not yet used an agent myself) that one in essence grants the agent 'power of attorney' to do the immigration dealings on your behalf (likely sign a document to that effect ? ) . I have friends who live in Jomtien who much prefer using an agent, as opposed to potentially spending a long day at immigration and run into an obscure quirk in the paperwork that might even cause things to run into an extra day. Their view is the 15,000 to 20,000 baht for an agent they know is reliable is money 'well spent' , and they believe it is worth not spending what could be a difficult day at immigration. I just completed applying for a 90-day Type-O visa (previous I had a Type-OA visa) and it was a very long tiring day for me, going to the bank, and then to immigration, where immigration was a zoo, over flowing with foreigners - and hence long waits. That is the situation my friends prefer to legally pay money to an agent, to avoid. Don't forget what ever approach you adopt, that the application fee for the Type-O is also 2,000 baht.

In early October I arrived Thailand from Europe, and was not given a TM6. In Phuket I completed an application for a 90-day Type-O Visa a couple of days ago. In the TM87 application form I left the TM6 field in that form empty. I had no problems with that field left blank.

I recently returned to Thailand from Europe, where my Thai Airways ticket had me only entering Thailand (with no return Thai Airways ticket) outside of Europe. I had read one really should have a throw-away ticket, so in fact I did buy one, which I posted about previous on this forum ( I bought a legitimate Krabi to Kuala Lumpur one way ticket for 740 Thai baht.) In Frankfurt, Thai-Airways did not ask for my return ticket. BUT I suspect they saw my old Type-OA visa (in my passport), so my old permission to stay, and saw (an no longer valid re-entry permit) and mistakenly thought I had an appropriate re-entry permit, which I did not have. In Bangkok, the Thai Immigration Officer (IO) asked for my ticket. I passed him my boarding pass, and I was told, "NO - ticket". I did not now which ticket he wanted? The ticket to fly to Thailand, or my ticket showing me leaving Thailand. I was rummaging through my backpack to get both tickets, during which the IO ws talking to my wife (in Thai). I have no idea what was said, but then the Thai IO waved me through, and I did not have to show a ticket. I asked my wife a week later what was the discussion she had with the IO, and she could not remember it. ... In the past few days, a friend of mine entered Thailand from Vietnam with a one way ticket (Vietnam Airlines). He was ask to show a departure from Thailand ticket. He was entering Thailand Visa Exempt (as his previous Type-OA visa permission to stay had expired). He had a throw-away ticket (legitimate) that he showed them, and they allowed him to board.

A couple of days ago I just completed at immigration in Phuket applying for a 90-day Type-O visa (based on retirement). Back in August (with a Type-OA visa) I deliberately left Thailand without a re-entry permit so that I could re-enter Visa-Exempt (which I did in early October) and then apply for the Type-O. Fortunately I was given 45-days permission to stay, for the day after arrival in Phuket I came down with COVID symptoms (likely caught COVID on flight or in Airport in Europe, as other than myself and wife, no one else was wearing a mask). ... So it was two weeks before I recovered and was able to safely go to immigration (fortunately my COVID symptoms were very mild). So with about 30-days left in my permission to stay, I applied for the 90-day Type-O visa. It took the entire day (immigration was VERY crowded) but in the end my application was entered in the system. My permission to stay expires on a Sunday just under a month from now ... and I was told to come to immigration (with my passport and blue receipt for the 2000 baht) on the Monday after (ie one day technical 'overstay') to presumably have a Type-O Visa stamped into my passport. I would have applied sooner for the Type-O (ie a day after arrival in Thailand) had I not come down with COVID symptoms (later confirmed to be COVID). The 45-day permission to stay with Visa Exempt is very nice - providing extra margin to apply for the Type-O Visa.

At the Krungsri branch in Central Festival in Phuket, to show 800K in my account (for 3 months) it took them about 15-minutes (albeit that was over kill as for my applying for a Type-O I think I only needed to show the money in the bank on the day I went to immigration). Krungsri advised me for their branch to show 800k in the bank for a year would take them longer (a bit less than an hour). Still, it is superior to my experience of Bangkok Bank in Phuket, where to show for one year my Bangkok Bank branch in Phuket have to contact Bangkok, and it can take a few days to a week. I am in the processing of applying for a Type-O visa (having left Thailand without a re-entry permit to invalidate my Type-OA visa) and I am currently on a Visa Exempt. Likely I will wait until the 3rd week of November before I post (separately) on whether I succeeded to get the Type-O Visa. I did successfully complete the Type-O Visa application at immigration a couple of days ago, so I am positive about getting the Visa. ...