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All the banks are doing this in one way of another. Drop by and sign a form or two, no big deal.

I can confirm that a Kasikorn statement, in Thai, will show Wise deposits as foreign transactions. And it matters not how much or for what stated purpose the transaction is for.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/30/water-bills-in-england-and-wales-to-rise-by-123-on-average-this-year

The original story I read was talking about a 94% increase in cancellations. That is hardly the same as a 94% drop in tourists. I think TAT may well be right this time.

From where? Normally it achieves nothing, and you'll get a rubbish seat.

No.

You will get an entry stamp. Yes, get a new TM30.

Get an extension next time. Come back today, 60 day exempt, convert to non-O, then extend. Sorted.

My book has only one page for the property address (page 1), all the other pages are to record the people that live there. Guessing a new book is needed, and the old one in theory should be updated to remove you from it.

They told you that? Even applying 4 months early? Maybe I'll apply now, only 22 months to go....

"Yes" would work. "Blank" will work. It's not important and if they have any issue with it they will tell you. If flying out get them to do the whole thing at the airport.

Unlikely. Those without "online access" will be using them now. I suspect a boom in the travel agency industry is not coming as a result of this.

There are zero details of the proposed system. So until they are announced it's anyone's guess how things will work.

You can be flexible. Your visa has already expired. The "enter before" date on the visa is the expiry date. So provided you leave after that January date, and before the current March permission to stay date, you will be fine. You can re-enter any time after leaving, can be before the current March date if that suits your plans.

Presumably you haven't already left and returned since the original entry on the OA, i.e., in the first 12 months? Leaving before it expires is no issue but If you re-enter with a still valid OA then yes it may/will cause issues. Of course if you don't have renewed insurance they might not give you a non-OA entry but rather than attempt that route simply re-enter after it has expired.

RIP

Many do. Laos just one local example.

As said she applied too early. And its the TDAC that is coming for all, it is not a visa. She really needs to do nothing until July.

Yes you can, don't forget if you chose that option you may be asked for onward travel proof, a small thing but not to be overlooked.

Typo.

They didn't mean renew your non-OA, they meant get an extension. You could only renew it in Canada. Your best option is to leave Thailand and kill off the OA. You can re-enter exempt or better apply for a single non-O e-visa in a nearby country, then re-enter, 90 day entry. Then you only have to get a 12 month extension of that. You will need 800k in your Thai bank account, but you will no longer need the insurance, not at least for immigration purposes.

For a direct flight I'd pick Thai in business. I like it, both for the seat and especially the excellent service. I'd be wary of Finnair in case you ended up in one of their horrendous leased planes from Virgin with the "coffin class" business seats.

I saw you edited your original post. If she's coming in August then the e-visa she seems to have applied for will have expired, they are issued for entry 3 months from date of issue. So she will need to apply for another one nearer the time, by which time the online arrival card system may or may not have been started.

Amazing! Perhaps you could ask her, and let us know, where exactly she went to fill in the information?