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The bank in Ranong should be able to produce the letter and statement you need for the conversion/extension.  However, as there are some things they will not be able to do - new passbook, new ATM card, etc., it would be worthwhile trying to open an account with them.  It costs nothing to do it and if they will without too much foolishness it's better all round.  If they insist on you needing a non-O visa to open then go ahead and get the documents first then you can go back once you have the visa and open an account.

To see the current seat allocations on an upcoming flight I always use "Expert Flyer".  Free of charge it has some limitations but it's good enough to see how busy the flight is and if you have a free seat next to you, etc.

No need to buy Excel.  Just use Google Sheets and download as .xlsx when finished.

Have a read here, suggests a multi entry is not possible at all, presumably that is what you are after - but perhaps somebody has some recent direct experience.

Nothing has changed but of course they can enter exempt and extend.

There is a TM8 in the "fillable package" here.....https://aseannow.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=533211

Bangkok, 50 baht.  Very basic, can customise (add stuff) but still very cheap and good enough après pub.

When I have wanted a record of a conversation I have sometimes used a screenshot but that is rather limited in how much can be copied per image,  You can export to a .txt file then convert that to whatever you want, I guess it depend on who is concerned about if or not the file has been altered.  I have Line on my PC but don't see any additional options.

I think it's not a problem, especially if the packaging identifies what they are.  I think they would qualify as "processed and packaged plant products, such as packaged salads and frozen plant material"  My wife certainly has carried many things in without any alarms being sounded, albeit without baggage ever being searched.

See https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain

44 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

Yes, this is the route I will most likely choose. What is a reasonable price for this kind of “help”?

6 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

An agent can open an account with BBL.

Cost approx 4500b 

2 minutes ago, Phulublub said:

Becasue the post I repleid to said: 

 

which is not true.  This makes no difference to the OP, but may mislead others when their passport expires less than a year after their next extension.

 

PH

 

If you get an extension in a passport expiring within 12 months the extension date will match the passport expiry date.  If you then subsequently obtain a new passport and take both into immigration they will indeed transfer the stamps, but the expiry date will remain the same, they are not going to make up the time missing from the original extension.

Just now, Bazerino said:

O.k thanks, I'll apply for another tourist visa & then apply for an extension of stay based on retirement....

 

No.  Doing it that way you will first have to apply to convert to a non-O and then later apply for the extension.

Just now, Bazerino said:

Yeh sorry, non O A visa, yeh I saw the extra requirements if applying in the u.k, this why I wanted to apply in Thailand, I have a Thai bank account & the 800,000 baht, but my main concern was returning to Thailand after only a few months....

Cheers

 

Baz

You don't want a non-OA and can't get one in Thailand even if you did. 

You will have no problem returning after a few months.  A single non-O is easy to get in the UK, then you'll have a couple of months to get your paperwork straight ready for extension.  Or enter exempt or tourist and convert - but the ease of an online application in the UK versus an additional trip to immigration ought to be the decider.

You must leave the country, no need to stay out long (hours) but it cannot be done at immigration.

O-A?  That has to be applied for in the UK and is probably the least preferred option (needs police report/medical report/insurance).  Perhaps you mean you intend to get a non-O and then an annual extension in Thailand?  Or you can enter visa exempt/tourist and then convert to non-O and then extend.  Do you already have the 800k in a Thai bank?  I applied for a non-O in the UK the same day I returned from an extended tourist visa, non-O granted within 5 days.

40 minutes ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

Revolut Premium bank account gives yearly travel insurance of up to 90 days a trip included in the price - as well as free NoprdVPN and Picsart AI tool. A bargain.

 

https://www.revolut.com/revolut-premium/

But you'd have to pretend to live in the UK.....

"Anyone insured on this policy must live in the United Kingdom (UK) and be under 76 years old at the time you begin each holiday."

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Royal Mail forwarding service.

 

They’ll not scan letters but they will send them on to you.

 

The difficulty is setting up the account from overseas.

 

 

11 minutes ago, Keith5588 said:

but last year Royal Mail refused to renew the re-direction.

Weird story.  What was there first, the pole or the pipe?

36 minutes ago, Richard5 said:

Let me preface this by saying I know nothing about Thai Banks or their products and will be entering Thailand with my Non-Immigrant O next week and so have no experience with the process that follows.

I'm always see mention of "accounts" in relation to the 800k Baht requirement. My thought would

be to open a Thai CD or Term Deposit for that money and keep it separate and apart from money I'd use for everyday living expenses. Do the banks offer Time Deposits with some minimal amount of interest? Or is that just not how things work? 

The basic account for day to day use is a "Savings Account".  This offers very low interest but deposits and withdrawals can be made without limitation.  Alongside this account you can open a "Fixed Deposit Account" which offers a higher interest rate based on keeping the principal amount in place for the agreed period.  Withdrawals can be made but interest will then be reduced to the very low Savings Account rate.  The 800k you move in should go into whichever account you are going to show at immigration in order that it is clearly seen as a foreign transaction.  They main thing for immigration is that the funds are immediately available to you.  

To open an account you should be OK with your non-O visa.  I was also recently asked for a copy of my apartment rental contract in order to open a new account.  Your experience will vary depending on many things; bank, branch, staff member, phase of moon, etc.  The main banks websites are pretty clear and give all the information needed about their products.

10 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

There are cardless atm machines at most banks nowadays... pretty sure you only need the phone, the app will bung you down a code. Labelled CDM or similar.

Only works with your own banks ATM's, which is specifically not what the OP asked about.

I had a very similar travel pattern in the last year or so, albeit my bounce was 5 days in Laos by land, but nevertheless no issues or questions and no problems with my next visa application.

There is a carpark.

Have a drive around on streetview......

2 minutes ago, dick turpin said:

Love the way these folk swing it to make out

it was entirely the fault of the IO.

37 minutes ago, mikebell said:

watched the undisguised abhorrence on one officer on counter 1 as she had to deal with farangs every few minutes.

Can't imagine why she would appear like that.