Im considering going to Kenya this winter and then on to Thailand

Has anyone here applied from Kenya and if so, do you have any insight? Thanks

This is just a general observation in the short time I have been a member of this chat group

Everybody's situation is different in their approach to what requirements there are. People's opinions differ in accordance with their needs , whether they are married or single or which bank may be best or worst Etc. we all have to play the Thai game of satisfying immigration paperwork and the requirements of being able to stay long term in this wonderful country. As long as it works for our differing situations , I don't see a problem. It's great that there are many people offering opinions and advice. Best wishes to everyone

A follow on from my recent post as I am now going down the route of a Thai cooking course under the Soft Power option. Is there anyone in the group who has gone down the same route and found a reliable cooking school in Chiang mai who participate under the government scheme.

I was previously using True Money Wallet. But we switched from Non-O to DTV and they won’t let me use. Any other scan pay app recommendations? My husband a bank account, but they only allow 1 person on banking app.

I have a trip to the UK coming up for 5 weeks and on ChatGTP it states that as my Retirement Visa is valid to next year and I already have the Re-Entry visa stamped into my passport I do not need to get the new e-visa. However several friends I spoke to claim we still have to apply for it 3 days before we return. Can anyone advise which is correct? Thanks

Hi everyone,

Has anyone encountered this message when applying for the DTV after uploading their passport scan?

“Biodata page of travel document – We are unable to retrieve data from the MRZ. Please enter your travel document’s biographic information manually.”

Does this mean my passport scan isn’t clear enough? I used a scanner, and it looks clear to me and has high definition even after zooming in so I wonder why it couldn’t read the information from it 🙏🏻

**@everyone

⚠️ Bank Account Opening Misinformation ⚠️**

There has been a lot of confusion in this group, with some people claiming our agency cannot help retirees on a Tourist Visa or Exempt Entry open a bank account.

This is NOT correct. We regularly assist retirees with bank account openings in Thailand, provided they intend to apply for a Non-O visa. Also there is no need to leave the country for this process.

While some agencies may not offer this service, we do.

Currently, we offer this service only in Bangkok, and the process typically takes just 1–2 days.

If you are outside of Bangkok, you can make a short trip to the city to complete the process.

hello to all

I would like to get a multiple tourist visa (TRM) for mid-October, but I will arrive directly from Japan and on the website of the embassy of Thailand, they indicate that to get the TRM, you need to reserve a ticket from France.... Has anyone ever experienced this situation? What should I do ?

Thanking you for your help... 😀

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Bonjour à tous

je souhaiterai obtenir un visa touristique multiple (TR M) pour mi-octobre, mais j'arriverai directement du Japon et sur le site de l'ambassade de Thaïlande, ils indiquent que pour obtenir le TRM, il faut la réservation d'un billet au départ de la France.... Quelqu'un à déjà connu cette situation ? Que dois-je faire ?

En vous remerciant pour votre aide....😀

I will be arriving in Thailand October this year on a non O visa. My question is, what is the cheapest way to transfer 800k Baht from my English bank to a Thai bank. I have a Revolut card, but have never used it. Some people say use Wise, others Swift transfer. Your thoughts please gentleman?

I’m a bit confused about the middle name part. Normally, I do have a middle name, but on my passport, it only shows under “Name” and “Surname”, there’s no separate middle name field. So should I include my entire given name under “First Name”? But when I scanned my passport, it did place my middle name correctly, but I’m still not sure. As I said, even though I have two given names, they’re both listed under “Name” on the passport.

Thank you!