Been here nearly 6 month so getting close to doing my first border run. Has anyone done an organised minivan border run from pattaya for there next 180 days yet?

I messaged a local agent asking if how much for a border run, they replied 3800baht for 60 days, I replied I had the dtv so would automatically get 180 days to which they replied oh the price is 5800 baht, when I asked why they said its because you get more days, I asked why that matters it's the same distance your taking me and there's no extra cost to you. Your getting more days so you pay more was the reply! Gotta love Thailand, always a way of them getting a few extra baht when they can!!

Edit. I do have a car, just dont fancy doing the trip on my own and getting stuck on the cambodian side if for any reason i dont get back in 🙄

Hi I’m going to Pattaya in 20 days I have a dtv visa and I’d like to open an account

Any advice or any agency that can help me?

180 days on a DTV coming up, living in Pattaya. Can I border bounce either via BKK airport or via a van service to Cambodia on the same day to get another 180 days or do I need to spend time out of the country?

I am looking for cheap border run from pattaya? Any help? And how much?

#SHOCKED#

Bangkok bank 2nd road, Pattaya klang. Just been informed by many of the staff who had a long conversation. Foreigner can no longer open bank account until they're on a long stay visa (not 3 months). I asked even if I het permission letter from immigration? They said NO, because can buy, so we not accept, in other words cos some officials are corrupt and will produce the letter for 500-1000bt, they will not accept. I asked about the insurance policy purchase, no not available to you, only option they gave was a 50k per year life insurance policy, which u commit to for 8yrs, then wait +7 more years for it to mature and with interest it will return approx 450,000bt after 15yrs. Yeah no. Anybody successfully opened a bank account in Pattaya in last 2 months with letter from immigration? Staff were adamant "all banks same"

Hi all

I have only recently joined this group and to be frank I am amazed at the level of questions being asked every day. It appears to me that the visa process is an absolute minefield or am I being somewhat naive.

I would suggest that a lot of questions could be answered by contacting the Thai authorities in the home countries of those asking. I am about to embark on a 3 week fact finding mission to Pattya to check out locales etc with a view to perhaps returning full time. In that instance I will be sitting down with my local Thai consulate and finding out from them what my responsibilities are.

Any thoughts appreciated as I am nervous about the whole process given what I read here on any given day.

Please recommend a soft power muay thai gym to me for dtv visa thanks！

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Please recommend soft power muay thai gym to me in Pattaya

To apply for a DTV visa Thanks very much！🙏🏻😊

Does anyone know if there are any Thai Cooking Classes in Pattaya that would qualify for the DTV.

Question: I need to file a TM30 for my new apartment in Pattaya, which I rented for a month, so that I can later do my 90-day report. My previous accommodation here did not file a TM30 for me.

Now, the agent for my new apartment says that since there is no TM30 for my previous Pattaya apartment, the apartment owner needs 1,600 baht to file it now for my current residence. Supposedly, this may be to prevent immigration from asking questions about the missing TM30 from before but I'm not sure.

Is this a scam or standard practice? Does immigration really check this and require a full TM30 history for the entire stay to file a tm30 in Pattaya? What do you think I should do in this situation?