@Wilmont *****

My experience as well. Highly frustrating at times. But, oh well.

@Benjamin *****

Thank you,

@Benj****

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@Ethel *********

Thanks for sharing. Really? Not even TM.30 (foreign national residence notification)? Phuket seems to be one of the less hassle offices, then.

Typically all you have to bring next to your passport (+ copies of its relevant pages) and a picture is a current TM.30 (proof your current address being reported). The actual forms required vary by immigration office - but will be handed to you there. Some IO additionally ask for a letter of your embassy or an email of that embassy stating that they are not issuing such letters. For exact current requirements in Phuket - maybe someone else here knows more details.

Usually you would need to leave immediately or you could apply for a 7-day grace period @ 1,900 baht. Currently though, there is COVID 60-day extensions, which can be applied for at the same time of terminating the NON-B. Should give you 60 days for getting everything required for a new NON-B. So current situation should actually work in your favor.

Most immigration offices do NOT require separate 90 day reports while on 60-day COVID extensions. Does not make sense anyway, since it is in the very nature of 60-day extensions, that you report and proof your current address every 60 days. Other immigration offices however seem to do require separate 90-day reports even on (in between) short term 60-day extensions (lastly heard so from people on Phangan / Koh Tao). The usual inconsistent mess. So it will depend on where you do your next COVID extension. You may or may not be fined 2,000 baht.

If you cancel your job / your job is terminated, and the job was the only basis for your permission to be in Thailand, then normally you would have to leave Thailand right away - on the day your job is terminated.

There is no changing to tourist visa inside of the country. In normal times, you could apply for an additional 7-day grace period @ 1,900 baht.

In current covid times, you can apply for a 60-day covid extension of stay right after your current / work related one is cancelled. So right now you could achieve staying longer even after stopping your job.

The STV can be extended beyond its initial 90 days two times for another 90 days each time around. BUT, last possible date for getting an extension at immigration offices is September 30th now - irrespectively of weather it is the first or second extension, as this type of visa is phasing out afterwards.

@Bonnie ******

These are all good questions. And the answer to that varies from bank to bank. And this is the main reason why I use Wise: Fair conditions and - even more importantly - transparent about what exactly all fees and exchange rates involved are. What you see with Wise is exactly what you send and exactly what you / or someone else receive. No surprises - no hidden fees. So until I will some day need to transfer an amount in excess of a couple of thousands, I won’t bother doing it the old school, intransparent bank way.

@Samurais ***********

And what about the exchange rate? Big spread then, I would assume.