@Melissa ********

I'm in the same situation. Hearing loss is hard and isolating. Tones and accents nearly impossible to differentiate. Great that you keep trying. It's all about making the attempt with a smile which you are doing!!💗

@Jo *********

We lived 13 years in SG. Always got our passports directly at our Embassy. Passports filled up fast esp for my husband...every 3 years. You have an IC number that stays with you. When we moved to NL for 2 years, we returned and had the same IC number.

Was there yesterday and ask at counter 8 when we can do our extension. We were told 40 days in advance. Or 45 days with an air ticket/flight. We had also thought 30 days. You should go and verify though.

I did it on my own. Arrived at 8:45am. Filled in the paperwork given at the window. Waited 15 mins on the sidewalk until 9am and then we all went in to claim seats inside. We were under 25 people (April 2023)

Bring all the needed printouts required on their website. It's easy. If you're too hot, bring an umbrella. There's even a street seller with cold drinks if you need one.

Why would you trust a tout/agent to do something so important? I wouldn't trust those chaps hanging around outside...but they do try to sell you a pen or such.

I used Penang to get my O 90 day visa. Very easy. And flights are reasonable.

@Aeh *************

It took almost a year, but I got a dependent pass based on my husband getting his non immigrant O extension. And EVERY immigration office is different. So you need to go specifically to a city and inquire. It took my husband 4 months. I was mostly in Singapore and the USA throughout this period and just visited him briefly a few times.

@Aeh *************

yes, we lived 13 years in SG on EP and wanted to retire to Thailand. The Thai Embassy would NOT give us a 90 day non immigrant O Visa. Only PR and citizens.

When I entered with my second passport, they asked me if I had another passport. Then requested the other passport which was already in their system from my last trip. They took a cellphone pic of it and linked them.

No problem to use either, but they are recorded in their system now through the matched biometrics.

The international is connected to your USA motorbike license right? I've got an international license on my USA car license and I'm legitimately able to drive here. In Pattaya.

My husband got his car and motorbike license easily on his own. He posted about his experience...if you still want to do that. It's only valid for 2 years and then needs to be renewed.

Since you're in Pattaya join this group if you care to read his detailed post:

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@Alistair *********

And you can store the 800K in a time deposit account here too. So it will earn a minimal interest.