Look for service apartments, something like the 'Somerset' hotel chain, they have several locations in Bangkok.

According to the law (2020), if you are returning to the same location that you are registered at via the TM30 reporting system within the validity of your stay ( prior to the recorded checkout date) there is no legal requirement to update. However if you need to interact with an IMO, certain offices require an updated version after international travel and/or inter province travel. On a retirement visa there should be no need to reregister if you havent previously had issues with your 90 day reporting.

@Daisy *******

if they can see your tm30 on the system and it ticks all the right boxes, they won't need to ask where it is. If they dont see one or there is an anomoly, then they want a hard copy.

Your friend should go to the local imigration office and request a residents certificate, and also ask if they will supply a letter stating his intention to get a retirement visa and that he needs to open a bank account. Some offices do this, and some banks will accept the letter.

You need to check your entry stamp in your passport, while you might have a '90 day visa', this only means it has a life of 90 days ("use by"), on a tourist visa they would only stamp you in (allowed to stay) for 60 days.

Unless the agent is organising and including some special wedding party in the price, stay well clear of them.

@Ann ***********

e-visa's dont get stickers and almost all embassies are now on e-visa's.

@Ann ***********

its what they used to look like, very few people get them now as they just get a pdf print out, but the bank staff are used to the passport version.

The stamp in your passport isn't really your visa, and to the bank clerk it looks exactly the same as every other one, they probably have only been presented with big colourful stickers up until now. The pdf is your visa and that should be what they require.

@Stephen *******

as a landlord you probably wouldn't want your tenants requesting copies of their tm30's everytime they come back from a trip ( depends on Imigration office if they require updated ones or not), or have a friend to stay the weekend. Generally the login details are the clients (or a one off email address purely for the site that can be passed onto next client), the landlord supplies the copies of blue book and ID.