@Wak *******

who would want to live in India permanently? 😂

Because most Indians have very thick accents and nobody can understand what you say. That is why most Indians are only hired to teach math and science. Well spoken English isn't needed for these subjects.

With an STI, you should probably go to the doctor and start wearing rubbers.

@Doreen *********

I've tried to do it online and a lot of the time, it says the website wouldn't load or it wasn't working and then I would forget about it. But even if I did it online, I would still forget to do it sometimes because it's just not something I think about. 3 months between check ins is just annoying. I've lived here for 18 years and I don't know why they need me to check in every 3 months to just say "Hey, I'm still here!" But whatever. They can have their 1900 baht.

@Kevin ********

I mean if you can make it every 90 days and never forget, then keep doing what you're doing. But for me, it literally costs 700 baht per round trip to go and come back, so it's just easier going once a year and paying 1900 baht. That way I don't need to worry about missing it by a week or forgetting. It's not something that I think about, you know? Plus, unless I'm there at like 6:30 in the morning, I usually have to wait until after 2:00pm and spend most of the day there just waiting in the queue. Last time, I had like 200 people ahead of me. Long damn day. Once a year is enough.

@Kevin ********

yeah. I go once a year, the week before I need to renew my visa. I just pay my 1900 baht and I'm done with it. It has never had any affect on my visa and the fine is the same. That way if I forgot again, I'd have to pay another 1900 baht. Once a year is fine with me.

When I go into to renew my visa each year, I have to take a printed copy of my yearly bank statement. You have to request this from the branch you opened your account at. As long as 40,000 baht has been transferred from overseas each month, they're happy. I usually get my 40,000 over three transactions, so it doesn't all need to be at once. The statement will tell them when it came in and how. So I guess they aren't very strict. I live in Bangkok so I do this every year at Chaengwatthana Immigration.

I do the 40k every month for a year transferred from overseas. That one is very simple and you don't need to be worried about not touching the money. You can use it as you like.

I chose the bank that my school used to pay teachers.

Why do people actually carry their passports with them? I've lived here for 18 years and I've never carried my passport with me anywhere except to immigration or if I needed to make a copy for my job. And why would you take your passport with you when you know you will be participating in Songkran??? That's just dumb.