@Andy *****

"legally through immigration" that itself is a major f#cking contradiction. There is little else more questionable than ANYTHING involving thai immigration. Like saying your tax accounts are legit, signed off by a Finance Officer from Uganda.

@Phil *****

don't take advise from them. Facebook would be more accurate and useful

Frank Edvin Johansen someone above has screenshot of requirements from an embassy website, it does say 'FLIGHT out of Thailand'

@Catherine **********

in my experience/opinion, it's not so much that 'healthy' food is so readily available (that which i was used to eating in the west), if so at great expense or effort to source. Anything imported is heavily taxed. Nuts and seeds, non tropical fruits, and of course fresh quality meat and fish etc. And within the local cuisine you have to chose carefully to eat healthily, as much food is fried (most don't have ovens) and they add sugar to everything. I see and hear people travelling across cities to pick up whatever latest craze of health foods are. And I see newly arrived couples in a supermarket picking out supplies for their 5-7 days meal plans like they are superior to the locals, and I'm thinking, thats gonna cost so much more than buying in local restaurants. Also, I didn't come Thailand to eat overnight oats, so I've given up caring for now. Pattongkho (deep fried doughnut sticks dipped in sweet milk, deep fried battered chicken and sticky rice, washed down with coke-cola. For breakfast. And for laundry, I dress differently here. I don't buy expensive clothes any more. Nothing that needs an iron. All dark clothing. So for 50-70 ? baht per kilo, I drop mine in a local shop, and save¹ my time for other things.

@Lynnette ******

I would argue that most DONT have washing machines. Maybe 20,000 baht/month rentals and up, will start to include a washing machine. But those in smaller/cheaper rental homes and single room dwellings won't have machines. There is usually a machine or group of, under a covered roof for residents and non residents to use. On koh samui it seems like at least 75% of thais live in these kind of homes, maybe 85-95%. And for the OP, it's not a case of 'eating out' but cooked meals are bought at meal times, like a take-away. The staple meals like khao kah moo, khao man gai, bamee moo daeng and all forms of noodles/soups, bbq meats, fried chicken, khanom, its all readily available, tasting great and dirt cheap, and there's no piles of dirty pots and pans, so no washing

Up. Its a different world here. A different life. Foreigner's that come here and cook ??? Now that shit is weird. I haven't even put a slice of bread in the toaster in 5 years. The kitchen in my villa, still the headquarters of the whole house, but nothing gets cooked. It's a 'show kitchen' - it is just for show.

@Bill *******

you don't get it do you Bill ? What is your experience of thai visas ? Do you live in Thailand ? Have you ever had or wanted a multi entry tourist visa ? Did you read any other comments before you replied incorrectly ? As that would have shown you that what you think is wrong, and maybe stopped you replying incorrectly or even at all. Even when I have told you that you are wrong, and what the correct answer is, AND where you can go to see why/how this is the correct answer, and that you are wrong, you still tell me to 'look on the document'. It is clearly not that simple. I don't even need to look at the document to know and to tell you the maximum possible time in country, and how to achieve it. Perhaps not an area of expertise for you. If your going to offer answers, at least go where directed to learn the correct answer. 👍

@Michael *******

you speak more languages than I do, but I can see where you went wrong, and hopefully we can prevent it happening again. So yes, anything less than one year, including your 3 month visa - no reporting required. And if you get a 12 month extension of stay, then that WILL require 90 day reporting, continously, for as long as you are on that visa. Do it no less than 14 days in advance online/post, or upto 7 days after in person, or 2000 baht fine.

To get the most accurate answers, you should start by stating your passport/citizenship, and the visa you are currently on, and what you are trying to achieve and why. It will us all time, and money, and prevent people banging their heads against a wall continuously.

@Michael *******

yes, that's what i said, and that's why I corrected you.

"...applies to visas FOR a minimum of one year"

"...applies to visas OF a minimum of one year"

See the difference ?

"...only applies to visas FOR a minimum of one year". This suggests that 90 day reporting only applies to visas for a minimum of 1 year. That you will need to do 90 day reporting, on ANY and ALL long term visas, for at least the first one year of the visa, maybe more.

"...only applies to long term visas OF a minimum of one year". This says that only long term visas that are valid for a minimum period of one year require 90 day reporting. Any visas of a shorter duration do not require 90 day reporting. Which is what you've just experienced, which is why I try to explain the fine difference.

So what everyone was telling you was CORRECT and TRUE, for all visas requiring 90 day reporting.

But you've said "You are all wrong", like they are all idiots and you on your own have trumped them all.

@Michael *******

EVERYONE is wrong? EVERYONE who stays or lives in Thailand happily for years, without the need to ask for help with their visa/permit of stay IS WRONG ??

Or YOU have been trying to do a 90 day report on a visa that doesn't require 90 day reporting ??

And just to correct you further, 90 day reporting is required on long term visas that 'ARE' of a minimum of one year.

You said "only applies to long term visas 'FOR' a minimum of one year", which means something completely different.

I know English is not your first language, but these small details can make a big difference