@Tim *****

smart move.

@Garrett **********

I agree with your approach. There are plenty of places where people can speculate to their hearts content.

You wouldn't have been able to complete your report online as it is your first report this trip.

@Gene *********

my advice would be to just hold fire on your plans for a couple of weeks. The plan is that Hua Hin will have its own Sandbox scheme starting on the 1st November. As of today there are no confirmed details of that scheme. The details will be agreed in October.

That will mean when you come in January you will be able to travel directly to Hua Hin. For the first 7 days you will need to follow the rules of the scheme which will be similar to the Phuket Sandbox. That is book a SHA+ hotel, have 2 or 3 COVID tests and instal an app on your phone.

After 7 days you will be free to do what you want.

@Kool ******

yes and it was changed because it was being exploited.

We should be thankful that the 65k has stayed unchanged for so long.

@John ********

always have had and always will have. It is the nature of immigration. That is why it is always best to go to your own immigration office and ask their requirements.

@James *******

you raise a brilliant point. Just turning up in rural Thailand and expecting everything to be okay can lead to a lot of problems. My advice would be to always seek out local advice.

Yes you can and if you have the money to do so it is the best approach to take. It is the approach I personally take and for me it has two distinct advantages:

1. When I need to supply one years transactions I have only four. Two interest payments and the updates from last and current years application.

2. I don’t need to show an immigration officer my day to day spending habits. How much I spend at Lazada, money withdrawn from ATMs and direct payments from my bank account.

@Paula ************

perfectly explained. I recently tried to explain the process to a friend and used about four times the words and left him as confused as when he started. 👍👍

@Michael *******

yes it is a bit wrong.