@Barry *******

on and off. Hard to predict. Sometimes it only rains in part of Bangkok and the rest is dry. Hit and miss 🙂 but I feel safer driving here (and in the rain) than in Europe or the U.S. Maybe it is just my imagination but I feel drivers are more polite and respectful here, in particular towards scooters and motorcycles.

@Vinny *************

what rules? 😂😂

Enter as a tourist, when you have the visa email, leave Thailand and do a trip to one of the neighboring countries, and then return to activate your non-O. However, you need to plan a little as your initial non-O will only be valid for 90 days and you can only file the 1 year extension if you have 30 days left on your original non-O. And you need to plan about a month processing time for the one year extension as this is when you need to submit substantial paperwork.

@Bob *********

aren’t we feeling entitled.

@Naj ************

I seriously doubt that. Wait till you operate a motorcycle here 😂😂😂

Any planning ahead of time involved?

@Deanna ******

my wife does it at SCB quite regularly. No issue at all. However, they take a small fee for the service.

About a month

You can drop them at the bank and they will run it through the machine.

@Peter ****************

National anthem for residence, no National Anthem for citizenship. Thai language skills A1/A2 are sufficient for both.