@David ******

if you prefer the sketchy and illegal way then do it. but at some point you will be very unlucky ;) i dont care 🤣🤣

for the application not. for extension you need ongoing activity. i bet down the line you will have to proof some ongoing activity sometimes. they could start checks on entry. same as they did in the past with ED or volunteer visa… to believe that there will be no check for 5 years is pretty crazy and doubtful

then get a proper visa. marry your gf or get a DTV or do some ED visa… there is solutions… doing border runs on visa exemption or TR are not viable

there was a recent post of one guy in this group, extending in Phuket.

@David *******

london embassy recently approved

@Amanda ***********

muay thai had and still has ED option! certified gyms…

and one guy recently got the DTV for language learning

@Greg *******

i would really like a poll from thailand expats who actually got a TIN and did the tax paperwork. i have a feeling that the number will be 10% or less

No agent will be much help in this regard as you have to apply online and outside of thailand at a thai embassy via the eVisa service. nothing in person anymore. no agency will have their sketchy contacts play any significant role in increasing your chances to obtain the visa. everything they can do is look at your documents and answer questions. but this fb group can do the same for free…

@Thomas *******

in Krabi i needed the whole residency proof thing that people on retirement visa have to show :( rental contract, house owner Id, house book of my rented house plus house owners book. pictures of me in front of the house and the area. a map of the area, etc.. 😅

Sounds very easy in Phuket. What did you need to present for the „residency“ part? rental contract? IDs? house book? pictures? that was the most complicated part in Krabi for me.

for „bank statements“ i just logged into my online banking and exported the last 2 months.