When 7-11s are closed and shuttered you know something is wrong!

Cherokee Cillie. That is EXACTLY my thoughts when I was in Patong a couple of months ago. It was an eerie feeling, like I was walking through an abandoned film set, or a film set from one of those "end of the world" movies where mankind has been wiped out leaving just the buildings standing

Gene Franklin. What traffic?

Cowboy is most definitely closed!

Steve Barsalou. But you can go into the "closed" sections! The roping off is only for show

Matthew Darpli. Head office is in Silom

Jean-Francois Larocque. I think you'll find that if your embassy still does the affidavit to certify monthly income from pension/investment, then you must use this method. A German friend has to do the same, as immigration will not accept bank transfers from Germany. The actual police order merely specifies proof of having an income of 65k baht per month, which is generally taken to be the affidavit. As an Australian, I use the 65k transfer each month, but the first time earlier this year, immigration wanted to see where the money was generated in Australia, so I provided a statement from my pension fund which illustrated this, and this lined up with my transferred payments. However I'm not 100% on this, but it might pay to check with your immigration office to see exactly what they require at extension time, so that you're not given an unexpected and unwelcome surprise.

You'll only be stamped in up to the date of expiry of the insurance, so it's better to start a new policy from the date of your arrival, so you get the full year

Nadah Monkhun. To get a one year stay you have to meet the financial criteria to remain in the country.

Nadah Monkhun. The visa obtained from an embassy allows ENTRY to Thailand. The stamp you get at immigration on entering allows you to STAY. Two different things