So I went to immigration asking for a one year visa. But I told them that I don’t want to deposit 800.000 in a Thai bank
They told me no problem we will fix it for you. So they gave me the price and process. I was not asking questions about the validity of the process 🙈🙉🙊
Money changed hands and paperwork went smooth. Almost like a VIP service because we bypassed all queues
Once the paperwork was done at migration then told me “now you go to the bank where a man is waiting for you”. We met the guy and was guided through the bank. Paperwork done with no further questions. Hence just paying the insurance. This weren’t the time nor place to ask critical question or complain about the process…. The rest is history
But actually I went to another branch of the same bank one week earlier and they also told me about the mandatory insurance