@Sammy ******

mine arrived yesterday from Chaeng Wattana and it doesn’t state at all how long it’s valid for. The woman immigration officer who processed it for me said she didn’t know how long it’s valid for when I asked her. TIT.

@Jonas ************

I was at the DLT Bank Chak last week. My appointment is not till April 22nd, a 2-month wait.

@Taz *********

Interesting. I never heard that before. I understood that the 2-year license was only the first one and all thereafter were for 5 years. Don’t forget you have to book an appointment there and there’s a 2-month wait right now. Good luck.

@Stuart ********

the work permit needs to state your address on it. The new WPs do. Otherwise you need a residency letter from the immigration office or your embassy.

Regarding your “residence address in Thailand certificate from immigration bureau,” you can also get one from your embassy. Mine offered one printed out on the day but wanted 1400 THB per copy. If money’s no concern, and you want to avoid the hoop jumping at Thai immigration, it’s a viable option to get one from your embassy.

@Jonas ************

in Bang Chak DLT, they’re using an appointment system now. Takes about two months to be able to visit there.

That’s the old system. The first one is now valid for 2 years and doesn’t expire (remains valid) for a third year until you make the renewal.

I did it last week at Chaeng Wattana. They said they’ll mail it to me in a week. I need it to renew my Thai driving license. When I asked how the long residency letter is valid for, the lady didn’t know. “One or two months,” she said. When I pressed her for which one, she admitted she didn’t know. Now I realise my appointment at the DLT in Bang Chak is for April which means if the residency letter is only valid for 30 days, I’m screwed. Welcome to Thailand. You’re forced to visit a car park (Chaeng Wattana) on the outskirts of town when any normal practise would allow you to apply online (especially during a pandemic). That’s to apply for a letter to prove you live there (I’ve lived at the same address for 16 years), and while your 90-day report is proof of your address and supposedly valid for that time, the letter that’s supposed to be free, isn’t and valid for less than the same time—only 30-60 days. TIT.

Turn it into crypto and transfer to a local exchange wallet in Thailand. Then turn it into local currency when you get to Thailand e.g. Thai baht. It’ll save you tons.

It’s down in Chaeng Wattana, Bangkok, too. Something’s up for them all to be down simultaneously. Even Thai IT Somchais aren’t that incompetent.