I think it will change. Particularly for soft power visas. To get a 5 year visa for a 1 month cooking course, or a hospital appointment doesn’t really make sense 🤔

So it’s a guide on how not to do anything in Thailand. Useful thanks 👍

@Deepak ******

from where?

@Gr**

it used to be. I’ve had 4 or 5 off them in the past. At 3k a go it was a good money spinner too, not sure why they stopped. Especially with bkk immigration insisting on a 90day report before they’ll issue a CoR - for people that travel a lot it can make getting a license/buying a vehicle here challenging. The embassy offering it was a good solution.

@Greg *******

they would. But the British Embassy doesn’t issue them anymore

@Jo**

good point! See my second comment

And I should add that immigration (Bkk) doesn’t seem to care about the date of the TM30. So I’ve done one a week or more after I arrived. For 90 day report they just want to see A TM30 on file.

Officially yes. But if you don’t plan to interact with immigration in the next 180 days then you don’t actually need to

No you cannot work in Thailand with DTV.

@Mathew ********

so which agent did you use to open a bank account?