Always helps when you mention the office to be visited ;)

@Rob *********

Why go that early and be the first in the line? What is the advantage?

Yep arrive late morning 9am or after and then go back later in afternoon the next day. Why do you have to be one of the first few at sparrows fart. Just means you pick up the visa closer to 2pm instead of 1pm the next day. I have never understood why people like to go immigration early and catch the crowd when an hour or 2 later the crowd has already gone back to their hotels. I suppose most people want to go on a day trip or tour or something for the day..?

I have BUPA UK. Not cheap but excellent. Depends on the procedures, previous hospital screening and whether the insurance company can prove they were pre existing. If there is no evidence they were pre existing then no need to mention them in the application.

That it is.

Yes but the acknowledgement does not indicate whether anything was approved or received at the other end so it means very little unfortunately.

Nope that will not work at all as they will NOT register you online in the system.

If they did in fact do it, they probably would have done it online so there won't be a receipt. You will just have to go in with all the documents mentioned. If you are in the system when they check they will give you the slip and you are on your way. If not on the system then pay the 1600 and get it back or withhold it from the rent as you mentioned (as long as they agree beforehand). It is a lovely system.

AND if you have not been registered at an address within 24 hours you will probably have to pay a fine of 1600 baht or your Landlord will. You lodge the TM30 first and get the receipt. Copy that, and then submit for the extension. If you are at a hotel they would already have registered you online so they will see it in the system.

You need the data page, departure card, arrival stamp and photos X2 copies. Then you need either #1 or #2 or #3 depending on your accommodation. 1 is if you are owner, 2 is renting, 3 is hotel or similar.