@Colin *********

So do I.

GreenPapaya279

You need both to legally drive here, IDP+ full licence from home country

Go to your local DLT office and take the test yourself, TBH, if you can't pass the Thai driving test you should not be allowed anywhere near a motor vehicle.

You will need a health certificate plus a certificate of residence from immigration

@An***

Advantage of Thai wife extn is that you don't have to keep the B400k in the bank once it's been granted - but it is more hoops to jump through compared to retirement. I'd rcommend going for the deposit method to extend after year1, but you will have to make sure you transfer B40k EVERY month.

Where are you staying? If you have any plans to come up to Kanchanaburi let me know annd we can get together for beers

@An***

Take your UK licence (and IDP) if you have one and show to DLT. I took mine in years ago and did not have to sit the physical test - I did have to pass the reaction and depth of vision tests. The guy at my DLT changed my application to 'renew' even though it was my first Thai licence.

You'll need a cert of residence stating it's for a licence plus a health certificate that you can get from any Dr/hospital.

@Andrew ********

The statements needs to be stamped by the bank, so get them from the bank.

Also, my immigration office would not accept the letter from my SCB bank because it has not been stamped, despite it being printed on bank stationary and signed by the teller. I had to go back to the branch for the stamp.

@Da**

I'm in the same position as you with no UK address.

I bank with First Direct, using my Kanchanaburi address and so far have not had a problem. I have a credit card and 2 debit cards.

I presume from what you said that you intend to be in Thailand from to , if that is the case you do not need to renew your passport before you come. It will only have about 5 months on it when you fly home, but as you are returning to your home country it's not a problem.

If you renew before coming you will lose an entire year, the passport office no longer transfer any unused time from the old to the new passport

@Sylvia *******

They have only recently set it up. I was asked to call into a branch with my passport and phone, the one I use to access online banking

I'm with SCB and I got several messages about facial recognition, they have set a limit on transfers out of 50k, but as I seldom transfer that kind of money out I haven't bothered to set it up yet. The limit doesn't apply to transfers in. Everything else is working as normal. ATM, transfers, online banking, Promptpay etc