Not correct. There is no free shipment related with either of those visas

@Mike *****

I've never seen a market stall without one. If you're not looking for something you'll never see it.

Yes, you can purchase a re-entry permit and leave to keep your stamp alive. As long as you're back before your 90 day entry stamp runs out you'll be able to apply for the 1-year extension.

Here's 2 posts pinned to the top of the group about this topic:

@Luit ****************

When you apply, and then again at year 5 when you have to re-qualify for the 2nd half of the visa

@Jim *******

Then leave Thailand and apply for a visa from the embassy like it's supposed to be done

There's a medical visa that you might qualify for, but it's so rarely used that it's hard to say. If you can get a treatment plan from the facility and can show a program over 6 months, you might be able to get a DTV.

Is he on a non-B visa? or is he on a work extension? That makes all the difference on what he needs to do. If he's on a visa, then he doesn't need to do anything and can stay until the end of his existing stamp. If he's on an extension (the stamp in his passport says "extension of stay") then he must go to the immigration office that issued the extension with documentation that his work ended and cancel his extension. If he goes past the date on the documentation, he will pay 500 baht per day fine for failing to cancel on time.

@Dany *******

finally someone who knows what they are talking about. Luckily my IT department didn't care enough about the ancillary things like authenticator and Mobile outlook login, as long as my personal tunnel to my house was always used for the laptop to make it look like I was at home

I've seen the exact same reports from others. The heat got too hot for the banks in Pattaya after all the headlines so they're not available anymore. Agents had to find new branches and they've done so in Bangkok