@Tony *********

Respect is the key-word here. Why do not 85% of the foreigners get it? Went to Immigr. (Chom Thien) last week, as far as I could see the only foreigner in full length trousers, shoes and ironed shirt etc. Was only for my 90 days, but with a renewed one-year lease I lined up for the information desk thinking I might need to change end-date of certificate of residency. Big moma, the one in uniform spotted me, smiled and with a nod sent one of the not uniformed assistents to go to me in the queue. He asked what I wanted, I explained. «Not necessary to change, come with me». So he walked me to the 90 day desk, handed over my papers, said something like «he is good to go», and 5 mins later I was. Good to go. All because of showing respect and not turning up at their workplace in shorts, flip-flops and a singlet barely covering an evergrowing beer gut. They would never do this in their hometown, so why here? Entitlement is my guess, with some good old-fashioned racism mixed into it?

@Alicia ******

I just crossed the street on a red light. No fatalities, no need to heed the rules.

@Brook *******

and this effects tourism in which way?

@Brandon ***********

luckily we are not all US citizens, there are still a lot of nationalities who can receive their first extension based on the monthly income/pension, right? Update: sorry, didn’t see your answer above,

@Garrett **********

wow! Renting out on daily basis yourself? Nothing wrong in what he wrote as I can see?

@Patrick ********

You do not get a TM30 at immigr. You bring the TM30 which your landlord is obliged to register within 24 hrs. I might have misunderstood you, but with this you get your certificate of residency and in Chom Thien they will produce a letter to the bank stating that you are good to go. Paid B1.000, to have this expedited.

Darin Leitch Have not been in this situation myself, but I am quite sure you are giving out wrong information that can hurt people badly: you have to keep minimum B 400.000, (of the original B 800.000,) in the bank untill you get your next extension based on the monthly installments. The logic in this being that these are the rules for your first year extension which you have broken. Might also, if following the same logic, be a case of overstay from the moment you drop below the agreed minimum of B 400.000,. Please correct me if I’m wrong about the overstay.

@Mario ********

112x65.000 = ? Not 1.550.000. Back to school I guess.

@Laetitia *****

what are you talking about? He has been told to go for the non O as the best way to go and there is nothing involving bank a/c in Thailand doing this. In Thailand you go to immig with TM 30 etc get a letter from them and open an account. Might want to avoid Bangkok Bank though with their rule of 4 month seasoning of funds.

@Bob *********

like the «imagination office»! Think I’ll use this expression from now on, if you don’t mind?