@Thomas ********

great info, thanks. I am from Germany. And seen quite a few German travelers get their accounts frozen. Not sure what they do wrong. But the money to my Wise account always comes from my German bank with my name.

@Us ****

I have a Thai girlfriend and she always helps me with cash. Basically I sent her 50k THB and she cashes out and gives me cash. But 600k is another dimension and I don’t want she get trouble with the government when she gets a big amount of money on her account. I know her 4 years and trust with money.

@Todd ********

Exactly that’s what I mean. Will probably get 1 baht less for each Euro. That’s 16.000 THB for 16.000 Euros. People laughing. But nobody likes to throw out money out of the window.

@Us ****

I can wire the money from my German bank account directly to Thai Elite. But I will probably lose hundreds of Euros for fees and bad conversion rate. Wise is excellent for this kind of things.

@Russell ******

thanks. I just came back from Phuket (tried there as well with no luck) and don’t plan to travel for now.

@Stuart ********

I extended my tourist visa last month in Patong. 30 days. “Only” 2000 baht asked. And they do all the copy stuff for you.

They sell a different (tourist SIM card) at the airport. Once your one month subscription ends, you will have worse choices than a normal AIS SIM card. If it’s no emergency, I would buy a SIM card in the city. But ask for a normal one. Not sure they sell tourist SIM cards in the city as well.

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

Yes that’s what I meant as well.

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

I am in a similar situation but applied for a elite since I am 42. I came to Thailand in December 2022 with an visa exemption 45 + 30 days, flight to Vietnam, came back with an Tourist visa 60 + 30 and that is ending on June 11th. My Elite Visa will take 2 more months I am sure. So you saying a border run is a safe option to get 30 + 30? Do I need to show a flight ticket out? Any recommendations for a agency in Bangkok who are trustable?

If you plan to go to Phuket, do it here in Patong. Took me just 10 minutes last time. I did once in bkk and lost a whole day.