@John *********

Obviously. This was/is also valid for a year. Several people used this as an option to leave their fund at home and as it’s easier without the extra requirements. We could get it in Norway also until recently, but now it’s removed as an adaption to the evisa system I quess.

@Steve ******

Are you sure you got a regular one year Non O-A visa and not a Non O visa in Singapore? Did you have permanent residency in SP at that time?

@Glenn ****

I don’t know if the insurance approved by the Thai immigration is very expensive itself based on cost per month, but it’s expensive compared to coverage. Therefore several people leave and re-enter on a regular Non O without mandatory health insurance and do their own health insurances.

@Greg **********

Yes that’s also my point. Even if the DLT doesn’t require the TM.30 itself, a TM.30 is anyway required to get a residence certificate to the DLT where you want to apply for/renew your licences.

@Radius *****************

ok sorry, I misread and thought I answered the tread starter. Hope you didn’t get serious offended.

By the way I did both mine in Bangkok Bank and Krungthai Bank on visa exemption, but this is not easy anymore.

And you don’t need a Thai ID. Passport and national or international driver licenses is sufficient.

@Lena ******

Where are you now? You normally need a Long Stay visa in Thailand to open a bank account, unless you get an agent to assist you if you’re on a tourist visa.

You can apply for a regular 90 days Non O visa at home before you leave and use your bank at home as documentation for income/funds and open a bank account in Thailand when you come for your first one year extension of stay after 90 days.

If you come on a tourist visa and want to apply for a 90 days Non O in Thailand, you’ll need to open a bank account and bank 800K baht both for to apply.

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

Yes, agree. I’ve renewed in different provinces, but I always needed to provide a residence certificate from where my TM.30 was registered at date.

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

No, not the TM.30 itself, but a residence certificate from the immigration where his TM.30 is registered? At least that’s the way I’ve done mine in 12 years. Do you mean it’s possible to apply for a license at any DLT no matter where you’re TM.30 is registered?

@Brian ******

But he can’t renew his license without a TM.30

@SAra **********

Yes tourism now at date.