@Boran ****

Singapore is one of my favourite SEA cities nowadays. It's got a whole lot better in the last 10-15 years. The best museums in SEA, chances to see world class theater, so many learning opportunities everywhere to learn about the local life vs only tourism stuff. Each neighborhood has its own vibrant characters. Super fun, varied, and iconic architecture, especially in terms of reflecting local adaptation and culture, and integrating climate change response. I find Singapore much more fun, easier to manage, and more revealing than, say, most places in Japan. It's a surprising place bc I usually prefer cheap, uncrowded, underdeveloped places.

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

interesting! I've never noticed there's a difference. In Viet Nam, virtually all the banks dealing with individuals are called "commercial banks" in their official names. And foreign banks like SC and HSBC provide retail/consumer services like in other countries. So you're saying those like SC and HSBC don't provide retail/consumer services for individuals in Thailand, but only serve commercial purposes for institutions? Am I understanding it correctly? I don't know anything at all about banking, and our system in VN is all kinds of weird, so I have no frame of reference.

@Romain ***

I know that even without ChatGPT. The fact that you need ChatGPT for this 😂

OP didn't think of the little trick, and was shown it's possible, and liked the solution, thus learned something new. A great situation in the end. Except for your snarky shaming of someone who's simply trying to learn and adapt to a new environment. Thai immigration can be very very overwhelming unexpectedly. Give people some grace for not doing their clearest, bestest thinking all the time. OP had zero bad attitude and didn't deserve yours.

@Romain ***

so what? Isn't learning new things part of the point of moving to a new country? What's wrong with that?

@Allan ********

you can book a "pay later" ticket on Vietjet and use that booking.

@Tod ********

reminds me of the Mexicans who want SO MUCH to be helpful and friendly that they'd enthusiastically give you any firm answer even if they have no clue what you're talking about 😂

@Ellie ******

thanks, so the window for 1st in person noti would be 2wk before + 1wk after, correct?

@Tod ********

hi Tod, is that online window the same for the first 90d noti, or does the 1st noti still have to be in person?

@Tod ********

thanks for the info! I'm honestly surprised. The school never mentioned that he would have to go to Immigration with me. They seem to want me to pay to use their visa extension services.