@Chantelle *****

Most countries eligible for a Vietnamese visa exemption receive 45 days.

I hold several Thai bank accounts but I prefer cash and sometimes use debit or credit cards too.

Appreciate you providing these options for those interested.

However, I don't see the purpose of reinventing the wheel - with QR codes you're still using your own money and thus there's no real advantage of using this method of payment. It's more of a hassle than anything else. Just go to an ATM. They're still not difficult to find even if there are fewer of them than there used to be.

Credit cards make sense because you're able to borrow money that you can repay later...hence the name.

For most everyday things you use cash, just like we've always done for decades.

That's what I use for payment anywhere I am in the world, most of the time. Credit cards are for when I need to pay for big ticket items.

Isn't this more of an issue if your visa is a traditional sticker? Can't see the problem if it's an e-visa. Perhaps you could travel with a printout of the information page of the old passport but like someone else said, if it's possible to get an annotation in your new passport at a local immigration office, that's even better.

Get her a retirement visa

@Deidre ********

He's in Vietnam already.

Depends on what type of visa or extension you're on..some can't be extended and you have to leave the country and come back.

@John *********

They won't ask you for an interview in Vietnam. At a certain point you are simply waiting. As long as you don't enter Thailand until you receive your visa it's OK

@John *********

It's a special category visa.

@Toni ******

I heard Rayong was 2 years as well, from the beginning.

All Bangkok offices except Bang Chak are 5 years (or were as of a couple of months ago anyway). Same thing in Chiang Mai.

I have not heard of any rule changes for those offices...only Rayong and Chonburi are definitely 2 years. Others...really depends.

@John *********

Nonsense. The DTV is in a separate category. For a tourist visa, you usually get only 2 years but some offices might grant a 5 year license upon renewal to holders of the METV. Might is the key word. For DTV holders, some offices grant a 5 year license upon renewal, others only 2 years.