@Tony *********

maybe you went in there and asked "I'd like to apply for an extension" and they thought you were referring to the touristic extension, and correctly replied "one week before" 😃😄

@Tony *********

I don't believe a word. Something between you and the Immigration official must have gotten lost in translation. Touristic extensions for 30 days in Hua Hin can only be applied for one week before expiry of the admitted stay permit. However applications for the "1-year extension of the stay permit based on retirement" can be made in Hua Hin up from 30 (!!) days before the expiry of the stay permit

@Tony *********

that's pretty narrow a window. What happens if they demand more documents, like a 12-months bank statement, for which some banks need 12 days to produce. It would blow up the timing

@Darren ********

owning a condo is no prerequisite to get a bank account opened. Only being on a long term visa like a Non-Imm visaclass, will enable him to get a bank account opened. An agent costs around 5000 Baht for this service, if you don't have this kind of money you should not come to live in Thailand

@Naja **********

when Thai Immigration denies entry, they will ask you to remain inside the "Detention Center" until your flight back to where you came from is ready to board. That's what the female Immigration Colonel meant with "deport you" . . . I am not responsible for the bad English of these officials. I only QUOTED what she said

@Gosia ****

yeah . . . let's throw a coin. . . . .. heads means no questions asked, seal means you are f....d

@Dan ******

no, this is WRONG! The "departure" section of the TDAC is NOT a mandatory field. You can leave it empty ! . . .. . . . however what Immigration can ask from you to show, upon entry, this is a completely different matter

@Ebbie ******

you are wrong! What you claim to know is total BS! Those "onwardtickets" are only a reservation for a booking! . . . . . They are not even a real ticket booking. . . . . . These onwardtickets are blocking the ETIX system of the airlines, and can get refused. . . . .And if you really plan to enter visa-exempt, and Thai Immigration is really gonna ask you for your onward travel, you are going to have a big problem if you show them the "fake ticket", they won't accept it, they will deny entry, put you into detention and send you back to where you came from. I am NOT kidding, I am just showing you the "new" reality of Immigration checks of people on visa-exempt entries

@Chris ***********

on visa-exempt entries, you might be asked in the future, so better be prepared. Immigration is checking more thoroughly now

I would not tell Immigration that you have a 6-months rental contract, since you arrive on a touristic visa-exemption. A typical tourist does not rent a condo for 6 months. You'd better move into a hotel before you apply, and use the hotel's TM30