I’m in Thailand, trying it out for a year , so I’ll be getting a retirement visa . I have friend in Uk who is thinking of coming over , he’s thinking of 60 day entry with a 30 day extension then go to Philippines for week to see friends in December . Can he re enter Thailand and do another 60 days plus 30 day extension? I read on various posts that this is frowned upon. If he likes Thailand then he may in a few years retire here but now he’s happy with travelling . I just seen on this post a few people visit several times per year . I’ve given him details of this page so you might see same question being asked .

I have a friend coming to Thailand late October, he is happy to rent a condo for a year . He told me it was pointless him getting a retirement visa like I got as he will just enter for 60 days then extend 30 days and fly to either Laos , Cambodia or Vietnam for week then return and repeat it again .I told him that the Thai immigration might not allow him 4 entries to stay over a year. He thinks I’m being over cautious, which I might be, however reading some posts on here it might be him being ambitious. He did say he might return to uk for a wedding in may for two weeks. What’s his chances ? I know the visa system is new so might not have been tested for multiple entries, he doesn’t want to pay £800 + for a 15 retirement visa or put 800k baht in Thai bank he said he’d rather use it to travel a bit more . Is his plan viable ?

@Marc *******

hi Marc , I want to keep my uk number and contacts for personal and work reasons . So that why I thought about having a second phone just to use for Thai contacts, bank and bolt app etc .

The agent for visa said I needed a phone to download app for the retirement visa I’m applying for .

Is it possible to open a bank account without a Thai mobile ? Do all banks need apps , I would prefer just to have an account with a card to withdraw/ deposit and pay for goods. I’m not keen on online banking. Very old fashioned I know before I get stick from members. I have uk phone and someone said just to get a Thai sim and put it in. I want to keep uk phone for my other contacts , so where can I get a Thai smart phone reasonably priced and a network sim which I could use separately from my uk phone.

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

thanks so much for your help, much appreciated.

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

hi Brandon , so will the hotel want to know why I’ve registered at new address before checking out? I’m just worried I upset some sort of process at immigration. I intend to go for my retirement visa in October after I’m settled in new condo . Thanks for responding

i have been staying in hotel which is paid until the end of September. I have taken a condo with 12 month lease but I wanted it earlier so I could get it prepared. Will immigration be bothered that I am registered at two addresses overlapping 10 days until end of month. Agent will not budge on registering me later , I kinda understand they want to keep themselves right in law. However will it affect me? I paid a lot for the hotel so don’t want to lose the luxury for 10 days .

One stop visa service Pattaya

Go to another agent, check out mark chevalier , Londoner, he and his partner run a visa agency