@Sefton *******

You mean the longstay expats who have paid bribes to government officials through visa agents to get their visa extensions? And of course that doesn't stink does it? 🤣

@John *********

If I go into a bank branch in Australia and withdraw $9,999 in cash (which I could be using to buy an old car, or as a gift to my daughter), the Australian government will report this to the Thai government? And what purpose will this achieve? I'm not under any obligation to tell anybody what this cash is for. I bring it perfectly legally into Thailand and gift it to my lady, who over a period of a couple of months exchanges it into Thai Baht, which she then gives back to me a bit at a time. All of this is totally legal, and there is zero obligation for me to report this to anybody.

@Tom **********

Haha! Doubt that very much. It's becoming an international trend.

@Sani *********

Don't have to do it in person, you can do it by mail

@Milo ********

Takes ten minutes at your local post office to do it by mail,😂😂

You'd have been better off getting the 90-day non-O visa. That way you get stamped in for 90 days, and some adminstration tasks would be easier (such as opening a bank account - almost impossible on a tourist visa unless you pay several thousand baht).

@Greg *******

Incorrect. It's valid for five years from date of issue, not five calendar years

@Mark *******

Yep. Typical Cheap Foreigner. Thai people pay a hundred dollars or more for a visa, and the Septic Tank complains about 300 baht. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Mark *******

But it's ok for western countries to charge hundreds of dollars to Thai people for the benefit of visiting their countries! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Bent ************

January!!!! Read the article!!!!!!