@Gary **********

I you want reliable service and a wide range of choices you should get a paid service.

Don’t buy Firestick too many limitations from Amazon. Get Mii Stick or Box from Xiaomi, basically the same as a Firestick but you have full Google Play store access. Then get iptv service of your choice.

@Graham *****

Yes first year. I am aware of this for the 2nd year but thank you anyway.

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

Thank you for your reply. Do you have any experience regarding the TM30 policy at the immigration office in Jomtien/Pattaya? In the past I did not file a new TM30 with them after I did occasional short trips to Cambodia or Vietnam and never had a problem so far. But was always unsure of the actual rule. Thanks again.

@Keith *********

I went through the O-A evisa application successfully about 3 weeks ago (Embassy in Hungary) and although the e-visa system did not ask for my flight ticket only for the date, two days after submission I got an e-mail asking for my ticket as “further document”.

@Roberto ********

Yes, thank you, I am aware of that!

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

Exactly how I see it. I think I will just take my chances with 10 working days, as I know my docs are complete and solid. In case the visa does come late, do you think it is possible that I take my flight anyway, enter visa excempt and once the visa arrives I do a run to “activate” it? Thank you!

Brandon Thurkettle I am using the embassy in Budapest/Hungary. On the phone I was told 15 working days for O-A but TR visas rarely take longer then 4-5 days there. Also I got my last O-A from them, before the online system was introduced, in 5 days. Date of issue is important for me because I will want to use this visa also next year, just before it will expire, to max it out for 2 years. Thank you.

@John *********

Actually I am planning to apply for an O-A visa and not looking for a way around the system but rather for a solution for my special individual situation. But thank you for your answer anyway.

Thank you for your answers. So what if I fly back to Europe for just a week at Christmas, when the local embassy is closed for the holidays? I would have to apply for any new visa online well before the holiday period, when I am still in Thailand. Do I actually have to scan ALL the pages in my passport? In this case presenting the ticket would not be a problem.