Anonymous participant 104 really tell that to the government agencies and major law firms that I deal with. Directors don't have to perform work functions. Doing the things I named like signing an Internet contract for the company, opening a company bank account, getting electric service started, are examples of director activities that don't require a work permit. You can start a Thai company or buy one and be a director. Neither DBD, nor the bank, nor any government authority will care what visa you are on. Your specific activities as director are what determine if you need a work permit or non B visa.

Anonymous participant 104 this absolutely incorrect. A foreigner can be a director without having a work permit as long as they are not performing work in Thailand. There are many such directors. They don't even need a Non-B visa. I know quite a few myself and banks and government agencies have no problem accepting documents signed by them as director, nor to open a company bank account. Some of these directors have significant numbers of transactions and interactions with the government and banks every month for over a decade. I also know such directors for companies formed in just the past year. Same thing. No problem for the director to act on behalf of the company to execute documents, sign contracts, and do banking without needing a work permit or a Non-B visa. There is a distinction between what is allowed as a director function and what else is considered work.

@Eric *******

considering that credit card acceptance is relatively low in Thailand, and even lower for Apple Pay acceptance, perhaps you live in a Expat bubble where you patronise mostly larger chain or mall shops. Otherwise even tourists are often told you can't expect to be able to pay by credit card in many places. Plus not to mention the typical 3 to 4% credit card surcharge imposed by many merchants. Maybe you are fortunate enough that such fees don't mean anything to you, but for others, they are a significant factor. Just like many local expats will shop in smaller markets or eat from smaller restaurants where credit cards are almost always not accepted, only QR or cash.

@Eric *******

are you unaware of how the average local (including expats) requires access to their Thai account to use the QR code payments that are the way you pay for 99% of things in Thailand? Less and less people use cash nowadays. I used to have to take out 20,000 baht every few days just for everyday living purposes. Nowadays, with the prevalence of QR scan, 20,000 baht cash may last me a full year without needing more physical currency. Also, some service providers and billers, including some government services, don't accept foreign credit cards so you would be stuck trying to pay some things without having to go to the office in person, unless you have a Thai bank account to use for the instant transfer system.

Keep in mind that if you don't exit within 180 days, you need to go to immigration to get an extension for an additional 180 days, but after 360 total days, you are required to leave and re-enter to get a new 180 days.

@Elías *******

the OP doesn't seem to be filing a 90 day report. They mentioned a 30 day extension so they likely needed a TM30 to be filed first if it wasn't done.

You're confusing what is needed. Many immigration offices require proof that a TM30 was filed, so you are supposed to get a copy of it from your hotel, landlord, or Airbnb host, as they were required by law to file a TM30 to report your stay within 24 hours of your arrival. This is not a new regulation. If your landlord or hotel or Airbnb host failed to file a TM30, then immigration is requiring their property's Blue Book and his ID in order to handle the delinquent TM30.

There have been well over 100 posts in the various Thai visa and Expat groups about this in the past 2 days. Do a search if you are part of different groups, and you'll see literally 1000 post comments about this exact issue.

@Dror ********

I just said a month ago as an example. What don't you understand from all the posts that this just happened to so many people yesterday? Fine, you would have had no problem at the bank 2 days ago, but tomorrow, you would if you had any interaction at the bank branch that requires them needing your passport to copy. Why is that so hard for you to understand? It's not all about you, now is it? The point is that this is a huge problem right now for many people, and you dismissed it as not an issue just because you are getting away with it for now, then claimed the bank doesn't care when you switch visas, when the fact is that they do, and they just don't know about you yet.

@Dror ********

it will obviously catch up with you at some point where you need to go into the branch. It might be when your ATM card expires and you need a new one, for example. This just happened yesterday so you can't say they don't care because they didn't a month ago.