@Glyn *********

people under estimate the hands. I am so use to talking with my hands now lol.

This is simple. Stay in Thailand for the 60 days and go to Singapore at the end. Come back to Thailand and get another 30 days. Singapore is expensive for sleeping so unless you are rich don’t burn your money to long in Singapore.

@Terry *******

exactly confusing as heck. It honestly may depend on the immigration office you plan to apply. You need to talk to them directly for the correct answer. I would bring the VA letter with 12 months of statements and see what they say. I saw an old post of a man having trouble even with 12 months salary into the Bangkok bank. Immigration still wanted a notorized letter from the USA embassy which didn’t make much sense as USA does not verify income. If you do figure it out let us know please.

Stay away from agents unless absolutely necessary. This is the first post I saw someone getting using an agent for a tourist visa. It may look difficult but it’s very easy. Buy a cheap $38 ticket out of the country such as to Singapore. Problem solved. Or get a refundable ticket so cost you $0. Easy peasy no agent required. Wasting money on an agent for a tourist visa just feels like a bad idea.

I bought a $38 dollar ticket to Singapore just incase. Never was asked though.

Talk to three lawyers at least. If a lawyer tells you a great plan verify plan with more lawyers. Don’t let any lawyer know about each other. Go from there.

Yeah the tm30 is an annoying mistake. Even hotels are guilty of not doing tm30s outside of tourist areas. Luckily only 800 baht fine.

@Denis ****

Bangkok bank also told me to buy a 5900 life insurance policy. Another one told me I needed a letter from my embassy that would have cost 1900 baht. Finally found one that just wanted a residency certificate from immigration which is free to get. Just need to ask others where a foreign friendly Bangkok bank is. I opened mine 5 months ago.

No such rule exist. It’s up to the immigration officer. It’s all case by case. I am an American and have been in Thailand 14 months, i recently left to Laos for 20 minutes in November and went to Laos in December for 5 days. So five days outside of Thailand in 14 months is not a long time to be out of country. With my history I doubt Thailand will let me stay any longer on tourist visas. 99.9% I will denied if I try again. I am married to a Thai so will be getting a proper year long extension now.

1. When I got sick with COVID I got a medical note stayed 60 more days. Or get plastic surgery?

2. I went to the Laos border got 45 plus 30 days. (Allowed 2 land border crossings in a calander year).

3. Fly out to Singapore.

4. ED Visa

5. Marry a Thai

6. Have a Thai Child.

7. rich get the Elite Visa.