Mandatory for every foreigner whether they have a visa or not as of May 1st.

@Michael *******

OX was only really doable from the Sydney consulate as it was the only one in the world where you didn’t have to prove 3m in a Thai bank account. No idea if it’s still the same since they’ve changed to evisa.

London quite often has turn around times of 3-5 business days. Songkran holidays excepted.

@Sylvia *******

Bank statements often have to come from head office regardless of your branch you use.

@Sylvia *******

No fee if you use cardless ATM option on your phone.

@Jeffrey *********

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@Lawr****

said. A TM6 was the old paper arrival/departure card that you used to have to fill out on the airplane or at a land border.

As of May 1st that’s going to be superseded by the TDAC.

I suspect you’re thinking of a TM30 where the hotel or landlord file the fact that you’re resident at their property.

@Sylvia *******

There is no requirement to have a bank account in the province you’re applying for a visa/extension. There probably would be a need for a TM30 for that province but as we know nothing about what they are trying to do it’s hard to advise.

@Peter *********

Not an issue if married in Thailand.

Yes. Just get the 12 months extension as usual. If they’re in year you can still get an extension.

A METV is valid for 6 months from issue. On each entry you’d get 60 days and can extend once for 30 days more at a local immigration office.

In theory one would get you to September but seeing as you said you want to maximise your time from September you might want to enter exempt (if applicable) or with a single entry tourist visa if not and get the METV for September.