If it is not your first 90 day report, have you tried doing the report online instead?

@Jim *********

it is illegal to use an agent to circumvent the 800,000 baht financial requirement. If the immigration officer is investigated all of their visas issued illegally are cancelled and you would be deported (yes this does happen).

I disagree it's very easy.

@Jacques ****

not true.

@Jacques ****

you do realise this is illegal?

If the immigration officer is investigated, all of their visas issued illegally are cancelled and you would be deported (this does happen).

@Jacques ****

Tony is correct, the easiest way is to get the non o visa before you come to Thailand.

You are confusing the non o with non oa visa.

You need the insurance etc only for the non oa.

@Keith ***********

I do too, you quickly get an idea of who is helpful and who is just a waste of time reading, so I just block the latter!

@Martyn **********

it takes about 30 minutes.

@Nick ******

I agree, I did my initial licence at a different office to my year extension and the process was much the same and very easy.

It took about 30 minutes for the first one and an hour for the extension after 2 years.

I didn't go to check my paperwork was in order, so it was one visit each time (I just keep a file with everything they could possibly ask for, just in case).

Very simple, no need for agents and no need to risk not being insured by avoiding it, and using the IDP for more than 90 days.

@Gregor *********

maybe so, but the DTV is not a tourist visa, so it seems we are still talking about a 90 day maximum stay for tourists, I think.