Your the one that is delusional, if you really think it's scam prevention when you go in with an agent and be done in 5 minutes.

@Stuart **********

that is the problem, each office has its set of rules. To be honest that is the only thing that has been easy for me

@Todd ********

visa is different but if I am going to split time then it's not a problem. You can do as many border runs as you want. And your correct it's not fair to come to Japan. Japan and Korea are levels way beyond se Asia. They are the standard of success. Hoping Vietnam will bring back the one yr visa.

@Marianne *******

the yellow book done at district office. So easy. It took a week to get mine. Only had to have my birth certificate translated for the office. Only document I had to supply and copy of passport of coarse

Going rate is usually 30 to 50. That is way over.

@David *******

you would never find in a western country the loops it takes to open an acct. Banks only need to question where the money came from. End of story. What other countries does it take days to open. The law in Thailand says you need proper visa not interview wife. That's immigration job

@Todd ********

has nothing to do with me. Some of these at banks already had their minds made up before someone even walked in the door. I personally won't play games. My first experience was a total shit show. Showed up the next day with same documents with an agent. Acct opened in five minutes. I laughed at the lady and said the money I spent for agent to me about Minutes to make and told her it takes her a week fill time. Money always has the upper hand. It's just said Thailand has to play games like this. I lived in Japan and that shit would have never happened. Difference between a professional country. Thailand is pushing people to Vietnam. I already found me a place on Saigon. Going to split my time. Already impressed with Vietnam

@Ticha ****************

they can profile Chinese if they want. Chinese seems to be at the route of all Thailand problems bit they complain how Chinese numbers have dropped

It doesn't matter if you provided a million documents and spoke every language in the world she still would search for a reason of this power trip they love playing in Thailand. They just keep finding more reasons to run people off while their tourism number are down and have the worst economic growth in se asia. They are product of their education system.

Just check into a cheap hotel and get one.