Around a year ago from Chennai consulate and living in Phuket now.

First time I took my family to Penang, Malaysia for a week. Beautiful place and 3,000-5,000 baht two way direct flight from Phuket.

Second time I went home(India)

Now third time we are going to Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Both the times no questions asked. Walked out with a smiling IO and 6 months stamp.

Crackdown is mostly on visa free entry or visa on arrival.

Do it by yourself and go to any nearby country. All of them are amazing and worth a visit.

It's an headache with multiple visits to IO, redoing the documentation, additional documents, again additional documents.

I did my extension twice by flying to Penang and Singapore. Best book a flight and comeback with a new 6 months stamp.

As far as you pay by cash or card. You can buy car, motorbike or even a house(condo) in Thailand. Just need a residence certificate from immigration by submitting TM30.

I'm going tomorrow for my DL appointment in Krabi(no appointments are available in Phuket until March 2027 😔). I'm converting my home country DL to Thai DL so no test needed and simple documents.

Yes, you will see the list while filling out your application

They want you to be working(major criteria for the visa). As far as your income is generated outside the kingdom. You're fine 👍

@Arkar *****

Yes and it's available only in 2026 now 🤦‍♂️ slots and days are limited for appointment unfortunately and IDP is valid only for 60 days/every visit.

@Arkar *****

online or driving school. We did it online.

Anonymous participant We went with all the documents such as passport (original and copies), one year contract, DTV printout, 2 photos but the officer only checked our passport and the TM30 before giving them back.

Make sure your TM30 is the latest one. You can get it from any hotel by staying overnight. In our case, I got mine directly from our landlord.