@Brandon ***********

The work permit requirement seems to be misleading. They may often/sometimes like to start with work permit requirement as default, but Thai ID is good enough.

@Charles *******

Passport OR Thai id. (like a pink ID card for example, Thai drivers license,...) Either one is sufficient. I know this is what you meant with "passport plus any issued Thai id", but just wanted to make this clear to anyone who is not familiar with the "know-your-customer" /KYC process.

Also : foreigners are 1 level of rights lower than Thai within the True money wallet system. But still very useful.

Thanks for the compliment, but it is also irrelevant.

Airlines may refuse you to board if you don't hold a proper visa and not have an outward ticket.

That's just the reality. And they don't care about people's previous experiences with other airlines and routes.

How much chance you have being asked for an onward ticket or be let through depends on the airline and the route. So your experience is connected with certain airlines and routes.

@Shaun ******

your personal experience is irrelevant. Like someone saying that they have been driving drunk for years and never been fined.

Would be nice to link to your source. Where and from whom exactly did you hear that fake news ? What were the exact words ?

"Somewhere at some halloween party" doesn't count.

@John ******

If you were never asked when flying from Europe, it just means you were lucky.

@Philip ****

What was the exact wording they used for the need "to extend every 90 days" ? Can you copy/paste the exact words from your email about the 90 days ?

For those who need to pay taxes in Thailand, don't have to pay on the income from abroad as long as it isn't transferred into Thailand in the same year.

@Phillip *******

I'm not the one running this scheme, so you'll have to ask them.

But you must be naive and new to Thailand if you think that anything which isn't closed down automatically means it's legit.

Again : if it is legit, just point us to the laws with the specific requirements agents use to avoid the money requirements others have to use.

I remember when back in the days guesthouses, stalls on the beach,... on islands openly sold drugs. Was on the menu and could be put on your bill. Was normal, wasn't closed down. Doesn't mean was legit.

@Phillip *******

Just because a bunch of people do something doesn't prove it's legit.

Shouldn't be difficult to understand this is a fallacy.

Easy to prove me wrong though : post the link to the law which proves that by using an agent you are exempt from the usual money requirements.