@Miran *********

you will find it very difficult to open a bank account in Thailand on any form if tourist Visa or Visa exempt. Obtain thev90 day non o Visa in your home country for which you can show required funds in your home country bank. Travel to Thailand and open a bank account at any of the multitude of banks here. I would recommend Krungsri, Krungthai or Kasikorn. Get your 0 baht into the bank account asap. It has to be there for a full 2 months before you apply for the 12 month extension based on being over 50. Following that what I have already said applies. If you wish to go to monthly payments of baht to get your extension you MUST meet the requirements of your first extension AND make 12 monthly payments into your Thai bank. Once you have the extension based in monthly payments you can remove the 0 or 0 if you have already removed 0. You can do whatever you like with the monthly payments; spend them, save them or send them back to your home bank account. I use Wise to make transfers into Bangkok Bank which has gone well for 20 months. All transfers must show as international which can be a pain to achieve. Hope that helps.

@Miran *********

the 0 has to be in your Thai bank for two months before getting the first 12 month extension based on being over 50. It has to remain in the bank for 3 months after you get the extension and then not go below 0 baht until 2 or 3 months before applying for your second extension when it has to be made back up to 0. I say 2 or 3 months because officially it us 2 but some offices require 3 like mine. I dont argue with them.

Register the property on line. Enter all these who come to stay there. Print out tm30 form. It takes a few minutes. I rent my home but I do both tm30 and tm47 myself on line which is easy and saves my landlady a lot of hassle.

@Jim ******

depends on your immigration office.

If it is causing you a problem then get the required information to register from your landlord and set things up so you can do it on line at any time necessary. I have just re entered Thailand and it took 10 minutes to register tm30 at my permanent address.

@Robert ******

I had not updated phone company and my banking app was locked for 5 months while in UK. Caused me no end of issues.

Off topic but might be helpful. Do not forget to update your bank accounts with new passport number AND your mobile phone company. Most important for Bangkok Bank if you have an account with them.

@Ian *********

Roberto only understands his situation and as that appears to be just fine he is unable to understand why that might not be the case for other people whether they have followed the "rules" or not. He just enjoys annoying people.

@Roberto ********

you have no idea what you ard talking about.

@Ludo *********

no its unlimited 5g and I have never had an issue with it even in rural Issan.