You are trying to live in Thailand as a tourist. That is not allowed and never has been but there has been so much abuse of the systems in place that immigration are now enforcing the rules rigorously and that is a good thing. It will stop a lot if illegal activity. If you want to live in Thailand yiu need to get the right Visa and if that is not possible then you should have taken that into consideration before getting into the situation you are now in. The only country where you can just turn up with no ID and get housed, fed and given spending money plus a whole load of other benefits is the UK.

@Jordan ****

there is an airport in Udon Thani which is about 60km from Nong Khai.

@Jody ******

the rules gave been the same for a long time but now they are being enforced. People can no longer get away with breaking them.

@Charles ******

it's been the same for years but now they are enforcing it which is a good thing. Only difference is 7 day extension instead of 30.

@Barney **************

yes I asked Wise to tag my account. Some people reported problems getting transfers marked correctly and recommend Kasikorn but mine have all been ok for 21 months.

@Barney **************

my transfers from UK to Bangkok bank all showing as international.

The on line system works just fine and takes a few seconds. The most common reason for rejection is because tm30 address dies not tally with address entered. If you travel around the country hotels will do tm30 for you so when you return to your main residence you need to register tm30. If you don't then 90 day report will be rejected. There is no need whatsoever to seek the help of an agent for tm 30 or tm47.

Works for me every time.

@Randy ***********

it's a simple process that I never have a problem with though it is a little difficult to work out how to get the print out.

@David *****

there are about 12 versions of the new rules going around and none have been approved yet.

@Russ ******

if that is all that deterred you then it is a good thing that Thailand is not for you. It takes time to earn respect at immigration or within the community. You get what you deserve here.