@Pietro ************

there a visas that permit that - just not the tourist visa

It’s free - they charge a fee for “express” service but won’t provide a receipt so go figure I just plan around it but won’t contribute to the slush fund

@Alex ********

budget is not the point, it fuels corruption, and creates problems down the line, for example the DLT in Phuket now has a 3 month waiting list for an appointment, because they realized during Covid they could push everyone towards agents and get kickbacks - now we have to drive to Phang Nga to get license renewed same day or pay for an agent to jump rhe queue

Not resident so banks dont want to know - pay a bribe through an agent and all tidy

Go online to your local embassy and obtain a 3 month visa, which you can extend for 30 days, leave for a neighboring country(s) for a few weeks come back and get a visa exemption 60 days extend for 30 days and go walkabout again one more visa exempt may be possible but no guarantee……good luck

As I said baby steps - testing the water anything that reduces the chaos at immig for us , as “residents” is not a bad thing

@Graeme *****

that’s my next challenge, hoping a 35 year history with them will allow me to keep once I sell up….

@Sue *********

new TM6 is going online, and submitted prior to travel, otherwise once people are in the country they won’t bother….

@Wylie ******

same all over the world, banks are reluctant to allow non residents to keep an account in their country, I speak from experience, in Dubai, Hong Kong-and South Africa…..

@Graeme *****

try opening a bank account in most countries as a non resident, I have had my accounts closed in Dubai, Hong Kong and South Africa since I retired due to lack of residency status, global problem unfortunately.