Oh this post has been a great help, so you apply online via thai embassy in the UK, it would be 90 days I'm looking.for initially, but all I read was the 800k in thai bank, so, this post says merely proof of funds...

2 questions

I seem to have read that it's 90 days from issue, which is a ball ache as I plan to utilise full 90 days on travel, is that correct or 90 days from entry

2nd question, I pressume getting the non 0 visa, that will enable me to obtain bank account, ( i own a property here, have driving licences, have sim card but unaware if mine or my GFs). Cheers

Hoping your wrong, pretty sure you are, I stayed in 2024 for about 7 months , 4 visits

One original and 1 copy was fine for me in chonburi @ march this year

@Pete ******

many of my friends struggling with banking in pattaya whilst I was there, all ex pats

Interesting, I stayed in pattaya for almost 60 days, flew out to malaysia for about 5 days, returning through don mueng, felt it wasn't a given they were going to let me back in...called a supervisor over before stamping me in for another 60 days, even though I was staying only another week or so...