@Peter **********

I don't know what you mean by "planned trips" but are you aware he can apply for the 30-day extension the day after he arrives, giving him a clear 59 days stay?

@Vernon ********

Best to get onto the 65k per month transfer. So much better than tying your money up for the rest of your life!

@Vernon ********

You cannot re-apply for OA at an immigration office. All you can do is get an extension. If you want a new OA you have to return to your home country.

Start the 65k/month process during the first year you're in Thailand. Get the second year free by way of border bounce. By the third year you'll already have the required 12 months so you can either extend the OA in country, or alternatively leave, come back on an exempt entry, get the non-O still using the 65k process, but DO NOT miss a single month or you're up shit creek without a paddle.

No. The only visa extension available is for 12 months

No

@Gary ********

Ah ok. I went during the restrictions. I thought so, because most hotels wouldn't check you in unless you had the covid pass. I flew once to Phuket with only six people on the flight. The beaches were almost deserted. We had six waiters serving us at restaurants on the beach as they were almost empty. Stayed in a 5-star resort which usually has rooms for $400 a night for $80. It was the best of times! The tourist areas of Bangkok were deserted but bars in Sukhumvit were open and selling beers for 40 baht a pop. Just had to flash that covid pass and in we went. I'll always remember the covid era with affection

@Gary ********

Couldn't fly Thai Airways and many of the upper market resorts wouldn't allow without the Covid Pass, and couldn't get into Phuket without it. But hey, it was free, so what's the difference?

@Gary ********

Yep. And it worked. I wasn't going to sit around inside for two friggin years like so many people did. Life is to be enjoyed, not to be looked at through a window. I had the BEST time. The beaches were empty and clean, businesses really wanted your custom, everyone was so polite and welcoming. So not a pointless exercise for me at all!

@Gary ********

But it freed up travel within Thailand. During covid I visited every corner of Thailand travelling in empty planes and staying in dirt cheap hotels, with cheap car hire. Had to flash the covid pass so it certainly worked for that! Didn't care about anything else, just wanted my freedom!