@Jim ******

It's compulsory for all foreigners to file a tm30 within 24-hrs of landing in Thailand stating the address where they will be staying.. or rather, it's compulsory for a Thai landlord.. meaning the property owner or their appointed agent.. to file a tm30 for any guest staying overnight in their property.. and they should provide a copy to the guest for retention with their passport.. failure to do so can result in an immigration fine.. and whilst it is the landlord's responsibility it's the guest that has to pay it!

@Wayne *******

You can also file your new tm30 online.. takes about 30 seconds.. once you've set up an account in your wife's name 😉

@William **********

Just wondering what 'deposit protection' scheme covers a True Money account 🤔

@Deslea *******

Except you fail to mention the option of leaving Thailand and travelling to a neighbouring country to apply for the non-o from the Thai Embassy in that country.. then re-entering once said visa is granted.. then your advice to get the extension is good to go 👍

BrilliantShark3683 LTE is effectively 4g.. but handsets only reflect it as LTE 😉

@Philip ********

Invites scrutiny.. many UK banks are flagging expat accounts and unless you are a 'very good' customer they are targetting them for closure.. I'd never alert my UK bank to my overseas residence through an address or mobile phone update to reflect Thailand!

Take a look at Expatfone.. which works through a proprietary app' called 'Devyce'.. it allows you to port your Uk mobile number into what is effectively a virtual (VoIP) network.. so you don't have to change your number.. you get free inward and outward calls and texts to all standard Uk landlines and mobiles.. and a free voicemail service built in.. it makes and receives calls as if you were still in the Uk.. so it doesn't alert the person you are calling to the fact that you are overseas.. similarly, people calling you don't get an abnormal (ie. overseas) ringtone.. so it's great for maintaining anonymity with people that don't need to know your location.. particularly useful if your Uk bank is targetting customers who reside overseas for account closure.. and will allow you to receive the codes for all those apps that have 2-factor authorisation security protocols (like your bank) without any hassle.. there's a fixed monthly subscription after a trial period.. and that may be discounted for the first few months.. I've found it to be a simple and reliable solution.

Ps. You don't need to be in the UK to port your number.. it's all done via their website.. and since there's no physical sim there's nothing to mail to you 👍

@Ali ******

Well that is the process in CM anyway.. and I don't think it's any different elsewhere.. if your overseas marriage certificate has been authenticated in your home country.. and in the Uk for instance that process is called 'apostled'.. and involves having it stamped by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London.. then it becomes an 'international' certificate and will be accepted by any overseas government as genuine.. and if you have it translated into Thai and submit it together with the FCO apostled copy of your English certificate to the Thai Embassy in London.. they will stamp it up in readiness for use in Thailand.. you do not have to submit anything to the MoFA in Thailand.. unless you begin this process after entering the country.. many people do it before they travel to avoid the hassle once they get here!

@Ali ******

I agree if you are starting process inside Thailand.. but it can be done in home country before you travel and Thai Embassy will attend to attestation.. so no further action is needed when you arrive in Thailand.. your documents are ready to register marriage at the Amphur.

@Ali ******

If the marriage certificate is translated and certified by the Thai Embassy in their home country before travelling.. then you do not need to repeat this process again in Thailand.. however if you are already in Thailand and havn't done so.. then you do need to submit the translation to the MoFA in Thailand for certification once original is certified by home country Embassy.. but bear in mind if marriage took place in a different country to home country.. then it's the Embassy of that country that needs to certify the marriage certificate as genuine.. and not the home country Embassy which plays no part!