@X ************

I don't think his application should have even been approved lol 😆

@Ralph ******

the bank account is a real.hassle in Udon thani even with the correct papers the first three refused me

@Peter ********

no. You are only supposed to apply for the non o retirement visa when you are Outside Thailand ...there is a section on the e visa application that even.ask for proof of your location so when you applied while Khon Kaen you must have made a false declaration so your e visa should never have been issued in the first place.

This is what I did two months ago from exact same position and you.

Went to Vientiane get the Laos visa on arrival from nong khai. Done as soon as you get off the bridge lol.

Stay Vientiane.

Apply for non O retirement visa on e visa application.

You can not pay on line in Vientiane.

You will get an email or QR code.

go to thai consulate queue up and pay 2000 Baht.

Your e visa application status will change to being processed.make sure it does.

The website says up to 15 working days.

I booked hotel for 3 nights.

In the second working day I got my email with the visa

approved.

Printed it out, did the tdac .

Next morning back to nong khaki and allowed back in.

Then started the hassle of opening bank account lol..another story

@Peter ********

you have to enter laos...to do that you need a Laos visa ,about forty us dollar's. It's only valid for one entry. You then go into Laos. Once you leave Laos the visa is marked as expired in your passport. If you return to bong khaki and they refuse entry you will have to go straight back to laos. Even though you will have only been gone an hour you will have to get another visa to go back into Laos. I'm a bit confused with your post tbh...if you have the non o visa why will bong khaki not let you in.

You need the tdac as well.

@Wayne *******

I don't know the reason tbh, absolutely no idea but sounds feasible.

Definitely get the non o 90 day retirement visa before leaving home . I was told I could get it in Thailand but then immigration where I stay said no have to get outside if Thailand which the way the e visa is worded looks correct.

I went to laos and fortunately got it in two working days.

I then found it difficult to get a bank account even with all the correct paperwork but got it in the end.

One thing I would say about advice here, many people quote the rules for this that and the other. Most of the time they are correct but many comments are rightly based on that and experience.mine are too.

Thailand just does not work like that. Every immigration office or even individual worker may interpret the rules slightly differently, same goes for the banks.

A branch of SCB for example may refuse an account, another branch of SCB in the next street may say yes.

Just be aware that everything you read here is open to interpretation.

I live in the north east , and I'm sure I would have had different experiences if I was in the south, or even in the next town..it's just the way Thailand is. Learn the rules, but expect hiccups.

Good luck

@Tony ****

yeah that's the most frustrating thing that bank and immigration want different things that don't seem to align any more. I think there is a really easy solution...

The bank let you open an account with a sum of money, however the account isn't fully working you show immigration you have it, then immigration give you the one year extension,show the bank and they make the account fully working... easy answer, lol

@Tony ****

got my account in early June told.much the same

@Tony ********

are they. I don't want to use agent as think it is expensive but if people can afford it and are happy to pay I'm not sure that makes them rip off merchants.

@Steve ******

had some decent filling stuff for a hundred in the evening,but 50. ???

Even street food in udon thani suburbs you get 5 chicken piece for 50, 4 sticky rice portions, small for 40. ...what are you eating, is it still moving?😂