@Allan ********

you don't need a VPN to connect to the UK pension site.

@Giorgio *****

Chiang Mai wasn't too bad this last season, but yes I remember when it was so bad they had to cancel flights.

@Giorgio *****

this year the air pollution was far worse in Isaan than Chiang Mai. I monitored the readings every day.

Phuket and surrounding area has the best all year round air quality.

I got a loan from a finance company to buy a car a few years ago but that was only because I had a Thai company. Otherwise no way as a foreigner.

As long as you realize that it's illegal to circumvent the financial requirements for a visa. Using an agent doesn't make it legal. Otherwise it's 2,000 baht for one year paid directly to immigration.

@Paul ********

apart from getting ripped off I know of at least 3 instances in the very long time I have lived here when a whole group were rounded up and deported. In one case several immigration officers were sacked for complicity.

@Steven **********

yeah but you're getting what you didn't ask for anyway aren't you? What are you going to do about it? Perhaps the warnings aren't just for you. You might be surprised to believe this but other people are reading this also. In the meantime if you're willing to spend between 50 and 70 k then I'll do it for you. I'll send you my bank account number.

@Steven **********

just think of it as a bonus.

@Robert *********

I had True Wallet before the verification process came into force. When I got the notification that I had to verify through some kind of live chat I couldn't be bothered and stopped using it. I only got it to pay at Makro because they wouldn't accept debit cards. But that has all changed. They now accept QR scanning from a normal banking app which is all I use now. So I don't miss True as I have no need of it.