@Reed *********

check before you go to Pattaya, some well known agents are saying they cannot open bank accounts, for people under 50 years old, I'm assuming they are talking about people on short term visas.

Is it an METV?? I didn't think embassies/consulates had single entry tourist visas available anymore?? to countries that get 60 days visa exempt upon arriving in Thailand, what would be the point?? If it's a "multiple entry tourist visa" you get stamped in for 60 days, and can extend it once for 30 days, and then you need to leave Thailand and come back again, and do the same thing again, you can do that for its 6 months validity, do a border bounce just before it expires, and you can get between 8 and 9 months out of an METV.

It's a METV (multiple entry tourist visa) "print" a hard copy, when you arrive in Thailand you will get stamped in for 60 days, and can extend it at your local immigration office "once" for 30 days, then you need to leave, just get a bus to the nearest land border, and bounce out and back to Thailand, and repeat the process when needed, you can do that for 6 months between /24 and /25, remember to do a border bounce just before the end of march, and you can get between 8 and 9 months out of this visa (if you need the extra time) with this visa I did land border bounces, and never got asked to show a ticket leaving Thailand, it is much easier to do an in the country non O visa, and then a 12 month extension based on retirement, but it's ฿800k in the bank for retirement, and ฿400k for marriage.

@David *******

Ron cooper I had to get a resident certificate, to do the name change in the blue book at chonburi DLT, as you drive into chonburi DLT, there are agents on the left hand side of the road opposite the DLT, that can assist with the name change and road tax and government insurance if that is due, if you need any assistance.

@David ******

I suggested to Barry Harvey, it's better to buy something in the area you spend the most time in, because if you have any problems, you can go back to his shop and he will sort it out for you, I've had mine almost two years, a couple weeks ago it just went off, I thought it had died, I thought ohhh well, I've had my money's worth out of it, but when I returned to the shop, it was the plug!! (It steps down the voltage to the box) He gives a guarantee, but it had expired, so I had to just buy a plug for ฿200 baht, he also rebooted and updated the box, and checked everything was working okay all included, so happy days again 😅🇹🇭😎

@David ******

he had all different boxes to choose from, between ฿2000 and ฿3000 baht fully loaded, I remember him setting it up, by selecting your home country 🇬🇧 from a menu, so you can also view all the local channels, it's just basically an android box loaded up with all these apps, so that you can view all the sky sports and movie channels and a lot more, I watch movies and sports everyday for free, movies that are still on the cinema, you can subscribe to things like Amazon prime, Netflix or IPTV, but you just don't need them, when I bought mine there was a group of Aussie fellas, all buying boxes to watch the rugby league from back home, so it seems they are good for everyone, you just need a good internet connection.

@Barry *******

with that android box I suggested, you don't need to connect to a VPN.

There is a good little shop in tuk-com in Pattaya, he sells android boxes, you just need an internet connection, all the sky sports, movie channels and UK TV channels are available, and a lot more for free, it's just plug and play, he speaks English and gives you a demonstration, it's better to buy one where you spend most of your time, because sometimes after a while the box needs up dating, I've got one and I'm very happy with it.

You get an IDP from your home country, if you spend a lot of time in Thailand, you can convert your home country licenses, into Thai licenses by completing a simple colour blind and reaction test at the DLT.

@Brandon ***********

you might already be aware of this, but a well known agent in Pattaya is now stating this, I'm assuming it depends on what visa they have.