@Hakan ******

shop around in Pattaya, the price for a first time retirement visa seems to vary a lot, I've heard anything from ฿23,000 all the way Upto ฿40,000, but the renewal seems to be ฿13,000 to ฿15,000 so go around and get a few quotes.

@Heather ******

where did you open the accounts on a tourist visa?? I was told by bank staff, it's not possible to open a bank account anymore on a short term visa, so I contacted an agent. I've heard other people saying the same thing, cannot open an account on a short term visa, but if they got a resident certificate, and a cover letter from immigration, saying they need to open the account to deposit the money for a long-term visa, they then allowed them to open the account, so the requirements must be different from bank to bank.

@John ****

I've heard of people getting a resident certificate, along with a cover letter from immigration, to say that the person needs to open a bank account, so they can deposit the money for long term visa purposes, I'm not aware of saying anything about having a good character 😂

@Darin *******

there are many cases where the landlord wouldn't do a TM30, and also will not go to the immigration to sort it out, so then you're on your own, the tenant then goes to the immigration office to explain, sometimes the immigration officer will ring the landlord, that's if they answer the phone, and tell in future they need to do a TM30, the officer then explained that unless YOU!! pay the late filing fine, you won't be getting the extension that you need, that is the reality of it, so you can't just say it's the landlord's problem like you're saying, because they put it back on you.

I did read it, they state they are unable to obtain a TM30, it's cheaper and less hassle to just get an agent to do it for them in these circumstances, like I said at a total cost of ฿4000 including the immigration fee, so you suggest again!! to pay the ฿1600 fine + ฿1900 immigration extension fee + ฿360/$10 (good luck finding a hotel in Pattaya for ฿360/$10) let's assume they wouldn't stay in a ฿360/$10 room. You keep saying he, it seems to be a woman that did the post, not that it matters, but anyway, Your advice is not good and not tailored to this person's situation.

@Marc *******

I did it recently myself!! what do you not understand?? So your solution is to check in a hotel at around ฿700 is about the cheapest at the moment in Pattaya + ฿1600 late filing fine, + ฿1900 immigration extension fee, and hours and hours sat in the immigration office waiting, you obviously don't understand what I have tried to explain more than once, about this person's situation, or my solution is just pay an agent ฿2100 + ฿1900 immigration fee, your solution total cost= ฿4200, my solution and 5 mins in immigration ฿4000, do the maths and the time involved 🤷🙆🤦

@Dovdov ********

the first time I did an extension in the jomtien immigration, it took 4+ hours, because of all the messing around, and plus I didn't know they close for an hour for dinner time 12:00 till 13:00 😅

@Marc *******

you are missing the point!! they don't have a TM30, I'm aware it's not difficult to get the documents together "if you have got everything" I have done it myself a few times, at the jomtien office, every time I've been there, they just send you from one desk to another, and it's packed out with people, telling you to sit down and wait, it's always takes hours and hours!! it's more frustrating and very time consuming than anything else, in this particular post the person cannot get a TM30 from there landlord, jomtien immigration I'm told now issue fines for late filing, in this instance I suggested using an agent at cost of ฿4000 all done, because if they try and do it themselves, they will likely get a fine of ฿1600 + ฿1900 immigration fee for the extension, they even mentioned staying one night in a hotel to get a TM30 that is further expense.

@Henrik ****

easy to do it yourself?? How many 30 day extensions have you done?? And most importantly, at which immigration offices?? Some offices in the tourist destinations make it a very difficult and a frustratingly long process, even tho you have all your documents in order, in this instance, I suggested using an agent because jomtien is one of them offices, that will have you there for hours and hours doing it yourself, and also there will possibly be a fine to pay at jomtien, if the filing of a TM30 is late.

@Latasha *******

if you go to jomtien immigration, to do a 30 day tourist extension, and you don't have a current TM30 in the system, some people have reported getting a fine, ฿1600 fine + ฿1900 immigration extension fee, and hours and hours waiting, that's why I've suggested just pay an agent ฿4000 everything included to do it for you.