@Paul *************

i wonder if the increased scrutiny over who owns the rental and needing to provide all the additional documents of the owner is to try and weed out foreigners illegally owning and renting out properties since it seems overkill as a requirement for an extension based on marriage.

@Peter *********

for the 60 day or 1 year extension? In CM for the 1 year extension they wanted a rental contract. Here in Koh Samui they not only want the rental contract but also the blue book of the owner. I ran into all kinds of issues because the name on the blue book was the wife of the husband whose name was on the lease agreement. Had to get a new lease and some additional documents of the owner that they did not want to give immigration. Took about 4 trips to immigration and some other office to get it all sorted out. It was a pain the a** and far more difficult than Chiang Mai.

@Jonathan *******

🤣🤣🤣 Its a public forum. You were discussing it with the internet. It was a simple clarification, but you're so immature it got you all butthurt. Even chatgpt and Gemini both agree that your statement was implying the Thai label was the issue.

@Jonathan *******

"Often" and "you have to look carefully" in no way clarifies that you were not implying that was the issue here the way you think it does. Perhaps you did not mean to imply that, but it does. No need to get all butthurt and defensive just because I clarified it wasn't the issue in this case.

@Jonathan *******

yes, i understood that. It seemed as though you were implying that was the issue here, which I simply clarified was not.

Almost anything marketed and labeled as high protein, with exceptions of course, is usually not all that high in protein compared to many alternatives. Typically more expensive and loaded with sugars and other unhealthy crap as well.

@Jonathan *******

the Thai label is correct. It's the english labeling that is deceptive. Yes, it is correct in saying 15g of protein per 100g but that is equal to 3 servings. Which is 3 packages. Perhaps this is made in the UK, which Steve says is standard there. In the US it would definitely be grams of protein per serving and this would be considered deceptive.

@James *****

yes. I use wise to transfer to my Thai bank account to meet the visa financial requirement. Other than that I withdraw from the ATM with my Schwab card which gives a decent rate and reimburses the 220 baht fee. Cost is almost equal between wise and my card.

@Elías *******

yes, i know border bounces are not a visa. The DTV is fairly knew. Not sure how many people are on that now, but prior to that most visas have a financial requirement in a thai bank. So I think the whole living here without a Thai bank account was much less common. It also used to be super easy to get one, even in visa exempt.