@Tom *******

i believe 2 months before and 3 months after getting the yearly extension. Also can't go below 400k at any point. So for the most part it basically sits there the doing nothing for you. Even at 6% interest it pays for the agent and then some to keep that money invested.

@Dave ********

then the lady you talked to definitely made a mistake. Go to a different branch or bank. You may or may not need the residency certificate from immigration first.

It may seem a little daunting at first, but save the money and do it yourself. Plenty of people on this and another visa page that have done it, including myself, and can help with any questions that may come up. Starting with Grahams link is a great start.

Did you show the visa printout and get stamped in using the visa? If not then perhaps they only gave you a 60 day visa exempt stamp? In which case you can do a border bounce before the visa expires or the 60 day stamp expires and re-enter using the visa.

You only do that if you don't know you can go to immigration and get a 30 day extension for 1900 baht. Then you do a border bounce and can get another 60+30 days. You can only do that for so long though before immigration may start to think you're trying to live here on visa exempt and will tell you to get a long term visa and/or deny you entry.

@Tony ********

also, if the hotel files a TM30, which most do, and then you go to immigration you may need to file a new one for your home address before they will do anything. That depends on the office though. Some will just take care of it for you.

@Tony ********

not sure what your point is or what it has to do with anything I said? All I said is if you need to do anything at immigration you need to have a TM30, and it needs to match the address you use for any of the forms.

@John ********

if you never have to go to immigration for anything like an extension then you shouldn't have to worry about it. But damn near anything and everything you do there needs to have your latest TM30 on file.

@Glenn ****

I hear people say that all the time, but I honestly have only found one, maybe two shows in 5 years here using the Thai netflix that wasn't available. And for those 1 or 2 shows I was able to get them when I turned on my VPN to be in the US.

@Greg **********

been using nordvpn for Amazon for 5 years now and it has never picked up on it. Don't use it for Netflix since I have Thai account. Its cheaper than the US netflix and i haven't noticed any shows missing. Both work just fine in the US without a VPN for the 3 weeks a year I'm there.