@Richard *****

yes, bigger hotels, many will charge 3% fee though unless booked through an app, and grocery stores accept them as well as most consumer apps. Not a lot else. I need to start using mine at Makro, but not worth it for the 150 baht fill up on my motorbike😂

@Kim *********

yup, pay it off in full every month and collect the cash back or rewards.

Lived here for almost 6 years and dont have a Thai credit card, just US ones. So many places here don't even accept them. The only times I use them are for ordering/booking things online.

@Anthony *****

yes, that is correct. Although it is always recommended to double check with the office you will use as it seems someone else stated that the office they went to would not allow them to do both. Even if it is the same office that told me, as supervisors and rules change.

In Chiang Mai a few years back I let my 12 month extension expire on purpose so I could start over in order to change the timing of my 12 month extensions. I entered on a visa exempt and only wanted to do the 60 day extension to make it fall on a more desired month. The immigration officer said I should do the 30 day extension first, then the 60 day extension because if I did it the way I wanted I would not be eligible for the 30 day extension. They understood why I didnt want to do that once I explained it to them.

@Anthony *****

first do the 30 day extension then you can do a 60 day extension based on visiting thai family (spouse or child). If you get the 60 day first then you can't get the 30 day extension. So total each entry you can get 150 days. The 60 day extension based on visiting Thai family does not have the financial requirement.

@Anthony *****

I believe so, but it is best to look at the specific embassy website in the country you will go to for a list of their requirements.

Not sure what a w60 is but your plan will not work. You first need the bank account with the money deposited to apply for the initial 90 day non-o in country. Its a bit of a catch 22 as you have noticed. A few years back this was easy because you could open an account on a tourist visa. Not so much anymore.

You're options are to find an agent that can still open an account for you or travel to a neighboring country and apply for the initial 90 day non-o there. When applying outside of thailand you can use your home countries bank as proof of funds.

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No visa works that way. There is a difference between the validity of the visa and the duration you are granted when entering. A visa allows you to enter the country up to the expiration date. As long as you enter before then you will be stamped in for the duration that the visa allows. So in the case of a tourist visa you can enter on the last day and still be granted 60 days, which you can then extend for another 30 days by visiting an immigration office in thailand.

If you got the initial 90 day visa in Thailand, which it sounds like you did, then it will typically be all the same documents you needed to get the 90 day visa, plus the seasoned funds. Especially if its the same office. The office should have a handout available listing all of requirements though.