In Bangkok you can go directly to the immigration office and get the 30 day extension for 1,900THB….this is contingent on when your plane arrives and you will make there during their normal work hours of M-F minus Holidays….

@Neal ********

they never ask me

@Neal ********

I’m green and they never ask me

@Neal ********

in all the years I have come to Thailand they have never asked me the purpose of my visit…never ever once

30 days on a visa exemption stamp then you can extend it for 30 days at your local immigration office for ฿1,900 giving you 60 days in country

@Keith ********

then definitely go the 6 month METV which you can get 9 months out if it with strategic Border bounces…make sure you get registered wherever you’re staying get the Pink ID Card and yellow house book this will help in opening a bank acct, drivers license etc

@Steve ******

he said he wanted to manage a retirement visa…reading is fundamental…management of a visa is doing all the baseline ground work to make the visa a success…house, bank acct, etc all the ducks in a row so that when you apply you don’t have any hiccups

@Steve ******

because he only wanted to stay for 8 months…so I assume it’s a trial run

If you have a UK passport you will get the 30 day visa free waiver stamp which can be extended at your local immigration office for 30 days at a cost of ฿1,900…

you can also purchase a 60 day SETV visa for ฿1,900 in the UK then extend it for 30 days for ฿1,900 at your local immigration office…

you can also purchase the 6 month METV for ฿5,000 in the UK where I guess you have residency status or any county you have a passport for or legally recognized residency within. With strategic border bounces you can get 9 months out of the 6 month METV, but you can’t stay in country for more than 90 days at a time

Good luck

Just apply for a visa or come back in a 30 day visa exemption stamp which can be extended at your local immigration office for ฿1,900