@Stuart **********

We moved into our house in January and it was a couple of months before I applied for the yellow book. What I needed to do in January was notify Sisaket immigration that I was now living in the province. The yellow book wasn’t an emergency for me . . . maybe you could do the same and wait until you are living in the area. Good luck.

I got my yellow book and pink card earlier this year in Kantharalak, Sisaket province. I didn’t need to get any certification of my passport which is just another way of saying you have to go to the office and get the list of required documents if they aren’t answering the phone or email. I had to go to the office on 3 different days over a 6 day period. If you have to go multiple days then you are just going to have to deal with that.

I got a new American passport 6 months ago. I followed the directions on the website and it took 1 month for me.

You have to mail in your old passport so you probably can’t travel outside Thailand. I’ve heard that it takes several months to do this in the US. It is definitely quicker here in Thailand.

The wording of the question was a little confusing to me. If what he is talking about is an EXTENSION of his visa the the way to tell the difference between an OA and an O visa is if they required health insurance to get the extension. An OA visa extension requires health insurance. An O visa extension does not require health insurance.

@John *********

If it is an extension then they would have required insurance if it as an OA.

I flew through China once. The planes were terrific but the whole experience was off putting. There was an unscheduled stop in China. Long distances to to get to transfer flights with confusing directions from staff. Everyone was nice and doing their job but I have deliberately chosen not to fly through China again.

@Bonnie ********

Maybe the OP could have worded the question better

@Bonnie ********

Not mad. Just pointing out that seeking places to live in Thailand that also has foreigners, expats, Americans isn’t abnormal or imply that someone is afraid of Thais or that someone is seeking to live in western bubble in a foreign country.

@Jacob *******

Yes, but not Isaan.

@Jacob *******

Bangkok or the countryside, I interact with the locals every day. Talking with English speaking expats for an hour or so once or twice a week is not separating me from Thailand.