Marty ********
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@James *******
maybe someday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate with the Department of Immigration. How hard could it be?
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@James *******
Thought so. Just want the OP to be aware of all the options. He mentioned insurance but did not give context. Often people are trying to avoid it if possible.
Marty *********
Oh yes! now I remember. However, if you get your non-O inside Thailand is insurance required?
Marty *********
If you are concerned about getting yearly insurance and you are starting over then you should be aware that there is a pathway back to Thailand by getting a non-O visa that doesn’t require yearly insurance. You still need the Covid insurance to enter.
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@Dave ********
I believe, in Bangkok, that if you file it yourself you will also pay any fines. You could always ask your landlord if they would reimburse you later.
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@Lowell ******
My landlord insists on doing it but was told by Bangkok Immigration that she didn’t have to do it if I was traveling domestically. She filed my last TM30 in September 2019 when I last returned from the US
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@Bobby *******
I had traveled to Isaan 3-4x before filling my 90 day report in person at MTT. No one requested a TM30 from me. The small hotel in Isaan takes and copies my passport. I just don’t know if they enter the information into the system.
Marty *********
I thought Bangkok immigration was one of the Immigration offices that didn’t ask for a new TM30 for domestic travel?
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@James *******
She is asking about an extension for the 3rd year. It is possible she is asking about the first extension of the O-A visa.
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I keep a 1,000,000 baht minimum balance in my Kasikorn account and use it to extend my O-A visa each year. I’ve never been asked its origin. I have extended my visa three times. I use the Bangkok Immigration office.