I guess you're asking about the exit requirements? I don't think you need to concern about it. You can buy your Langkawi tickets before coming to Thailand. If for some reason that doesn't work for you, you can buy a throw away bus ticket from Hat Yai (Thailand) to Penang (Malaysia). I think you can also book a boat from Koh Lipe to Langkawi. Koh Lipe has an immigration office.

- to buy boat or bus tickets.

Depends on the immigration department. You may want to figure out the places you'll likely be at/around 2 weeks before your visa expires, then ask about that immigration office's policy/practice.

I have heard that people in Pattaya can extend 2 weeks prior and I have been told by the pattaya immigration office that I can only extend the day it expires (I have a feeling they were given me extra hassle because of my visa history).

I have no specific knowledge on the matter... But I have read in the news that Thailand pursues filming in the kingdom and the financial gain. Fast and Furious and some Lotus movies/shows were filmed here, those people don't look Thai (Asian), I suspect some how they were able to work legally.

Do you have any friends in the US that can handle it for you?

I use a mail service and claim I live in the US. The mail service will open the letter for you and send you photos. That may not be too much help but if you tell SS that you live with a friend, and that friend process the paperwork for you, you could buy them a steak dinner and save money on postage.

@Rob *********

Any advice for using the income method? I have been sending 65K from a foreign bank account for over a year. I think I will be using the Pattaya immigration office.

Move to a tax free state

Get google voice set-up

Open an investment bank account

Get mail forwarding service set-up

Sell/donate everything (seriously, you won't need it and you'll pay rent or burden a friend for junk you don't need).

That's about it. You'll need to figure out the proper visa for yourself. You will need income while you're here.

I pay 2000-2500 baht for a taxi from the airport to Pattaya.

It's pretty simple. You get off the plane, go through immigration, collect your bags, go to the taxi stand, get a taxi. The taxi driver will not likely understand exactly where you want to go so you may want to have a print out of your reservation that has the address and phone number. It's likely the driver will call the hotel to figure out where to drop you.

It's not a bad idea to download Grab, to get a quote of what a fair price is, then show that to the taxi driver.

AIS is probably the better phone service provider. You can get a SIM card after you collect your bags. It's probably a good idea to have your phone/internet working before you get the taxi.

Pattaya is expat friendly. You can get whatever you need once you arrive at your hotel.

If she is super hot and in to you... She was probably not born a women.

You could live in a temple and eat rice for next to nothing.

If you want enjoy $100 steaks at a 5 star hotel everything, that will be a bit more costly.

I rent a place near the sea, in pattaya, $500 month. I eat in mostly and travel every few months, in total I transfer 65,000 monthly, and a little more every so often.

This is a pretty good site to get an idea of how much things rent in different places. You'll have to do a little more surfing to determine how much tourist stuff costs.

They already finger print all guests. I suspect your article is only click bait.

Try a different browser. Pay close attention to the recaptcha, theirs is more difficult than most.