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[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2862773]What you are talking about my landlord does online in 2 minutes. Unfortunately my buddy who owns his condo has to go down to do it himself. It never takes him 3 to 6 hours though, only a couple of minutes.[/QUOTE]Lost a long post not going to retype it. October 2022 was my last visit to Jomtien Immigration. Arrived 8 am before it opened left just before noon. Line up was winding through the covered area and out on to the street. Only stating my experience. I'm by no means an expert at Jomtien Immigration. Avoid that place like the plague.

Thanks Mr. E. Found the site now to do it online. My girl can do it for me when I arrive since it's her condo. Also says if you're staying less then a month you don't have to worry about a TM30. Only if you want to extend your visa you better make sure someone submitted a TM30 for you.

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2862744]Only if he owns property. Always a sucky way to spend 3-6 hours of your time on your first day back in Thailand. Why I often stay at a hotel for a few nights in Bangkok before I go back to my Pattaya condo. At least I can go to Immigration chaos on a day I feel up to it. I really see no reason why this can't be done online.

Oh I hear what you are saying now. Is that really the case? What if my first hotel written on my TM-30 was in Bangkok and on my 28th day I'm in Phuket? Do I really need to go back to Bangkok and return to Phuket for the remainder of my trip? Pretty certain I can just go to the Phuket office.[/QUOTE]If you are talking about a short term visa, you can go to any Immigration office where you are staying.

To avoid the line, there is an app called "QueQ", at least there was last year.

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2862811]October 2022 was my last visit to Jomtien Immigration. Arrived 8 am before it opened left just before noon. Line up was winding through the covered area and out on to the street. Only stating my experience. I'm by no means an expert at Jomtien Immigration. Avoid that place like the plague.[/QUOTE]I always go right before lunch at 11 am or at 1 pm when lunch is over. By then, all the people that thought they were going to go early to beat everyone else are finished. LOL.

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2862811]My girl can do it for me when I arrive since it's her condo. Also says if you're staying less then a month you don't have to worry about a TM30. Only if you want to extend your visa you better make sure someone submitted a TM30 for you.[/QUOTE]I do not know how any of that BS works. Do people in any other country have to go through this crazy process? In any other place, what you do at the airport is sufficient. Once my landlord said the immigration people came to the apartment looking for me. Since then he has been copying my entry stamp and doing whatever it is to get me registered.

Nana Plaza was a bunch of gogo bars. Just peaking in as I went by all seemed to be bikini bars except one topless. It was same on soi cowboy except I did step into a few bars. Maybe the topless are more hidden then just a cursory look. The sidewalks are jam packed with people. I like a bit slower pace. I like the pace of beer bars in Nakula and sois 7 and 8 in Pattaya. The ones I saw here were packed and didn't look, conducive to getting to know a girl. I'm staying in On Nut so the freelancers I saw walking weren't really going to work. Or maybe they would but I just don't understand the logistics. I don't have thai friendly so that might help if I had. I might get a closer hotel next week, or maybe a further one as I'd like to be close to a big market.

I'm going back to pattaya this weekend for a couple days if any regular would like to meet up, I'll buy the first round.

I have not traveled to BKK since prior to the pandemic. In the past, it seems like a lot of aircraft arrived between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM which led to long immigration lines. Is this still the case? A friend mentioned using a "Fast Track" vendor to bypass all the long immigration / customs lines. Have any of you used this service? Do you think it's helpful or necessary when arriving late at night / early in the morning? Thank you.

[QUOTE=WanderingMan;2863082]I have not traveled to BKK since prior to the pandemic. In the past, it seems like a lot of aircraft arrived between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM which led to long immigration lines. Is this still the case? A friend mentioned using a "Fast Track" vendor to bypass all the long immigration / customs lines. Have any of you used this service? Do you think it's helpful or necessary when arriving late at night / early in the morning? Thank you.[/QUOTE]You still have to get in line for a taxi and a 30+ min. Ride into town. Another 30 of 40 min. Check in, clean up etc. With jet lag are you really ready for what? Get a good night's (half night's) sleep and hit the deck arunning when you get up. Don't waste a $100 or so in that condition only to find maybe 4 balls in your bed because you were too anxious / horny.

[QUOTE=WanderingMan;2863082]I have not traveled to BKK since prior to the pandemic. In the past, it seems like a lot of aircraft arrived between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM which led to long immigration lines. Is this still the case? A friend mentioned using a "Fast Track" vendor to bypass all the long immigration / customs lines. Have any of you used this service? Do you think it's helpful or necessary when arriving late at night / early in the morning? Thank you.[/QUOTE]I arrived at 3 pm yesterday, and Immigration was jammed.

I have not used "Fast Track" since Covid. What I do is:

If Immigration is packed, I try the second hall. Sometimes its empty.

If I go with a Thai lady, I go through the Thai passport lanes.

[URL]https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2672031/thai-europe-and-australia-routes-fully-booked[/URL]

Looks like a big High Season coming.

[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2863167]I arrived at 3 pm yesterday, and Immigration was jammed.

I have not used "Fast Track" since Covid. What I do is:

If Immigration is packed, I try the second hall. Sometimes its empty.

If I go with a Thai lady, I go through the Thai passport lanes.[/QUOTE]This has never worked for me. How long was the taxi wait? Last time it was 25 min. Time before less than 10 min. A real crap shoot.

[QUOTE=TConor;2863346]How long was the taxi wait? Last time it was 25 min. Time before less than 10 min. A real crap shoot.[/QUOTE]Why not just go upstairs to the 4th floor where you can hop right in a taxi as soon as you walk outside and pay less?

[QUOTE=TConor;2863346]This has never worked for me. How long was the taxi wait? Last time it was 25 min. Time before less than 10 min. A real crap shoot.[/QUOTE]For me, the long pole in the tent at Suvarnabhumi is waiting for my luggage.

I had to wait 5 minutes for a taxi to Bangkok.

This last time, from getting off the plane to getting into the taxi was 30 minutes.

Now that the Thailand Elite packages have increased over 50% to 900k baht for 5 years, I guess I'll move to an OA Retirement Visa.

Just starting to read through this crap before I apply but already have some questions.

1. re-entry permit. If I have this straight I can get a multi re-entry permit for 3800 baht per year at a Pattaya / BKK Immigration office. This allows me to come and go from Thailand as many times as I want during the 12 month Visa?

2. As I understand it, the 800 k in my Thai bank account doesn't have to be in the bank until 2 months prior to the end of my 12 month Visa?

3. We have to report every time we go stay at a location (new TM-30?) other than our residence. Does that means if I check in at a Bangkok hotel for a weekend I need to complete a new TM-30 within 24 hours of returning to my rented condo in Pattaya? So if I am renting a condo do I get the landlord to do this online or does the real estate office do it? If they don't do it will I get rejected from renewing my OA Visa?

Related question. Anyone know how much it costs me to hire an agency to go stand in the Immigration line for me?

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2863387]Now that the Thailand Elite packages have increased over 50% to 900k baht for 5 years, I guess I'll move to an OA Retirement Visa.

Just starting to read through this crap before I apply but already have some questions.

1. re-entry permit. If I have this straight I can get a multi re-entry permit for 3800 baht per year at a Pattaya / BKK Immigration office. This allows me to come and go from Thailand as many times as I want during the 12 month Visa?

2. As I understand it, the 800 k in my Thai bank account doesn't have to be in the bank until 2 months prior to the end of my 12 month Visa?

3. We have to report every time we go stay at a location (new TM-30?) other than our residence. Does that means if I check in at a Bangkok hotel for a weekend I need to complete a new TM-30 within 24 hours of returning to my rented condo in Pattaya? So if I am renting a condo do I get the landlord to do this online or does the real estate office do it? If they don't do it will I get rejected from renewing my OA Visa?

Related question. Anyone know how much it costs me to hire an agency to go stand in the Immigration line for me?[/QUOTE]ASEAN News is the go to site for Visa Info.

They got guys who knows their Stuff. Kind of like Explorer here.

Once question is posted you get answers Fast.

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2863387]Anyone know how much it costs me to hire an agency to go stand in the Immigration line for me?[/QUOTE]Manarat Visa on Soi 13/2 across from the post office will do everything for 13,000 baht. I think most people have used them in the past when they did not have the 800 K to leave in the bank.