Resident Alien

Doubt you would spend a day at immigration. If you do, you might do something wrong or do not have the required information at hand. After few years you should know what is required for an extension each year. I spent 30 to 45 minutes at the immigration office to get the yearly extension. Total travel time, to and from the immigration office, 30 minutes. Once a year, free of charge. The beauty of not using an agent.

Good luck with that here in Thailand.

No new TM30 required for retirement extension at Pathum Thani.

Only at Hat Chao Mai they might collect a fee.

Most beaches in the area are free, all the way up to Pak Meng.

Sad news. I've been going there for many years.

You take it too seriously. Great idea though.

Maybe this forum is where people are informed and notified about changes in requirements.

Why not?

We do not know yet how the fee will be collected at airports. Assuming kiosks, long lines at immigration is premature. If the fee is included in the air ticket, nothing will change.

Yes xxxx Sherlock, I did reply to your question. You did not like the answer you received.

Because there is a difference between arrival and departure.

Although I do not agree with this tourist fee, there is not a lot you can do about it. 9 pages complaining about 300 thb. Same as with the departure fee, the complaints about entry fee will slowly fade away.

Should have been: 100% agree Thank you !

100% correct.