How can I open a Thai bank account from Vietnam for a retirement visa?

Colin O'Brien. I'm not British. What are talking about?

Leon Orb. The OX is a better comparison with the Elite because both offer ten years, although the OX is five, with a five year extension (cost is about 11,000 baht + 1900 for extension, compared to 500,000 baht, although the OX comes with heavy financial criteria, but it's money you get back if you should leave Thailand). The O retirement is a better comparison with the OA. The OA pre-covid and hopefully post-covid is the superior provided you have intentions to visit your home country approximately every two years or less. It is extendable in country, but then it comes with the 800k requirement. Many OA holders (myself included) never had to transfer the 800k as we worked the two-year validity between trips home. It was great until covid stuffed everything up. If I was out of the country now, I wouldn't hesitate to get the OA, as I'm confident limited land borders will be open twelve months hence, especially Laos, which I used for previous bounces, as it didn't require an overnight stay. I'd simply go through the tunnel under the carpark into Laos, buy a few bottles of duty free wine, have a coffee, and an hour later I'd be back in Chong Mek. Ahhh, the good old days!

Steve Aussiediver. I've no idea why people stuff around with the O retirement visa (unless they never leave Thailand). I did the OA for years bouncing at Chong Mek. Until friggin covid I only transferred money I needed, not what the Thai government wanted me to do. Now I use the 65/month method, because there's no way I want 800k sitting in a Thai bank account forever earning 0.5% interest when it can be in my Aussie super scheme getting 4-5%. However, as soon as things get back to normal, I'm back on the old cycle.

@Kool ******

London are now selling Non Os so I see no reason HCM won’t.

@Leon ****

you’ll just have to contact them to ask. You don’t need mandatory medical insurance for a non o visa (but you’ll still need it for the certificate of entry) and subsequent extensions.