Is it worth it to ship furniture and electronics when moving to Thailand on a DTV visa?

@Luit ****************

I am just saying that you can live in Thailand for 5 years with the DTV. If it’s the best visa for that depends on the personal circumstances. If having a Thai bank account or being able to work in Thailand is important than the DTV is not the right visa. Not sure which home country will not allow you to maintain your bank account as you only have a tourist visa.

@Axel ******

I cannot speak for exact rules for all countries, but a lot of countries don't allow you to be away the whole year, and not having residency will mean nor right for a bank account.

That you only have a tourist visa for another country does not make it different.

In my country Netherlands for instance, you need to be at least four months a year to stay registered, which is also a requirement for banks.

That does not mean this is actually enforced that way.

And as topicstarter is talking about moving furniture it suggests he is actually fully leaving his home country, and in the new country he is only tourist.

I think you should be aware of the risks you take in such a situation.

@Greg *******

yes that was our understanding but as you said it worked and I take that win :)

@Axel ******

I have a couple of stories about bringing items (Legal) in but cannot publish here lol

Anonymous participant 601 thanks for the response. I was wondering how they would evaluate something like that? I assumed you declared it as personal and used.