What should I bring from the USA to make my life easier while recovering from surgery in Thailand?

I did it, witnessed what another man did, tourist visa exemption. The Mods here blocked my replies as "scam".

For him, it was 54,000 THB to get a bank account and 1 year extension.

He had nothing other than 60 days visa exemption. An agency sorted it all.

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You are looking for other answers which is fine.

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@John *********

is absolutely correct. Take his advice.

As others have said, opening a bank account is the problem. Without one you can't submit your non-o application.

Different neighbouring countries process non-o applications at different speeds and costs. Include that in your research for where to get one from.

Problem is to do it in Thailand, to open a Thai Bank Account at your name.

By "here" you mean you're currently in Thailand on a tourist visa? It can be done, but it's difficult and takes time. Even Immigration will recommend hiring an agent (be careful on that), but they're being honest.

I tried this route, converting from an METV - and I will never hire an agent for things, so I gave up and followed the advice of many on this forum. Apply from outside Thailand, get your 90 day, get into Thailand quickly and get to task of opening a bank account, getting your money seasoned and your 12 month extension application ready to go.

Laos is the best option do this, takes a few days is all. Don't make this harder than it needs to be.

If you don't already have a Thai bank account you won't be able to obtain a Non-O visa inside Thailand. You would need to exit Thailand to a nearby country, apply for the 90 day Non-O visa using funds in your home account and once the visa is issued return to Thailand. Then you can set about the process of opening a bank account, depositing funds etc. You need to do this fairly quickly as the funds must be in your bank for 2 months before you can apply for the 12 month extension of stay

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