I know that we are here to discuss visa advice, however I would argue that the fees related to moving money make the various methods of money transfer viable or not viable.

I have one last post about Bangkok Bank because I was about to abandon the ฿65,000 monthly transfer because moving to Swift method more than quadrupled the fees making it untenable. On the advice of another member of the group I attempted a 65,000 baht deposit into my Bangkok bank account after it was unfrozen in October.  The deposit was accepted and using normal wise non-swift transfer the fees went back to the normal $16 a transfer as opposed to $80 via Swift. More importantly, the transfer is correctly noted as an international transfer. I am keeping my Bangkok bank account and will let you know my success in moving from the 800,000 baht method to the monthly transfer method when my visa renews this January.

Hello.

I have been a regular visitor to Thailand for many years and now is the time to stay permanently.

I will be applying for a 90 day non immigrant visa online here in the UK and then after depositing the necessary funds in a Thai bank account will wait the 60 days before heading to my local immigration office in Bueng Gan to apply for a retirement visa. On the official Thai embassy website it says that if I apply to retire in the UK I must provide a medical certificate and police clearance. But if applying in Thailand it says that these "may be requested ". My question is, will I definitely need these certificates? Or is it a case of some immigration offices or officers being more or less stringent. I do want to be prepared especially as I am selling up and leaving sunny Devon forever.

I look forward to any advice 👍

hi everybody

i got non-o (90days) " marry visa " and i had been quote by a law firm in bangkok it cost 7500 THAI BATH to open a thai bank account.

issit worth it or should i try on my own ?

thanks eveybody

If I apply for a Muay Thai gym in Bangkok with Software Power, will it be okay if I live in Khon Kaen? There aren't any certified Muay Thai gyms in the area I want to live. What should tm90 do in this case?

How does the 90 day work while you constant on the move - so basically - every day or week stay in another hotel/place?

Does the reception need to give me the tm30 or something else?

We have a dtv already for a year and it works easy with a rentalcontract. Now, we are moving soon for the rest of the 4 year that is left from place to place.

Thanks.

Can anyone recommend places in Chiang Mai that do the DTV ‘soft

power visa?

Hi to everyone’, Thank you for your understanding and most importantly advice  and my sister has helped me to book my TDAC form online. Would be being totally blind, some parts of it were inaccessible but now I’m waiting at the airport to arrive in Thailand exciting times. 😁 the assistance staff at the airport are all very helpful even in Thailand. My Thai isn’t too great but it is improving :)

What is the attitude of Thailand regarding farang retiring here to pass? Like, not the guys who go broke and want to do weird shit before hopping out hotel windows, but just like really old/sick people?

First I want to again thank everyone for all the good suggestions about finding a lapto for the 16 year old sone of a friend. One kind member actually made it possible to acomplet this goal and to me, that member is a hero, not only for helping me, but for so many other people they also help.

I also want to express my gratitude to this group for the overall positive spirit it represents when responding to all questions. I will make another post with another question, this tim about visas.

Is it better for a first-time traveler to fly into Bangkok or Phuket?