Non O retirement visa requires 800,000 baht in a Thai bank. How difficult (or not) is it getting your money out and back to their home country if they decide to return home? Is it just a matter of a bank transfer? Any penalties?

Hi all, I will go Vietnam in a few weeks for a DTV, but I am already living in Thailand (long story), the sort one is that I am married with a Thai citizen but to be 100% legal it is more convenient the DTV than the married visa (and for more reasons as well). So, my company is in the US (I am not a US citizen), and the 500K in my personal WISE account, but the address in wise is a Thai address , should be ok?/(I also has a Thai tax number, and i pay here my tax) Or is better to move the fund for example to Revolut where the address is my British home? I am quite confuse with this. Maybe the Wise account with my Thai home address can be an inconvenient more than a benefit ?

Thanks in advance .

Hi, retiring to Thailand with my wife on the 17th Feb and will be in BKK for the initial 6 months then hoping to move to Hua Hin. My question is if we open bank accounts in BKK is it just a simple address change for Hua Hin as it is here in Ireland when moving or do we need to open new accounts in Hua Hin? Apologies if this has been asked before.

I am American, currently in the USA applying for a new O-A Retirement visa.

On the visa application, it says "In the case of submitting a bank statement, a letter of guarantee from the bank (an original copy) is required".

Does anyone know what this is?