This is aimed at UK expats. I am moving to Thailand in November. I have the sufficient funds to qualify but I have been informed that leaving UK I must close all my UK bank accounts. I have looked at expat offshore bank accounts the rates are poor and their are additional fees. Thai bank accounts having made my 800,000 deposit offer poor interest rates on other cash I might deposit. Looking for advice please.

If you arrive at Bangkok Airport with a brand new passport (having got a new passport while back home), do you enter the new passport details on the TM6 card, even though your Extension of Stay stamp and Re-entry permit are in the old (cancelled) passport? I understand that both passports need to be presented to the IO, but confused about which number to use on the Arrival card.