Depending on where you come from, the culture shock might be too big. You probably have to get a feeling for it before you invest in a longer term visa. You would lose quite some money if you buy the visa just to find out you hate the place 😂

@Kan *****

Lucky you. Bangkok bank tolme i can’t open a 2nd account with same passport. Mine is from isaan but I’m living in Bangkok now. More convenient having a local branch

@Andy ***********

of course. I paid anagent to sort out my paperwork, too. But that’s pretty pricey 🤣

Probably including flights to home countries for extensions with that price 555

I had my condo agent help me with fiber but did dtac myself. They requested a work permit but at the end accepted my offer to setup automatic payment with my wise account in front of their eyes lol

Yes. Unless the officer says no. I’m not working for immigration but have done this in the past

I sid the same thing as I’m retired early and don’t qualify for retirement visa due to age. Good to have a bank account with non b already because banks don’t like dtv. Cancellation of the work permit took a while but went smooth

Maybe it makes a difference because he temporarily lives in the Philippines making car videos

American youtuber posted his DTV he made in the Philippines 🙏

My mom ended up on dialysis in Bangkok hospital. The insurance we contacted first was touring club Switzerland which she is a member of and has a travel option. They communicated directly with the hospital. I just paid a security deposit while they waited for a guarantee of coverage. Once this arrived, they asked for my bank details and paid the deposit back. I had to translate between insurance and hospital a few times as the insurance didn’t understand thai-English. The follow up appointment in another hospital was paid by her normal health insurance. I have never seen the price but I doubt we could afford to pay without insurance 😱