Wise and the Thai wife has SCB account, and I have a card for that, so I can get cash easily.. The only thing I can't do is qr code payment.

Interest rates are rubbish in Thai banks. Moreover, interest on borrowing is very high, so they must be hugely profitable.

I went through with 6 large suitcase. No problem. But I was a little nervous.

As I have said before, I'm not that bothered. I can open a bank account in my wife's name and just pay for things via that. I'm going to get a cheap phone in her name and put the app on there so I can use for qr payments etc.

Thanks to everyone for their advice. As we are flying from Saigon, extra baggage is pretty cheap. We are probably only paying 350 dollars in excess baggage.

@James ******

Same here. I applied in Vietnam and been in and out a few times. Never asked anything. Not saying it can't happen, but so far it has been very smooth.

I can't get a Thai bank account on DTV. It is not possible. So I suspect it will be hard to assess tax liability without this. I'll just have to live off my wife

@Us ****

whilst there is a certain truth to what you are saying, returns can be made in Thailand. I've seen rental returns friends have made and these average out at about 5-6% after all expenses. Capital appreciation is minimal, but equally few have depreciated. I'm not saying there aren't better investment returns, but maybe Thai property isn't as bad as you suggest.

Not asked anything.

@Marc *********

so you think you won't be able to use DTV if you don't have a TIN ? I'm more likely to try and stay under 180 days, so not needing a TIN.