When I was taking lessons and test for bike a few months ago there were a handful of DTV holders doing same. In Chiang Mai

@Ayesha ******

To be honest you are not likely to owe much, if any, tax in Thailand unlessing you are remitting a lot of money into a Thai bank account thst has not had tax paid on it at source. I doubt Thai tax authorities woukd ever come looking for you. This is probably more so now they are looking like they will reverse the rules they brought in for 2024.

@Mark *******

Nobody pays 20k to avoid going to immigration. Your ignorance is showing. So yes. Piss poor just like your boring craic.

@Mark *******

Nah. Piss poor reasons. Then against that no bank account. Only 2 year driving license. Still a risk of questions upon entry and ongoing requirements.

@Mark *******

At the start I knew a flurry of O retirees that have moved. Not so much since. If already on O what advantages are there to move except for remote working?

Anonymous participant 485 They have not been doing any checks since did the facial recognition quite some time ago.

@Christopher **********

Embassy says here is your money. While you are at it have this note on your immigration record along with it.

Anonymous participant 653 That is the worry. However many of the current check at Bangkok Bank are visa type, alignment of Sim with passport and face recognition. Krungsri and other banks did the face recognition setup 2 years ago. I cannot recall setting mine up at Bangkok Bank.

Anonymous participant 485 Krungsri told me explicity they do not open accounts for people on a DTV. Now that may be the branch I asked but she held up a piece of paper which had the requirements to open. One was a vida issued by "Immigration" and listed the types.

@Mark *******

Quite a few reasons why someone married might choose DTV over O. The requirements are less onerous is a main one for people I know who chose it.