@Tony ********

yea i know that, i do that all the time. What was your point? I was talking about moving substantial amounts without having a tax ID or being able to document the source of large sums.

Try moving 100K eur in the banking system without being tax resident anywhere…..

@Jennifer *****

allot would be a big exaggeration. Most “home countries” don’t relieve you of taxes duties until you can provide tax ID from another country.

And try to move significant money without being tax resident anywhere 😉 You can obviously move it in crypto, but wait until you try off ramp to a bank.

Anyway, each to their own obviously

@Andrew **********

what?? 2-6% a year. Even a “all world” index etf get allot better returns than that….

@Todd ********

respectfully disagree. I only advise keeping emergency cash on bank. Rest should be kept in the market. Something like a “all world “ index fund. Obviously if living in Thailand keep the broker account tied to a Thai bank account. More than 1-2 months expenses + emergency kept in any bank account in any currency is bad money management.

Each to their own though

@Wannikea ********

im pretty sure they know lol

It was very very easy in Jakarta. Walk in, no appointment.

I provided Passport, bank statement and appointment pdf from hospital.

Applied a Monday morning, pick up Thursday afternoon.

@Paris *******

I’ve seen repeated reports (here and other groups) that US and UK embassies have stopped issuing those statements. But many European countries still do

@John *********

and yet i recently opened both bank accounts and got Thai driver license (no agent) on DTV

Bangkok Bank, a small branch close to Vimut Hospital.

Yeah that’s pretty bad as investment goes.