@Sylvain *****

oh stop the scaremongering, that just isn’t going to happen. Thais are acutely aware of how they look internationally and they want to rebuild tourism so why would they shoot themselves in the foot? Oh wait...

Yes, by far the easiest way.

@Garrett **********

Actually, generally you do. There are individual branches who will bend the rules, but the general rule is a non-Imm visa with WP - SCB were bastards about that years ago, but when I went in with a Thai, all magically was OK.

It all depends on your relationship with the bank branch, tbh. I knew an assistant manager quite well at my local Kasikorn. She spoke excellent English and we chatted every time I came. I managed to sweet talk her into opening an account for an ancient old guy who spent 6 months of the year in Thailand but it is all at the manager's discretion.

It's not a visa on arrival either! ;-) Those are only available for 18 countries and are for only 15 days, not 30.

Canadian, Aussie, whatever, you are from one of the numerous countries who are exempt from a visa and can get a **visa exemption** because you are, er, exempt from a visa if you are staying 30 days or less and from one of those countries..

It's all in this chart - study it well.

@Todd ********

a ‘tourist visa’ is not one month, it’s 60 days, extendable in normal times by a further 30 days for 1,900 baht.

I think, because you say you are Aussie, you’re referring to a Visa Exemption which gives 30 days stay and can also be extended for a further 30 days for 1,900 baht. Note that was pre-Covid and no one really know anything about what might happen once the amnesty is over.

Don't be that person! :-)

@Jane **********

try being less prescriptive.

@Garrett **********

Or there again it could be a tune from one of my favourite oddball bands, Penguin Cafe.

@Garrett **********

It's a British expression for somewhere very small or confined -

@Garrett **********

Don't buy a cat because you won't be able to swing it!