I have a non-O retirement visa and my visa agent said to bring my passport, bank book and receipt for my latest Thai phone number bill to be able to unlock my account.

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Ruth and Dean. Thanks for the feedback. most likely I will get an eSIM for Thailand upon arrival and then look at a cellular plan there. I’ve spoken to consumer cellular, and just to maintain my current phone number in the US. I just need to go down to the service that is around $15 a month.

I’m kind of confused on the cellular service in Thailand do you just keep topping off with a company like AIS or do you have to sign a long-term agreement?

Thanks Steve, will do.

I’m in the similar situation. I use Consumer cellular in USA and have an IPhone SE. i’ll be coming to Thailand in about three weeks and I was wondering if those Thai Sim cards at the airport will work on an older iPhone like mine? I would like to keep my US phone number because of the two-step authentication that bank and some services require.