@William *****

Yep. I found patience goes a long way in Thailand.

If you found a branch who is willing to talk to you, you're good.

From my experience I needed a certificate of residence, my visa document and my passport to open an account. Not sure if a Thai phone number was required but they took mine.

Note; every bank and every branch seem to do their own thing. A couple of banks turned me away cold and others were happy to help.

If you have a USA drivers license, its easy.

You need a residence certificate and a doctor's certificate beforehand. Both easy to obtain. Once you have them, make an appointment, go do some minor eye tests and they issue you with a Thai license. I forgot the cost but it's not much.

You're going to wait a little bit especially if there is a crowd. I think it took me about 2 hours from arriving to walking out with my driver licenses in Rayong.

Better practice your squats dude. Every morning. 😂

@Todd ********

Not against tourism but against abusing the tourist system for extended stays. She needs to make sure they see her as a tourist.

@Matt *****

If you don't mind the risk you are fine. I'd play safe and flying into Cambodia or Laos and then border cross. They won't stick you on a plane back to the UK/US or whatever at a border checkpoint.

The concern I have with issues like this is when the rubber hits the road, you are going to be at the mercy of the immigration officer's understanding of the matter. You may be 100% fine.

@Jim *******

Sounds great to me. Could you tell my girlfriend? I don't think she's going to believe me. 😂

Hop on a flight to Cambodia or Laos or somewhere similar. spend a few days and come back. Vientiane, Laos is great BTW

Remember, half of the people are below average. Don’t let below average people get to you.

Besides, most of those are women and you just cannot take anything they say seriously anyway. 😂🤣