@Gerry *****

I've been here over 15 years but I travel a lot, so travel insurance is my best option, and it comes free with a credit card!

@Gerry *****

I use the free travel insurance associated with my AMEX credit card. Similarly never get turned down.....and doesn't cost me a single cent! 😂😂😂

@Gerry *****

It's to demonstrate your liquidity. It's not for medical emergencies, that's why you have medical insurance

@Kirill *********

You got the advice. You can't open a bank account, and it's not discrimination. What more do you want?

@Luit ****************

I was on non-O before switching to DTV. I didn't keep 800k in the bank. I transferred 65k each month, which I still do, I need money to live on, and it also allows me to switch back easily if I wish. My bank account is unaffected as I opened it legally whilst on an OA visa many years ago. Unfortunately many DTV holders believe they're a cut above the rest, which they're not. Most "digital nomads" sit in coffee shops every day sucking the free WiFi to upload their "content" creations onto the web. Fact remains, Elite Visa is looked on as a more permanent and stable situation than the DTV. And you're spot on - most DTV holders will cost banks more than they make

@Kirill *********

A whole year? Interesting considering the DTV was only introduced 11 months ago. The problem is, accounts could only be opened with the help of an agent (ie. Paying a bribe to a bank manager). Surely that tells you something?

@Kirill *********

The point of your post was to cry about discrimination that doesn't exist. If you can't manage your money without a Thai bank account and asking for financial advice on Facebook doesn't that tell you something? In the same way as personal insults tell you that a person has lost a debate and is now resorting to infantile insults

@Nick *****

The clue is the word "elite"! There's nothing elite about the DTV - anyone can get one!

@Kirill *********

Way too much for your simple little brain to process. Tourists cannot open bank accounts in Thailand. What part of that can't you process?

@Kirill *********

No-one is being "shut-out". The inability of DTV holders to open a bank account is not country-specific. I know one Australian who had his account frozen, but was able to go to his bank and withdraw the money. The simple fact remains only non-immigrant visa holders can open bank accounts. DTV is essentially a glorified tourist visa. People obtain them with a bogus Muay Thai class, a cooking course or half a dozen dental appointments. It has nothing to do with race. But as always, people who feel they are being disadvantaged will scream "discrimination". If it's truly discrimination, get your ambassador to lodge a complaint of discrimination against the bank to the relevant minister. Surely that's a better strategy than perpetual whining on Facebook?