if your not working ,no bank account and living as a tourist ,surely you are one ,does timescale define a tourist ,can't people spend long periods as a tourist ,why can you get 2 months visa exempt and extend ,then leave and come back the same without any official amount given to indicate where the line for tourist finishes .aren't most people on DTV still tourist and any different to people on visa exempt ,both bring money to Thai economy .
I think he said he was just applying to Jakarta ,then obviously coming to stay in Thailand as it's a great country ,I lived in Indonesia for 3 yrs,Bali is ok but really Instagram tourism ,but the rest of Indo isn't really suitable for tourism as it's religious extremism is getting really horrible ,plus it's very air polluted and trash polluted ,on whole not nice and most things very difficult to get done ,just in case you were considering living there 🙏🏽
it's colour all passport photos are ,I used a Kodak print shop on the main road through Hua Hun beach side ,100mtrs south of the main t junction,I think there is a place in blue port as well .
But look at all the transfer fees your paying for ,they will add up and be way more than any loss of having 800 k sat in a Thai account ,surely anyone that has the 800 k available wouldn't opt for monthly int transfers that cost each time .