Perhaps consider obtaining a Non O-A visa, pay the premiums for Thai insurance, then after arriving you open a bank account, deposit funds, and then convert to a Non-O in country when the Non O-A expires.

Here’s a website that has a plethora of information regarding Thai income tax. Check it out. They have a great handbook you can download. Look specifically at double taxation agreements, what constitutes a Thai tax resident, etc.

will you be in Thailand more than 179 total days in 2025. The answer to this one question will determine what happens next!

@Roberto ********

….and whether it’s deemed as assessable income or not is another story.

@Martyn **********

Its the bank’s way of fighting corruption, no? I’d switch banks if I wasn’t happy.

@Sam ******

I think this may have been stated more directly by Bangkok Bank as follows: “Bangkok Bank will require that the account holder has held these funds in the account……..”

@Martyn **********

they’re not “freezing your money” and refusing access to it.

@Martyn **********

well, if one meets the visa extension requirements of having the funds on deposit for two months there will be no problem obtaining the letter from the bank. I don’t see a problem if one is complying with Thailand’s immigration requirements.

@Psyde *******

and if you understood how immigration authorities use their discretion in allowing entry to the country you’d see the problem with your premise.

@Psyde *******

the issue is not about using visas, it’s about entering visa exempt repeatedly.