You need to get your 90 day Non O in your own country as you will NOT be able to open a bank account. I spoke to one agent in Bangkok who can do it, but they want 60,000 baht per person, they say they are able to open the account as you will be applying for the Visa. Today they sent a message saying they had so many customers wanting it that they don’t know how long they will be able to do it for.
I’m already here and have everything sorted for myself, but my wife moves later in the year and I’ve been looking at all the options.
an agent told me today that there has been over 300,000 Thai bank accounts closed down and it’s reported that around 1,000,000 Thai bank accounts will be closed down, it’s about money laundering.