@Jan *****************

I think it is hit and miss, we lucked out as we found the right one on our own so did not need an agent. I do think too it helps how you approach them and what their mood is on the day.

@Jan *****************

Like anything here, sometimes it is who you know, but we've had no issue at all. I think it depends on the branch itself and each bank branch does have different rules. It actually surprised me at how easily we had it.

@Jan *****************

at the time we arrived we got 45 days (Jan 23) we extended ourselves 30 days and did not use an agent.

@David ***********

We did the 800K in a joint account (Bangkok bank) It does help to have someone to assist you in opening a bank account (We had a friend help us)

@David ***********

yes, visa exempt, extended for an additional 30 days to give us time to applying from within Thailand, opened the bank account immediately upon arriving which gave us the time needed for it to season

@David ***********

we did ours in Hua Hin 🙂 stayed there 3 months before heading further south to PKK

As a side note - feel free to send a dm if you have questions as to how we did ours. It may help others if you state where you are applying from and what area you plan on settling in

@David ***********

- hubby and I went through this last year (Jan 23) from Australia. It's a pretty straight forward process. If you are doing like we did and each applying for for the non O (no trailing) make sure you have your 800,000 baht in the bank to season. It does help if you have a Thai friend to help navigate through but you can do it on your own if needed.

expat tax online are good, I've used that the last couple years. (From Australia and now from Thailand)

@Bruce ******

it depends on how long you plan on staying in Thailand. You can enter as visa exempt for 30 days from the states. (You can visit immigration and apply for an extension of another 30 days for 1900 baht [$52.72 USD])

Anything longer will need a visa - please see the link below.

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