@Paul ******

the specific focus is on DTV nothing to do with retirees 🤣. They have long term visas which requires a Thai bank account. DTV doesn't !

@Payne *****

ask the bank 😂. You can transfer from a foreign account into a Thai bank account easily! That's not an issue ! Trust me the banks won't care how you pay your landlord. You can do an international transfer. You can also draw cash at any ATM and deposit it into your landlords account. Many solutions.

Well DTV visa you are not meant to be earning money within Thailand so you should not need a Thai bank account ! LOL It makes perfect sense actually! Also, don't be so sure you can get a bank account with a visa on arrival ~ it is not common and it "costs" a lot to get it done through an agency! No bank manager is going to feel the need to give you a Thai bank account when you are meant to be banking abroad because you are working remotely!

@Tod ********

yea for sure Vientiane is basically the only option now for SA passports. Really frustrating as a few years ago there were way more options. Just such an unlucky passport in general for any visa process in Thailand.

and FYI BUI is a proper University ! Bangkok University International in Rangsit before you comment that he isn't at a real uni ! LOL

he needs to go to Bangkok from Hatyai and then get into a reputable visa run company van set up - that is my honest opinion and go from there. Meesuk or one of the visa run companies can help with the travel but he needs to have all documentation in place before he goes.

@Jeanette *******

I have told Adel he needs to go to Laos - he can go to Cambodia but that will depend on his University papers and again if he goes to Cambodia he needs to wait a minimum 5 working days before collecting his visa so definitely a more expensive option. His option is Laos and his University needs to tell him where but according to Mr. Daniels he only has one option which is Vientiene

@Tod ********

do you really think we didn't tell them that ? Come on man ! We have lived here 7 years on visas ! We told them we were in Hatyai - they basically said NO - BUI uses KL and that is where he needs to go! You cannot assume every University will bow down to the student demanding where to go ! I mean this is Thailand

@Tod ********

not the experience I had - my son's university told him where to go to - Penang was the closest yet he was sent to KL so I think you are mistaken ! This was for a proper University in Bangkok not a back alley language center. And NO the University did not say it is up to the student ! They specifically told him where to go with his British passport despite 2 previous ED visas for High School issued in Penang - so not the students choice necessarily !

South African passports can only go to Laos or Cambodia. It is not his decision though. His University will address his paperwork to a specific consulate as he is not going to a language center and is going to a university therefore he needs to go into his Uni and ask all these questions to the Visa section that deals with international students. They know the procedure. He needs to go and do the questioning there not on here all the time !