@Tod ********

okay that’s cool, thanks, I have already spent years in Thailand on Non-imm B with work permit on my own company, (I’m in USA currently, no current visa or wp) but that’s all over thanks to Covid 😞 now I still have bank account with over 400k but not 800k, yet. I see, I do a 60-day tourist then once inside, apply for Non-O since it’s the easiest path, but just bump my personal savings account at BBL up to 800k and never go below?

I have a Thai Amity company with a clean balance sheet I’d like to sell for real cheap like transfer costs, let’s an American own 99.94% but still need to find 4 employees. In biz since 2007 so has good history, name change not too hard

@Garrett **********

it's prepaid top-up number but with a balance displayed on the DTAC app. I would imagine a post-paid subscription would have more options and might work, in fact, I could try to change to post-paid while in the USA (DTAC app advertises that), but it's not that urgent for me and not sure if that would solve it, probably would have a second step of subscribing to a roaming service.

I don't have an answer but would be interested in a solution! I have a DTAC prepaid number that doesn't receive any signal in the USA but that is the number tied to my Bangkok bank account notifications as an example I can't do some transactions since I can't receive a one-time password etc. I planned ahead when I left Thailand end of September but for some of the replies "just use Line, why would you have that, etc" I just wanted to share an example as to why you might want to have a Thai sim/cell in the USA received international calls/texts.

@Joe **********

agreed. I remember getting it there 2007 to 2012 when they started only single entry

@Joe **********

maybe not now but in the past they did.

Cool, thanks, just trying to triangulate responses to the problem - since 2007 no issues but one gap when Phuket shut down due to Covid and amnesty not covering work permit issues -- looks like I will just close my company and use the savings from paying company taxes and payroll taxes on a different kind of visa, probably just the elite visa. Still, your comment of "rather than asking us" = I guess you don't agree with having a group to ask Thai visa questions and wonder why you are a member?

@Mo *****

yeah, I did the same, switched from Bumrungrad to BNH and they direct billed with Cigna USA for my insurance when I had my appendix out, really a great hospital. The doctor was so proud of the operation he gave me a dvd of the video they shot lol.

Up until about 5 years ago I used to go to BNH for the work permit medical. It's a good hospital, they even removed my appendix once. But then it was more like approaching 2,000 baht and required blood testing and took at least 3-4 hours for the entire process. Not sure why it was cheaper for you or so fast, but once I found Medconsult it was a no-brainer to use them for the certificate as faster, cheaper, easier.

Actually it was 180 baht and the benefit is your info is saved so it gets faster and easier each year.