@Bobby *******

that’s fine. Just open the account to check the box. There’s absolutely no excuse to limit yourself much less overpay for banking when there are so many options.

Screw local banks. They are the new Travel Agent. Obsolete and completely irrelevant. I can give Another upvote for Wise. I’ve been using it along with Revolut and have nothing but great things to say about both.

I came to the conclusion I was too late to care about privacy after Edward Snowden came out the closet and I realized I did not give a crap about anything that he risked life to reveal. I already opt-in everywhere to get relevant ads. I will gladly opt-in if it helps save a life.

It was already insane when all they did was stamp your papers! That queue should be enough deterrent to keep everyone who’s not already in the country out!

Can you link to you source?

If you don’t mind doing a little bit of legwork it’s not that hard if you are already registered and running your business in your country and all your finances are in order. There are several agencies doing this and at least in Thailand there really is no turnkey solutions like there are in Estonia and other countries that you will pay a flat fee and be up and running within a few days. So you will inevitably have to go through some consultation process to see what is the best path of entry to your particular situation.

@Tod ********

yes. This.

As French National you can be in Thailand for 30 with the arrival stamp. Just need to make sure you schedule a trip and get an extension locally when when you arrive.