Never had that experience in the whole 6 plus yrs we've been here. They do ask for a house rental contract though, and maybe a TM30, which requires copy of housebook, landlord's ID and phone number.
Yep. We've heard that before. What visa are you on?
We had a catch 22. You need a bank account to get a retirement visa, but some of the banks said we need a retirement visa or work permit to get a bank account.
Very frustrating. We finally went to a branch of Kasikorn that would do it for us.