@Tom *******

you are correct or… get 90 day visa go to Thailand and change visas once your there but you will need bank statements from your bank at home to prove you had the money to transfer at least 2-3 months before you left your own country

@Charlie *******

I can’t believe someone actually got it right, I just got off the phone with the Thai consulate and you are absolutely correct , she said you can get 90 tourist visa but you cannot get bank privileges , she said you can go with 90 day visa , go to Thailand , after 60 days apply for extension for either retirement visa or spousal visa , as well she told me that if I wanted I can apply for either one since I’m married online before I leave Canada and I need show my Canadian bank records to show I have the funds here since I married Thai girl and want multiple entry visa she said if I have the money get retirement visa apply online from home or get spousal visa because less money needed to show in my bank at time of application, wow , in 6 months you the first person on this site to know what they talking about , everyone else say for the with tourist 90 day visa and open account, you can do that unless you actually change visas when you go the because you visa not active until you go to Thailand, OMG you should be immigration lawyer for this site

@Anna ********

there are s retirement visa maybe that what they mean?

@Brandon ***********

you can’t get a bank account in a 90 day tourist visa , just got off the phone with the Thai consulate they said you need retirement visa or spousal visa to get bank account privileges, not allowed , unless you can prove with official paperwork to prove you can ,???

You sound like one of those border jumpers who for probably for one reason or another can’t get long term visa

Why don’t you go back to your own country

Stay as long as you like, this is Thailand 🇹🇭

People so stupid….. go to a bank in person and ask them . Are you that stupid or lazy