I did the freelancer route (in Sydney) what area do u work in? I sent a photo of my passport, I included by business registration number, my industry body membership, 3 monthly invoices I had showing payments made to me by clients, my drivers license had my home address as did my bank statements. For my portfolio I showed pages from my website and social media
I am on a DTV - I feel no need for a Thai bank account. It's a tourist visa - not necessarily for someone staying here long term without leaving. I use Wise, Revolut and pay the $8 ATM fee
then fix their system so it pulls correct data. Also it's $600 aud so not working for free. I love Thailand but refuse to not see things like this as sub par.
Honestly this really is unfair and tiny errors should be able to be fixed for free. Especially when their application often pulls the details off the passport incorrectly
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