@Brick ******

Yes. But they will not marry you if you do not have 400k in the bank yourself. They will also not marry you if you drive a smaller car than they have / than the BMW their parents gave to them as a birthday present. I have experience with this 😁

I know people who did a visa run to Myanmar last week. They did this close to Ranong. They went by boat from Thailand to Myanmar and back.

I know someone who did it dozens of times a year without problems. But each time he stayed only 1,2,3 days. I think it is more the total number of days you stay than the number of entries.

Rent out your home instead of selling it. That way you can always return.

I used return flights 5 months later to get a 3 month visa. You should ask the consulate where you apply for a visa about this. The Thai consulate in NL accepted it without problems.

@Myles ******

the point is that Revolut is not cheaper than Wise. The OP simply has to accept that he will lose money. I am comparing costs already for years, and found out that you always pay. Even the solution to send money to a Thai bank account with Wise is not free because you pay fees for the transfer. Paying with a foreign card from Wise or Revolut directly is often cheaper. I have Revolut metal. You get 1% cashback what compensates for the rare currency exchange.

@Myles ******

also if you convert before withdrawing you will pay that 1% fee. If you click on a transaction you can see the fees. And Revolut also has a 1% weekend fee. But when I compared exchange rates, Revolut often had a better rate than Wise. Not much, but a bit better.

Krungsri will give you a bank account with a tourist visa if you can show a 1 year rental contract.

@Myles ******

You pay a 1% rare currency fee with Revolut in Thailand.

@Ruth ******

Not for every country. Countries i have been to in the past had websites with clear and correct info. Only since I am in Thailand I see a government who makes a mess of it. The result you can see here every day on Facebook.