thanks. I'm going to try talking to a different location tomorrow. I just want to know exactly what Bangkok Bank is putting out there before I do. Thanks for your help.
Is that current? I ask because the bank insisted that the document you previously sent was old (which it is). They insisted the webmasters could not remove old information, lol. As a software engineer, I know that was garbage, but there was only so much this poor woman could do on that front. She then pointed me here and said, "this is the current information."
I’m not signing a lease until I know I can stay…seems a bit putting the cart before the horse. 🤣 I do wonder if anyone at the hotel where I’ve been a regular would do it. I could ask the operations manager with whom I’ve built a friendship of sorts. I’m also stopping at one of the banks that rejected me and will politely ask about this document and what might be necessary.
I missed the part about a resident before. I don't think I know anyone well enough that they would be comfortable writing such a letter. I have a "friend" in Hua Hin whom I knew for a couple weeks and we periodically message, but I don't know if I'd even feel comfortable asking. I do have a banker in the States though. I need to find out if he knows how this Swift letter would be written. Thanks for the info.
This is fantastic! Thank you so much. I had two experiences at Bangkok Bank yesterday (and two, maybe three...I've lost track, others previously). One representative desperately wanted to help me but his hands were tied by policy. I have a feeling that if I went to him with this document, he might send it up the chain and help me.
The other was fighting me. I have to admit that I eventually lost my temper. I have been to so many banks and logic simply does not apply, lol. Obviously, that branch is out :-).
I'm not even concerned about the extras, although the one agent with whom I spoke wanted to charge 15,000 baht, because they required purchasing insurance. 🤣 🤣 I've seen quotes here and elsewhere more like 5K, so I wasn't doing that. I talked to someone who had paid 25K for the whole visa process. I'd sooner do that, although I'd rather do everything on the up and up. That's my real issue.
I've considered just getting an education visa...a real one, because I want to learn Thai anyway. Then, I can get the bank account and later get a retirement visa. The only problem is that I want to travel and I don't want to be restricted by the visa.
I don't know...maybe I'll just go to Cambodia. Thailand makes things very difficult and I like Cambodia a lot too.
