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@Jeremy *******
exactly!

and Tania Carbonaro

you’ve asked for bank requirements?

you won’t be able to do anything with a thai bank without a long term visa

(meaning for any short stayers or on tourist visas you won’t get a bank account)
Peggy *****
@Dan ****
you can apply for the non-o (90 days) in your home country and enter Thailand with this visa.

(no thai bank account needed for that)

That allows you to then open a bank account in Thailand without hassle.

You then transfer the 800k and apply for the one year extension
Peggy *****
From super easy to impossible - that would depend on which immigration office you will be using and whether you have the required 800k THB ready.
Peggy *****
apparently Malaysia is the worst for DTV in SEA

Vietnam seems to be what most people recommend at this point
Peggy ************
@Muhammad ************
for this type of visa you don’t need to apply from your home country.

I‘ve used the embassy in KL and Penang in previous years for tourist visas

And it’s a relevant question ☺️
Peggy ************
There is nothing to do or see in Padang Basar!!

We had to wait 2h for a connecting train to Butterworth and the wait was painfully long!!!

(we arrived by train from Hat Yai)