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

exactly what I do although as cash becomes less and less convenient 30k can take an awful long time to spend lol

I also use wf in the USA….for transfers under 10k usd I just do bank-to-bank transfers into my Thai accounts using SWIFT codes…some will say that the exchange rate loss is too great to do this…in my 20 years of living in bkk and after having tried every conceivable method this one works best for me….a Schwab account is another good way of chipping away at foreign bank fees

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

dc also has the east coast’s only consular office…they’re different buildings in different locations

@Mat****

then go talk to the ministry, they’ll force the payment in all likelihood

In most cases the ministry of labor finds in favor of the employee-no law suit is necessary generally, just the threat of one from the ministry results in payment…having said that, it’s very very unlikely that you will have a tenable job to return to after your 2 week break

@Joseph ***

probably important to remember that deportation is a legal term that can only apply to non-citizens…Trump (I’m not a supporter at all) is batting around the idea of using Bukele’s new mega-prison to incarcerate American prisoners…that’s not deportation in the legal sense, it’s offshoring prisoners and for any number of reasons this will not happen, the least of which is that it’s unconstitutional and would be struck down by SCOTUS…we Americans have a lot to be concerned about but deportation of USA citizens is not one of them

@Suzanne *****

idk what news you’re watching but no American citizens have ever, or will ever, be deported from the USA…if they are solely citizens of the United States then where would they be sent? Lots of people illegally residing in the USA have been returned during this administration and every administration before it…recently some people w legal authorization to reside in the USA have been deported-the ethics of that are dubious to be certain, but they are definitely not American citizens….having said all that, no American citizen has ever been deported in the history of the modern United States

@Suzanne *****

wtf are u talking about? This dude is an American citizen…where would they deport him too?

@David *********

I have too, mostly in Texas…border control exists on the highways at the 20 mile exclusion zone and you definitely need a pp to pass legally…that said, anybody can sneak into mostly any country including Thailand but it is not feasible to stay there long term without being legally recognized…also as it applies to Mexico, I’m sure none of us would be surprised if the need for a pp was enforced at the us/mx border sometime in the near future considering the current political climate

@David *********

because you can’t open a bank account, own or rent property, basically do any official business and it’s illegal to stay permanently so it’s not a viable solution…further, Mexican border towns are disgusting, filthy and dangerous