@Colin ******

Yeah ,genuine gold diggers …. 🤣🤣🤣 if they don’t ask for money directly , then they’ll find other creative ways to use you or they’re NOT meeting . Period

Well think like this . If you invited someone into your home for dinner on multiple occasions and he NEVER leaves once the dinner is over , would you be so willing to invite him again ? 🤣🤣🤣

In the USA you don’t need a license to BUY it , but you’ll need a licensed driver to pick it up or transported without driving . Probably the same here.

Would this work in Bangkok immigration office ?

If I were you, I’d store it someplace where it could easily be used as an emergency fund as well as collect a bit of interest. Right now rates are high so find yourself a nice 4 or 5 percent money market account and that way you still have your hands on your cash if you need it . If you already have an emergency fund then go with a nice vanguard index fund that tracts the S&P 500

@Peter *********

ok so my comment was for him . 🤣🤣🤣

@Peter *********

i was assuming that you were already in Thailand

@Peter *********

it’s a bit of a catch 22. You can’t get a visa without a bank account . And you can’t get a bank account without a visa . Take 50k baht and go over to TMT visa .

The REAL question is WHY do you want a bank account in Thailand? With the world today and all its transfer services it may be easier to do things another way …

The mother probably feels like you don’t deserve to show her off at a wedding if you’re NOT a grand part of the little girls life consistently, and I’m not talking about only money . In that situation I’d have to agree with the mother, sorry . So without more details about your connection to your daughter and her age , we all can just make general assumptions based off the stereotype of a greedy Thai baby mother when they’re two sides to every story . 😏