@Incognia *********

Of course you can. A Thai DL is better than a passport for the purposes of domestic flying as its also in Thai.

Anonymous participant 119 More or less but depends on the circumstances. So far, I've not faced any issues but both my Thai bank accounts were opened a long time ago. One on a work permit, the other was upgraded to a work permit because at the time you couldn't get internet banking access without one. Tourists were only given a bank account with debit card but no internet banking access at the time.

Not an issue provided you're able to get a residency permit either from your embassy or immigration. If yes, you can own a car.

@Ji ****

Read my comment again, carefully. International fares out of CNX are much higher than out of BKK due to far less competition.

@Ji ****

It's not. It's much cheaper to fly through Bangkok.

@Zess ******

Depends. Some consulates don't care. Probably best to build up the balance over time though, if you can.

@Nana ***

Visa documents not needed. Only passport and TDAC.

Anonymous participant Where are you applying? Anywhere but Laos should be fine to do that but best to submit 6 months worth of statements (some require that) but it doesn't mean you have to hold 500,000 for the entire 6 months.

With so few international flights and the apparent scrutiny being applied, not sure why anyone is flying into Chiang Mai. Just fly to Bangkok and if you're living in or wanting to visit Chiang Mai and need to get there quickly, book a separate domestic flight. Besides, nearly all international fares into CNX are way more expensive than flights to Bangkok. I remember comparing EVA Air to Taiwan from CNX, not only do you only have one narrowbody flight a day, unlike the 3-5 daily EVA flights out of BKK but fares were TWICE the price of ex BKK fares.

@James *******

You can literally put the funds in your account a day before applying virtually anywhere but in Laos. Statement length may vary though.