@Tom ********

this was shot down quite quickly. Some nonsense about not all thais currently own land so why let foreigners. Of course assuming that it's the big land owners who were against it. Also there was to be restrictions regarding the resale or inheritance in that any land would be required to be sold to a Thailand citizen even on inheritance. Doubt anything like this ever happens here.

don't make a ton of sense. an IDP can only be issues from ones home country, you can not travel to any Asian country and apply/aquire an IDP, well unless you're from one of those Asian countries. However for an IPD to be legit, you have to 1st have a real drivers license, and carry both with you. it is not a substitute for a drivers license.

This is one confusing post. No expert but i was always under the impression if you're working you need to be sponsored by employer and issued a work permit and get this type of visa.

You said employer canceled your work permit and then issues ensued regarding switching to marriage based visa and was denied

Then previous employer steps in and your back to employed and work permit

You're either employed and working here or your not, however after reading your post I'd have no idea which it is.

@Stuart **********

i think they are one and the same, yes

A little research goes a long ways. On addition to your current drivers license get an international drivers license and carry both with you at all times and you're good to go for just about any country including Thailand

@George ************

yes your link agrees it's linked to your brokerage account so not really a bank

@George ************

i think schwab is a brokerage and not a traditional bank

@Kool ******

I'm just saying that one needs to be careful with Swift and best to inquire at one's bank vs just saying that it's the best

Been stung a few times with "best" for some in the past...

Example: how to avoid atm fees in Thailand. Oh if you have bank account f

Go into bank with atm card and do a transfer with a bank teller. Did that one, resulting in chase charging me 8.5% atm used not at an atm, and another 8.5% foreign translation fees, but yeah didn't have to pay any atm fee. However I was like #*$&%*

@Kool ******

chase bank in usa is very expensive doing swift. Crazy expensive

@Wayne ********

doesn't the 1st part " send us the money " also cost something when doing the transfer from bank to them. Also I'm from us and would be some currency conversion and time to send this company my us dollars I'd think 🤔