If you make smaller transfers, should be instant. There is a FAQ on the website that gives you to limit for instant, vs waiting. Then just make several instants vs one big one per month.

all the requirements were already met from your DTV "the person getting the original DTV". dependent visa is pretty much what it says. however as each embassy makes up their own rules/requirements, nobody but whatever embassy you are going to apply to could possibly give you the exact answer. I've not seen anywhere a difference for "single person" vs, "married", so not sure where you got that from.

@Det ******

thats anywhere for anything. refuse to sign required paperwork, and nobody going to work with you. buy an airline ticket and refuse to do what they tell you, you'll be denied... this is just nuts converso. done with this, and you make no sense.

@Det ******

why and who is going to refuse a W9 piece of paperwork. What conspiricy rock you crawling out from under dude?? you laundering money or something, or think US going to send a Interpol Red Team to bust down your door in the middle of the night?

@Det ******

Thai banks don't turn a person down for that.... just rubbish.

@Det ******

Just re-read your comment, and still don't get your point, about reporting your bank activity to America.... that's just irrelevant to the topic.

@Det ******

what if anything does that have to do with opening a bank account in Thailand?? Nothing!! And of course you can't use the account for laundering so reporting is nothing special. Years ago I got a Bank account on a 30 day tourist visa,.sure the IRS knows about it, and then what?

they are not enforcing anything. Thai government has no regulations on this. it is strictly up to the bank. every bank and every bank location is different. however if you look from their point of view. not making a lot of money off a totally free account. yeah you can show up with a fist full of cash, but you and they know you could just withdraw most of it the next day. some will want to sell you some insurance policy so at least they get something out of the deal. either get an agent to help you, or spend your vacation going from bank to bank.

Basically no

Can't do return ticket and tell immigration it's because you're doing an extension

@Tim ********

always great to read someones backwalking their comments BS