@John ********

You could not be more wrong in your opinion, in regards of the BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport.

You will get the BEST Exchange rate of the whole of Thailand, in the BKK Airport basement with one of the three moneychangers

(SuperRich, Happyrich and Kasikorn)

across the platform of the Airport Rail Link shuttle train to downtown.

@Mike *******

You won't get any better rate at money changers in downtown Bangkok, than you will get in the BKK Airport basement with one of the three moneychangers (SuperRich, Happyrich and Kasikorn) across the platform of the Airport Rail Link shuttle train to downtown.

You will arrive at the airport anyways, so why would you take into account the hassle to use a taxi or walk some distance to find any other moneychanger, when you got the chance right there in the airport’s basement?

@Brian **********

you could not be more wrong. You won't get any better rate around the Yaowarat market than you get in the BKK Airport basement with one of the three moneychangers across the platform of the Airport Rail Link shuttle train to downtown

@Andi **********

What most people who use WISE do never understand:

If you wish to do a FAIR comparison between a WISE transfer and the exchange of CASH in the BKK Airport basement, is the fact that on the WISE website, you must look at the exchange rate for which the money arrives in the recipient's bank account.

You mustn't look at the exchange rate WISE gives you! Because this is not the “end-rate” you receive. WISE will deduct fees, and that’s what many people do not take into account in their calculations

I can rest assure you: exchanging cash in the airport basement will ALWAYS give you a better rate than the one you get with a WISE transfer.

@Ned ******

there is no GREEN Superrich in the airport basement. And further, the ORANGE Superrich will give you a BETTER exchange rate than the green Superrich

@Ronald ********

you are WRONG regarding a WISE transfer would give you more than one of the THREE money changers in the airport basement. If you wish to do a FAIR comparison, on the WISE transparent listing, you must look at the exchange rate for which the money arrives in the recipient's bank account. You mustn't look at the exchange rate WISE gives you! I can rest assure you: exchanging cash in the airport basement will ALWAYS give you a better rate than the one you get with a WISE transfer.

You can fill out and submit the TDAC (Thailand Digital Arrival Card) starting three days/72 hours before your planned entry; it only takes five minutes on your home computer, it takes a little bit longer on the smartphone

Every non-Thai citizen is required to have completed the TDAC, regardless of whether they have a visa or an existing stay permit.

It's important not to fall for fraudulent websites that charge a fee for the TDAC—they're all fake. The TDAC is free.

Open the official website and simply fill it out pro forma.

Create a note or a Word .doc document on your computer with the requested information, e.g., passport number, name and address in your home country, primary address in Thailand, and so on.

Then, starting three days/72 hours before your planned entry, you can copy and paste the information into the TDAC—it only takes two minutes!

NOTE: The "Visa Number" and "Departure" from Thailand are NOT required fields; you can leave them blank.

BUT: As soon as you click on one of these fields not marked with a red *asterisk or start typing, an error message will appear if you don't fill out anything else. Then you would have to cancel everything and start over.

The TDAC confirmation will reach your email inbox shortly after submitting the form. You should print out this email confirmation, as it contains a QR Code

If you don't have to present the printed TDAC at the immigration counter, it doesn't mean anything - the border official will see the TDAC you submitted on his/her computer screen as soon as they scan your passport, so they won't ask again

The TDAC is not a visa, it is only an information you give Thai authorities about your person, your arrival information and your place of stay.

Assuming you haven't completed a TDAC, they won't let you enter the country but will send you back to the terminals with a request to submit it.

Amanda Dada . . just be patient . . ."processing" is a good sign. Remember the high season is nearing and the Consulate HCMC might be a little busier than usual

the only proof of income would either be a certified income affidavit of your country's embassy in Bangkok, OR a bank statement of 12 months of consecutive transfers coded as coming from abroad of a minimum of 65,000 THB into your Thai bank account, month for month not missing one single month

@Steve *****

well, you can theoretically buy a re-entry permit for the 90-days stay permit which you get stamped upon entering Thailand on a 90-days Non-Imm-O Visa. However it doesn't make much sense as it doesn't buy you any extra time outside of the expiry of the 90-days stay permit. It is better to stay inside Thailand, open the bank account, tranfer the funds and as soon as the funds have been in the account for two months, apply for the 1-year extension of the stay permit based on retirement. When this 1-year stay permit gets issued on Immigration, you can buy a single or multiple re-entry permit for it. A multi re-entry permit for example will allow you unlimited exits and re-entries into Thailand for the duration of the whole 1-year of the stay permit. Nobody will force you to remain inside Thailand for the whole duration of your 1-year stay permit . . . . Then as soon as 30 days (on some Immigrations 45 days) are left on the "1-year stay permit", you will need to be in Thailand so you can apply for the next "1-year Extension of Stay Permit"