@Natasha *******

They won't open an account unless you're buying a visa off them

@Marc ******

Why? Because a few morons trying to live in the country on free visas are melting down?

@Brian ********

The only fee I pay is 200 baht per year for the ATM MasterCard. You should look at changing to a "no fee" account

@Jeff ********

You do one 65k transfer each calendar month. I've done it that way for years. It must show in your bank account as a foreign transfer. I use Wise to do the transfers

@Tim *********

Your money is then savings so it's not taxed

@Richard *******

I know what you mean! Isaan doesn't do it for me either.

@Jim *******

You can be a dual tax resident in which case the DTA decides which country has sole taxation rights. I'm in that situation

Richard Parker Another one Isaan-bound? 😂

@Todd ********

Yes I'm aware many expats do not understand immigration terminology

@Tim *********

There's a number of factors to be considered. Have you already paid tax on the gain? Are you a UK tax resident? What does the UK DTA say about transfer of capital gain? My question is why would you transfer such a large sum of money to Thailand when you can get much higher return in the UK? I only transfer pension from Australia which is tax exempt, plus I also retain Australian Tax Residency and under the terms of the DTA, the Australian Tax Office has sole taxation rights.