@Brandon ***********

he will spend 6-8 months of the year for a couple of years travelling around Thailand to find where he wants to settle down.

Told him about the fees, and at the moment he doesn't care and will open another account in the province he decides to settle in, in 5-6 years. Right now he just wants an account for things like QR pay and not having to pay transaction and conversion fees on his UK cards. Told him about wise but he is adamant about having a Thai account the limited benefits it will give him.

@Brandon ***********

TiT though... TiT 🫣🤣

@Eric ******

start the company have 2m capital, 4 thai employees and a thai shareholder that holds 51% of the shares and you can get a WP without issue.

Pay the 1900 baht for a 30 day extension at your local immigration.

The likelihood of there being an issue if you don't is slim to non but the ramifications of overstaying could cause you plenty of issues in the future, not just in thailand but other countries too

@Anita *******

you are correct, the US bassy doesn't issue the affidavit so you will need the 800k for the first year extension.

You need to be approved for the visa before you can apply for the dependants

@Stephen ********

they will even tell her what bank and branch to go to and where it is located.

@Henrik ****

we aren't talking about other countries so thats a moot point and it's very easy to open a bank account on a ED visa, and much easier than a non-o...

If attending a private school (i.e language) you'll be given a letter and told what bank and branch to go to.

If attending a university, you just need the university letter and student ID and most banks will allow you to open an account.

Once you've been given your extension you can withdraw the 400k. You just need to make sure it's back in the bank 2 months prior to you next applying for your yearly extension.

Just open a bank account in thailand. You can do most things through wise but it becomes a massive pain in the arse if you are here longterm.

When she gets her ED-Visa her school should also give her a letter and be able to tell her which bank to take the letter too (if a language school) if its a proper Ed-Visa (university (Masters, Bachelor etc) then it doesn't matter what bank she takes the letter and student ID to as most will accept it.) However if it's a language school it's better to just go with the bank the school suggests.