@Rosie ****

Then you're one of the lucky few.

Right now it is impossible to open a bank account

No you don't get a bank account. They now come with different reasons every time.

Yesterday at Bangkok bank:

- you need to have two ID's

- You need to get life insurance for 40K baht.

Who is going to pay 1100 USD to open a bank account?!?!

The DTV is worthless. Yes you can stay in the country for 5 years. But...

- extending after 180 days within the country is drama. .

- impossible to get a bankaccount

- this vague tax situation

- still need to do 90 day rapport

The Philippines is starting to look more attractive everyday

Since you are not even able to open a bank account, how are they going to check?

They have no way of knowing how much you made.

@Theodore **************

Yeah.. You can stay 5 years, but cannot get a bank account

Oh and also you need to leave the country after 6 months otherwise you might be taxed, or not... Who knows?

@Damien **********

Again BS: You can have it within 7 working days when you hand over all the documents in 1 go. You and I both had the DTV within 2 weeks. That isn't "a long time".

Strange dude that is contradicting himself..

@Takip *********

Just use the Thai e-visa website when in Cambodia. You will have the DTV within 2 weeks

@Beth *********

Nonsense. When in Cambodia you can apply via the Thai e-visa website. When you give them all the requested documents you will have the DTV within a week. I missed the employment letter and still had it within 10 days

@Andreu **************

Learn English before commenting on Facebook! In this context cash = money. Saying you were joking is just making your faux pas even more obvious.

@Luit ****************

Whahaha 400 euro to proces a visa...for the employees. You do know these people make barely anything right?

How can you have a Thai wife and still be so oblivious.

Not even in Europe you will need 400 euro to pay employees to process a visa

Jouw domheid is komisch.

Anonieme deelnemer 118

Most people will not stay for 5 years.

1. You cannot stay 360 days in a row

A. After staying 18p days extending the visa inside the country costs you money and is a bureaucratic nightmare

B. When staying longer then 180 days you might need to pay tax.

C. The DTV is mostly used by remote workers, no way most of the remote workers... nomads...... will be there 5 years.

2. I wasn't qualifying the amount. I was merely stating that you do pay taxes in Thailand in all sorts of ways. Visa being part of that.

3. Most of us do pay taxes over the amount that we earn. Contributing already to where ever we have the obligation to do this

@Luit ****************

What else do you think happens with the Visa money? The state officials just go out to dinner with it? Of course it is used for the common good. Jemig, dommerd!