I can only tell you what I had to do. I have the Kasikorn Account too. When I bought the new phone a message came up saying "you must go to your nearest branch to set up the app" so I did. This was only last year. Same with Bangkok Bank, I had to go to a branch.
The reason the app is better is because you can only have it on one device at a time. Everytime I buy a new mobile phone I must go in person with my passport to my bank to put and verify it on the new phone. Some banks like Krung Thai bank have stopped Web login altogether. One thing for sure, I would put any account in my own name and if I have to pay an agent to do it I would. Good luck.
That's not quite right. I have a long term apartment in Pattaya and went to Krabi for a week and stayed in 2 different hotels which would have registered me. Then I returned back to my apartment. A week before my stamp was going to expire I went to Jomtien Immigration to extend my visa and with my original TM30 I extended my visa without question or problems.
in 34 years I have never found one however just the other day I was sitting in a restaurant and clearly heard the Thai owner deny access for clients who wanted to pay by qr code. He said "cash only". Seriously, I pay by cash in the malls too. I also pay Bolt by cash. Anyone who wants to attach a credit card to a 3rd party company is opening themselves up to hacking and fraud. Not for me.
Some of you people spend so much time and stress about paying by qr code or other non cash ways for what reason I will never understand when just using cash works everywhere. Here is my favourite photo. Edit add: I have never ever paid for anything in 34 years by qr code
Anonymous participant 557 same as what I came with, a case that holds 30 kilos. Take the essentials until I hit 30 kilos, give the rest away and I'm gone.
I think that the DTV will be honoured to all those that have purchased it. Whether they stop issuing it in the future is anybody's guess. If there is one thing I do is to always be prepared for a quick exit from Thailand should something go pear shaped. I may be a little negative on this but like anything else in life, enjoy the present but prepare for the worst should something go wrong. Good luck.
I can do 65k per month but I am only doing less than 6 months a year in thailand and I wouldn't be able to spend it all. I want to avoid any border bounces, hence thinking about the retirement visa.
