They just giving you the message they got from the boss. But new prime minister now so things are expected to relax a little.

It’s a bank. They make money on your deposits. They’re saying. If you want to do business with us then we welcome you. If you want to manipulate the bank and BI system then we don’t want your business. Let the smaller banks handle the shenanigans.

It’s the biggest bank in Thailand and they don’t want to be caught up in farang manipulation of the system. It’s business not a grudge.

@Tim **********

because you are from a country that has a tax agreement with Thailand. Not all countries have the same agreement. As I said it depends on your situation.

SS can be taxed in the US depending on your total income.

The 800k is already in a Thai bank then that’s not income.

65k a month coming into Thailand is income. Makes perfect sense to me. Whether it’s taxable income depends on your situation.

@Jordan ****

most countries send you back to the same country you departed from. Nothing unusual about that and not Thailand specific. So your implication of an insult is actually insulting.

Time to do it right now or go to another country.

20k might get you in but realistically you should stay home if that’s a struggle to prove.

We got enough broke expats. Get a truck driving job. Live in the truck. Stop paying rent or mortgage. Bust a move and bank your pay. You could easily have $250,000 saved in less than 5 years with proper money management. The first 5 years of trucking will pass quickly.

Airalo has a many eSIM options. I personally use the global plan. 20gb data, 200 minutes calling, 200 texts, 365 days in 138 countries for $89. You can get a US number and receive sms 2 factor authentication texts.

You can get it all set up now in about 5 minutes and it will be ready to go.