I wouldn’t count on getting a Bank Account opened for you on DTV.
Mate of mine a few months back got his DTV and paid an agent to get it all sorted and a bank account opened.
Within 6 weeks his newly opened Bank account was frozen by the bank with 250,000 Thb in it.
He had to go into the Branch it was opened at and showed his Visa and given the opportunity to close it. DTV does not fit the criteria for Thai Bank account, many agents were able to grease the wheels to open accounts last year and early this year on the DTV front but that has been cracked down on now by Authorities.
You can take MORE than 10,000 AUD!!! You just have to declare it and as such you have a legitimate reason!
Nominate used to satisfy Retirement Visa requirements for Thailand, you have the Non O so you can show the Narcs at Australia Immigration when you declare. Fugg Albanese and his sycophants!!!
It is YOUR money and you are entitled to take your cash with you.
transfer using WISE from your home country bank account into your Thai Bank account after you get your pension, it is straight forward. You get a fairly decent exchange rate with WISE.
Do it the same day or day after your Pension lands in your bank account in your home country, using the Wise App, just make sure it is a little bit more than 65,000 baht so your account will never be under for each month in your Thai bank account, slowly building a buffer in case of any unforeseen fees or such that the bank may deduct sending your deposit under 65,000.