@กะลาสี ****

I agree that it is a tremendously difficult mission, I would wait for the next administration to give a try

@Todd ********

I had tons of uninvested cash in Fidelity and BofA brokerage, not accepted a few months ago. I know a few others who had same issue, possibly BOI recently changed the policy on this requirement.

@Todd ********

most of us had well over $100k but in a brokerage account, BOI did not accept it even if it was $1M in cash

@Marty ********

that is a good point

May I ask if kasikorn bank requires a residency certificate from the immigration ? Ayutthaya immigration charged me 800 THB for this document

@Bob ********

no worries, I think you triggered yourself only

@Bob ********

please update your feelings next week when your bank app locks you out again this time seemingly needing you to take a MRT to your wireless carrier shop for a picture moment yet locks again next day apparently with no reason. So far I had 2 bank trips and one wireless carrier trip, I have 2 app lock and 1 daily limit restriction experience. We share our experience in this group not to complain but to help other foreigners to avoid common mistakes, that is the purpose of this group

@Pete ******

may I ask the cost of receiving non-O without an agent, I thought 1900 THB, I might be wrong as I never used that visa

I am speaking from the visa fee revenue perspective only ! Those who stay 12 months visa exempt pays more visa fee than non-O or DTV or LTR visa holders. I have LTR-P, I know the requirements, I am not saying it is easy to qualify for LTR. All I say is visa exempt travelers pay their share of hefty fees to spend a year in Thailand. More than most other visas.

Everyone is telling get a tourist visa. 10 year wealthy LTR costs 5000 baht a year. Someone staying visa exempt for 1 year in Thailand needs 4 times 1900 extension fee. That is already 7,600 THB a year visa fee. They keep asking people to get a visa, if someone obtains 6 month MTV visa and spend 9 months in Thailand with an extension then they pay much less for the fees than a visa exempt individual. Where is the logic for asking visa, it does not increase the visa fee revenues. Am I missing something here ?