@David ******

Nope, all accounts without a long term visa on their bank records.

@Jack *******

yesterday on TASS website

Bangkok Bank stopped allowing foreign tourists to open accounts since beginning of the year. Only people holding retirement or non immigrant visas are now able to open an account. Thousands of accounts opened on tourist visas have been blocked. Bank clients are being asked to come into the bank to sort out the situation. Without a long term visa funds are to be withdrawn and accounts closed.

TASS May 27th.

@Doug *******

not anymore...

@Colin ********************

your right, passport office Central Festival.

@Colin ********************

Legalization Service is now available in Pattaya at the same location where Thais can obtain passports.

The office is on the 4th floor of the Central Pattaya Shopping Center which has entries from Beach Road and 2nd Road.

You will need to get your affirmation of freedom to marry translated and then legalized at the MFA in Bangkok. Go see Maneerat on Soi Post Office Pattaya and ask her to provide the service. You can then compare that against having to do it all yourself with time and expense of getting to Bangkok and maybe having to stay overnight.

@Benjamin ********

out of his backside....

@Lee-Ann ******

AA Insurance have offices in Phuket.

@Chris ********

People spend 75k to leave? Who leaves every month on a DTV? Your argument is utter nonsense. As stated the DTV has made the Elite program a dead duck. Anyone on the Elite must be kicking themselves for their stupidity.