Newa Ccount I think that “Thailand0007” is correct. You might need to leave to get your “O” visa, but you should qualify as the parent of a Thai child. Best of luck.
We are moving there in May. I checked with our airlines (China Air) and they said no problems with check in with a one way ticket. As insurance, I purchased a bus ticket to Penang Malaysia. Cheap, but even so, fully refundable.
At 32baht to the US dollar, $25k is exactly 800,000b. I'm going to bring a couple thousand US with me to open my account then wire transfer the needed balance.
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