I moved to Thailand with two suitcases. No furniture or sentimental, etc.

What I found here is that electronics are more expensive and of course designed for a Thai market. Keyboards etc. are tie or combination Thai and English alphabet.

What I miss from the US is personal items such as toothpaste, shaving cream, razor blades those things are different, and in my opinion the quality is not as good here

My friend at Krungsri says no. She says go to Bangkok bank.

@Peter ******

depends on which savings account you deposit in

@Thomas ******

not that I have found.

Krungsri had a promo paying 5% on a FCD foreign currency deposit USD to be specific of $50,000. And must be maintained for six months. it has been explained to me that because it’s a time deposit it does not qualify for the 800,000 deposit for Visa

I made several tourist waiver trips 1st year here. Was never a problem

Port the number onto a zoom and use the number anywhere you have cell data or wifi available.

Was there last night for me

@Graham *****

does immigration typically ask for 12 months of bank statements?

Is the 800k balance tied to the 90 day report or is it just 90 days after the extension is approved?

I did some traveling so my first 90 day report was approximately 6 months into the extension

@Roberto ********

just to clarify, are you saying that US pensions are not taxable at all in Thailand? or are you saying that if filing tax return in Thailand; taxes already paid in the US on pension dollars will be credited on the Thailand tax return?

Second question

If you’re only income is pension, does a Thailand tax return need to be filed at all?

Bruce, I did not see mentioned previously that the 400 K baht requirement is the only option the first year. Subsequent years it is possible they qualify based on fixed monthly income amount. I believe for marriage visa extension, it’s ฿40,000 per month. You can find this information on the Thai visa website.