@Marty ********

So you wasted approximately 700.000 baht and advertise that on FB as a smart decision.

Hmm… Ok.

@Damian ********

I have the same experience. We had a chat about picking mushrooms while visiting local immigration and we were exchanging jokes both ways.

Immigration officers are not only officials but also tend to be human beings.

If you have 800,000 thb in your bank then only a few thousands to assist you with opening the bank account.

You can easily get a 90-day non-O visa while in the USA. Diy.

Open a bank account in Pattaya upon arrival. Assistance from an agent might save you some agony. They charge some 5,000 baht for the service.

Then transfer your 800,000 asap, from USA bank straight into the Thai bank account.

Wait two months and extend your visa yourself. You will have two months time to ask the IO for the requirements and prepare all necessary documentation.

Done. Enjoy life in Thailand.

Yes. I opened two bank accounts on a non-O visa in the last 4 weeks. Kasikorn was really easy, SCB gave me lots of difficulties and I had to come back 4 times until they had green light from headquarters.

@Henrik ****

Not entirely accurate, I’m afraid.

When you enter Thailand you need a TM30 with at least 15 days on it. Show it at Bangkok immigration and they will issue the residence certificate.

I had only 7 days on my TM30 from the hotel and the lady at immigration showed me an English document detailing the 15 day requirement.

We went to the Isan village after 7 days so we decided to open the account there. I had an account after two days in the village (after registering a tm30 at the house of my sister in law).

You do *NOT* need to be 3 months in Thailand for the certificate!

@Aake *********

Indeed there are special rules for Americans. The procedure is more complicated for the banks and thus they are less easy to open accounts for Americans.

All caused by the American money laundering paranoia.

@Craig *******

I needed an extraction of the civil registration in Netherlands to show at the Dutch embassy. In Netherlands a birth certificate is hardly used for anything. Instead, they use the above mentioned extraction.

(Uittreksel Burgerlijke Stand)

The (Dutch) embassy required it to have evidence of me being single so they could issue a “Fit for Marriage” document.

I don’t know what specific document would be required for every embassy in Thailand of every country in the world. Apparently you do, so I stand corrected by your worldly knowledge. 👍

@Mike ****

Thai banks do this a lot. You need to be in Thailand to open their apps for the first time and some Thai bank apps even require you to disable WiFi to ensure that you use an in-country connection.

I don’t know much about Canadian Taxes but have found a (new) group about Thai taxes for expats:

@Scott *****

I am sorry, but who were you again? How do you think there is anything you can say or do that would even remotely come in the vicinity of hurting me? You’ll need to grow a few sizes to hurt me, little man. I have yet to be hurt by Facebook yapping of petty little men.

Now again, you have zero experience on marriage, you have zero experience on a lasting commitment, and yet you are full of judgement. I’d say you’re full of something else as well.

“Look at me. I am a man of the world, with little to no experience.” 🤣🤣🤣

Have a great life. I have no time for you.