@Nongnuch *******

I think you (both) got it right - with the “I will stay in a hotel in Bangkok”.

Can anyone recommend an agency which can provide assistance to get the bank account (in Bangkok)?

I’ve seen the website of Siam Legal, but they don’t provide assistance to open an account in Bangkok.

@Terary *********

Have you understood that my questions in fact relate to opening a bank account? 😉

@Brandon ***********

That is good to know. Thanks.

@Hristo **********

Chicken and egg. Which was first?

In the new ruling, you can not get a bank account without a non-O visa or work permit. And you can not get a non-O in Thailand without the bank account.

Circles, circles, circles. Hence I search a financial service company which can assist me opening the bank account.

Can anyone suggest / recommend an agency in Bangkok (with contact details, please) to provide assistance with opening a bank account?

@Steve ******

... and when someone is not OP it is forbidden to add a comment... ???

@Steve ******

Actually, I wrote a will which specifies that my wife and her children get *everything* and my wife understood that a will can easily be changed.

@Steve ******

There is no such thing as a "retirement visa".

@Paul ******

It’s about wording. There is no such thing as a “retirement visa”. When you want to stay in Thailand longer than 3 months, you start with a non-immi O visa. The visa is valid for three months. Before expiry you can apply for an extension based on either retirement or marriage to a Thai national (I believe there are more forms, but these two are most common).

You agent says ‘retirement visa’ but should have said ‘extension based on retirement’.

The non-O visa is basically a foundation on which you get the extensions. Once you have a one year extension (which must be repeated every year) you will need to subject to 90 day reporting so immigration knows where you are. (Easy process which can be done online).

@Steve ******

One of the types is extension based on retirement. Non-immigrant O *is* not a retirement visa.