@Greg **********

you are talking old times. Since covid it has all changed. Quit living in the past...lolol.

@Greg **********

I don't drink, and I don't hang out in bars. Try again to discredit me...lolol. You have not done, or know anyone that has done that...lolol.

@Greg **********

nope. The same branch in a different location treats you as a brand new customer, whether you have an existing account with them in a different city, or not. I have plenty of friends that got caught up in that fallacy...lolol

@Rolf ********

I could give you a way to open a bank account that has worked for a few I have helped, but I am not going to post it publicly, or it will get abused and stopped.

@Rolf ********

Do you have enough cash in a foreign bank that is equal to bt800,000? If so just apply for a retirement visa at the Thai embassy/consulate by e-visa next time you are out of Thailand. With that 90 day visa you can open a bank account easily in Thailand, then you can very easily change it to a marriage visa extension in Thailand. If you have the money that is the easiest way, and much much cheaper.

@Rolf ********

what visa extension have you been on for 12 years living here?

@Greg **********

that is not true. You can not just transfer accounts from one branch to the next anymore.

@Tommy *******

not sure what you are trying to prove? It hasn't been 180 days yet since the DTV was first offered July 15th. At the 180 day point you can extend your entry for another 180 days once, but it hasn't happened yet, and immigration has said nothing about what will be required. Anyone trying to tell you different has no clue.

@Tommy *******

but, you never have to extend it for five years. You just leave the country, and immediately return every 180 days.

@Kevin ********

keep this in mind. By getting the DTV now, any rule changes they will make in the future, and they will when they get a good understanding of how it is being abused, those with the DTV now will be grandfathered in for the five years the visa is valid before any changes will affect them. If you wait getting it changes can be made within a few months setting stricter rules you might not like. Just something to keep in mind.