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Why are there so many people in here who aren't on a DTV and have no intention of getting one? 😂 For those actually on one or looking to be, thanks to tips in here I've setup Truemoney (using my DTV stamp) and it's working great for Promptpay scan payments (business and personal) and no surcharge Grab payments. I do have a Bangkok Bank account (opened in 2021 on a non-o retirement) but this seems an excellent backup/alternative if that goes away. Especially if you can get a debit card from your home country that refunds all ATM foreign fees like Charles Schwabb in the US and Wealthsimple in Canada etc. Mrs and I switched from retirement to DTV because we didn't want to keep $70K CAD in a Thai bank and we aren't comfortable using an agent to pretend having the funds like so many retirement visa holders do.
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Anonymous participant 283 Any Canadians reading this, so can we via WealthSimple as of October 1st.
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Anonymous participant 555 It's nice to use with the grab app so you don't get a 10 THB foreign card fee on every transaction.
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DTV is not a non-immigrant visa. The TrueMoney app wants 2 photos: "Take a photo of your first page of non-immigrant visa" and "Take a photo of your non-immigrant VISA page in your passport". I've tried what you said but as the screenshot shows, it shouldn't work. That being said, this is Thailand...🙃
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@Elías *******
I'll give it a try but it's not supposed to work. 🙃
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@Džeina ********
When did you register on TrueMoney? And you were on a DTV at the time?
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@Elías *******
@Džeina ********
I just installed and registered TrueMoney with my passport and Thai number. Transferred in 100 THB from my BB account and tried to do a PromptPay purchase. It didn't work. I called in (1420) and they said I need to upgrade, which for foreigners means a non-o visa or Thai driving license. How did you "unlock all services" to access PromptPay on a DTV?
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Anonymous participant 681 Speaking of idiots, you should reread what I said. 🤣