FAFO.

I opened my BKK bank account a few years ago when I was on a non-o retirement visa. Switched to the DTV last July. Last December my BKK bank card expired. Went into my branch, showed them my passport which they photocopied, including a few entry stamps saying "DTV". They had to send everything to head office and a week later I went back and picked up my new debit card. No issues at all being on a DTV in my scenario.

Anonymous participant 590 Yeah, I switched to a DTV back in July last year. It was scanning incorrectly back then but luckily I caught it. The fact that they haven't fixed this in a year says a lot. They should either fix it or remove that option. I wonder why they haven't? 😉

No. My bank card expired and they replaced it no problem even though I'm on a DTV. They looked at my passport as well so they definitely knew.

Anonymous participant "I'm transferring 50k Can to bank today.". How come so much? 500K THB is only around $21K CAD. I just provided by last Canadian bank statement when I successfully applied last summer. No money transfers required.

@Kaitlyn ********

I was approved within a couple of hours by the Vancouver consulate end of last July. For workcation. Just had to provide my last Tangerine bank statement.

petmaak The bank staff have a big party. :)

@Greg *******

So you finally got a DTV or still thinking about it? :)

Anonymous participant 534 Ask your friends. If you are in a city there will be a place that does this.

I didn't need to transfer any money to Thailand when I got my DTV (Workcation) from Vancouver. I was able to just show I had funds in a Canadian bank account. Also no long visits to immigration just the quick and easy, 90 day reports. This works for us as we are in and out of Thailand enough to not require extensions.