Your budget looks pretty sound. If you eat ‘local’ your food bill will be a fraction of that. I could eat for $10 a day quite easily.

The rent looks reasonable. Are you renting a condo? Where will you be based?

@Shaughn **********

Yes, I use Wise all the time and have done for a few years. The free ATM allowance is quite low though - mine is probably the equivalent of about US$200 a month, which goes nowhere.

I do deposit funds into my girlfriend’s account and the Wise fee is only ฿44.70. But somehow I seem to pay far higher fees than any bank account when getting my money back😂

@Anna ********

Yes the reasons are obvious but the availability almost non existent for the tourist. I spend 4 months a year in Thailand, I could really use a Thai bank account but I don’t qualify.

@Shaughn **********

The issue is that you incur fees. With a Thai bank account ATMs are free and also you can use the QR code system for paying.

@Anna ********

Yes, because you got it 8 years ago. Things have changed.

@Graeme *****

Amazing. No blood tests.

@Brian *********

How can this be without an examination?

I think you mean the visa exemption. It was 30 days and currently it’s 60. It applies to many nationalities but not all.

Check on your embassy’s website to see if it applies to you.

@Wak *******

No, only once.

Just wait until the change has been confirmed and you know the date from which it is effective. If it turns out it affects you then either change your ticket or get a 60 day tourist visa. You may also be able to get a 30 day extension, in which case your ticket is still useable; to travel into Thailand you can get a temporary onward ticket for about US$14.