- Not so bad if you are based in BKK - but for expats staying further afield a bit of an inconvienance simply to open a bank account. Not sure if this rule now applies to all banks as they all have different criteria for a foriengner opening a Thai bank account. What bank did you choose ?
- interesting information. The retirement extension is the correct terminology but many call it a retirement visa. Did you try a number of banks ? The embassy letter requirement is a new one to me. Did you manage to find out if all the banks you were considering required this ?