Difficult in most parts of the world now, many hoops to jump through, and I was forced to close my accounts in Hong Kong and Dubai when I retired, I only manage to keep my UK account as I still have a property there……..I have Wise as a back up and for handling transfers…..they are all paranoid about money laundering and illegal activities……fair enough I guess, Thailand is just playing catch up…….

@Ange *******

you can get them made, but casual stuff can be tricky to find if you are large build or tall….especially if you are not in BKK better than it used to be

Look up the options for DTV , lots of soft skill options from Thai Language, cooking to Mauy Thai

@Ange *******

yip anything over 45 is a challenge for men not sure what the female equivalent is……I order on line when I travel

@Ange *******

Thai for foreigner - sorry

@Nick ********

you have the option of visiting Thailand for 2 months a year, and spend the rest of your time flitting between, PH, Cambodia Malaysia and Vietnam…….you can do that annually with no issues. what they dont want is folks living here for longer than a normal tourist stay without the correct long term visa, of which there are several……blame the serial abusers for this clampdown…

There are a whole range of visa options especially for over 50’s many folks with retirement visa are only here for 6 months a year, otherwise there is DTV which covers most needs, however both require some level of financial means as they don’t want visitors being a drain on the state especially when it comes to medical care…..they are not really out of line with many countries around the world, try getting into Europe of US legally without a visa, same goes for Singapore, Malaysia etc etc

Foreign sizes for farangs can present a significant challenge

@Bonnie ******

folks spending months at a rime here are not tourists, they are gaming the system……there are appropriate visas to meet needs of all categories of short term and long term visitors - visa exempt is being roundly abused…

Agents also lock you in to the process, especially if they front the 800k