@Peter ********

not if it’s SCB they do not provide a bank book for their Easi Pass account and I provide a copy of the account details to immig along with bank letter which has sufficed for last 3 years….

do it online with local embassy show evidence of funds, you will get an O-A for 1 year, + 1 year………and once you have local account move funds and switch to O Visa after 2 years which has no insurance requirements although it’s always good to have some form of health insurance depending on your circumstances.good luck ……

@Graham ****

not if he lives in Thailand, it’s based on Uk residency needs to be there more than 6 months a year…..

Just get a dummy return ticket on line for 10 bucks , airline check-in is your biggest risk could bring your trip to a grinding halt if they ask…

Immigration office will handle all your needs for princely sum of

@19**

I managed this processs allbeit about 6 years ago when I transitioned from Bangkok Bank (joint account) with my wife , to two individual accounts with SCB - come renewal time of our respective retirement visas I provided letters and statements from both banks which dovetailed and immig in Phuket were happy with it.No logical reason why they shouldn’t accept it other than an officer on a bad hair day but who knows……

The US has suspended the Deminimus concession whereby parcels valued at under $800 could be imported duty free. This concession is agreed with many countries worldwide and negotiated through the World Customs Union, based on the premise that there is a value below which it costs more to collect the duties/vat than the amount collected - very sensible approach……however in the US its been politicised resulting in its complete removal…..this will involve carriers like DHL/Fedex/UPS and EMS/Post having to clear parcels formally and have to collect duties and vat from thousands of one off importers……they will probably look to online retailers to include duty/vat/admin in the purchase price at time of ordering…….upshot of all this is many online buyers will realize their product is now 30% ++ more expensive and they will buy locally instead of online which is probably the intention of the changes. Similar changes happened in Thailand last year…….

@Max ************

I’ll read up on splitting hairs instead, more informative 🤔

visa exempt is a tourist visa , hope that answers your question , you can’t get half pregnant.

@Det ******

my on line banking got cut the day I was flying overseas for a week, great timing - I just went to the ATM to withdraw some of that stuff called cash, to tide me over until I flew back and was able to get to the branch - always a solution…..