@Stuart ********

Plus you need two things in Mexico. A bullet proof vest and bodyguards.

@Andreas ********

And what about if you stay with a Thai family in their home free and do not have to show a pre booked piece of paper 🤔

@Did ****

I opened an SCB account back in 1999, armed only with my passport and visa exempt 30 days. How times have changed. The account was closed by the bank after I moved back to the UK as all the funds had been withdrawn before I left. I didn't think to leave a few thousand in for debit card annual renewal. I still have my old pass book and Debit card. When I was in Thailand in 2023, I went into a branch of SCB with my pass book, expired debit card, two month tourist visa and a slip of paper from immigration stating where I was staying. Asked if I could open new account, sorry no can do 😭

Sadbook is full of expat spurious comments on anything and everything to do with visas and living in Thailand. Take everything with a pinch of salt. Now I'm waiting for all the replies telling me I don't know jack shit 😂😂😂😂

@Jesper ******

Annual fee for debit card 😂😂😂 was 100 a year when I had a Thai bank account. OMG, what I could do with all that money 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Anonymous participant 979 Which has an ongoing cost or supposedly has and for part of or all of five year duration of the visa.

@Khun ***********

Seem BB is the only one that will let you open an account and only through an agent.

Or turn up at any bank with a bag full of cash, especially foreign currency of £€$ and ask them can I leave my money here and if there's enough of it I doubt they'll refuse you an account. 😆

@John ********

Really, you clairvoyant or something?

I see your profile is totally anonymous, 🤔 wonder why 🤔