@Shane ********

Why don't people just use the 65k monthly transfer method? I laugh at those tying up 800k, and laugh at those paying agents 20k per year for a 1900 baht extension.

@Pete ******

Not a rumour. Impossible to open a bank account on a tourist visa, but can open on a non-immigrant visa. Fact

They only target people who can't spell "border" 😆😆😆

@John *******

I believe many expats only see their wives for a few months every year. Apparently they're "working elsewhere". It doesn't equate with me. Why get married if you're going to spend more time away from your wife than with her. I get the bit about bank accounts. I know retirees here who live here full time but still get their pensions paid into a UK bank account so they get the annual increases

@Walter ********

What visa are you on?

@Jim *********

Probably could for a while, but if a pattern sets in, you could be questioned, but if you're only spending 180 days in Thailand each year, in 2 x 90 day segments, you'll probably get away with it

@Andy ******

Visa agents don't like the DTV. It has to be obtained online overseas. Agents strength was always in paying bribes to immigration offices. The DTV has totally bypassed these. Rumours are rife that the DTV is going to be totally overhauled and that retirement visa criteria levels will be increased. The government is pushing Elite and LTR

@Sue *********

Or married to a Thai

@Andi **********

It's not a long term lease the banks are looking for, it's a long term visa. If an agent is arranging a 12-month non-O extension, they can also arrange a bank account. However, realistically if a person enters the country with a 90-day non-O, or a 12-month non-OA, they can actually open the bank account themselves

@Robert *********

The fact is DTV holders do not "live" in the country. Immigration and Banks see a tourist, and tourists generally don't "live" in a country. I'm expecting some major changes to DTV in the coming months. It's causing the government more headaches than it's worth. They will go back to pushing Elite and LTR for those who want to stay long-term in Thailand