@Gary *******

the spelling and grammar, or lack thereof, in this forum is astounding. Sadly, some of the worst comes from people who use English as their first language. 🤦🤣

@Leo *****

not necessary and way more expensive than the 1900 baht extension fee. The OP states he will be in Thailand for just under 3 months, so the extension is the easiest, cheapest, and best option.

@Duncanc *********

good question, I'm curious too.

@Bård *******

I guess you don't understand sarcasm

@Stuart ********

that pretty much sums it up, nothing more needs to be said

@Ella ********

the old "catch 22" - you need to be a resident to open an account and you need an account to be a resident 🤣

@Ella ********

obviously your response time wasn't fast enough. How dare you be busy doing something else!

Actually I hope the educated responses gave you the info you need. Usually the limit on daily withdrawal amounts is a combination of your issuing bank and the ATM's banks' limit.

@Peter *********

yes it is. They said "I need to pay FOR my visa", not "with my Visa". There's a BIG difference. If they are using an agent, they may need 45k baht or more.

@Vinson ******

true, but it's the 2nd or physical sim slot which allows you to keep your US number and get a Thai sim (I prefer AIS) for data in Thailand so you don't incur crazy data expenses.

Before you leave for Thailand, you need to get a dual sim UNLOCKED phone. I did this 3 years ago and switched to Google Fi (NOT to be confused with Google voice). I ported my number from Sprint (yeah, sure they had already merged with T- Mobile) and started using it before I left the States. I still have my US number for anything related to business in the States and use it with Whatsapp too (although Line is more popular in Thailand).