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@Tod ********
would he need to show the 800k came from overseas?
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Bangkok Bank is the clearing house for overseas transfers, other banks in Thailand will probably show the transfer as an domestic transfer, from Bangkok Bank.
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@Jim ****
that is my understanding. I have heard of people using them for years. My savings are earning good interest at home, certainly discourages me from leaving it in a Thai bank. I have been, and plan on, using the
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bht month, but if that fails it will be a quick trip home for an A O visa.
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Or go back home and buy another one if you do not want to meet the financial requirements in Thailand
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There are a lot of excellent Thai musicians. You would be competing with them. Is musician on the list of prohibited occupations. Unless, of course, you are Mick Jagger!
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@Patrick ******
or, if you are planning a trip home at any stage, investigate getting an O A visa from there.
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@Lesley ******
Double check this, but I think you will find the 800k is for each of you, meaning 1.6m, not just 800k for both
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@Robert ******
simple. The op knew what they wanted, but did not have the correct terminology. Well, I guessed what they wanted, that wasn't hard, and tried to steer them in the right direction, not just tell them they had the wrong terminology. After all that, the op is a happy chappy, I guess that is the main thing and the point of the site