@Marty ********

I did the same. I'm now living in Udon but my home branch remains in Phuket. I just changed the address. Kasikorn has now made it easier to avoid ATM fees because you can now do cardless withdrawals from a Bangkok Bank ATM as well as Kasikorn. I resent having to pay a fee just because I'm in another province.

@Garrett **********

yes that's true which is why I use cardless ATM withdrawals thereby avoiding the fee.

@Stuart **********

I avoid the ATM fee by doing cardless withdrawals.

@Bart *************

or just leave it as it is but change the address.

@Carsten ***********

it's weird. I managed to change my address from my home branch to another branch in another province and even got issued a new ATM card from that branch but the account still resides with the home branch. So I've left it at that. No need to close and open another account.

@Garrett **********

you can change the address on your account. I just did that with my Kasikorn account. It shows my new address on the statement but it still refers to the home account branch where I opened it. So there's no need to open a new account. The only thing I am lumbered with is a fee when I use my ATM card because it's not in the home province. So I avoid that by doing cardless ATM withdrawals. No big deal, but it's a bit of a weird rule in Thailand.

@Nathan ********

my non O has a one-year extension for retirement so I guess that's why I have been able to stay here for a number of years because it can be renewed here within Thailand and it requires only 90-day reports without having to leave.

@Nathan ********

I never had a non O like that.

@Nathan ********

a multi entry visa allows you to leave and return to Thailand as many times as you want which extends a one year visa to 15 months. You don't have to go to Ranong every 3 months you can stay in Thailand for one full year if you want without leaving. You just have to report to immigration every 90 days to do a report which takes 5 minutes.

@Mika *******

there's nothing stopping him from visiting that Burmese Island every 3 months if he wants to. He will get stamped back in with his multiple entry visa. He must really like that Island.