@Paul *******

it's not a minefield. It's a no-brainer to draw up a will bequeathing a bank account to someone else. Legally you don't even need a lawyer to do this but I used one just for the convenience.

@Fred ********

just go to any law office. I was charged 10,000 baht to draw up a bilingual will in both English and Thai which bequeathed bank accounts. It's a no-brainer.

@Peter *********

she will be able to use a PIN number until the ATM card expires. Then what? Just make a will making her the beneficiary of the account. It's so easy to do.

@Joseph ******

it is not illegal to make a will making someone else the beneficiary of your account upon your death. Nothing to do with any family members.

@Vicki ********

problem with the joint account is that you won't be able to use the banking app to pay for anything or to transfer money. Those banking rules came into effect a few years ago. Better to make a will which is a very simple thing to do here.

@Lloyd ********

that's also the case with the Krungsri bank app. It won't accept a scan of the PEA QR code. But it works with Kasikorn which is my favorite bank. Also no problem with AIS prepay.

Krungsri Bank was very easy. I don't know about now though. I opened a Sterling FCD account with just my passport. Note that you have to fund the initial deposit with actual pound notes.

@Tracy ********

I'm sure you spend much more time on Facebook than the time it takes to fill out a form on a computer screen 😀

@Phil ******

why would you want to pay someone to fill out a form on a computer screen?

@John ********

I can only speak of my own experience. I came into the country only on a Visa exemption. I then funded my account with 800k lump sum and then applied for a Non-O at Phuket immigration. Once the funds were seeded for 2 months I then went back to immigration and made the one-year extension based on retirement. I didn't have to leave the country to do it.

You have to leave the country to make a non-OA but not a non-O.