@Paul ***********

what %of a year do you spend in Thailand over the past years.

Short term, not shower term 😉

@Paul ***********

Paul, may I ask how many times you have flown in on a shower term visa, or visa exempt, and secondly have you ever overstayed even for a day? Cheers

@Roger *********

yes, also flown in 5 times in last 18 months. Never been asked for a return ticket, accommodation, or cash reserves. Others may have different experiences, especially if they are using visa exempt status and border runs to basically live in Thailand. IMO.

The problem with this, as with so many other aspects of Thai regulations and rules is that they change all the time. Yes pre COVID and indeed up until Thailand became a signatory of the international bank data sharing in I think late 2022, maybe early 23, a set of rules applied. It all changed around the above date. In the Western would we would call it something like Know Your Customer, and it has been exceedingly difficult to open a new bank account almost anywhere in the world, without a pretty high level of documentation . So please peps no more posts about how easy it is to open an account Judy because you did x years ago. Can it be done on a tourist visa with more than 30 clear days, and a residency certificate from immigration ( not all offices will do these), and a friendly bank branch - yes, it is possible. How many taxi fares to different branch's? Maybe to an agent is cheaper and a lot less stress😉. Could the next person who posts about opening an account on a tourist visa please name the bank and the branch, and the date of opening as that would be a lot more helpful to those that are asking for help . thanks.

Search FB for LTR VISA. There is at least one group with very good info.

And be over 50 and not work in Thailand

No investment required if you have passive income above $80k US. If your passive income is between $40 & 80k then you have to invest $250k.

@Mitchell *******

bad luck, assume you are not over 50 and retired?

Have you checked the BOI LTR visa first. A fraction of the cost of you meet the requirements.