you say your Thai girlfriend pays ฿10-฿40 baht, to withdraw cash from an ATM?? with a Thai bank account, it's usually ฿15-฿20, only if you use an ATM outside of the province the bank account was opened in, but only if using the physical card, if you select "cardless withdrawal" it is free outside of province.
an agent can assist with opening a bank account no problem, regardless of how long someone has been in Thailand, and also you don't need a long-term lease, your information is incorrect, I'm guessing you personally visited a bank, and that is what the staff said to you, and now you think every bank in Thailand has those same requirements, banks in Thailand are independent businesses, most have different requirements, the bank manager decides what is required, it is true that banks now ask for a long-term visa, when you walk in the bank "yourself" but what you don't seem to understand or believe, agents can easily assist with opening accounts for People, regardless of visa status or lease agreements, or how long you have been in Thailand 🤷🙆🤦
Open a Thai bank account, she might possibly be able to do it herself, when she is on an ED visa, if she can't, an agent will assist her for around ฿4000.
Colleen Thornton I've been told with the ED visa, you need a letter from your school, stating when your studies will end, and then you need to actually go to the immigration office, and give a date as to when it needs to be cancelled.
I didn't say you can murder someone, are you talking about that Thai celebrity, that died in a speedboat "accident" in Bangkok?? who knows what really happened, sometimes I've heard of victims families, settling out of court with the accused person, what exactly that means, I don't know.
Karl Fjeseth I live in Thailand, I understand how things work, everything is okay.... until one day it isn't, you used riding a motorcycle, as a for instance, no licence/drunk/ no helmet = no insurance, so liable for not only your own medical treatment, but any person who is injured in an accident, also damage to any vehicles or property, and possible police prosecution, and in Thailand you can't just leave the country, I've heard of police confiscating passports, it can get really serious, so I hope if anything like that happened to someone, your going to need a big fat wallet ฿฿฿฿฿ 🤷😂🤣😂😉
Karl Fjeseth I suggest you read the other comments in this post, as to reasons why it's not a good idea to only have it on your phone, if you have got the DTV visa, and intend to do extensions in-between border bounces, you will be printing at some point for immigration anyway, Thailand hasn't gone completely digital yet, they like paper, but anyway it's "up to you" as they like to say in Thailand 🤷😂
I think I was in shock seeing ฿34k, I was just doing a quick calculation 265 x13= ฿3445 and realised it's just an extra "0" I think I'm still
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asleep 🤷😂🤣😂 it's the same in the UK, with the internet prices and receiving a poor connection (always buffering) it just shows you, our own countries are ripping us off with everything.