@Greg *******

correct me if I'm wrong, people are saying with the DTV visa, they have provided 3-6 months of bank statements, but the ฿500k doesn't need to be there for any length of time, it just needs to show a final balance of ฿500k, so perhaps the agents are going it in a similar way to the retirement visa, where they just fire the money into someone's account, print a statement, and fire it back out again, the difference with the agents doing the retirement visa, some how it gets overlooked, that the money has not been there for the previous two months, but that doesn't seem to be a requirement with the DTV, so maybe they are okay to travel to say Lao, with all the paperwork and just apply.

@Greg *******

I've seen agents offering packages, that include transport, accommodation, assistance completing any paperwork, and also offering assistance with the financial requirements, very expensive tho, I enquired with one agent, and was told depending on the package, it's between ฿70k to ฿90k baht 😲😳😂🤣😂🤷

@Ben *******

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.

@Henrik ****

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.

@Paul ******

why would you be worried about giving your phone to a government official at a border of entry 👍😘

@Tom *********

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 🤷😂