@Dan ********

people were commenting on a post saying 15k, I don't know if that is correct 😲😳🙄

@Steve ********

did you do it yourself?? how long ago?? and were you forced into buying an accident insurance policy??

@Adrian **********

about two years ago yes, but a lot has changed since then.

@Sonny *****

hopefully 🤞🤞👍😅

@Sonny *****

about two years ago, banks either stopped allowing or made it very difficult to open a bank account yourself, some managed it buying insurance, or with a letter from immigration stating it was to get a long term visa, but agents continued to be able to assist people regardless of visa status, but well known agents are now saying this in Pattaya, send them a message through Facebook, if Pattaya is convenient for you, it seems if you're over 50 years old, you might be okay.

Try an agent, but even some very well known agents in Pattaya, are saying they cannot open a bank account, for someone under 50 years old, on any short term visa, even tho the DTV visa is a 5 year visa, they seem to be classing it as a tourist visa.

@Reed *********

check before you go to Pattaya, some well known agents are saying they cannot open bank accounts, for people under 50 years old, I'm assuming they are talking about people on short term visas.

Is it an METV?? I didn't think embassies/consulates had single entry tourist visas available anymore?? to countries that get 60 days visa exempt upon arriving in Thailand, what would be the point?? If it's a "multiple entry tourist visa" you get stamped in for 60 days, and can extend it once for 30 days, and then you need to leave Thailand and come back again, and do the same thing again, you can do that for its 6 months validity, do a border bounce just before it expires, and you can get between 8 and 9 months out of an METV.

It's a METV (multiple entry tourist visa) "print" a hard copy, when you arrive in Thailand you will get stamped in for 60 days, and can extend it at your local immigration office "once" for 30 days, then you need to leave, just get a bus to the nearest land border, and bounce out and back to Thailand, and repeat the process when needed, you can do that for 6 months between /24 and /25, remember to do a border bounce just before the end of march, and you can get between 8 and 9 months out of this visa (if you need the extra time) with this visa I did land border bounces, and never got asked to show a ticket leaving Thailand, it is much easier to do an in the country non O visa, and then a 12 month extension based on retirement, but it's ฿800k in the bank for retirement, and ฿400k for marriage.

@David *******

Ron cooper I had to get a resident certificate, to do the name change in the blue book at chonburi DLT, as you drive into chonburi DLT, there are agents on the left hand side of the road opposite the DLT, that can assist with the name change and road tax and government insurance if that is due, if you need any assistance.