“Directly” does not mean the same thing in Thailand that it means in much of the world

@JD ******

then you’ll probably want to avoid Asia since everything is done on your phone/web

If he thinks getting married is the best thing to do then that’s a terrible option. Even the. He’ll have to go thru all the visa rubbish. Best to get any of the other visa options.

Just park the 800 k and forget about it. There are so many other nit picky things to worry about

Bring an oxygen tank

None worth worrying about

@Graham *****

doing the same but I believe NZs implementation is later?

@Nasir ******

which will partially be their import costs so go do the math. Very likely shipping , duty, tax and clearance will make it not worthwhile

You’re past the time for using relocation exceptions so you’d have to pay full duty/tax. Suggest you research first before trying to ship. You may find with duty, tax and clearance charges you’re better off buying locally

@Jo *********

I opened mine about 7 months ago at BBL and they told me I was lucky as the regulations were to tighten up next day. At the time I just needed my passport and an address. From all the conversations I’m seeing it appears they are starting to require a lot more. Likely related to tightening money laundering restrictions and the flood of dodgy Russian money coming into the country. Anything Russian is going to attract bank compliance departments