@Ralph ******

thanks Ralph. I have both the Wise App & Wise card.

Can you please explain further? Are you saying I take my Wise card to my Thai bank and do what exactly? This may be an ignorant question so pls forgive me.

@Richard **********

thank you Richard. This is very well explained! 👌

Yes. I guess an I.D will suffice.

@Phil ******

about 10 days ago. I landed and got the 60 day visa.

@Phil ******

it was extremely easy. Did not hire an agent or attorney. I did it while being in Jomtien.

Went to bank (Bangkok Bank). Asked for info. They said:

Get the certificate of residence

From

immigration. I did.

For Bank:

400bht for atm card

5,900 1 yr accidental insurance.

Plus whatever amount you decide to put in acct. I believe min was 200bht. I put 500bht. If no activity in bank after 1 yr, you will be charged a fee.

Also, 1 or 2 photos required for bank.

Also, Driver’s License required.

Also, fill out paperwork regarding home country, residence, birth, ss# (country tax ID), address, income, education, etc. All info one should know.

I also needed to have a copy of passport (1 of entry stamp and other of front page of passport).

Needed 2 more passport pics for Immigration. Fees at immigration were very low. They have a photocopy shop across immigration (Jomtien). This process was also easy. Note, I had to have a proof of residence of place where I am staying. The landlord should provide this. All this can be done on average 2 days. I dressed appropriately while at immigration. I believe they opened at 9am. Once I submitted all the info to Immigration, they had me come back next day. I was there by 9am. They quickly attended me and gave me a number to return at 2pm. Once I returned at 2pm, I waited about 7 min and they gave me the certificate without saying a word (5 seconds). That was it.

Went to Bangkok bank and all worked out - no issues. Could deposit more money after I was done. The ATM was not taking deposits. I went somewhere else and made another deposit to confirm all was working. It did.

The PIN for ATM card they made me choose had to be 6 digits.

I may have left out something but overall it was all easy.

@Steve ******

thank you Steve. Looking for long term Retirement. Will check them out.

@Steve ******

hi Steve, I’m in Pattaya now. Do you recommend your agency? and if so could you provide their info. Do you recall how much you were charged? Much appreciated and thanks!

Fernando

@Si **********

thanks for saying this. Makes one feel at ease. Thx you Si

they tried to give you 5,400bht instead of 5,400,000 Bht ?

Did I read this correctly?

@Amanda ********

I did. Card is on its way. Thanks