Cost way too much. Tello.com cost $7/month to keep your US number and AIS is ฿2200 for 12 months.

Tello.com

I had $100k in a HYSA.

@Max ************

are you normally this rude? the 800,000 THB deposit can be made in cash, but it must be deposited into a Thai bank account in your name. No source explicitly state that the deposit must arrive via international bank transfer. They focus on the account balance and bank letter verifying the deposit—not on the method of deposit. Yes for the monthly 65K deposit it must be an international transfer.

@Wayne *******

bank statements. Withdraw receipts.

@Peter *****

If you carry foreign currency exceeding USD 20,000 (or equivalent), you must declare it at customs upon arrival.

Bring it in cash

@Gerg *********

exactly what I was looking for…did Bangkok change any incoming fees?

@Max ************

well the credit union I am with charges $25 for a wire transfer. Everything else is an unknown. That’s why I asked? I have asked KBank but they won’t give me a definitive answer on a hypothetical $5k transfer. With Wise it’s $37.47 and you get ~161k THB