Get your 90 non-O visa from the Japan embassy and enter Thailand on the non-O. You should then be able to open a bank account on that visa

Money needs to be in the account for 2 months before you apply for the extension so you jave time.

@Jay *********

You can also get a non-o retirement visa overseas.

Most agents insist on full year payment up front for expats (they only get paid when you make your payments and the worry you will abandon the policy and they wont get paid). For AIA you can get quarterly payments or even monthly depending on your agent. I have AIA and have always paid monthly, but my wife is an agent and was able to arrange if.

I have used Cigna Global (great service, hospitals like dealing with them no issues they always paid the hospital direct) but they arr more expensive. Switched to AIA and so far no problems with claims (claimed once other times hospital wad direct paid). Custoner service has been good for me, but my wife is an AIA agent so that may help. Good luck (and can DM me if you would like a quote from them)

I have been able to use the pink card as ID to open some financial fintech accounts (crypto exchange and payment system) as a Thai resident where they would not take my Thai DL for kyc. Not very common issue though.

@Chris *********

DTV allows you to work online for clients outside of Thailand, but work for Thai based companies is not permitted and you cant volunteer in Thailand either with this visa (cant get a work permit) unfortunately

@Brian *************

No amphur will do the translation. Take the original and a copy to a registered translation company in Bangkok where they can do the translation and certify the translatiin.

Since the relavent tax laws/regulations have not been published yet (they just made a statement that they were eliminating the loophole for $ not earned in the same year it was brought into Thailand) there is no real answer yet. Need to wait for th regulations to come. (FWIW an accountant we use is guessing this will be put off and not implemented this year since the regs are not ready yet, but again only time willbtell).

@Nicolas **********

I got the multi entry about 3 weeks ago and the change of name document was aldo required (I had it after seeing it mentioned on a Thai forum). Dont recall seeing this on the Savannakhet website so maybe a new requirement.

@James ****

had a copy of Laos visa/stamp dont remember if they took it. We were married in the US so i had the US marriage cert plus the Kor Ror 22 (registration of foreign marriage).