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From some articles and reports I saw a few years ago, Bangkok Bank staff were pushing for the purchase of an accident insurance policy when opening an account. The annual fee was around 3,000 baht as I recall. Someone I know that pays for an annual accident policy pays his insurance broker a fee of around 2,400 baht for the policy.

The Pattaya City Expats Club has a webpage on obtaining a Residency Certificate from Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration office - Jomtien Beach Road Soi 5 - https://pcec.club/ResidencyCertificate

I get it regularly from a Pattaya pharmacy.

Agree - Immigration has now for several years required only sufficient time on the passport to cover the period of stay for entry. Thus there should be should be no problem in the airline allowing boarding. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if applying at a Thai Embassy/Consulate for a Visa still requires the passport to have 6 months validity.

The Pattaya City Expats Club has a checklist which is usually up to date. https://pcec.club/CHECKLISTS-Extensions-of-Stay

The Pattaya City Expats Club has the following on their website which has a link and instructions for doing the report - https://pcec.club/online-90-day/ It also notes that it may not always work even when it should:

Correct for reporting in person. For online reporting, it is 15 day up to due date (I usually do before the due date, but once let it almost slip by me and did it on the due date - it was accepted.

That would be the case. If you leave Thailand and return, the next 90 day report cannot be made using the online system. When I received my new passport in March 2024, I did the report at Immigration when I had the stamps transferred from my old passport. I did my next and subsequent online 90 day reports with no problems. I received my latest approval just before Songkran.

That may be Bangkok Bank's (or that particular location) policy, but that doesn't make it the policy of all Thai banks, or even other Bangkok Bank branches. The advice often given to foreigners, even those visa exempt or tourist visa, is to keep trying the different branches until you find one that will open an account. Likewise, several agencies offer assistance in opening a Thai bank account. The Pattaya City Expats Club has this comment on their webpages about banking in Thailand: bravo19 To obtain an OA visa, you must apply at a Thai Embassy/Consulate in your country of residence, it is not available from Thai Immigration. To obtain a Non-O from Thai Immigration, you need to show you have 800k baht in a Thai bank OR, if using monthly income, a Monthly Income verification from your Embassy (such verification is not available for holders of passports from Australia, UK, USA, & now Canada). Once you have a Non-O Visa, you can use Thai bank passbook/statements to show monthly deposits from a foreign source of at least 65k baht to get an annual extension of the permission to stay.

That may depend on location and the agent. Currently an agent in Pattaya that assists in opening bank accounts notes the following on their website:

If in Pattaya, MOTS is an agent that many use to assist in opening bank accounts as well a getting a Thai driving license. oldcpu A Non-Immigrant O Visa for purpose of retirement may be available at a Thai Embassy or Consulate in a neighboring country by showing one meets the financial requirements, i.e. equivalent of 800k baht (in a foreign bank is usually acceptable) or evidence of a monthly income equivalent to or greater than 65k baht. Probably less expensive than returning to their home country. JoseThailand To get a Non-Immigrant O Visa for retirement at Thai Immigration, you need to have already opened a Thai Bank account to deposit the required 800k baht.

That is what I do. Stock up with bottled water (I wouldn't dare drink tap water and neither do my Thai friends) and food. I manage to stay occupied with book reading and watching movies and shows on the TV. My Thai companions, of course, go out usually each day to Enjoy! Delivery services are generally available except on the 18th & 19th in Pattaya - especially the 19th - bumper to bumper traffic on all the main roads - and lots of splashing.

Applurinol and Colchocin are the two tablet medications I take and have done so now for many years (originally prescribed by a Dr at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya recommended them as a preventative). And yes, the Dr also recommended eating less chicken - but that was and is my main staple. I also eat beef fairly often. I haven't had gout since taking these medications.

If money transferred was in savings for income or pension earned before Jan 1 2024, then it is not assessable income and no tax filing is required. Another thing you may want to consider is, if your son is of age and has a bank account of his own, you could transfer the money as a "gift" - the threshold is quite high - Gifts to Parents or Children: Gifts valued under THB 20 million per tax year to parents or children are generally exempt from tax. Source: https://www.expattaxthailand.com/gift-tax-2024/

The Pattaya City Expats Club has the following on their Expat Recommended Health Providers web page: