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Sounds like you have it worked out well in an acceptable way with your immigration office. I won't risk it in Phuket, but will keep my ears open for similar accounts at Phuket immigration of success with EZ Savings account.

I don't believe that is the case because an SCB EZ account is classed as a savings account and should therefore be eligible for the mandatory tax withholding on interest earned exception for account holders who register their Thai Tax ID with the account. Also, reading the description of the SCB EZ Savings Account available at the SCB site in English, it seems they are aware of the exception to mandatory tax withholding on interest earned because they state it. When I opened my EZ Savings account the clerk took notice of my Thai Tax ID Card, possibly associating it with my account. Other people have said SCB told them they cannot associate Thai Tax ID numbers with a n EZ Savings account. It will be June 25, 2022, or thereabouts until I will have first hand evidence of whether they withhold tax on interest earned or not as that is the first time interest will be paid into my account. interest earned on any bank account in Thailand is taxable, whether mandatory tax withholding occurs depends on the type of account (no way to avoid on fixed deposits, avoidable on savings accounts if Thai Tax ID is associated with account and interest earned less than 20k). It would be odd that EZ Savings accounts cannot have Thai Tax IDs associated with them because the SCB explains the exception to tax withholding. It is possible, however. This would NOT affect Thai account holders as their Thai National ID number is their Thai Tax ID number, therefore one field serves both purposes. It's possible that the design of the software leaves foreigners out in the cold, that is, unable to associate their Thai Tax ID with the SCB EZ Savings account. It would certainly be a less desirable account to foreigners if that's the case.

Which immigration office? Wonder how it would fly at immigration offices, like Phuket, that absolutely ask for a statement, and are used to being able to ask to see your passbook.

Both SCB's EZ Savings and Krungsri Bank's Mee Tae Dai savings accounts can change the interest rate offered at any time. They are not fixed (rate) accounts. That said Mee Tae Dai account has been at 1% APR interest or higherfor several years.

Basically, what they are looking for is that someone in a position to know for certain can verify that your passport is legit. That's Immigration or your Embassy. They want to be able to say that one of those two agencies confirmed you are who you say you are/live where you say you live. For a foreigner the Immigration certificate of residence or embassy issued affidavit of residence in Thailand is equivalent to the Yellow House Registration Book (which you would only have if you owned your dwelling or had great cooperation from the owner). The easiest thing to get is probably the CoR from immigration (also cheaper than anything from your embassy).

That is a bit strange as usually the work permit and passport would be sufficient, as the work permit generally has your address on it, correct? I think with either a Certificate of Residence from Immigration or an affidavit affirming your address in Thailand from your Embassy would along with what you have already be sufficient. Krungsri Bank generally has a reputation of being one of the easier banks to open an account at, so perhaps try a different Krungsri Bank branch, one you think would have a lot of foreign customers (judging by the people who live in the neighborhood). Some branches simply don't want another foreign customer (so it seems), best to just try another branch that doesn't have that same problem. I opened a Krungsri Bank account with a passport showing long-term extension and a certificate of residence from immigration. No work permit, no yellow book at that time.

Yes, think you're right. An error when I said 5 million.

Yes, the normal Thai National ID number is their tax id number. It would only be an issue for foreigners. And not all foreigners know to ask and it's only been a few years that they've had mandatory tax withholding on savings account interest. Bank employees probably don't have to do this often or ever.

No, in Phuket.

I think you're good. An inclusive test is not a positive test. You will need to show the email as proof that you satisfied the requirements.

Give Krungsri Bank's Mee Tae Dai savings account paying 1% APR earned daily, paid monthly a try. Also, EZ Savings account from SCB is paying 1.5% APR if balance less than 5 million (Note you are only covered by deposit insurance in Thailand up to 1 million baht per bank).

Your SHA + hotel will give you documentation indicating that you spent the required number of days at the hotel and received 2 negative covid test results. That documentation can be checked when you are leaving Phuket by air/ground. This is something that will only come from your hotel. The graduation documentation from Phuket Sandbox implies that you are fully vaccinated but you may be asked to show your vaccination documentation as well to board the plane to Bangkok.

https://www.scb.co.th/content/dam/scb/personal-banking/product-sales-sheet/deposits/ez-savings-account-en.pdf Above would imply that they recognize the savings interest tax waiver as specified by the Revenue Department. Part of that waiver requires your Thai Tax ID to be associated with your account. Of course, I won't really know if it got set-up correctly until 25 June when I hope to see an entry for interest earned and not an entry for tax withheld. That will be the proof of the pudding. ????

When opening my SCB EZ Savings account at SCB they accepted my Thai Tax ID Card.

Yes, can confirm those are the correct answers. In my case, I got four stamps made on the first 2 pages of my new passport as a result of the transfer from the old to new passport. 1) a stamp indicating that my previous passport was my old passport number 2) a stamp indicating the visa (only one I ever had) i used to enter Thailand 9 years ago. 3) a stamp indicating that I have a retirement extension of stay and the date to which that stay remains valid. 4) a stamp indicating when I last entered Thailand (on a Re-entry permit). So, they want to know on the form the date of your most recent entry into Thailand (item 4 above) and the last visa you used to enter Thailand (item 2 above). The reason you are being asked those two specific questions is so that they can produce the proper stamps for your new passport.

If you convinced immigration that you wouldn't need a year's worth of insurance because you planned to leave Thailand in two weeks (based on an onward airline ticket) surely you would only be given a two-week permission to stay consistent with that departure date.

Good news for those expecting refund checks from the Thai Revenue Department on Personal Income Tax Returns (e.g., PND-90). It appears that they are back to sending out checks that can be cashed anywhere rather than letters that you have to take to Krung Thai Bank. I just received my refund of tax withheld for interest on a fixed deposit account. This is much more convenient and consistent with how they used to be done in the past.

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Go the day after your birthday and you will get nearly 6 years instead of 5, but you are vulnerable to being fined (1,000 baht) if stopped while driving with an expire license.

If you don't have a yellow house registration book the cheapest option is obtaining a Certificate of Residence from your immigration office, ranging from 0 to 500 baht depending on office. As an example obtaining address verification from US Embassy Bangkok costs $50 or 1,650 baht not to mention appointment and trip to and from embassy.

Basically, the same service one would get at the Phuket drive-thru. I've not heard anything but good about the office at Blue Tree. A good one to use if it's convenient. Short-term tourist extensions, 90-Day Reports, Certificates of Residence all can be done there. Other stuff must usually be done at the main Phuket Town office. By the way, the new online 90-Day Report applications seems to be working. If not convenient to an immigration office worth giving it a try. https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login

You're never too old to learn some good eye-gouges, I always say.

Yes, changing insurance requirements and covid affecting the ease of travel have dramatically reduced the desirability of the Non-OA. Neither of which could have been reasonably anticipated.

Yes, of course it's for long stays. In fact at some embassies and consulates it is called the "Long Stay" visa. It's for people who don't want to be obligated to bring in money to Thailand but don't mind having to purchase mandatory medical insurance for their time in Thailand.

A person with a Non-OA does not have to keep 800,000 baht in Thailand unless and until they go for their first extension of stay. Up to that time, which can easily be nearly two years, they do not have to keep any money in Thailand at all.