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@Sparktrader I am still genuinely interested in knowing what you meant with "lb story"

What is "a lb story"?

Whatever bank one goes to, it is important to make it clear that one wishes to apply for a savings account. Otherwise, the bank employee may think that one wants a current account and apply the requirements for that type of account.

I had the same experience with an SCB branch in Bangkok where I asked to apply for a savings account many years ago. The lady at the counter was very apologetic that she could not accept my application because I had no work permit. When I asked if my house registration book would do, her face lit up and as I did not have the yellow book with me she accepted a scanned copy which I emailed to her from my phone right then and there.

That's one area where the pink ID card can be useful for a foreigner. Passport numbers change from one passport to the next, the ID card number never changes. It was for this reason that I had Kasikorn Bank unlink my account from my passport and link it to my ID card.

In what school's pronunciation guide? Each school seems to have its own.

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You are more likely to get a useful answer if you indicate at what Thai Embassy or consulate the e-visa application will be made.

My guess is that PPC is this poster's way of referring to Passport Control, without any concern whether the readers know or can guess what he means with it.

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The story related by Eff1n2ret is hearsay and probably not accurate and/or complete. This is probably what happened at the immigration desk at BKK airport: – Thai national (TN) presents her new Thai passport obtained from the Thai embassy in the UK. – Immigration official (IO): "Where is your other passport?" – TN presents her UK passport. – IO expected to be shown TN's old Thai passport with the last departure stamp from Thailand, but getting instead her UK passport he takes the easy way out and stamps her in on that passport.

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If I were no totally hopeless with he use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. Instagram, Reddit, Pinterest and all that jazz) I would post to applaud the embassy in Malaysia for their contribution to the effort of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism to fight "overtourism" in Thailand. Spreading such things on social media seems to be an effective way in Thailand of getting the attention of the government.

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Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic I flew to Bangkok at least once a year for over 30 years and not even once was I asked for my boarding pass by Thai immigration on arrival.

Is the attached Memorandum Number 0029.161/Wor 916 dated 18 March 2020 of the Immigration Police Office the basis for the so-called Covid-19 extension which has been extended repeatedly, most recently apparently until 25 July 2022? Covid-19 - Memorandum 0029.161_W 916 Covid-19 extensions - en.pdf

I pointed that out to the Thai embassy in Switzerland a few years ago but they insisted on the equivalent of THB 400,000, which could be in a bank account outside Thailand. I thought of reporting it to the Consular Department of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) but then let it be, more so since the MFA's website states that individual embassies and consulates have the right to add anything they like to the requirements listed on the MFA's website, and I happened to have the required amount in a Swiss bank account.

Evidence of GBP 10,000 in the bank for the non-O visa to visit family sounds right. I can't find the corresponding page on the website of the Thai embassy in the UK, but on the website of the embassy in Switzerland the requirement is stated as follows: "a copy of the applicant’s bank statement showing a deposit at the amount equal to no less than 400,000 Baht"