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Using a reputable lawyer actually makes sense. A will needs to be in Thai as well as English. We had to ask if our lawyer could be an executor alongside family members. The reason being that the banks have to be seen regarding the accounts and applications have to be made to the courts for the release of money from the accounts. There are other considerations a Thai lawyer is more able to do than you as a farang. Yes, you can do it yourself but you will be leaving a minefield behind you for others to sort out! My wife and I did it this way to make life a damn sight easier for our son. Everything is in black and white and will be easy to go through probate.

Get your Will written by a Thai Lawyer and this will include the 2 bank accounts. Then state who you wish to leave the contents to. Name who you wish as executor and this can be the Lawyer, if need be. Job done.

Two obvious questions is how many days are you in Thailand for in a calendar year? Are you remitting monies to Thailand? Under 180 days then no need to worry and the same if you are not remitting monies. If you are on a tourist visa, then not very long unless you are looking to change to a long term visa? Why worry about a TIN and open up a can of worms?

500 THB at Hua Hin.

I think you may find this statement incorrect. I hold 2 accounts with Bangkok Bank, an account for Immigration and a joint account. I wished to close the Immigration account held in Bang Saphan and open it in Hua Hin where I now reside. I was able to do this with the joint account back in Nov/Dec 2024. Bearing in mind I have lived here for 10 years and always been with Bangkok Bank, this is now no longer possible! 3 months ago, no problem but the banking rules now prevent this happening until it all changes again.

I think you will find that it is not dictated by company policy. It is a case of ensuring the recipient of the call has also signed up to Teams as this is aimed more for the business user than personal. But it is still the case. Seems a real mess to me having had Skype for many years and being so much easier. Just dial a landline number anywhere in the world and you were connected with no problems. 120 minutes a month for £9.67 a year under “grandfather rights”!

And your point is?? This was with reference to the app Teams! And answering about using Teams and the drawbacks!

My brother in law uses it at work, Brinks. He says that it can only be used if the recipient is signed up to Teams as well. Nothing to say that you cannot use it for personal, as long as your friends will sign up to it as well. Bloody inconsiderate of Microsoft as Skype was my go to in order to chat with my mother, now sadly deceased, on her landline. Also using it for calling pension companies in UK as well as HMRC. Will look in My Tello as recommended by other posters.

Correct me if I am wrong, but info I have says that the person you are calling must be on Teams as well. This is why I am not bothering with it. Teams is set up for businesses not for personal calls as was Skype. I consider it a really bad move on behalf of Microsoft to alienate personal calls.

I have never seen a slump test done in Thailand for any concrete pours. Always like water as you say! No strength whatsoever!

Surprised Phuket has not sunk with this many daily arrivals!! 😄

Really?? “his sympathies”??????

This is a Proof of Life document needed for UK pension payments.

Hua Hin is 20THB so I am led to believe.

I used my Bangkok Bank manageress to sign off mine the other week. But it is done with an accompanying letter signed and stamped as BB are not allowed to actually sign outside documents, if that makes any sense. I am also told that your local police station will sign it for 20THB.

And it would be even better if they were fitted with either an exhaust brake or a retarder and trained in their use!!

Last year, we were alerted that Kasikorn Bank (KBank) began issuing emails requesting compliance information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and FATCA (for US citizens). It was predicted other Thai banks would follow suit—and now, some expat clients of Bangkok Bank have received similar requests. We can be reassured that this is a standard procedure, in line with Thailand’s commitment to global tax transparency regulations. Bangkok Bank is complying with CRS and FATCA regulations: For Americans: FATCA requires banks to report account details to US tax authorities. For Non-Americans: CRS ensures tax residency information is shared with international tax authorities to prevent tax evasion. This is not unique to you or your bank—all Thai banks are required to implement these measures following Thailand’s adoption of the CRS agreement in 2020. Under CRS rules, banks must: Confirm the tax residency of all account holders. Identify any connections to other countries for tax purposes. Share financial account details with local tax authorities, who may exchange this information internationally if needed. This ensures overseas income and assets are properly declared. While this may feel new in Thailand, it’s a standard practice globally. Switching banks won’t avoid these requests, as compliance is mandatory across all Thai financial institutions.

Had they got a Certificate of Residence??

Should be interesting as I am flying Thai in June BKK-LHR-BKK Business Class for the first time in 5 years. Mainly because the timings suit me better this time and the price was very cheap in comparison. Booked at the right time! Been flying Emirates and this will be an interesting comparison!

I may be complete stupid but can someone please explain to me how they know it has generated more than 270 billion THB?

𝟭) 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮 (𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶) ▪️𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 162 km ▪️𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: First-class air-conditioned bus, 36 seats ▪️𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀: 8 (round trip) ▪️𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 06:30, 10:30, 13:30, 17:30 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮: 07:00, 10:00, 14:30, 17:00 𝟮) 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 𝗛𝘂𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗻 (𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗮𝗽 𝗞𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗻) ▪️𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 216 km ▪️𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: First-class air-conditioned bus, 36 seats ▪️𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀: 4 (round trip) ▪️𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 07:30, 15:00 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝘂𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗻: 07:00, 14:00 𝟯) 𝗦𝘂𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮 ▪️𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 127 km ▪️𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: First-class air-conditioned bus, 36 seats ▪️𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀: 8 (round trip) ▪️𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 07:30, 11:30, 13:30, 17:30 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮: 06:30, 10:30, 14:30, 16:30

In Hua Hin, this service will operate from the bus station located on Petkasem Road, between Soi 96 and 96/1. 𝟭) 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮 (𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶) ▪️𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 162 km ▪️𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: First-class air-conditioned bus, 36 seats ▪️𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀: 8 (round trip) ▪️𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 06:30, 10:30, 13:30, 17:30 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮: 07:00, 10:00, 14:30, 17:00 ▪️𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗲: 155 baht ▪️𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 2 hours 30 minutes The inaugural trip for this route on 8 March will depart at 13:30. 𝟮) 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 𝗛𝘂𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗻 (𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗮𝗽 𝗞𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗻) ▪️𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 216 km ▪️𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: First-class air-conditioned bus, 36 seats ▪️𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀: 4 (round trip) ▪️𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 07:30, 15:00 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝘂𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗻: 07:00, 14:00 ▪️𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗲: 200 baht ▪️𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 3 hours 30 minutes 𝟯) 𝗦𝘂𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮 ▪️𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 127 km ▪️𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: First-class air-conditioned bus, 36 seats ▪️𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀: 8 (round trip) ▪️𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 07:30, 11:30, 13:30, 17:30 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮: 06:30, 10:30, 14:30, 16:30 ▪️𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗲: 122 baht ▪️𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 2 hours

Well aware of that fact about what TTB stands for. I was just passing on my experience that you can still open fixed accounts on a retirement visa with Bangkok Bank!

You will now need a CoR as well as passport with long term visa to open any account.

I have been banking with Bangkok Bank for nearly 10 years. Last October I was able to open a Fixed Term account with no problems. Having recently moved to Hua Hin, in order to move my accounts, I had to get a CoR which is now valid for a year. No problem with that.