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That's good. If you go to MBK the upper floors are full of Indians selling junk.

I don't think anyone knows at this point. There's been speculation that they may ask for updated proof, just like they may ask for proof of current remote employment, but I haven't heard of this being common yet.

Thailand becoming more of a nanny state every day. Let people make their own decisions about their own safety. Dumb people not wearing a helmet isn't hurting anyone else.

That's not been my experience. I went to my local immigration office to transfer the stamp to my new passport. They said not possible, need to go to the airport, only the immigration officers there can do it. At the airport, the immigration officers said it's also not possible to link an e-visa to a new passport, but because the two passports are linked, it's not a problem as long as you always bring both passports.

No, they're not. In fact, they're a big boost to the economies of many "offshore" countries and territories. The real reason countries crack down on these things is giving in to pressure from the US and EU, who want to maintain their control over global financial systems.

Yes, the card should work overseas at ATMs and payment terminals (I've used it in the past many times), but you may need to adjust the limits and as with any foreign card, it sometimes fails for risk controls or seemingly random reasons. After my account was frozen, I could still use their app, see my balance, and adjust settings, but any payments fail after the last confirmation step with a generic message to call them. So if you just want to test whether your account is frozen, try a 20thb topup for your mobile number or a small QR payment or transfer.

It took me a while to realize why there's so much bitterness and resentment on this forum. My theory is that tourists and expats enjoy visiting foreign countries because of the reasons it differs from their home countries, so they'd prefer that as few as possible other tourists and expats come to their country of choice because then it will become more like their home country and lose its appeal to them. They also enjoy the special treatment of being a "rich foreigner" in a poorer country, but will lose that unique status the more foreigners that come here. It's pretty silly to have that attitude on a forum meant to help other foreigners though.

Why not allow it? No one absolutely "needs" a bank account, but it makes a lot of things a whole lot easier. Why ban something without a good reason? If you're concerned about crime, then increase actual targeted investigations. Don't make the lives of regular people more difficult because you're too lazy to do proper police work. Actual criminals will always find ways to use local bank accounts, so these bans just affect regular people.

Why would one need to make a trip to the immigration office? If you're able to enter using both passports and the e-visa, why not continue doing that until the e-visa expires?

Looks like that's only for physical visas in your passport, not evisas. My guess is you just keep your old passport and show both at immigration.

What I don't understand is that there are plenty of rich and powerful who live in Bangkok. Unless they spend 1/2 the year out of the country, the air pollution affects them too, especially if they have a nice condo with panoramic views. I'd think that keeping them happy would put some pressure on the government to actually do something.

I've used Bolt from Bangkok to Chon Buri and Bangkok to Pak Chong with no problem and at a reasonable price.

Can anyone recommend an agent who can help me open a Thai bank account with a DTV. I've asked at a dozen branches so far been turned down unless I was interested in buying a condo or getting a married. Any agent suggestions for an agent that charges a reasonable price? I generally live in Bangkok, but am fine traveling to another city if an agent can help there (even though my usual address is Bangkok).

Nice! So they didn't require any additional documents? What kind of address did you give them?

If anyone knows a good agent who can help open a bank account for DTV holders in Bangkok, please message me. I was quoted 21k thb by one agent, which seems steep.