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For me, learning about things such as vaccines, visas and banking. Since I receive info that is helpful, it only feels right to help others if I have info that may help them. i stay away from political and other controversial threads as have no interest in interacting with keyboard warriors. Even if asking about informational stuff, I might get flamed but don't take the bait.

Some branches will only let you open the account if you buy their insurance product which most farangs don't want but the Bangkok Bank employees are incentivized to push these insurance schemes.

Can an unvaccinated person load all the other info into Thailand Pass and then show up at the airport with the PCR test result? Or must he wait until he gets the test result back before dealing with the Thailand Pass system?

Difficult for me to find clear info as to what is required Covid testwise at Narita if flying from Bangkok to New York with a 9 hour layover. Anyone know? I know if flying to the USA one needs an Antigen or PCR test within a day of scheduled departure. So it would seem the cheaper Antigen test is good as long as there are not any requirements at Narita. Anyone transited through Narita recently or know the requirements if any?

From the US State Department website Is the Antigen test the same as a ATK test? It appears from the that the current regulation is 1 calendar day.

You're right. But for fun let's do the math. At the headquarters branch of Super Rich Green the selling rate to convert your baht into US 1 dollar bills is 33.37 and the buying rate to convert 100's into baht is 33.62. So assuming exchange rates stay exactly and 10K USD the profit you would make is 2500 baht. But unlikely anyone has room for all those 1 dollar bills in their hand luggage. Perhaps Super Rich wouldn't have that quantity. And if my bags were searched I wouldn't want to explain why I have those 1 dollar bills, "Officer a grumpy expat on an online forum told me this would be a good way to make 75 bucks". ???? The selling rate for 20's is currently 33.57 which means you would make 500 baht. Unless you live near the Super Rich headquarters it wouldn't be worth the effort getting there twice.

It's not part of a foreign quota. We could form a Thai company but that would incur fees every year and I am quite likely to predecease her.

She plans to get a will. But before we talk to lawyers, I want to understand as much a possible about what is possible.

When going to Cambodia or Philippines, I would exchange baht for USA 1 dollar bills or USA 20 dollar bills where you get a better rate than if you exchange for 100's. In Cambodia it is quite easy to spend the 1 dollar bills in places with lots of barang tourists (or exchange for riel getting a rate let's say 4100 but spending at the informal rate of 4000 in places priced in dollars). I was concerned that it might not be easy to exchange 1 dollar bills in the Philippines but I had no problem. If I wouldn't have been able to exchange the 1's I'd just save them for Cambodia. If the exchange rate stayed constant you can turn a profit by changing baht to $1 bills then exchanging those bills to 100's in the USA and then on your return to Bangkok exchanging the 100's to baht. You do need space in your carry on luggage for this so you might want to change to 20's instead 1's

In the event that my long term Thai partner predeceases me can I inherit our condo listed in her name? I do not have a Thai Company. No kids. Is there a provision in the law that a farang can inherit but then must quickly sell the condo. Also OK would be if I had use of the condo until my eventual demise and then the condo could revert to other Thai family members. What is the best way to accomplish my objective of not losing our condo if she dies first because I am not a Thai national?

This application version is no longer supported. Please update to the latest version. 10 and did a software update today. Opened my account and laoded the app in June 2021. Keeps saying Try Again Not sure if last used successfully was before or after March 17th. I can login using my browser instead of the app. Could be as simple as Uninstall and Reinstall but will go to my branch and ask first. Thanks to all who replied!

When opening my SCB Easy App, I am getting a message that the app is no longer supported and that I need to update the app but there seems to be no way to update the app. Before I uninstall and reinstall which could cause problems or go to the branch am just wondering if anyone else has very recent problem with the app?

I am a prospective first time Thailand condo resale buyer in the Pattaya-Jomtien area. It is a private sale with no real estate agent involved. Obviously I need to get a lawyer. But I want to understand the buying process before I contact a lawyer. Exactly what functions does a good real estate perform? Especially since there is no real estate agent involved, I would want my lawyer to examine and verify the chanote before I leave a deposit with the seller. What are typical attorney fees for the various part of the buying process? What questions should I ask my prospective lawyer before he is retained? Is it typical for the buyer or seller to draft the contract? Are there any big mistakes to avoid? I have been googling around for info but if you happen to know a good article about the buying process without an estate agent then please drop a link. Thanks. ????

That sounds like Vasu. Pretty good rate for most currencies. http://www.vasuexchange.com/

Super Rich Green Headquarters is the best rate for most currencies.

Tom Taxi is 1000 baht, safe and reliable. Although I would take the "Jomtien Bus" for 130 baht. Then for 10 baht you can hop on a baht bus to your hotel or condo. Or take a Bolt from the bus stop for around 50 baht. Or perhaps walk depending where you are staying. Another option is the Bell Bus I think so but have never done so.

I hope it works out for you. I suspect it will. I am curious why you needed a bank letter for a 90 day report. I have both an a SCB Easy Account and a Krungsri Mee Tae Dai account. Am undecided about making the switch to SCB for my Immigration money.

Looking for a gas station in Jomtien. I'm not often on Theprasit, Pattaya Tai, or Sukhumvit. Are there other Jomtien gas stations other than the SangSom bottle joints?

I did not cancel the account. Rather I had them rip up the debit card as I never use it but there is annual fee for the debit card. I use Bangkok Bank mainly to receive USA Social Security and in the future perhaps other transfers.

I have an SCB Easy Account and there are no fees on my account that I'm aware of. I recently had Bangkok Bank rip up my ATM card to save a yearly fee. I don't think I have any fees on my Kasikorn account but I hardly ever use it. Some banks will say you have to buy their life insurance in order to open an account. Some banks have a choice of ATM card plans with various pricing. I have an account with Krungsri where I haven't yet removed an annual 108 baht fee paid 9 baht a month for SMS notifications that I don't care about. Note the SCB easy Account may not be OK for Immigration since there is no bank book. It does pay a high interest rate of 1.5% on the first million baht. Suggest that you get a Thai Tax ID card from the Revenue Departmnet then present it to the bank to attempt them from withholding tax on your interest. This is easier than filling out a tax return to get back your withholding.

Thanks Gambler! If will be about 20 months until my pension kicks in. Looking at the SDFCU website, I can't find much about Emeritus Status, perhaps because I'm not logged in since I'm not a member. How else can a retired person be granted Emeritus Status?

That's great! Thanks Livram! ???? Is the Domestic Wire the same as an ACH Transfer? I have my Fidelity account linked to Bangkok Bank New York but was under the impression that it was no longer coded properly for ACH transactions. I also have my Social Security going directly to a different Bangkok Bank account but don't think I can link my Fidelity account to new accounts. Am a bit confused. Any idea how I would go about doing this? I go to a Bangkok Bank branch in Thailand and tell them I'm retired and want to send domestic wires?

In another thread, the USA State Department Credit Union was mentioned as an easy way to open a USA bank account from Thailand. Looking at their eligibility requirements, one must be. amember of a Select Employee Group to join. It appears members of American Citizens Abroad can join but membership in that organization costs $70 a year ($65 for seniors). Are there other more cost effective ways to join the State Department Credit Union than joining American Citizens Abroad? Does either the State Department Credit Union or American Citizens abroad require a USA phone number for verification purposes? Can one connect to Wise using the State Department Credit Union? Next year, I will start receiving a pension. I am looking for an account that can be opened by US citizens living in Thailand without needing to provide a US phone number which I don't have to which my pension can be direct deposited and then use Wise to transfer to Thailand? Are there some other easy options besides the State Department Credit Union? I have a Fidelity account but am unable to obtain a Medallion Signature Guarantee here in Thailand which would enable me to set up international wire transfers and have no plans to visit the USA.

Where in Pratumnak can I get my 10 year old scooter inspected? If there are no places in Pratumnak, where in Pattaya or Jomtien? Thanks.

For many people it would not be worth the effort but I am walking distance to the Revenue office. The normal procedure if you don't hit snags is to get your annual withholding statement at your bank and go to the Revenue office and they will help you fill out the tax return. But they don't speak very good English there and I can't speak business level Thai. What is really worth the effort for me is getting the banks to stop withholding in the first place. I will find out in June if SCB really did stop withholding as interest is only credited twice a year. Krungsri, Kasikorn, and Bangkok Bank have already stopped my withholding. It is easy enough to get a Thai Tax ID card at the Revenue office to show the banks but sometimes the bank employees don't know the procedure to stop the withholding. Note the banks still have to withhold if an account pays more than 20K baht in interest.