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Million Dose Day is absolute stupidity!

Thanks Joe! Near expiration time, will he then be able to apply for a one year extension stay without explicit Covid coverage?

A friend with a retirement extension of stay wants to get back into Thailand. He doesn't care about the actual coverage, only that it satisfies the legal requirement. On the TGIA website the policy premium depends on length of coverage. Can he choose the cheapest 30 day coverage if his intention is to stay around 8 months. Or must he choose coverage to match his extension of stay termination? Or to the date that he plans to leave Thailand?

I need a medallion signature guarantee so that I can wire money from my Fidelity account to a bank in Thailand. Googling around, I came across these two branches: JP Morgan Chase Bank 20 North Sathorn Road, Bubhajit Building100 Bangkok 10500 Tel: 662-684-2805 Citibank NA 399 Interchange 21 Building Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 662-232-2484 Has anyone dealt with these branches? Anyone know if they will provide a medallion signature guarantee for me? I guess I could open an account with them if that was what was required to get the medallion signature guarantee.

Opened a SCB EZ Savings account today. Currently paying 1.5% interest so a pretty good deal. The rep told me that even though other banks may not withhold tax that, SCB does withhold. I know I can file a Thai tax return to recoup the withheld tax but would prefer it not be withheld in the first place. Does anyone NOT have tax withheld from a SCB account? Does anyone use this account to satisfy the 800K bank requirement for an extension of stay or do you need a passbook account? Are there any hidden traps when using this account that you think one might not be aware of?