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    Whereas you are, on the other hand, more than happy for more American and European bureaucracy to spice up your life through ESTA and ETIAS when travelling to the USA or Schengen Area, right?
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    And no more horrors of the passport renewal process for us Brits every 10 years (or considerably less in some cases)!
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    Leicester win appeal against decision over PSR charge https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ckg54xkqnzlo
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    I did, thank you very much. So what is your point then? Do you really seriously believe that anyone on here has actually opened accounts with each and every Thai bank with the sole purpose of comparing their respective internet banking services?
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    But in his OP he does say: Definitely not SCB or KTB in answer to his question, then, since both these banks have pulled the plug on internet banking. Bangkok Bank's facility does the job pretty well in my experience, although I don't know how it compares to Kasikorn's, Krungsri's, etc. And, as alluded to by @anyone, opening an account with Bangkok Bank in particular might prove easier said than done these days.
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    Unless, of course, they are on-shore accounts held by non-resident expats.
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    So which immigration office is it, then, that's seemingly prepared to bend the rules? And how much extra might you have had to "donate" to their tea club for this purpose?
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    Except SCB and KTB.
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    Well, I've had to subject myself to the bureaucratic rigours of The Dreaded UK Passport Renewal Experience a couple of times since moving to the Land Of Smiles - and I can assure you that on neither occasion did my local immigration office stick in the replacement passport full-page replicas of the non-OA visa which the Royal Thai Embassy in London issued to me in 2008!
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    Oh yes, the crippling burden which the weight of the second passport will impose on you! You truly have my sympathies!!🤬
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    And if hassle day arrives when you're refused entry what would you do then?
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    My money is on over the road from where the current office is located, on what passes as the office car park. The huge mounds of earth I observed there when obtaining my latest retirement extension a few weeks ago might have something to do with it.
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    But potential mega-issues arising from reliance on strings of visa exemptions, though.
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    Strongly suspect that the OP may be secretly hoping for the recent changes at the governmental level to lead to a complete change of heart on the whole taxation issue???
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    A suitably reliable crystal ball would, of course, provide an instant answer to your question. Alas, however, none seem to be available on Lazada. ☹️
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    Good luck with that, given the light-touch regulatory regime under which Thai insurers are allowed to operate in the Land Of Smiles!
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    Did they provide you with a receipt? My local office (Rayong) doesn't charge a single satang to transfer stamps from old passports to new!
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    And you're absolutely certain that it's a photo of a genuine 90-day notification/stamp issued by your local immigration office and not one produced by an expert in forgery, are you?
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    The link you quoted is to this thread! Presumably you meant this one? https://aseannow.com/topic/1308010-santander-is-closing-my-uk-current-account/page/3
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    Which is your local immigration office? A fresh TM30 should not be required in the OP's case if he is returning to the same address where he lived prior to his foreign trip. The OP should also be able to report by snail mail (instead of in person) in November, just as I did recently following a trip to Europe in May (my local office is Rayong).
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    No probs in surviving visits from my Thai family. But when it comes to surviving occasional visits to Thailand from members of my dreaded British family plus their pals, well that's a different matter altogether!🤬
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    Just come across this mention on their website of a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new office, which took place in March 2023! All seems to have gone quiet on this front since then.
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    My concern as a Brit is more with what the UK/TH has to say, not the AU/TH one we were specifically discussing! Another one for the Ignore list, I think.
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    Best you take everything he says with a large pinch of salt, I think! 😇

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