>>>Are there any caveats in just opening a bank account at one of the approved govt banks, transferring 3m baht in and letting it just sit there for years?

3M Baht sitting for years in a Thai bank? The bank employees would pick

it clean in 6 months

so does buying a bar also entitle you to an investment visa or is this different again, I was thinking of doing this instead of house or condo.

so does buying a bar also entitle you to an investment visa or is this different again, I was thinking of doing this instead of house or condo.

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Not a chance

Reading some of the comments on here - in particular from "the Dude" and "Nam Lao" - makes me long for the day when Thailand finally gets tough and stops all the multi “Tourist Visa” runners and other dregs.

If you don’t respect the Country or the people go somewhere else.

Patrick