How can I prove a fund transfer for a Non-O visa application in Thailand when using Transferwise?

I think (not 100% sure tho

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) but if transferwise have done this for you and they have had there fees then they should help. For about 100bt kasikorn can provide a letter. You Only need to bs a little bit with them and tell them you need a letter for a visa for proof of money in account. After all immigration should accept the letter as it will just be your balance and it won't say where it come from.

Good luck

You should have a receipt from your original bank from overseas as that is what they normally require,

Maybe a bank statement showing you moved the funds to Thailand would be OK?

Hello Simon, this reply is a bit late, because you now have your visa, but this may still be of interest to you since you say you may use bank to bank in future when you need to prove foreign origin of your funds.

Unfortunately the exact same issue arises when you do a bank to bank transfer and your sending bank doesn't have direct agency arrangements with your Thai bank. In my case I transfered money many times from Commonwealth Bank of Australia to Kasikorn. I had no idea that my money was being routed via Citibank in Bangkok before landing in my Kasikorn account. When eventually I needed a proof of origin doc (although it was to buy a condo) Kasikorn looked up my deposit codes and said that they were all domestic transfers. Non of the counter staff could tell me where exactly the transfers had come from. On my second visit, armed with copies of my Aus bank statements and Kasikorn bank statements clearly showing withdrawals and deposits in each, and attending a proper branch of Kasikorn rather than then shopping centre type places, and refusing to leave my chair without a resolution, I eventually found out about the Citibank involvement. Kasikorn could not provide the actual form Immigration ask for because they hadn't done the foreign currency conversion but they did provide a letter explaining the situation and the dates and amounts of the various deposits. That letter was eventually accepted. But had it not been, my only option would have been to travel to Bangkok and get the form completed by Citibank.

So unless your Norwegian bank sends direct to Kasikorn, your no better off. I'd do a small transfer first and check the code when it arrives in your Kasikorn account. The local branch staff in sending or receiving countries will not really know what international agency arrangements their bank has in each country. (in Australia, ANZ bank does have direct agency with Kasikorn, but CBA doesn't - or didn't a few years ago.

Does this mean that if one has 800,000 in a thai bank that has not been transferred but saved here over a period of time immigration will not accept that and no retirement visa

You Could use a agency

I had some of this before with Kasikorn but for a different reason. I ended up having to go to The Bank of Bangkok head office to get it sorted as it couldn't be done at branch level due to being an International transfer. It actually took over 2 weeks.

Heres the address if you need it.

Bangkok Bank PCL. 333 Silom Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok Thailand. By telephone: Call our Customer Service Representatives at Bualuang Phone on 1333 in Thailand or (66) 0-2645-5555 from overseas.

I have an acquaintance who transferred money from UK to his KBank account here. Bangkok Bank was the clearing bank. He got his letter from Bangkok Bank and it was accepted at Chaengwattana. I know this as I was with him at bank and at Chaengwattana.

Two differences, though. He didn't use transferwiae. He used an agency in UK that gave him a good deal on rate and fees and the money didn't come from his account so he had to get a letter from them that it was his money and they were acting on his behalf.

And his was for an investment visa (bought a condo).

This was two years ago. Early 2016, if I am not mistaken.

All you can do is try to see if by showing your danish withdrawal and the thai deposit if the immigration officer will accept it as proof the funds originated from your account.

IF that doesn't work you can go to a thai consulate in a nearby country and get a 90 day Non-O visa based on being over 50 and having the 800K in the bank (there's no proof of origin) and then come in on it and apply for the extension when the time on the 90 day stamp runs down. Again there's no proof of origin needed for yearly extensions so just the letter from the bank and the money being in the account for 60 days will be enough

what does the code in the bank book in front of the transaction show? Most bank books have a specific code for an international transaction and list the codes in the back of the bank book

I would ask Transferwise for assistance. They’re normally very helpful. Good luck