Per my previous post, I will soon be applying for the 90-day nonimmigrant o Visa. Today I got approval to open a new account at Bangkok Bank. The next step is to transfer funds from my bank in the states to my account number at the Silom Bangkok Bank branch.
I really appreciate the group getting me past the last hurdle, but now I no problem cropped up with money transfer. When I go to my main CIT bank and several other of my banks like Ally none of them offer International wire transfers. Bangkok Bank says to transfer the money to their New York branch, but talking to Bangkok Bank New York personnel and my u.s. bank personnel, they say that I would have to fill in the final beneficiary name and account number in Bangkok Thailand and that makes it an international transfer. Plan B would be to use Transferwise Company online but from what I understand they do not provide a form which certifies the international currency transfer. I think the form is called FET.( apparently transferwise does not move currency across borders but just matches incoming and outgoing transfers that cancel each other out).
Under documents required for 90-day non-immigrant o Visa image sent previously under item 5.3 it says evidence of foreign currency fund transferred to Thailand. I'm not sure but it's possible if I use transferwise I would not be able to document item 5.3.
There must be several people in the group that have gotten past this obstruction ... Has anyone found a solution to the problem. ....are there any banks that still do International wire transfers? if say Citibank for example still does the international wire transfers... And I moved 800000 b to Citibank us, would they allow Me 2 days later to move the money right back out of the Citibank account with a wire of that same money to Bangkok Bank Thailand?
If anyone can suggest a different forum to pose this question to please let me know. I would prefer to transfer the money in the next 7 to 10 days because the clock is ticking on my 30 day extension of Visa exempt stamp.
Thanks again for all the help on previous questions
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user seeks assistance on how to transfer funds internationally to Thailand for their 90-day Non-Immigrant O Visa application, particularly facing challenges with their U.S. bank's lack of international wire transfer services. They discuss potential solutions such as using Bangkok Bank's U.S. branch for a domestic transfer, utilizing Transferwise, and inquiring about Citibank's services. The community provides various insights and experiences on transferring money using different methods that satisfy visa documentation requirements.
