What is the best way to transfer 800,000 THB from the USA to Bangkok Bank for a visa?

@London ****

shit that’s really good. I just googled it so it certainly can be wrong. I just noticed it’s 2.5 years old also.

@Steve *********

Before this limit on transfers in I regularly transferred $10K to $15K through my Navy Federal Credit Union and only cost me $25.00 transfer fees. Now I don’t know with all these other companies.

@London ****

but make sure you include fees. That’s just the rate.

I read money gram charges 2% for over $500. That’s $200 per $10K transfer.

Wise is about $70. So that makes up for the 2k baht and then some.

@Chris *********

If it's guardian based on Thai family it only has to be there on day of application, no seasoning required. It's the best visa in that respect 👍

I believe it is 2 months before you apply for the extension too, not from when your current stamp expires. At Chiang Mai you will also only receive a 30 day under consideration stamp and although I'm not sure if it is required it is probably a good idea to keep it above 400k until you receive the remaining 11 months. So I guess in practice one may need the money in there for 3 months or so.

@Chris *********

it's still only 2 months for non-0 marriage extension. There is a visa where you need the money in 2 months prior and 3 months after receiving the 1 year extension. I thought it was one of the retirement visas. Perhaps that is where you are getting the 3 months from?

@Miri ****

ok well I did specifically say that if the child is Thai. If not then yep you need the guardian visa based on having a foreign child, the 500k and seasoning applies 👍

@Stuart *********

my child is not thai, I just called immigration and they said i still need to show 500.000 in the account. i am not thai either.

@Miri ****

yes there is a legal document, I had to go to court as the father with the Thai mum to get parental rights as we aren't married. I then took that document to the amphur office who give me a document called a คร.11. As a mother you have parental rights automatically so you can skip the court part and go straight to the amphur with the birth certificate to get the คร11. You can then use this with immigration to apply for a 12 month extension of stay based on custody of a Thai child. As mentioned I believe as the mother you don't need funds in the bank for this. As a father you need 400k in but only on day of application. This visa has nothing to do with the school, it is based solely on the child being Thai. Send me a PM if you need any further info going through the process 👍

@Stuart *********

Do you have any legal document or from visa immigration? I was always asked to show money even though i am a female parent. When i put him on international school I was asked to show money to get the visa. I dind't know this. I need to do visa again with another school so it is very important for me to know this for sure

@Miri ****

nope based on Thai child, parents of foreign children can get a guardian visa if their child goes to international school, 1 visa per child. Seasoning is required and it's 500k on the bank. For a foreign parent of a Thai child the visa is similar but it's 400k in the bank on day of application only. That is for male foreign parent, I believe that if it's a female foreign parent of a Thai child there is no financial requirement

@Stuart *********

not based on Thai child based on school.

@Miri ****

guardian based on Thai child only needs to be there on day of application, it's different for guardian of foreign child