What is the best way to transfer THB 800,000 to a Thai bank account for a retirement visa?

Can please tell me how is your experience with Siam Legal for the non o visa? I am just about to heir them for my visa in a week. Any issues Many? Payment upfront I assume?

Many thanks

I am going through the same process and I plan to use the International SWIFT system to transfer the 800k. This in an international system I think and your bank should have it too. You will need some info from you bank like name, address, account number, etc. Anotherway is to get an international visa cars, in my case in Canada I have the passport visa, and if you have a bank account in Thailand, you can walk to the bank and start daily transfer large amount from your visa into you thai account assuming you have a good limit in your visa. Using your phone bank app (mobile banking), you can at the same time pay the visa from your main account to allow more room in your visa for more transfer. Thai bank charges 250 bhat for each transaction and your bank should charge zero, the exchange in this process is really good in my case and with my bank. Check yours 1st, it should be close to market exchange rate.

Before you finalise your plans, note that there is not a limit on how much cash you can take out of Australia. However, you must declare it if it’s more than AUD $10,000. Good luck.

Don’t carry the money. You will need to prove that it came from outside. That needs a foreign transfer into your account.

Always remember if your bring big money with you never come at night and always take a big bus not a private car unless it's your own private call the airport security scanners know if you are carrying a lot of money you never know who could be waiting outside!

There is no limit on cash you can carry leaving Australia. If you have AUD10,000 or more (or equivalent in another currency) just declare it and you are good to go,

I used Wise as they have a better exchange rate than the banks.

Lot depends on which thai bank your with as right now with Wise you can't transfer money to certain thai banks ,on their website and app they tell you which are ok

I have never heard of someone getting a visa to enter Thailand from a Thai visa agency. You mean you paid someone to upload the documents to the eVisa system that you had to upload to send to them?

Do you have a Thai bank account already, I think so if SiamLegal assisted you. Swift transfer to your Thai bank, and perfect/new large denomination bank notes for best exchange rate, don't exchange at a bank, use SuperRich etc.

You can take MORE than 10,000 AUD!!! You just have to declare it and as such you have a legitimate reason!

Nominate used to satisfy Retirement Visa requirements for Thailand, you have the Non O so you can show the Narcs at Australia Immigration when you declare. Fugg Albanese and his sycophants!!!

It is YOUR money and you are entitled to take your cash with you.

Take as much cash as you want just have the proof its yours and declare it. Don't know where you get your information from

I think it's best not to have any money in a thai bank I don't trust them !

2 lots of transfer in Bhat from the bank, no fees. Exchange rate, on par, but changes daily.

The hardest part will be setting up your bank account in Thailand, get that sorted before you worry about how you going to transfer the money.

I use Wise to transfer all my funds from the USA to Thailand because it is very simple and easy to use 

No $10,000 is only the limit you can carry with you without DECLARING it.

If the cash is legit, you have noting to worry about. Just declare it. If it's black money, don't risk carrying it undeclared, it is a serious crime.

Send to wise convert the send to thai bank

Is that joint account in Thailand? If so you will be better getting your own account. Some immigration offices won't accept joint accounts and if they do they will want double the money in it.

I used wise when I needed my 800k Thb to show as intl transfer

I did a wire transfer from my U.S. bank using my Thai bank’s SWIFT code. Worked great.

Dsgpay?

Do a bank to bank SWIFT transfer, as this will give you an FET, foreign exchange transaction, receipt, which you will need if you change your mind in the future and want to transfer the money out of Thailand as a lump sum.

You will be getting an Extension of Stay not an in country issued Retirement Visa. A Retirement Visa needs the 800k to show as an international transfer whereas an EoS does not, terminology is key.

Wise

I've always transferred via OFX good exchange rate and no fees if transferred amount is over $5000Aud.

Countries do not set limits on how much money you can carry. They just require you to declare the money as you leave and some countries require you to declare it when you enter, depending on how much you are carrying.

For 800K you’ll probably find a swift transfer is less in fees than Wise. Wise is great for smaller amounts over swift, but for larger amounts it becomes less so.