Why does sending money to Thailand for a long-term stay take longer with Wise?

Use common sense. Just say money is for family. Is that so hard?

It depends on what time of the day you deposit your money

Transfer by credit card, ach transfer from bank account? Both payment type may make a difference

I use Revolut, not Wise, and transfer to Bangkok bank IBAN, higher amounts, which will receive the funds immediately, according to Revolut, but not show it until later next day.

Transfers within Thailand are immediate.

Is it better and faster to have the funds in the Wise account or doing a bank to bank transfer . Thanks

I think it also depends if you already have the funds in your wise account, converted to thai baht, or if the funds are being taken from your bank account, into wise, then converted to thai baht and then sent...

I will transfer to my Thai bank account (BK bank) 65,000 baht from my Wise account tomorrow morning.The funds have been in Wise acc for several days. I usually transfer it from Wise at between am. It ends up in my BK bank account at 2:20 pm the same day. , unless it's a weekend or holiday. I always say for long term stay.

I don't have problem using Wise to send myself 65k choosing the option for long term stay usually it arrives in the same day but after 2pm bkk time if I send it in the morning (before cutoff time) on a bank working day never send your funds on a weekend

I always choose personal expenses regardless of the reason and transfer goes through almost instantly...

In 15 seconds for 1 done a few days ago.

Sending money to your Thailand bank takes minutes.. Cannot use wise to send money back to my UK account..

I use remitly

I have done many wise and western union transfer from my country to a Thai bank account over last 6 years. It’s actually dependent on the day and time you sent based on my personal experience and not due to reason. If I send during office hour on a weekday it can arrive in seconds but if sent at night , can take one more day although I also encounter night transfer that is immediate. If there is a coming holiday or on a holiday itself on either country it could stretch too.

By the way I notice recently WU has a better rate than Wise especially when there is no fee promo period from WU, transfer is immediate as well although at the transaction page say up to a few days. Worthwhile to compare before you send.

My transfers using Wise, Aussie bank to Thai bank, usually take just seconds. Bank to bank.

When you give the reason to transfer put down travelling expenses it arrives within minutes

Is there a phone number I can call as I’m locked out after changing phone number and email addresses. Been trying for months online but a major headache 🤕

I do about 5000 per day

I get mine in minutes most days except on a, Monday, also 20,000+ seems, to take, longer

It varies from seconds to days, there's no logic to it so don't give yourself a migraine trying to figure it out. Many factors go into it that are Beyond you and I

Just put for family. It will take about a minute

Transferred funds from Australia using long term stay nearly always goes through in seconds might want to check the method of payment you select .There are several options some say funds arrive in seconds some say as much as 3 days .Be careful when selecting payment method as the default method seems to change at times

Because the "funds for longstay" category must be shown as an international transfer, so Wise will intercept this transfer to ensure it is notated correctly. Mine is usually overnight, but can be up to two days

For any other reason, Wise utilizes their funds they already have in Thailand and it shows up as a domestic transfer because they are transferring it from a Thai bank account to a Thai bank account.

When you choose long-term stay you are specifically telling Wise you want it to show up as an international transfer. Those take time.