I know that we are here to discuss visa advice, however I would argue that the fees related to moving money make the various methods of money transfer viable or not viable.

I have one last post about Bangkok Bank because I was about to abandon the ฿65,000 monthly transfer because moving to Swift method more than quadrupled the fees making it untenable. On the advice of another member of the group I attempted a 65,000 baht deposit into my Bangkok bank account after it was unfrozen in October.  The deposit was accepted and using normal wise non-swift transfer the fees went back to the normal $16 a transfer as opposed to $80 via Swift. More importantly, the transfer is correctly noted as an international transfer. I am keeping my Bangkok bank account and will let you know my success in moving from the 800,000 baht method to the monthly transfer method when my visa renews this January.

I have successfully transferred funds by Wise to my Krungthai account from Australia.Is it possible to send funds back from that a/c back to Australian account via wise?

Hello all, I am planning to apply for the workation DTV in Hong Kong. I have the 500K in the bank and a remote work contact. However, I mostly get paid via Wise and Alipay for my remote job. Can I just show screenshots of the transactions of those apps for my proof of income? Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks

Slightly off topic but a segment off requirements for a long term extension. I am UK based passport bank account etc. For transferring the required sums I have hit a brick wall with my bank. They do not send money to Thailand. I am looking for recommendations for a 3rd party way, any recommendations from people in the same situation would be very much appreciated

Hi Guys, opened my two bank accounts yesterday with KASIKORNBANK in Hua Hin and now want to fund them. First to transfer money to a savings account..and a mimimum of 800k bht then transferring from there to a Fixed Deposit Account which pays some low interest, about 1%, but better than nothing. The minimum 800k bht to stay in that account to satisfy Non O immigrant requirement.

I have been having a nightmare trying to transfer money from my UK Lloyds account..with also exorbitant transfer costs. So transferred some money from my Wise account just to see the difference. The Wise transaction was done in seconds and at a good rate of 43.5bht / £.

I am now thinking of doing the balance with Wise but understand there may be issues in the future.(?). So would appreciate any advice?

And btw: didn’t need to go to immigration at all. Just took my owner documents, blue book etc., together with my passport and that was enough evidence for them to open my accounts. Thank you.

Bangkok Bank appears to be the problem all round. This from Wise

Which bank works best with Wise for inward remittance so that it easily shows foreign transfer on the statement. I’m finished with Bangkok Bank. Many thanks.

Update: please state what wise process gives FTT in the Thai bank statement. You will know what I mean if you have direct experience.

Regarding the wise transfers to bkk bank now coded as something other than the previous FTT code. I downloaded the wise invoice pdf which clearly shows it was as n international transfer. However i think is best to start doing wise as a swift transfer to avoid any confusion. Comments?

Hi, just wondering if anyone has found an efficient method of moving money from Canada to Thailand?

I've just been using ATMs, but the fees are high, and also found bank transfers to be just as costly

Anyone know what's going on with wise.

I transfer money using wise into my Bangkok bank I mark it as long term for retirement but when I check my Bangkok bank account it shows up as DEP TRF FR E-CH not international transfer. Has something changed with Wise because before it would show up correctly. Also will immigration except it when going for visa renewal

Thanks