Hi guys I just asked chat GPT about sending money to a thai account using Wise and show up as an international transfer for a long term visa and it says you can't, I'm sure someone on here posted that it can say international transfer could someone please confirm

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A warning to anyone using Wise or thinking of Wise. Their wonderful AI assistant just told me a flat out lie to get me to deposit money. My account was restricted about a week ago. They held my money and did not transmit in. Then they returned it. So today I go to wise to transfer about 85k baht. I see no notice of restriction. So to double check I open chat and ask is my account restricted. No says the AI assitant, I have checked and there is no restriction. So I do the transfer. Then it flashes up your account is restricted. They have taken the money out of the bank but not sending it. So I ask to speak to a human. Their response, hard luck. The AI assistant got it wrong we can not tell you how long we will hold your money or when we will send it on. In the space of a week thats nearly 200000 baht they have grabbed. Think how many others they are doing it to and earning interest on short term deposits. I suggest everybody switches to Remitly or something else. You simply cannot trust Wise anymore. Even a request to find out how long a restriction lasts is met with a shrug.....its another team, might be ten days, might be weeks.

Hi everyone can you transfer the money for Visa 800,000 baht? Can I use Wise? If so how do you do because I believe it has to be an international transfer? I know this is not a Visa related but maybe someone can help.

Good news for expats and digital nomads in Thailand, especially for those who couldn’t open a Thai bank account.

Wise will officially launch its full services in Thailand starting May 19, 2026, and this will clearly make life much easier for many people.

You will be able to top up your Wise account from a Thai bank, pay via PromptPay QR codes like a local account, receive money using your own QR like a local account, and get a Wise card, both digital and physical, in local currency.

In practical terms, this brings Wise much closer to a real local bank account, without the administrative constraints of Thai banks.

For anyone struggling with banks here, this is clearly a major improvement.

Hi all,

Please help . Here in Thailand with DTV visa . So I have no bank account . How do you pay rent . I have True Money account and I can’t do bank transfer . How do you do bank transfer without going to the bank physically . Thank for your help in advance.

Wise haveput an option to state that your money is an international transfer 👍

I'm a DTV holder and I'm looking to rent an apartment in Bkk. I know that it's almost impossible to open a bank account with that visa and I don't want to bring tons of cash with me. Regarding the rent, is it possible to transfer my rent directly to the landlord bank account using western union? You can do it online now. Has anyone tried this way?

Just want to know if any expats from the UK use Wise and if they do, do they have trouble with the money coming instantly or do they usually have to wait for a few hours or even the next day?

I’m about to transfer 800k to a Thai bank account for the retirement visa.

Apparently if I use Wise it may not show up as an international transfer?

Should I transfer direct from my bank which is a lot more expensive?

Changes to Wise

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