This is NOT an official government website. We are an independent resource providing information and assistance to travelers.
expat finance
Showing 147 questions
This page displays all the results for the Expat finance tag, sorted by the most recent activity. There are a total of 147 questions that have been tagged with Expat finance. Explore the questions to find discussions and information relevant to this topic.
Morning everyone, I arrived on 2nd June 2025 on a non-o visa, I got my extension in September 2025, I have the lump sum on deposit in a Thai bank since 4th June2025, question is when can I touch the lump sum, am I right in thinking it’s 5 months after I arrived, do they take a different date. Thanks in advance guys.
TrueMoney with DTV??? How are DTV people upgrading to the advanced plan? It looks like they only allow supporting documents by non-immigrant and student visas holders for the advanced plan. The basic plan does not allow “scan to pay”, so it’s essentially useless.
Talking about Thai bank accounts I have a question is it better for me to send money to account and then withdraw it for spending money or should I just keep using my debit card on my American bank account. I wasn’t sure what the transfer fees would be sending it to my Thai bank account. Right now I just have the ฿430,000 for my marriage visa.
The good news is my  ฿430,000 has been in the Thai Bank, K Bank for 2 months. I just had my visa agent fill out all the paperwork so I can get my one month visa. With in the next 2 weeks the police will come to my house to make sure I really live with my wife as a husband. Once that is completed I can get the one year extension. Thanks for all of the information in this group!!!
Just opened a bank acc with KBank . I need to deposit the required amount from my revolut account to start the marriage visa ! Do I send money to my Thai bank account in Thai baht or Pounds sterling ?
Just a quick one. The people who had their bank accounts frozen, did you all use an agent to open it or have any of you opened an account without the agent & still been frozen
So my Bangkok bank account was finally closed as well.
What have you all been doing about it once it is closed? What other apps have been used for scanning or paying bills? Or what have you all been doing to keep access to baht other than keeping piles of cash on you?
I own a condo and have bills and expenses and a life here to maintain so if anyone has found a good work around this banking debacle I would love to hear it
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
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.
Can the TrueMoney app be topped up with cash and where? Can I use it to pay by scanning a QR code (Prompt Pay)? So far I have only used it to pay at 7-Eleven by the shop scanning my app's QR code.