This is regarding what is the way to get the lowest cost of transferring from an non-Thai to Thai bank account:

Last night I paid Western Union INR 840,000 which gave me TBH 312,153 (INR 785,101) — that is a difference of INR 54,899 which is a cost of 6.54%.

My question is what method of transferring money into a Thai bank account costs equal to or less than 3%? 6.54% is high, isn’t it? What is the lowest percentage anyone has paid for transferring and what method did you use?

Conversion rate was taken from Google.

Thanks in advance.

I am currently in Thailand on my first 30 day tourist visa on arrival, I plan to get an extension at the local immigration office for another 30 days. At some point I want to apply for Long Stay Visas (OA, OX) for a 12 month visa. I understand this can be done as an Evisa application before arrival, what about now I am here?

Also, asap I want to apply for my next visa - the retirement visa. Any chance I can do that as an Evisa too?

2 questions…on my Thai bank account I put my friend on my account in case something happens to me he can withdraw the money and send to my family. I read somewhere if two names on the account have to deposit 800,000 bhat x 2= 1.6 mil bhat. For retirement visa. True or false. In USA I can put someone on my account as beneficiary and they show death certificate and they can withdraw funds. Can this be done in Thailand? No trolls pleeeez!

I hope this can be answered in simple terms. I am moving to Thailand in a few months. A friend is coming with me for 29 days. She will fly back home then. I want to stay in Bangkok a few days them go to Hua Hin, and get an agent. I will open a bank acct. and deposit $26,000.00. I will look for a condo, with sea view that allows one domestic cat with in my budget. I plan on coming on a non-o visa. My friend will only have her passport . Is that expectable if she has a return ticket for 29 day back to USA?

I read that these banks are in Thailand. (Citibank, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch) Can we put the 800,000 in one of them and leave it.. Then get a Visa?