Also transferring to SCB, the SCB take a 400 baht charge, but I've been told Bangkok bank don't charge when you transfer to an account with them.

@Lloyd ********

Family support and to an SCB account, but I believe Wise as well as SCB they are partners with Bangkok bank also. I only transfer to the same account every time and I've been doing transfers for years. Also I use debit card, it's much faster than bank transfer, takes seconds in most cases. Also I've found that it's better to do transfers Monday to Friday. Sometimes when I've done transfer at weekend it can take more time, sometimes by Upto one or two days. Must be something to do with computer systems at weekend.

@Paul ******

thanks

@Paul ******

Do you mean, not do any of the 90 day reports for the duration of your extension? Then you can just pay a 2,000 baht fine & get a new extension?

@Brenton *******

crikey, why so long?

I've used Wise for ten years now and the only time a transfer has taken more than a minute or two, is sometimes at weekend and only one time a computer problem, which took two days to complete transaction. Other than that one time my transfers have sometimes only taken seconds to arrive

@Paul ******

I lived in Udon from 1998 to 2009. I only ever got four visas from Embassies/Consulates in all those years. Three were two month tourist visas and one 12 month multiple entry 'O'. I worked a lot of the time offshore outside Thailand, so didn't need to get into all the extension crap, so I understand what you mean by people being ridiculed by smart arses. I used to do my own visa procurements for visas for other countries from Embassies in Bangkok, but they were different applications than retirement extensions, so it'd be a while new ball game for me too if I wanted a visa extension based on retirement.

@Martin *****

Money earned? State pensions aren't money earned, so where does this stand, any idea?

@Ian *******

Could be reality, not fear mongering unfortunately.

@Pete ******

ok, well that initial 90 day 'O', people can get that before they leave their own countries.