Wise ony sends into Thailand. There is a service called "Dee Money." I set up an account with them maybe 5 years ago and sent a token amount of money (฿500) just to test the service. It worked, I received the money in my US account. However, since that time I've seen other people post horror stories about their money being lost in the ether. Having read these stories, I would probably just use my bank's options if I need to send cash out of Thailand (e.g. Western Union, SWIFT or International Prompt Pay.)
I saw guys posting earlier in the year (maybe October) saying it was gone. Some of them had contacted Wise customer service and apparently they were told to choose "purchase of property" in place of the long stay option, in order to show in their Thai bank book that the money came from outside Thailand.
no problem and I appreciate your civil comments. So many people become argumentative and even combative over small disagreements in groups like this one. Pleasure conversing with you, hope you enjoy this beautiful weather we are having. Cheers! ~ Bill
he would have to be here in person and he does say in his original post "WE are fixing to go to Thailand 🇹🇭 again in January" so he will either arrive on a visa exemption or apply for a short term visa before he arrives. Additionally, agents get bank accounts open for people on visa exemptions all the time. That said, he could absolutely make it happen. It might cost him a little money but he could definitely do it.
Like you, I am an American married to a Thai. It is ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE for you and your wife to have a joint account. I know this because my Thai wife and I had a joint Krung Thai Bank account in the past. I now have my own bank account (for the 800K retirement Visa money verification purposes) and a separate bank account for all of our typical monthly activities/expenses, while my wife now has her own accounts. If you are not planning on using the JOINT account for visa purposes, then it should be fine.
Recommend you search for, and join this group "Thai citizenship group." There's a lot of good knowledge and experience in this group on obtaining both permanent residence and citizen status.
