@Wannikea ********

Yes but the Thai government doesn't care one bit for foreigners. You see there was no mention of this for the last few weeks when it was Bangkok Bank going crazy with foreigner accounts. It's only getting traction now that Thai accounts are starting to be affected. Which is where the efforts should have started to begin with. There are a LOT more Thai accounts than foreigner accounts, and I would bet most of the mule accounts are Thai people. I've heard a lot of stories about Thai people being paid for opening bank accounts and doing transfers for unknown people.

This article is specifically about accounts frozen due to police investigation, and has nothing to do with the mass Bangkok Bank account freezes. Calling the number would be useless to the vast majority of people with frozen accounts. This article is specifically abouit Thai citizen bank accounts, as it even mentions "citizens" in the text.

What makes matters worse is the bank is likely prioritizing processing of these Thai accounts over re-opening the accounts of foreigners they have mass frozen arbitrarily on their own. Hence people waiting weeks after going to the bank and still not getting their accounts opened.

@Alex ********

you would know if you were banned

@Bert ************

If you select the correct option in Wise, there will be a way to get it shown as international transfer. You just have to do extra work sometimes.

@Marianne *******

The transfer into Kasikorn is showing as international if selecting the correct option, according to multiple people

Book a hotel with free cancellation through Agoda. Once you get the visa, cancel the booking.

I'm assuming you have a retirement extension and not a visa.

You go to immigration with both passports, and they'll move your stamps from your old passport into your new one.

Requirements vary by immigration office. Some just want copies of your current extension, whereas some want copies of every page in your old passport. You'll need to check with your immigration office to find out their process.

Wise is now using Kasikorn as their clearing bank, instead of Bangkok Bank. That means all money entering Thailand goes to Kasikorn first, and then to your account.

You can ask your bank if they can contact Kasikorn to get a credit advice showing your transfers as international, but they'll probably say no as they don't want to do that work.

That means you'll need to go to Kasikorn and get it yourself. It will help if you bring your Wise receipts so they can find the transfers faster.

Visa exempt is still 60 days currently. But there's a new government so things might change before January. Impossible to say at this point.

@Martyn **********

because what Bangkok Bank is doing has nothing to do with Bank of Thailand or mule accounts. It's just them being shitty