@John ******

- you must be counting the days 555.

Well I hope it goes well for you when you do manage to come over. Thailand as you know is a truly wonderful country...I didn't make it until I was 62 permanently and so wished I had spent most of my life here.

Yeah the marriage visa is definitely the way to go if you don't mind that extra scrutiny. Iive in hope one day they will leave us alone lol...this whole 90 day reporting is ridiculous...oh well still beats being in the UK 🙄😂

@John ******

- arrh OK so you have a choice but I would still keep it simple. Have you been living outside Thailand bit confused now 555

As others have said you can get the letter from any branch it's not a problem.

I am also with Bangkok Bank and tried to transfer my account. It's impossible. I was told that I would have to open a new account if I wanted one elsewhere and then you have to jump through the hoops to do that. They only accept certain documents one is a house registration in YOUR name and a residence certificate from Immigration. That's not entirely easy to get either as you will need evidence of where you are living so that will depend on that. If you are renting a copy of the rental agreement will surfice.

In terms of what you are trying to do for now just get an account opened where you are now as quickly as possible so you can get the 800k in the account. Later when you have moved and once married I understand you can get a yellow house book which will be OK to open a new account where you are living. Don't over complicate things at the moment just getting your one year extension should be your only focus and what you need to achieve that.

If you marry after your 1 year extension (probably best because I doubt you will also be able to cope with all that as well as the other things you need to do)...you can change your visa later to on basis of marriage and I would suggest you go see Immigration and ask for their requirements list about 2 months before renewal. You should go to Immigration as soon as possible and get the list too from Hua-Hin Immigration office every office does it's own thing.

I have been on your journey it's all time consuming and a little stressful but also a learning curve.

One last bit of advice is quickly get into a habit of recording everything and keeping your records. One very important thing to do is the 90 day reports and TM30. I got a 2000 baht fine recently because I forgot to do the 90 day report despite the fact I had a calendar note to do both TM30 AND 90 day report at the same time. I did the TM30 but not the more important one 90 day report which cost me big time. It won't happen again! Oh this is also extremely important and you may not be aware of...if you ever pop over the border or take a holiday outside of Thailand you absolutely MUST first get a re-entry permit. Oh another new rule change...when you get around to doing 90 day reporting online (your 1st must be in person) you have a 15 day window before the report date where you can apply...however you can only now do it successfully with the first 7 days of that 15 day window! After that you must report in person.

As you can see it's a lot of rules so I wouldn't worry too much about the local bank account once you are living there you can sort that out. Good luck 🤞🏼🍀

I have seen them lol 🤣

@Nick ***********

- hindsight is a fine thing 🤣

@Lester ********

- ummm yeah I guess... Thailand lets in too many low life's I've seen quite a few in Pattaya 🙄

They should concentrate on weeding out those kind of expats.

@Lester ********

- yes I think everything is made complicated...you will find many farangs say that they don't want us here...kinda thinking there may be some truth to that...the hoops for the visa seem to get bigger and bigger 🙄

@Lester ********

- welcome to Thailand 🇹🇭

Where are you moving to?

With regards to the receiving banks it's best to check out their websites. Most transfer monthly amounts but I did have to transfer the 800k but I think I may have done it over a few transactions I can't remember. If I doubt check the bank you are transferring to. I assume you have an account in Thailand? If not it's a real work up. Luckily I now have 2 one with Bangkok Bank and one with SCB.

I transfer from £ to Thai baht using Wise and then move that to my Bangkok Bank account. Once it's there it's easiest to either pay in cash or 'scan'...this is where the vendor produces their scan bar or QR code and you simply use the apps scan feature. I would say I probably do but anything larger it's always scan.

The Thais are very clued up in modern technology and especially payment systems they do way more than I do... I just keep it simple. It did take a short time to get used to what I was having to do because in the UK it was all with the plastic but here it's all about your phone 555.

I am not familiar with Super Rich is it an app? Yes Wise have steadily been increasing fees for a while so I'm on the lookout for a cheaper alternative.

One thing to note which is very important. Wise transfers show up as International and it's very important for the visa renewal if you are doing it bases on 65k per month or 40k per month if married to a Thai.

Oh I forgot to mention when withdrawing cash always use the apps cardless feature to avoid charges in you are out of the district that you opened your bank at. There are some weird things banks do here and that's one of them 🙄

@Chris ********************

- thanks but I live in Thailand I'm not arriving for a 2 week holiday. I transfer using Wise

@Lester ********

- maybe but most expats use a company like Wise that give the true market rate. It's not normally bettered.