Bad luck and bad immi. I have no problems with Udon Thani. And it doesn't take long. They were not happy with some of the photos and told me I could send them to their Line account instead of showing up again. Excellent service.
well - first transfer to Revolut and from there to UK bank. Kind of stupid isn't it - instead of transferring directly from Thai bank to UK bank. Revolut is very good - but not for this.
no you don't need a Thai bank account anymore for paying with QR since Kbank and for example Moreta Pay has made it possible for tourists to do just that