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one can use Transferwise, because one of the pulldown menu choices for why you are making the transfer is "Funds for long-term stay in Thailand."
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Where I am in Ao Nang, Bangkok Bank wanted a letter from my pension agency in USA with an original signature. Then it was easy. Prior to that, they would not accept a pension statement I printed out myself.
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it may not help your current situation, but it is possible to get electronic banking access (what they call iBanking) on a non-O visa with a retirement extension. I did it a couple of months ago. You just have to go to a branch with your passport and bank book.
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Don't go to an agent in a different city, or you will have to go to that City or pay the agent again when you do your first 90 day report