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Robert ********
To get to the truth you must spit the transfer with wise into exchange and transfer.

Idk about your case, but I transfer my currency to wise without any fees.

Then I convert to THB (after waiting for a good exchange rate!).

Then I send THB to my this bank for 44.76 baht per transaction.

No to the conversion: Wise uses interbank rates which is lots better than all the banks. You can see that rate in their web page.

And you should find the bank’s “cash rate” on their homepage - which is better than the “exchange rate” used when transferring money.

You will probably see that you get 1.5-2.5 better rates from wise.

This link
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shows you what you get when you sell/buy your cash to kasikorn, which will give you 329,451.60 baht right now for 10k USD. When sending money you get less.

The screenshot shows you what you get from wise right now.
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@Jo *********
The admins don’t give a ….
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@Jimi ***********
Im not a native English speaker.

But I really wonder what in the word “exempt” people don’t understand!!!
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@Andrew *******
Tourist visa is a visa.

Visa exemption means you don’t need and don’t have a visa.
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@Jimi ***********
Most problems on the Internet come from too much traffic, not from servers or software on them.

People streaming YouTube videos just to listen to the songs is a serious factor in Thailand.
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@Andy ***********
Yup. As a senior software architect of many years I can only agree that the problem almost always sits in front of the display. 🤣
Robert ********
Yes. Go through check before midnight. Easy
Robert ********
I would put and leave the 800k forever in the bank and live from income. It’s way easier.

On first try I left out a month and transferred double another month. Lost the extension!

And working is ok. Nobody asked me. I worked remotely on/off for years. Only 50+ is relevant.
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@AJ ********
I always do the extension in the last days. 2-3 days before the end is enough time to get all paperwork done. But lookout for Thai holidays - I have added the Thai holidays calendar to the calendar app for that. (Important notice: if a Thai holiday falls onto a weekend, the next workday is holiday!)
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@Graham *****
I do it 2-3 days before the end (for 11 years now).