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

I withdrew 25k baht this week and it was $718.

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

It’s not padded. I check I do not have international fees.

I use capital one bank. I have no atm fees except the 220baht. If you find the right atm you can take out 30k baht at a time. I then deposit the money into my SCB account. I have been using this method for years now without issues. I’ve used this method to withdraw up to 120k baht in a day. The fee is eatable… I would use wise but they won’t let me register for some reason.

@Stelar ******

never having a volunteer visa is one of the requirements for the elite visa.

You also can’t switch the STV to any other visa once you are here

They might be taking a bit longer. I did mine on the 15th and I still haven’t heard anything. It does say that it can take up to 15 days. I would suggest emailing the consulate or calling them.

@Moomin ********

that’s what’s confusing is the consulate keeps asking for a work permit. And they are not sending me the copies of my passport.

@Tod ********

awesome. Thank you for your help. No that was definitely not included in the paperwork from the school.

Im pretty sure I sent the WP3 letter. I’m not quite sure what was what because it was all in Thai but the school sent me a bunch of stuff that I had to send.