@Deanna ******

I think you've sent this to the wrong person. I have no issues with wise, I am trying to help the individual asking the question.

Not sure if this is helpful

@Martin ****

yes I used wise late last week to Krungthai bank and was transferred in seconds?

I would suggest double checking your wise account so you know it truly has been suspended. Also you might want to talk with your uk bank I assume where you moved the money from to wise and see if they can help if your wise account has been closed.

It depends what you mean? The old TM6 card that you used to fill in on the plane as you landed is being re introduced on 1st May but in electronic form, so I would watch out for that if you are going to arrive after this date.

If you have an Indian passport then you can arrive visa exempt!?! You'll get 60 days and can extend for 30days in country at a local immigration office. You can't get a visa on arrival.

Yes there was talk of it reducing when the thai authorities increased the visa exempt periods and the dtv was introduced last July. However nothing has changed for the insurance requirements since it was first muted. So same as before unfortunately

I would suggest you get a 90 day non O retirement visa from the thai embassy in London before you come. This will give you plenty of time to sort yourself out in thailand I.e. bank account etc. Which is required for you extension. Also if you have a non O retired visa then you shouldn't be asked by your air carrier to show a return ticket ( if they do show them your non O visa) or have any issues with immigration entering thailand

@Aake *********

yes unfortunately retired in thailand just means you have to leave the government job you are in, not that you can afford to stop work as the pensions aren't of much value so most have to find other ways of earning money