Getting visas from agents because he can't meet the financial criteria is equally fraudulent. In for a penny in for a pound. Might as well go the whole hog
With SCB using Wise it doesn't show as an international transfer. Wise use Bangkok Bank and Kasikorn to bring money in. If they transfer to another bank it becomes a domestic transfer
But Bangkok Bank are now stipulating the 800k must be in the account for four months prior to them issuing a letter. I can't see agents "loaning" 800k for four months
I use the 65k method. I mean, you need money to live on anyway, and I pay 1900 baht each year for extension, and it's totally legal. With changes in Banking (Bangkok Bank is the first, the rest will probably follow), the days of agency visas could be drawing to a close
That's exactly the point John was making. You actually have a 90-day VISA, and a 12-month extension of stay. You probably paid north of 15,000 baht for this?