@William *****

The visas are obtained online now! No point trying to go back to the past! Fill out the application, pay the money and they’ll get back to you if they need further clarification. Fast and efficient service. And no, you’ll not sort out much from within Thailand without even more complications!

@Ellie ******

Thanks. I figured that was the case as I couldn’t recollect seeing anything different but just wanted clarification. I have seen the desk from inside immigration departures previously. So best practice would be to obtain re-entry permits from your local immigration office.

@Ellie ******

Can you access this ‘desk’ externally at a different entrance from the departures area or do you have to enter immigration having checked in with an outbound ticket and gone through security upstairs?

@Steve ********

I did with no problem.

@Richard *********

- Swift/BACS from own bank, Wise, Revolut, Remitly, XE? Check who’ll do the best overall rate taking into account fees, exchange rate and introductory offers. Receiving bank might have fees too.

@Howard ******

Why would you want to risk losing/having stolen AUD $37,500+ with the additional issues with it being in excess of the allowable amount and then having to pay it into a Thai bank account, maybe even after going to the additional issues of converting it into Thai baht? It is the 21st century!

@Greg **********

OK thanks. Graham can factor that in too should he choose to go down that route. I myself transferred the money from a Thai baht account but from outwith Thailand.

The receiving bank will also charge a small receiving fee so you can try a couple of small transfers from a couple of different sources to cover this, prior to making the big transfer.

Once you open a Thai bank account and get the details of it, you can transfer the money directly to it from your home bank by Swift/BACS international money transfer. Wise and Revolut (amongst others) also offer this service if you open accounts with them, if they operate in Australia? Check out who will give you the best deal, bearing in mind the exchange rate offered and the transaction fee. I recently transferred 800,000 baht with Revolut and was very happy with the price and service. Took about 1-½ banking days to clear in my K-Bank account. The money for the Non-O extension has to be in the Thai bank account for two months (not 8 weeks) ‘seasoning’ prior to applying at immigration for the 1 year extension.