@Tod ********

Coincidental (*) we stayed with one of her former colleagues yesterday and he told me the lady at IO is always friendly and helpful (to which I can witness) but those are the rules they use.

(*) coincidental- we went to evaluate one of the houses our prospective builder made and spent half the day with an uncle of the new owner. He turned out to be retired immigration officer.

@Tod ********

Same here (Sakon Nakhon). The IO refused my documents when I applied (1st timer) and when she told me to come back the next day she added “and don’t forget to bring a new bank letter”.

I was at Kasikorn the next day and the girl at the bank smiled when she saw me and said “They didn’t accept your documents yesterday?”.

They all know how it works…

Hahaha… The 0.6 degree syndrome. 🤣

@Piet **********

Right.

Rabobank, ING and AbnAmrotbank all have special arrangements (I.e. higher fees) for customers moving abroad. SNS also accepts Dutch clients who moved abroad.

@Chris *****

🤪

Try Philippines, get mugged, burglared and whatnot, and then be happy that the cost of living is lowest.

…or…

Try Thailand, enjoy low cost of living and enjoy how they try to haggle you out of your money, with which a smart person can deal, and feel perfectly safe.

Your choice. I’d say that for those with an IQ below 100 (not meaning anything personal to you - sorry if that seems so) Philippines is a good choice. Those above 100 would likely prefer Thailand.

Now, before anyone gets upset, there are plenty other reasons to prefer one or the other country, but if money is your only motivation then imho Thailand is the better choice between the two.

@Charles **************

Try Vietnam. You’ll have millions of retirement allowance. 🤣

@Tin *********

According to wise.com:

The same rules apply for taking cash out of Thailand as for bringing it in. You can take up to $20,000 USD or the currency equivalent out of the country.1

If you’re carrying Thai baht, you can take up to 500,000 baht to any of Thailand’s bonded countries and up to 50,000 baht to any other destination.1

Take anything above that sum, and you’ll need to make a customs declaration.

@Kraig ******

What are the limits? According to Thailand's official rules, you can bring up to $20,000 USD or the currency equivalent into the country before you have to declare it to customs. If you're bringing Thai baht (THB) into the country rather than a foreign currency, the most you can carry with you is 500,000 THB.

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@Sally ******

🙄

The home office is not a representation. It’s definitely not “in a foreign state”.

And there are no diplomats either…