@Jared ********

there's an ACH charge if you initiate the transfer from Wise side. If you have a Wise account and ACH to the bank account details they give you that's free and they also give you a slightly lower overall fee.

This is US-specific, some countries it's exactly the same either way.

@Eric *********

it's not going to be significant if you have free wires which I believe Fidelity does. You save if your US bank charges you $40-50 to do it. Thai banks also give particularly good rates on USD, Wise is better with EUR/GBP and *really* better for smaller currencies where the Thai rates are terrible.

@Jim *******

he's saying both the validity and stamp duration work exactly the same which is true. Validity starts on both on the day it's issued and you get a full 60 day stamp on both when you enter.

You just have the option of entering again on the multi entry, which is the difference.

There isn't a difference in how these work in terms of when they start, the difference comes down to the multi entry.

@Steven ******

if it's not specifically exempted, which it's not, it requires 90 day check in. You won't be questioned about this unless you need something from immigration in country though, the airports don't check it.

@Jo**

anyway I think people would be far happier if they looked after themselves instead of grousing that some younger people have a new visa option. Nothing stopping an older person from applying for this, or if they prefer the existing retirement options, or if they are actually loaded, the LTV which is still the best option.

@John *********

some, but many retirees are in Thailand on very meagre pensions (that in the case of the UK, for example, *don't* increase) because it's cheaper and even then they can barely meet the requirements. Huge agent business faking retirement renewal requirements.

@Brandon ***********

the purpose of a visa system isn't to make money on the visa fees, they make money by having people in the country bringing money in from abroad and spending it here. That's the explicit stated purpose of this visa.

@John *********

remote worker DTV are actually still earning money, which retirees are not, plenty of these would be spending money in Thailand.

@Jo**

absolutely no reason and the MFA has explicitly stated re-entries won't require anything but the visa but that doesn't stop people on Facebook saying they may require renewed proofs. Good to have confirmation that they don't.