@Wannikea ********

when did that happen? I had not heard about it before.

@Graham *****

that is what I said.

Using Wise you are limited to transfers not exceeding baht. Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn and SCB allow you to transfer larger amounts which might be more convenient.

Do you have a Thai Bank account. If so which one as transfer limits apply as previous comment and its max of baht to all other banks using Wise. 16+ transfers in a few days might raise questions. Have you applied for the 90 day non O in your home country? If so you have more time to get things sorted.

Play it safe

@Tod ********

no but it does indicate that the system is improving steadily. Previously it would never work at all for me.

@Tod ********

my approval email came two hours after submission last time.

My account was suspended when I returned to the UK. A 10 minute phone call to Bangkok sorted it out. The app gave me the number to ring.

My advice is to go to your local IO and ask for their requirements. At my office they have become much more helpful since I obtained my extension myself rather than through an agent. Ask the IO to write down in Thai what they want from the bank. Show that at the bank and you will get exactly what you require for around 200 baht. Pay 100 baht into your account on the day and update your bank book or do a phone top up instead. If, next year, you wish to move to monthly payments to get your extension you must make those payments AND maintain 0 baht in your account for 3 months after extension and not let your balance fall below 0 baht for the rest of the year. That is to meet the requirements of your extension granted on the basis of banked 0 baht. The monthly payments must show as international on your statements and bank book. Wise transfers to Bangkok Bank using funds for long term stay work for me. I also had to provide uk bank statements to prove where the monthly payments had come from. It sounds complicated but it is worth putting in the effort to work things out for yourself.

Good luck.

I had to show where the transfers had come from by providing my uk bank statements but the IO was not worried what the source of income to my uk bank was.