Surely it depends upon whether he is remitting the funds directly to a lawyer (ie. the lawyer handling the transaction) or into his own Thai bank account before passing the money on to the lawyer (or to the seller) because if the money goes through your own bank account before you pay for the property there should be no rules concerning what currency was remitted from overseas.. all that matters is that you can afford to pay for it in Thai Baht when you need to.. the difficulty in remitting in dollars without conversion by the remitting bank is that you don't know exactly how much will be credited in local currency by the Thai bank upon receipt of your dollars.. it all becomes 'hit and miss' and tbh either method could be more beneficial depending upon the day of the week.. meaning one day you get more baht sending the dollars and the next you don't.. personally i like the certainty that conversion with my home bank gives me.. and it also removes an unknown layer of charges with the receiving bank in Thailand.. however if you don't have a Thai bank account and have to remit to a Thai lawyer directly.. then the lawyer should, advise on any laws concerning the transfer.. since like everything else here these laws can change over time.. so best to check with them first imo.

@Paul *******

Surfshark no longer fools the BBC tech.. they know you are overseas and prohibit access to the service.. tried it unsuccessfully and cancelled!

@Nishant ***********

My understanding is that you MUST return to the office / desk that issued the stamp to request a correction.. but your situation is not error based.. so in the first instance I'd go to my nearest immigration office and explain the problem.. they may be able to help you.. or at least give you the answer you are looking for my friend

Surely the simple answer is to go to the immigration office that issued the visa/permit and ask them to help you reinstate the stamps in your passport?

Almost impossible without paying a middle man a chunk of money!

@Gregor *********

Yes.. i agree that it's important to be factually correct regarding your situation and the type of 'permission' you require when you are seeking advice in such a forum.. but when you are not requesting help from anyone then it's hardly important 😉

@Gregor *********

I'm fully aware of this.. it matters not what they choose to call it.. it comes down to the same thing in my book.. the right to live in Thailand with my wife.. don't know why people get so hung up on labels to be honest.. unless of course they have applied for the wrong visa/permit/stamp.. it only becomes relevant if someone is asking the group for advice on their specific situation.. not so much when someone is simply posting their story 🧐

@Tod ********

No Tod.. my 90-days expire soon.. I've applied for the 12-month extension and have 1-month 'under consideration' period stamp

You didn't mention which Immigration Office your application rests with.. I'm currently in an 'under consideration' period in CM for a non-o married visa.. they have made it clear that i CANNOT travel out of Thailand until my extension is stamped in my passport.. i had a home visit yesterday from an IO and clarified this with him again.. he said that any travel during this period will disrupt the process and I'd have to start again! Ps. This had nothing to do with having a re-entry permit.

@Shannon *******

We did make a friend.. but it didn't cost a flying fart.. though was happy to offer him one.. lol 🤣