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@Jim *******
was there something specific about how the transfer needs to be labeled? I probably will do it through Wise.
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@Henrik ****
but if you are smart you can have both. Why not!
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@Tony ********
that’s not what I was told by immigration so I had to go to Cambodia to get mine non-O
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@Paul ********
I was in the same position when I came in January. Pretty much unless I used an agent I was not going to get a non-0 visa while I was in Thailand. I actually had to go to Cambodia and file for the E Visa online the day. I got there. It took Tuk 10 full business days so I was actually there for two weeks. Fortunately hotel rooms are ridiculously cheap in Cambodia.
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@Jim ******
yes I need 800,000 in a Thai account for the retirement visa.
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@Todd ********
seems to me Thailand is cracking down on agents providing the money which is technically a violation of the law. I would not want to risk being in a situation where I don’t actually have the money in an account that I’m supposed to.
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@Dave ******
I have to put the 800,000 in the bank for a year. Not sure what you are suggesting.

If I put that 800,000 in a savings account I get .025%

If I put it in a fixed account, I get 2.4% , though I can only take money out by going inside the bank to the teller and not through an ATM or wire transfer to pay bills
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@Robert *********
that would be most appreciated. That is the bank that gave me the option of the .025% savings book or the fixed account at 2.4%.