@Ron *****

you are correct, and I am sure it isn't a problem. I just find it hypocritical for a Bank to tell you to lie about the purpose of a transaction one day and then demand all sorts of paperwork to prove you are telling the truth about a transaction the next

The workaround according to Wise is to give the reason 'purchase of property' it then should show as an international transfer with Bangkok Bank

@John ******

that's good to know

@Steven ******

, yup that is what is says on the site. And Wise has replied to my follow up email to say the same thing.

@Frank *********

that is also what Wise say, of course the Bank may do this or they may not, they will certainly charge you and take up hours of your time. Not exactly the 'convenient cost effective' option that Wise say they are...

@Tony *********

yeah, I used it fine 10 days ago, but now it has gone

@Michelle ********

sure

Matthew Giddings that genuinely made me both smile and work out how much that would be

Good luck, 59 is a good age in life to make a new move. Thailand can be as expensive or as cheap as you want it to be. Also, as in most countries it also depends where you live and the associated lifestyle; if you just want to chill in rural Issan you will be relatively well off, in the posh parts of Bangkok you will struggle to have any quality of big city life.

I would ensure that you spend 181 days in the UK to remain a resident and ensure your pension is not frozen and a maximum of 179 days in Thailand to ensure you are not tax resident in Thailand. 6 month Multiple entry visa is your friend