I had my private pensions transfers into my uk bank account then transferred through Wise each month to Thailand bank
It was ok for around a year then I got letters from the bank fraud team asking me for all sorts of details where all the money was coming from and asking for all tax details on this money I provided everything then a month later thy send a letter saying my account will be getting closed down .. so I contacted my pension providers and thy transferred everything to my Thailand account .. So to save any hassle I would call your pension provider see if thy transfer your pension directly…
Thomas O Driscoll if you were living in a country getting bombed from all sides for decades Iran Palestine Lebanon Egypt Sudan Jordan Iraq Libya and many more countries in the region.. Israel say enough is enough read the history ..
Thailand is moving forward with reducing the visa-free stay from 60 days back to 30 days, as reported in March 2026. While approved in principle to curb abuse, no exact implementation date has been finalized. The current 60-day rule for 93 countries remains in place until the new regulation is officially announced.
Greg Alexander because I don’t keep up to date much and as you say everything has change with E visa since 2023
I actually arrived here 2020 I didn’t have to go either but I used Scott’s travel in London thy did all my visa for around £260 which for me was a steal as Thai immigration was closed in Glasgow that saved from having to go to London but I can’t fault the service from them first class all the way ..
Jo first you must do visa in uk 🇬🇧 I used a company called Scott’s Visa thy were very good it cost around £250 I recommend very highly it was stress free
You don’t have to go to thai embassy in London thy do everything for you .. and if you live outside London you safe on train fare & travel ..
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