@Damien *******

You're not Thai either so who cares what you say or do.

As others have said use SWIFT. That's what I've been doing for a while now and it works great. Stay away from Wise. Their customer service, if you dare even call it that, is horrible if you ever have a problem.

@Mark ***

Short answer is I waited until I got to Bangkok; I didn't work with any embassy in the US. During one of my reconnaissance trips to BKK I met up with an agent where we discussed the whole process and what the requirements would be. In a few months once I was ready to make the move we met up again: reviewed the paperwork and then off to immigration where passport photo was taken, bank account setup, and the Visa process. There were a lot of moving parts and I was so glad to have someone walk me through it. Came away after lunch with everything completed properly. Definitely recommend this approach.

Retirement Visa and to make it uncomplicated secure the advice of a Visa agent. It'll all get taken care of in under a day without stress and time wasted.

@Bob *********

I came back from VN 2 weeks ago. Left the return info fields blank and it all worked just fine.

@David *******

Must have changed because I came back from VN 2 weeks ago. Left the return info fields blank and it all worked just fine.

@Michael *******

That's understandable; children are their retirement plan. My point is aimed at us frangs who find a nice girl to learn there's 1, 2, 3 kids at home or at her parents. If you want instant family, fine, but realize you'll always be far down the priority list and looked at as even more of an ATM.

@Michael *******

100% agreed!

@Jarek ***********

HH is called God's waiting room!

@Victoria ******

Happily, maturity is well regarded in men. I'm more worldly now than at half my age for sure. Lol...too well fed, but I'm working on that and will be in good shape before 2026.