TingTawng

Thanks everybody - much appreciated.

As the title states: Does anyone have any idea on waiting times for an initial interview for a UK visitor visa? I just want a ball park idea of whether the BKK centres are booked out solid for months, or there's a fair amount of empty slots, including this month too. I've tried contacting the uk.gov line at 69p a minute and they literally couldn't answer this question. They said to complete an application first on VFS Global's website, then you get to the page where you can book an appointment, and it's only then that you know how full the calendar is. I've got quite a bit of experience with VFS Global - including having to fly to Chiang Mai for a visa because Bangkok interviews were booked out solid for 3 months. I didn't know that until I completed the application and made payment. Anyway, if anyone can help, I'd very much appreciate it.

Well I was promised a transaction in "seconds" according to their website. On completing the transaction, they've told me 17th October. I've been using TransferWise since 2016 regularly (several times a week). This is the first time I've seen such a discrepancy in transaction times.

I tried again and it initially said "seconds" - when I finalised the send, it's now saying 17th October 2022. They've guaranteed me a rate, but 5 days? This is slower than the slow banking system.

On the subject of Wise, I just made a transfer from GBP (UK bank) to THB (my Thai bank). The estimated time was "seconds". OK, great. Then when I made the transaction, I'm now told it won't appear for FIVE DAYS. Anyone else experiencing / experienced this? The email literally says "We’ll pay out your money shortly. And it should be there October 17. " - my definition of "shortly" is not 5 days.

According to Wise, it's still the weekend in Thailand...

The forex markets opened about 4 hours ago.