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I am a bit surprised, but once you establish a PIN, only who knows what transpires. It is hard to believe that in the same breath of requesting an ATM Card anyone would ask you for the PIN you want to use, AND would not request that once you received the card, you would have to activate. (Almost sounds like your phone had been hacked and they were monitoring your calls or your access to WISE's internet connection, at least the ones that provided them insight into your financial transaction, bank, Wise, etc.) At least in the USA, once one requests a card, the bank sends you a separate letter with their defined PIN. Most times the PIN letter arrives before the card. Once you get the card, you have to contact the bank using the phone number (or an internet address) provided to activate the card. Then, if you want, you can change the PIN, but you have to use the original PIN they sent you for that initial access.

Here is a statement that I found on Google, "To get married in Thailand, the Thai authorities require a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI) to prove you're free to marry." Your Embassy would be able to issue CNIs. Once you have that, take the CNIs, your passports (may need them translated), along with 2 witnesses to the Amphur. Should be able to process the Certificate easily. I don't think you need any type of health certificate. If you need assistance, contact Siam-Legal. They are very competent and speak English.

Wise is simplest and easy to use. I transfer from my bank in the US anywhere from 70,000 baht to 130,000 baht. I am pretty sure there are only 3 banks that can transfer more than 30,000 baht. BBL is one of them as well as SCB. Not sure about the 3rd. As of January 9, 2023, total fee for 70,000+ baht transfer is less than $20. BBL charges zero fee!

Before you go to Land Transport, you still have to go online and take the driver's test, complete it successfully and print out the certificate. And yes, from all I know the test is in Thai.

You should probably check with your Thai bank and explain to them what you are planning to do and the reason of the transfer. I think your bank in the US will possibly have issues that you should be able to resolve. But when you plan to do this, it essentially needs to be an International Wire Transfer using SWIFT. I expect the US Treasury/IRS will want some type of notification using FATCA and FBAR reporting. Here is a site you may want to review for basic information. https://www.bossrevolution.com/en-us/blog/international-money-transfer-laws