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Panic and stress over, the payment went into Wise at 3.30pm today, less than a minute later it was in my thai bank. Thanks guys for your help.

55 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Your losing me and confusing me some, the DWP uses Citibank UK for transfers of UK pensions to Thai banks not " Wise " unless something has changed.

 

From conversations with IPC who you contact if receiving a UK pension from abroad I  have been told on many occasions that UK pension funds can take up to 8 days to be received by the Thai bank. 

 

The fact you have not received your UK pension for some 8 weeks the only reason I can think of is that there is definitely something wrong, maybe your Thai bank details are incorrect.

 

I would ring up again and check with IPC your correct Thai bank swift No. and Thai a/c bank details that your UK pension is being sent to. 

You misunderstand it took 8 weeks to process my claim, after numerous phone calls and at one time being told my forms had been lost in a pile, everything went through. I opted for Transferwise as a UK bank as i use it for everything else, with no issues. My Thursday phone call told me it had all gone through, she even read the letter to me that i should receive,my Friday phone call told me it should be with me in three working days, the 25th and still nothing. From what i have read here several members are using Transferwise, or Wise as their called now. There are no Thai Bank details as i choose to use a UK bank and do the transfers myself, this was my choice.

37 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

Payments through Wise are always processed by the Thai banks and deposited in your account at 2pm on the day it's received.

Ok, but what time does it get put into wise by the DWP, i was told on Friday it had all been done and would take three working days to get into my account, the original call was on Thursday. All my other annuities hit my UK bank at midnight, 6am here, I then move them to wise and then onto my Bangkok Bank account, absolutely faultless for years. I was told my payment would hit wise on the 25th, its not there, so the question is at what time does the DWP pay out ?

My still ongoing saga part 2, I have phoned now numerous times, always polite curteous phone calls, I spoke to Claire who told me it was all processed and the money had been paid out the day before, this was Thursday last week. As my pay day is a Friday I thought  the money would arrive the next day, nothing, so I phoned again and spoke to Clare. She checked with the department that pays and now I get told it takes three working days, I was told here on the 25th, which is today. I checked at 6am here, nothing, so my question to the panel is what time does everyone who is using Wise get there money, this is dragging on now.

After years of being on the road and on call 24/7, i was a slave to my phone, my first phone was a nokia 101, so that shows how long ago this was. I now don't have one, when i need to call home i borrow the wife's and then hand it back, if i want to look on the internet i turn on our computer, sat safely in my chair.

My ongoing saga, i managed to retrieve my invitation, which i know is to late but it gave me a reason to phone them again. I phoned and after 15/20 minutes, i was answered and cut off immediately, i phoned again and after a similar time the call was answered and a female voice announced herself, hello i replied, to which got hello, hello, this dam head set click cut off again.

My phone rang and there was Sam a young lady who had tried to answer but cut me off, she had the decency to call me back. After giving her my details she could see i had called before but that had been done about my claim, i will phone my manager immediately so i will put you on hold. 5 minutes past and Sam came back on the line, this will be actioned immediately i was told, Sam asked me some questions, to which i answered with basically what i put in the forms. 

I missed a call from the IPC roughly 30 minutes later, who would have thought they would call back again, so this afternoon i will call again to see if i can find anymore information on my pension, 8 weeks and counting now.

I phoned again on Friday, i spoke to a very charming who informed me my forms were lost in a pile, she was very apologetic and said she would prioritise there process. Out of all of this i wish i had come first, read through the Topic, maybe asked a question or two and saved myself all this wait, lesson learnt.

15 hours ago, steve187 said:

my birthday was on a Tues with a pension pay date of weds, , i claimed a few weeks before that date online by using the invitation code they sent to my home address in the UK, my fist payment was on a weds, 2 weeks after my birthday, i received a payment for 2 weeks and 2 days, next payment will be 4 weeks after the 1st payment for 4 weeks pension.

the day of payment is based on the last 2 numbers of your NI number 00-19 mon, 20-39 tues, 40-59 weds, 60-79 thurs, 80-99 fri. 

I was using my Daughter home address in the UK, but she borrowed money then wouldn’t pay anything back, so she blocked me on everything so i could ask her for money, so i didn’t get the code, which is a royal pain in the ass.

15 minutes ago, steve187 said:

new pension phone number is 08007317898, expect to lose 30+ minutes of you life, use skype its a free call, just a connection charge, as normal 0044 8007317898, my start date was after you, i already have my first payment ( see my post above)

Thank you Steve 187, i phoned them yesterday on the International pension centre number and yes it took an age to get connected, the middle of next week i will give this number a try.

59 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

 

When you say 'forms' I assume it can be done online?  I did it that way for my NHS Pension and it comes to my Bangkok Bank account monthly like clockwork.

I downloaded the forms and sent them with EMS, they took 30 days to get there, that left only 8 weeks to my birthday.

Well, i finally and eventually got through on the phone, it seems after 15 weeks and 6 weeks after my birthday i am still in the cue, the very pleasant lady had no ideal how much longer it was going to take, but with a little sweet talking she said we would send a note to priorities it, we will wait and see.

Has anyone registered lately ? my birthday was the 30th March, they received my forms on the 4th of February and returned my documents within a week with a compliment slip. I sent them an Email to which they replied to contact them if i needed more information, so i did and no reply to that one Does anyone know the current time scale ? Its almost six weeks since my birthday and nothing so far.

Has any body registered for there UK pension recently, my 66th birthday was the 30th of March and they received my forms of the 4th February, they returned my documents within a week, but that’s it, I am still waiting to hear anything. They did answer my first Email, which just said if you need more info please get in contact with us, so i did and no reply.

Ubonjoe, where does one get the affidavit ?

28 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

MTT has been issuing 60 day extension without a embassy letter being needed. Not sure how long before your current extension ends they will do them.

Ubonjoe, my visa extension expires 25th November, i was hoping for another 60 day permission to stay closer to that date, what's your opinion I what to do ?

Ubonjoe, will proof of current address be the entry in the house book ?

I am applying for an extension based on my daughter who is in my partner's house book but due to issues with my ex wife Iam still in her yellow book.

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7 minutes ago, sungod said:

Bet you wish you never asked ????

I needed people's views opinions and knowledge as when I looked at the form asking where I had lived and for how long etc etc, I started fearing the worst for my payments.

I really don't want to give up anything, the old thing I worked nearly all my life, payed nearly all my life, now I would like to get some back to enjoy my further retirement.

This forum in my opinion is still the go to place for advice and help.

13 hours ago, Dave0206 said:

You say you have not yet claimed perhaps since you say you had some long holidays since 2009 it would be worthwhile to check online you’re pension forecast if you have gaps in you,re ni contributions you can pay the missing years.

remember 1 extra years payments can give you an extra £5 per week 

I am short and asked if I can pay class 2 contributions (£156) per year instead of £795. It was accepted but even @£795 an extra £5 x how many years missing adds up after 3 years pension you have voluntary contributions payments returned by higher pension .

only downside if die before 3 years you lose out but it’s a risk hee hee 

2 Nd point I may be wrong but when you say £3 increase it is actually cost of living or 2% whichever is higher meaning 2% of £175 is £3.50 next year 2%of £178.50 is £3.57 etc ect

I will definitely look into this.

Interesting mix of opinions.

Yes full stamp, in this day and age every single penny counts, I really don't want them to reduce what little payments there are if I can help it.

Iam getting ready to apply for the UK state pension, in the sections where they require information on living abroad Iam not sure what to put.

Basically I had some very long holidays back from 2009, I married a Thai but returned to the UK  for work and family. I left for good in August 2017, after a one year stay. I still have a UK address and bank account. 

Should I tell all the dates or just the last one when I moved here on a more permanent basis.

Thank you blackcab.

8 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

As said you do not need to worry about the extension at this time.

You do not need a yellow house book to apply for the extension. You only need some proof of where you are living when you apply for the extension. 

You will need a copy of your daughters house book registry. You can request a copy of it a a Amphoe since your are her father. You will need her birth certificate when you request it.

Thank you Ubon and Jackdd for the advice.