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As 'Trade Finance' which is the normal description you get with Kasikorn for overseas payments...... and yes marked as 'Funds for long term stay in Thailand' with WISE.

Weird that mine arrive in seconds

That is irrelevant for me dealing with Jomtein Immigration - they need a special form from Kasikorn Bank in Pattaya Klang certifying receipt of the transfers. With Kasikorn it shows as 'Trade Finance' on my bank statements and you can drill down to see that the payment came from WISE Payments xxx-x-x8899-x. As I said, Jomtein requires greater certification, despite the fact that I can supply 12 PDFs of the monthly transfers to back up the bank statements.

I don't actually believe that WISE send the payment to any bank in Thailand. This is how WISE word it:- "Our smart technology links local bank accounts in countries all over the world. So often we’re able to use money from a TransferWise user sending money the other way around. Once we get that sorted, we'll give you an estimate of when your money will arrive – usually it’s much faster than a bank transfer". The whole point of WISE is they match currency requirements between countries i.e. I want to send GBP 5,000 to Thailand - WISE matches that with someone who wants to move Thai Baht into Sterling. I imagine that the reality is that WISE has accounts, or possibly agents, in each country and the payment to MY Kasikorn account is made as a domestic transfer from WISE Payments in Thailand. That is how I think it works ...........but I will stand corrected. My transfer of 65k on Friday (with Funds for long term stay in Thailand as the reason for transfer) arrived instantly:- Friday 12:26 am You set up your transfer Friday 12:26 am You used your GBP balance Friday 12:27 am We paid out your THB

Hoi An Take in Da Nang nearby then fly to Dalat

That was indeed semantic.

I don't need to take it up with anyone. I know what a pardon is - and should be aware of the vagaries of reporting translations in Thailand. A pardon would not include an ongoing prison sentence. pardon 2 of 2 verb pardoned; pardoning ˈpärd-niŋ ˈpär-dᵊn-iŋ transitive verb 1 a : to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime b : to allow (an offense) to pass without punishment :

If it was a pardon he would be exonerated and be a free man.

Not a pardon....................a commutation I believe.

A deviant sexually assaulted a ladyboy in her room, threatening her "him" .....the passport and ID card do not lie.

Opinion only - and I disagree. Give me Costa any day.

17 years ago so did I (a lady at the Land Transport Office) did wave a stick, randomly, at circles that were coloured red, yellow and green. Not for any of the subsequent renewals that..... tested as per @youreavinalaffpost.

I agree. I am sure that he could have negotiated house arrest with a ban from politics.

If it stays like that with no (direct) involvement with politics I can live with it......

OK....that is not a WISE issue. They do in fact have a 'funds for long term stay in Thailand ' option as they reason for transfer. Immigration are the culprits here, insisting on more than just bank statement evidence. In my case I have to get a certification from Kasikorn bank in Pattaya to evidence the monthly transfers.

.....and the circus continues.

What difficulties have been reported with WISE? I have not experienced anything negative, worthy of 'reporting', in the last 5 years. Not my main 'bank' but certainly my only currency transfer provider.

I never suggested that having a correspondence address equated to residency. I guarantee that it would be less likely that UK banks would look to sever a relationship where a UK address was on file. As you indicated, going as far as reproving addresses is not on the current agenda. Low hanging fruit - if you have a foreign address, or a non-resident marker on your account, you are a much easier target. The cost of regulatory compliance is the reason for declining new non-resident accounts..........closing existing non-resident accounts is the next logical step in the process.

It was a rhetorical question......

I would hate to be someone's lackey and have to show nerds around...................

You have a nasty streak, don't you?

I do think that you handle trolls quite well. He is on my ignore list, so I don't have to.

Unless that is the only option available. To be fair, it should be noted that Wise ARE regulated - it is just that they are not included under FSCS because they are not a bank. If I had, say, up to 50k to place somewhere it would be Premium Savings Bonds - using my WISE account as the linked bank account.

It is perfectly OK to have a UK correspondence address that is, say, a family member. That is what I have.

They are very good at what they do