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Somehow I thought it would be beyond you

I find it highly unlikely that they would levy a 100 Baht "service charge" for updating a passbook. Not something I have ever experienced at BKB or K Bank.

Dope

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Chill

Google would have got you there....it did me.

They might be soon, the way things are going.

Time

Go 'home' and come back again - I think it may be a different story, based on what happened with a couple of friends.

Blimey...............................there's a coincidence.

Habit

@CallumWK Euro is weak, not strong. If he sends back 800.000 baht to Europe he gets more Euros than he sent last year. Got it. I certainly didn't read his post properly.......sorry for making you spell it out. I have never bothered to repatriate funds when the Baht has strengthened but I can see that, with the rate movements over the last year, it could be advantageous to do.

I think I did. Although my point is valid for the opposite reason ie NOT transferring - and I think the shared point is that exchange rates are a much bigger factor than interest rates when making these decisions. 14 months is a long time to take an exchange rate view. In my case I needed to transfer circa £15k at a rate that was 5 Baht lower than last August (and one that I am convinced will improve when/if I next transfer - August 25). I wasn't aware that the EURO was particularly strong.........it must have been pretty dire last January.

Exactly what prompted my decision

Sattahip, branch number 341.

Sattahip, branch number 341.

Sattahip, branch number 341.

A practice that I have also recently adopted.

Anus

Last month I opened an account with Bangkok Bank with my passport and copy rental agreement. I was slightly surprised that they did not ask for a certificate of residence.

Thanks. It was me as well so I thought I should clarify. It will cost me 4,000 Baht more to use the agent's funds (if I can) - I would have lost 30k Baht at least if I had moved money from the UK.

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