ian carman

When I done this about 10 years ago my biggest issue was the English test .All the test centres seemed to only offer tests at a far higher standard then was required and I couldn’t find one that just did the A1 test .Eventually after fairly twice we did the test in the uk ( on tourist visa)

Don’t you enter your passport details on the ticket ?

No problem but the OP is clearly a uk citizen

When I did my tourist evisa there were no questions about insurance.Does this pop up because of your age ? The questions that weren’t relevant i just wrote NA on a blank piece of paper and photograph it in reply

Thanks for the info and at last I’ve got a straight answer to my OP ,yes there are agents at Pathum Thani IO

I didn’t start the money transfer conversation it was others joining in and changing the topic .All I asked was are there agents in Pathum Thani and I now know there is and I can use one to open an account

My lol was that I would find a Thai man in a suit that’s all

I will probably use agent so when I do my TM30 report I’ll look for a smart dressed Thai man lol

Strange because they charged me £9 for small amounts and about 20 for large sums

Thanks for the local information.I haven’t got a non o yet but just want to make sure that I don’t leave uk and find out I can’t get a bank account and therefore an extension ps my pension will be too low

Lying on a beach for 8 years or working ,tough choose

Sounds promising just last week a guy on here stated that they weren’t interested and told him to go to uk embassy,which don’t issue them

Not my experience with Lloyds

My OP was asking if it’s true that Pathum Thani won’t give out COR so still waiting for some local knowledge

We have a house in Pathum Thani city

Sorry I misread it as a maximum of 50 k not a minimum

I suppose it will be an issue transferring 800000 bt if max is 50000 a day but still probably save best part of £1000k by using wise as opposed to a traditional bank

I recently sent £10 k with wise arrived in seconds wife received about 420000bt .Lloyds bank would have received about £390000 if lucky massive saving on a relatively small amount

Maybe 4to 5 baht more on the exchange rate might be a factor

Wise give virtually the actual exchange rate whereas banks give a far inferior exchange rate .I think I saved £500 recently by using wise

Ok I always assumed that I had to get a COR to open an account

It would be to open a bank account and I will probably be in Pathum Thani but recently someone commented about how awkward they were with him and referred to uk embassy who don’t do COR .My stepdaughter is a teacher so I could use her as a reference and maybe make it easier at the bank hopefully.I just don’t want to sell my house ,leave uk, on a non o and find that I can’t get COR and open an account.I was hoping that anyone who uses Pathum Thani IO could confirm whether there are agents hanging around looking for business.As one person said if I go into Bangkok I will have the issue of getting the information from them on the same day I do an extension of stay thanks

Are there agents that hang around basically every IO in Thailand offering services ?My specific one is Pathum Thani because I have recently seen a comment on here they aren’t very helpful when asking for a certificate of residency

Sorry if I was vague but I didn’t open one or ask what was required I was just pointing out the difference in attitude compared to others experiences

I was in Bangkok bank in Yasothon last week and the usher saw me and said “ you want open bank account my manager speak English “ and took me to the counter .A lot different to most other branches down south