sandyf

Only a certain mentality would think that every country has the same economy of scale. Many western countries use domestic consumers, without their consent, to fund sales in overseas markets.

We can live in hope that you will refrain from starting a post in the same way.

How can it be an extension if you change from retirement to marriage or vice versa, it is a conversion of visa status. Remaining on one or the other is a renewal of visa status. If your current visa status comes to an end and still in Thailand, your visa status would change to illegal.

Was that an overseas application?

Immigration want a letter from the Thai bank verifying the account and they want a 12 month statement showing the transfers that have been made. Depending on the office they may want verification of where the funds have come from or even the actual source of the funds. I supplied the remittance advice that was automatically issued by the remitting bank each time a transfer was made. Others have used similar documents without a problem. I have never heard of a case where immigration required a letter from a remitting bank.

I agree with Bill. I used to have my state pension paid direct to a Thai account and it was always paid early when any holiday involved. At that same time there were also many complaining about late payments. I believe it was something to do with the original set up and whether the payment went straight to the branch or not. Thailand uses a 8 character Swift code so if the branch code is not included it can only go to the head office. At the time I did mine, which was an overseas application, the DWP did not ask for the branch code but I supplied it anyway and never had a problem. I don't know how those that applied in the UK possibly over the phone would be dealt with in that respect.

A Cambodian bank in Cambodia, why not a Thai bank in Thailand? Wouldn't be whinging over fees.

But currency convesion much better than banks in other countries. Bit much to expect the best of everything where you happen to be. There was a time when you were only allowed to take £50 out of the UK.

Like everything else in life, your choice.

Strictly speaking you are wrong. It is a renewal, or possibly conversion, of visa status.

That is not the point, the banks are allowing local currency to be taken from a foreign account, they are providing a service. The fact that Thai banks charge more for that service than banks in other countries is irrelevant. You either want the service at that price or you don't. You should not forget that the Thai baht is still a controlled currency. In Cambodia they have separate ATM's, you can only get USD from a foreign account, not the local currency.

Everyone has been "conditioned" throughout their life, in my early days it was enforced by physical abuse. Some are now "conditioned" to rebel against changes in normality. At the end of the day it is all about who has the upper hand, some fights can't be won.

Exactly. And those withdrawing from an overseas account are not withdrawing the currency held in that account. Minimum charges are becoming more and more the norm. Where I am at the moment the company that runs buses at nearest stop only sells day tickets, a bit much to go one stop. Just like the bus, moving money is more economical in larger amounts.

Exactly the point. Nobody can say what an IO would know or what the documentary evidence would show. Just because one bank may use codes, doesn't mean they all do and even the same office can change from one year to the next. Always best to ask at the office concerned.

Indeed, but if they think there is something not quite right they are quite entitled to make sure the applicant is not involved. There are many on here that would say the applicant is at fault if living in an Airbnb, they would be wrong of course, but that is the reality.