sandyf

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.

Agreed, they would see it flagged as no longer valid. The airlines can also check for validity. You shouldn't be trying to promote breaking the law.

When you pass through Thai immigration at departures they scan the passport, they would soon see it had been cancelled. Of course everyone is free to think otherwise, but at the end of the day getting an ETD would be less hassle than being prevented from boarding.

My bank statements have never had "codes" on them, transactions have "description" and "channel". All I have ever seen on "channel" is "auto" or "international". I always supported the statement with the remittance advice, as opposed to the credit advice. In all the time I did income extensions immigration never once asked to see the bank book.

You wouldn't be able to leave Thailand with a passport that had been cancelled by HMPO. I was caught up in the 2014 passport fiasco and advised by the embassy that the only travel option was Emergency Travel Document(ETD) back to the UK. My passport couldn't be used for travel once the HMPO had received an application for a replacement. I was advised to sit it out even if it meant overstay. If i travelled and the new passport was sent out I wouldn't be able to retrieve it, meaning a further cancellation and a new application.

That is not quite the case. When you make an application for a new passport HMPO will on receipt of the application cancel the existing passport. If you had needed to return to the UK you would have had to get an ETD from the embassy. Fortunately it sounds like progress has been made and no longer a concern.

When i did an extension after getting new passport, a bit over a year ago, I just took the the TM30 out of the old passport and put it in the new passport. Nothing was said. My TM30 doesn't have a passport number on it.

So you think they don't need to know if your accommodation is legal or not. You can think what you want, it was those that advocated nominee shareholders, and there was some on this forum, that have created the need for more extensive checking. You cannot blame immigration for the misdeeds of others, but why not take the easy option.

And what do you think advocating against immigration's right to verify supports.

You are entitled to your opinion. Immigration is quite entitled to check the landlord is a private individual, and not a company. At the end of the day, the man with the stamp has the last word.

Assume you meant "Where", the "km" was nothing more than an emphasis on "metre". The old Sri Ratcha location wasn't particularly easy for their part of the province, but the new one is a bit of awkward if things are not quite right. Decided to go out of town into no mans land. https://maps.app.goo.gl/GH4NjP2s8rTUyXzn7