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Its Federbrau and its 4.8%. As far as I know you cant get Felsenbrau in Thailand.

Nonsense you should stick to wrestling.

Its a non issue now for vaccinated people. Insurance for the required $10,000 is only 650 baht issued almost immediately online with a 14 day qualification and The Thailand Pass is issued online the same day. Maybe its the unvaccinated people who are complaining

You are rarely wrong UJ but here you are. Unnvaccinated need the PCR result and proof of quarantine to get issued the Thailand pass

Its always been the time of the result

OP unfortunately this forum not own Kerry so not point complaining on here. You need to contact them as suggested on here and let your wife do the talking. We find Kerry provides a first class service. Suggest you use cash on deliveey in future.

Yes 12,900 baht I renewed my extension yesterday. We go back to the UK in 3 weeks until October 5th. You have to have a UK bank account, a decent credit rating and obviously a UK address. I have 2 cards. The Halifax Clarity Mastercard and The Barclaycard Platinum Visa card. Both use either the Mastercard or Visa exchange rates which are excellent. I manage the accounts via their apps and pay monthly by direct debit. No foreign transaction fees whatsoever. Easy if you can get.

I have no idea why people wait until the last minute. You dont lose days by doing the extension early. I did my extension last week, April 29 and received back today stamped and valid until the expiry date May 24th 2023. If people are trying to tie up the extension date and the 90 day report date then simply report online its easy.

Dont I repeat dont go down this route you will regret it. An extension of stay based on Retirement is the only sensible option.

Wow a sensible response

Its such a flawed system. Because I go back to the UK for 4 months or so every year I choose to keep my money in my UK bank account. I pay all my shopping bills and most restaurant bills on my no fee credit cards where I get the mastercard exchange rate which is close to the Wise rate. This means I need nowhere near 65k a month cash. I therefore use an agent for my retirement extension.

Come on then clever clogs. Explain. If its classed as an international transfer the bank book will show International Funds Transfer, FTT. If its just a local transaction it doesnt, it just shows transfer from a/c at another bank. These are not accepted. Unless you go through a complicated process to get it changed. Now give your explaination like you do on every topic.

Unvaccinated/Not Fully Vaccinated Persons) You obviously cant read

It can come from any source transferred internationally. A pension is one example. If you are using an app like WISE to transfer the money, which is the cheapest method, the transaction has to specifically show it comes from abroad. WISE uses local banks to complete the transaction in many cases. Although the transaction originated abroad it doesnt count if its completed locally. Just be aware.

Yes the first paragraph refers to the SETV and the second paragraph the STV. Simple. What is the confusion. I understood the embassy response immediately

So much misunderstanding of the policy. It is designed purely to meet the insurance requirements of the Thailand Pass. The policy cost is 650 baht. You have 2 choices (1) If you wish the policy to be effective immediately you will need a negative RT PCR test (2) If you wait 14 days before the policy is active no RT PCR test is required. So much fuss over something so simple.

Get your terminology right. Its SETV not STV, you confused everyone, including the embassy.

Why was she denied entry are they cracking down on Thai's? Did she have a travel history outside Thailand?

Yes they really are pathetic. I disagree that its outside the scope of the topic. The OP said its outside but only because he didnt qualify what he meant in the OP

Its an official bank document showing 800k in my bank account in a format agreed between the bank and Thai immigration. The official in immigration has the authority to wiave seasoning requirements as is done 100's of times.

I said it is an official bank document supplied by the bank. Which it is, its not FAKE

Who is bribing an immigration official? They all welcome it they even let the agents in the side door. My photo was taken in full view of view of everyone, outside immigration, not underhand, just normal. The main retirement desk welcomes the agent, the high official welcomes it. Its business as usual. Even in the bank its just normal process. Whats your problem. Immigration doesnt appear to have one.

Lol so naive its an official bank document, nothing forged about it. Where do you get that idea from

Yes and we can only quote from our own experiences. What you have described I am sure happens a lot in Chaing Mai with immigration there. In Pattaya ie Jomtien its mainly as I described. It suits me and 100's of others to get an extension of stay via an agent. For circa 12,500 its all done. Nothing dodgy, its accepted practice at immigration, its an official stamp and eveyone is happy.

I agree with you it doesnt pass the "sniff test", but the extension you end up with is perfectly legit. I only use this method as I dont wish to deposit 800k in a Thai bank or transfer 65k monthly. I use no fee credit cards when I am here for 7 or 8 months and only send cash over when I need it. Not a case of being financially solvent, its a choice.