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12 hours ago, Fairynuff said:

Forgive me for not wishing to share my financial situation or where I invest in this forum, but no I didn’t mean 3% I meant 8%

Agreed... There are any number of diversified portfolios that can average ~8%... There is an opportunity cost to letting 800,000 baht sit in a bank account at 1.50%... 

The OP had 800k seasoned in the bank...

The OP had a embassy letter confirming income...

But the OP (a 20 year veteran of Thai life & 2 posts on TV?) chose to put aside these tried and true methods to wade into the immigration bureaucracy with a uncharted method he hadn’t fully understood or prepared...

In hindsight he should ask why signed himself up for such grief?... 

Yes ping them with your chart... And I would add a column that says TransferWise and mention that you are talking with a number of people thru social media forums... That my prompt them to put you in the preferred rate! ????

35 minutes ago, berybert said:

It is, but was it when he did it previous to the new rules ? He said since the rules have changed he has since done monthly transfers. So it would appear he is following the rules. If you are meant to follow rules before they have been made maybe it wont be long before we are all leaving. 

 

The OP.. ”In March I transferred more than 65k X 3 to cover living expenses for April, May and June.“

That does not sound like he made monthly transfers to me... 

From what the OP originally said he presented proof of quarterly foreign transfers... This under the letter of the law is insufficient... Monthly means monthly...

My OFX transfers took a total of 5 business days... OFX even sent me an email on the 4th day saying the funds were in my account and it still took more than another day late afternoon for Bangkok Bank to credit my account... This is the only drawback for OFX but they are a British based firm so for US transfers this is the best they can do...

I highly recommend that everyone go to Luang Prabang at least once in your life... And that is enough... 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/diy-xiaomi-air-purifier-homemade-air-cleaner-hepa-filter-remove-pm25-smoke-odor-dust-formaldehyde-tvoc-for-home-and-car-i307042119-s534928019.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.75.37cc571130MA2Q&search=1

Going cashless would make a trip to the 7-11 much better...

One capsized boat off Koh Phi Phi will bankrupt the whole scheme...

50 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

Sounds useless to me. What about cover for hospital visits after an accident?

No need... They cover a one way cab fare from the hospital to nearest international airport on the day of release... 

On 4/2/2019 at 8:53 PM, Richard Kuklinski said:

I wonder how long before a contract is put out on BJ. 

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2019/04/06/immigration-chief-transferred-to-inactive-post/

8 minutes ago, hansnl said:

Don't forget that the retirees bring in an average sum of 50,000 baht each, every month.

Under the present rules these average retirees do not meet the 65K cashcow rule and should be deported... 

How difficult would it be to attach a 3M filter to one of these?...

This lady would practically give the stuff away in any quality you would want... Sadly I haven’t seen her lately... I think she had to relocate out of the area... 

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

If it's vital documents any of the courier services will do the trick.

 

Anything else use a USPS tracked service for a good shot at avoiding customs duties.

Will USPS still have tracking once the letter enters Thailand?

There was an recent iPhone update to iOS 12.2 and the Xiaomi App also had an update... Ever since the updates the App can not register the air quality and says the filter has expired... I can still control the filter turning it off & on but not air quality or filter status is shown... I have a few(5) of these both model 2 and 2s and they all have the same problem... This communication problem comes and goes...

Anyone with the same problem the last week or so?...

Few minutes later...

Just as a point of reference I initiated a transfer on March 3 thru TransferWise and got the 31.73 rate locked in... Once you factor in the $21.70 fee my effect rate is 31.453