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I was at the Savannakhet consulate.  Multiple Entry Non-O Marriage requires bt400,000 seasoned for 2 months in a Thai bank account.  At least those were the financial requirements on that day with that official  😉

I'll likely be flying into Ubon Ratchathani.  No car.

Is there some sort of minubus service directly from the airport to Mukdahan?  Or do you have to go to the bus station first?

I think the bridge over to Lao from Mukdahan is open from 6am to 10pm.

What does the bus schedule look like?

Thank you

16 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Not in Bangkok but if you have occasion to go to Pattaya, Dr, Sanna at BPH

 

https://bangkokpattayahospital.com/doctor/anna-jaruwarn-m/

 

Wednesdays only

Hi Sheryl, I can't find a Dr. Sanna.  Did you mean Jaruwarn?

3 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  So what reason did you select for the "first step" you mentioned above?  (I don't see a screenshot.)

I chose General Monthly Living Expenses the first time i was asked for purpose of transfer.

Wise seems to be updating customer info.  I assume everything goes back to normal once you answer the additional questions and complete a transaction. 

Solved

I went ahead and completed the transaction.  First step was to choose reason for transfer ..... as depicted in my screenshot above.  After that I was prompted with a few more additional questions regarding annual income, source, approx total amount of yearly transfers etc.  Then I was asked once again to choose the reason for the transfer .... which returned to the usual list of options including Funds for Long Term Stay.

Thanks everyone

1 hour ago, mfd101 said:

So you need to ring or email Wise in Canada. Is it a change or just a glitch ... ?

Doesn't seem like a glitch as other people seem to get the usual drop down list while i get fewer & different options.

2 minutes ago, billd766 said:

I transfer from my Wise Borderless account in the UK.

I'm transferring from Canada.  They apparently changed some things.  There are fewer options to choose from and some have changed.

9 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Perhaps you needed to scroll down a bit?  In any case if you use BBL there is an option to have Wise flag you account to use that bank for payment every time.  Not guaranteed but have not seen any report of not doing so for those that have accounts flagged.  In worse case you can obtain paperwork from local bank paying to prove foreign origin for immigration use.

Yes, usually there are more options and you have to scroll down ..... not today for some reason.

Still not there for me.  Might depend on which country you're transferring from .... no idea.

Hi,

Recently tried to send money through Wise and the option "Funds for Long Term Stay" is no longer available.

What's the best way to increase chances of the transfer being recorded as coming from overseas?

Thank you

4 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Both ultrasound and MRI can be useful. Sometimes nothing more needed than physical examination and Xray.

 

What you need to do is see an ortho specializing in knees and see what tests he considers necessary.

 

As for cost of MRI, depends on where done. Stand alone imaging centers cost less than hospitals.

 

Where are you located?

In Trang.

Thanks for the help.

5 hours ago, retarius said:

I paid 20K at Bumrungrad. I heard of a friend getting it done for half that at Bangkok Hospital in Korat. Sorry know know about ultrasound vs MRI, but I think MRI is the gold standard.

Thanks for that

Hi,

Injured my lateral collateral ligament and may need an MRI to see how bad it is.  Seems to be pretty much only the LCL that was damaged.

What's the range in prices?

Would an Ultrasound be a viable alternative?  The GP i saw wasn't sure.

Thank you  

2 hours ago, Caldera said:

 

No. To get a Non-O retirement visa, you need to meet the financial requirements for an extension based on retirement (800,000 baht in the bank).

 

For a SETV, you only need to show 20,000 baht in the bank.

Okay thanks.  So in that case, if you've got 800k in the bank, then there's no reason not to apply for multi entry retirement .... same requirements as single entry.

One SETV from home country.

Are the requirements the same for single entry non o retirement & SETV ?

Thank you

If yes, is it apply in the morning and collect the next business day afternoon?

Thanks

1 minute ago, ChaiyaTH said:

There are dozens available in all sizes, you clearly haven't done a simple google search so far then.

I'm down south, nowhere near BKK, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Pattaya, Hua Hin etc

23 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

So just move to another provider then? There are various I believe starts from 4-5K a year.

Wish we could do that, but they're all taken up ... or if there is one vacant it's likely quietly set aside for hi-so customers to come along.  But yes, will keep looking around. 

It's with TTB.  I'm thinking even in undesirable areas there aren't a lot of safety boxes to go around.  My TTB account was solely opened for the box and never used.  Can't blame them too much for wanting to push us out, but still want a box ..... for far less than 9K a year  :)

Recently told the yearly fee for our small box would jump from bt1,700 to bt9,000.  One explanation from the employee was the bank was trying to phase out safety boxes and this was part of the transition.  I'm guessing that's not the truth and they're just trying to push us out to attract higher end customers by having more boxes available. 

Anyone else experiencing something similar?

Thanks

11 hours ago, steve187 said:

what are you after 'married' or 'retirement'

Retirement

Hi,

I assume they're still giving them out with proof of bt800,000. 

Questions:

1.  Do they accept bank statement from home country as well as from Thai bank?

2.  Only latest statement or several months?

3.  Are term deposits etc. acceptable or only savings / chequing accounts?

4.  Price?

Thank you

Whoa, 1 month.  How is that even possible?  I assume they're deliberately slowing down the process for whatever reason.

Many thanks for the info

What's the average number of business days it takes the Embassy in Ottawa to process a SETV?  

In the past they've been really slow and I doubt that's changed.

Thanks