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Are you able to confirm that this raises the limit you can transfer? Thanks

Wise actually has a debit card attached to their account where you can use it at places like Big C Etc using the money in your account. But I think it's probably cheaper to transfer money directly into your account rather than pay the fee attached to the transactions. But that's just a guess. UPDATE Thanks for all the input, I have opened a Kasikorn account today. A couple of things I worth mentioning. I went to open one at Big C Central yesterday and they denied me saying I needed a residence certificate. Even though I showed him I had a Chanote available if that helped. So like any good long-term resident I just tried somewhere else down the road at Central Pattaya near Bukhao. No problems of course I took my Chanote with me. Also the maximum transferable amount that I wasn't able to change in the app and there didn't seem to be an option to go to a branch was 49999b. But I'll explore that further because I could see it as limiting in the circumstances I'm considering relevant for the account.

Unforeseen circumstances like possibly a hospital visit or my girlfriend's Buffalo getting sick! But I think in reality in a modern world money should move around immediately if it's transferred electronically. The banking sector in Australia just went through a massive overhaul a few years ago to facilitate this. Personally, I don't know when or if I'll need it, but I'd rather have it than not have it. I don't like to keep a lot of money in Thailand not working for me so I top up as the bank account gets low. Of course there are other ways to manage that, but I'm taking this action because this is my preferred option.

It's a fair point you make though I see the effort of opening a bank account as a trivial matter. So setting up something in the unlikely event that waiting a day for the transfer is a problem I see as worthwhile. Also giving me different banking options may produce other benefits. Though it's a secondary consideration in this case.

Yeah, I don't really agree with your sentiments about cash is King and Banks. I prefer the better rates offered with Wise. Thanks

Actually, thanks for mentioning that. I had defaulted to Krungsri because that's the other account that I send to and because it was so quick I just assumed that was the one that was mentioned in the blurb when you send money but you're right, it's Kasikorn bank. I'm only looking for the short transfers trying to get in front of a problem I haven't had yet.

Currently I'm with Bangkok Bank and their transfer time over the last 6 months at least appears to have slowed down a bit. It's probably not a huge issue but I thought I'd open an account with Krungsri because transfers to them seem almost immediate most of the time. Happy to hear any opinions and recommendations as part of this. Pitfalls accounts or possibly other options that might be better suited. Thanks

On the live chat I have not been able to get an agent at all. It's just all AI responses. Pretty sure the five SIM cards you're talking about is a government restriction. But I've done research and I can't find anything that says you can't. But neither have I found anything that says you can.

As the title suggests. Are we able to get a second SIM card on our gomo account. Problem here is you need to have an ID card to apply for a gomo SIM. Just looking for a cheap solution for a SIM card for my Android head unit in my car so I'm not having a hotspot. Not interested in paying a couple hundred baht a month. Thanks

Anything to be aware of in purchasing in regards to genuine ownership issues or not being correctly registered etc. I'm probably not asking the question correctly cuz I don't really know what question is.

I need to get a car in the next week or so. Probably going to be a used car as it's going to be for various types of commuting to Isaan and local. Probably spend about 300 to 400,000 but that's just an early thought. Just hoping to get a rundown on things I should be conscious of when purchasing vehicles here? It will be purchased in a Thai name. Thanks in advance.

Is this a requirement for the 5-year renewal?

Also just to follow up. I lost my wallet a while ago and got a police report stating to the fact that I lost my licenses. I haven't bothered to replace them. I've got photocopies of them does anybody see that being an issue in obtaining the new licenses?

Just a couple of questions on the driving license current conditions. Applying for both car and motorbike do you still only need one original copy of your resident certificate and medical certificate? Any suggestions on the central Pattaya Med certificate would be useful also. Do you still need to make an appointment and approximately how long from the appointment time to the that you make the appointment is it if that's the case. Thanks in advance

Hoping to find someone with direct experience here. I sent some documents, tracked, to Australia on about the 24th of June and they seemed to be moving along quite normally but appear to have stopped in Hong Kong airport since the 28th of June. Nothing to suggest that the tracking number has changed or anything like that but it seems to be a long time to be held over for its next leg. Any previous experiences appreciated. Cheers.