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In such a case I'd never try to send back the money myself, but ask the bank to reverse the transaction.

Just a guess, but maybe the fact that border runs were suspended when the new rules kicked in rather surprisingly in November caused more people than usual to choose the overstay "option". I'd be surprised if many of them had been doing what that Russian guy had done, rocking up with such a long overstay. It's more expensive than border runs, so when border runs were easy, why overstay?

Great, please report back how it went.

There will be plenty of bank holidays at both ends, so it's safe to assume that there will be delays.

It's more likely a case of certain activities triggering the need to register for face scans and that there's no going back once that happens. The most obvious example is getting a new phone. No matter how well your K-Plus app used to work on your old phone without face scans, you won't be able to switch phones without face scan nowadays. So you'll need to go through the procedure at the branch, even if you never plan to make any transactions above the threshold requiring a face scan.

Thai account numbers start with a branch code anyway, so having separate branch information in the SWIFT message is redundant.

Yes, it's for real. They can check an applicant's eligibility with their contacts in immigration before collecting the passport. To which extent pre-screening is even necessary if you already have a sympathetic/lenient/motivated IO at your disposal is anyone's guess. I don't doubt the outcome in any case - the agent in question has a reputation for delivering what they promise.

Bangkok Bank hasn't always given me a new passbook when I've registered a new passport with them. I don't know their criteria for issuing a new one. Kasikorn Bank has never given me a new passbook when I've registered a new passport with them. If there's a standard operating procedure, I have no idea what it is.

He's been accelerating America's downfall, just as expected. So I'd call it a success.

I could have been clearer, sorry. Besides using the card for BTS trips and the odd purchase, I also topped up my Rabbit card at a BTS station on Thursday. They just took my cash as per usual, they didn't ask for my passport. As I use the card pretty much on a daily basis, I usually top it up every 1-2 weeks.

Kasikorn Bank and WISE is a winning combination, you cannot go wrong with that. Regarding a foreign check deposit, I'd say it's not a good idea with regards to the seasoning requirement - it might take a long time for the check to clear.

If what you wrote is true, someone at the embassy or consulate where agent-assisted applications sail through smoothly is cashing in on it, NOT immigration. Certain IOs at certain points of entry will probably try to get their cut selling their "safe entry" service to DTV holders, so that's something that might need to be priced in eventually.

Yes, definitely. I don't blame the students for this, but their parents and teachers.

That doesn't surprise me. Relatively few Thais seem to value education, not limited to acquiring foreign language skills.

Given the choice between believing Trump and believing Anutin, who are both notorious liars, I really don't know what to believe!

So how about Thailand using American-made F16 fighter jets? A bit silly to single out China for Cambodia's use of Chinese-made weapons!

These border clashes would be a really lame excuse for postponing the election, even by Thai standards.

That's all very well, but my maid also cleans my kitchen and bathrooms. Vacuum cleaning the floors is the least of my worries, I wouldn't even mind doing that myself (unlike the other stuff).

When you thought he cannot descend any lower... he came up with a brilliant new idea.

If ass kissing was an Olympic sport, Mark Rutte would win the gold medal.

When you pick up a Western Union transfer, they are only interested in ID, not in seeing proof of address. In the case of a foreigner in Thailand, bring your passport.

You can use your existing Thai bank account.

An American spying for Cambodia in Surin? What a ridiculous claim!

I'm sure they'll dismiss his frivolous case in no time.

Good move.