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2 minutes ago, Gilmoure said:

I am glad I listened to some of you guys and purchased an onward ticket.

I just had to use it 30 minutes ago for my Asiana Air flight from Seoul to Bangkok. Self check-in flagged me and I had to see an airline rep. Showed them my temporary ticket and no problem. 16 USD well spent me thinks. Thank you gents. 

Do you have any type of visa or extension or are you arriving Visa Exempt or Visa on Arrival?

On 1/9/2024 at 10:09 AM, CharlieKo said:

When has wise not worked? Still the cheapest option around!

There are numerous threads on here crying "where's my money" or "Wise taking forever" or words to that effect.  I've never experienced any serious issues but others seem to.

As regarding them being the cheapest, it all depends on how much you send and in what currency.  Currently the comparison tool on Wise' website shows them behind Revolut and Western Union for a transfer of £1,000 GBP to Thailand.  Other services may have disadvantages even if you are getting more baht in your pocket, so I'd be wary of changing without looking at the big picture.

58 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

So lets get it straight. A UK passport does not have retinal scan details. It merely has facial measurements which the Thai camera image compares and if they match, you're in.

If your phone has NFC capability you can read your passport chip and see exactly what it contains. As already mentioned, that's the info from the data page and a digital image of the photo.

The specification allows for additional biometric data like fingerprints and eye scan but these do not appear to be widely used (yet).  There is no reference to previous passport numbers stored on the chip, or any other data that you can't see by looking at the passport itself.

8 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Once a year, account balances on accounts at end of year, now this is the important bit this will happen where you have told them that you're a Thai tax resident.

 

If you have a bank account sitting in England with an English address on it like many of us do then they're not sending anything to anyone, ever.

It's more detail than an end of year balance and it applies to anyone deemed a "Reportable Person".  If (and I think it's unlikely) Thailand decide you need a TIN, then you become a "Reportable Person".

8 hours ago, Foxx said:

How? Not without a UK court order, I suspect.

Both countries are participants in the Common Reporting Standard which means an annual transfer of data detailing bank account activity.

Looks like THB will require a SWIFT payment.

New player for anyone looking for an alternative or just as backup.  Only seen one report so far that it was more expensive then Wise but it's early days.  App available for Apple and Android phones but doesn't appear to have web access for transfers.  I can't sign up fully as I'm not in the UK and it couldn't verify my address using means other than my phones location.  Will try again when I get back next.

https://www.altfi.com/article/exclusive-hsbc-s-new-fintech-app-zing-built-on-monese-s-platform

10 hours ago, EcureuilTenace said:

Does anyone know what the position is if you reduce your “income-looking” bank transfers to Thailand by paying for Thai goods and services with a card/ account from your foreign bank?

The information from your UK bank will be available to the Thai authorities but whether they have the resource or inclination to do anything with it is another matter.

This link is appearing in my notification screen as one I've posted in before and has new posts but is now giving an error message saying I don't have permission to view the topic.  Can someone explain?

https://aseannow.com/topic/1241749-thai-immigration-online-90-day-reporting-system/

2 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

You need to read the full set of rules, not the cut down version for those with short attention spans, just click where it says, "read more":

I'm sure you realised my comment was tongue in cheek, but in response the bit you quoted refers to not using social media sources without a link.

Rule 5 may have been better given the post content:

5. You will not use ASEAN NOW to post any material which is knowingly or can be reasonably construed as false, inaccurate, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. Topics or posts deemed to be scaremongering, deliberately misleading or which deliberately distort information will be removed. In factual areas such as news forums and current affairs topics member content that is claimed or portrayed as a fact should be supported by a link to a relevant reputable source.

I submit that this comes under the "In factual areas such as news forums and current affairs topics" banner (my emphasis)?

7 minutes ago, newnative said:

     Except, that thread was discussing short-term rentals.  I believe the OP is planning to do long-term rentals--something different.  I would say a hard no to short-term rentals, from a financial point, especially with just one or two condos.  And, also because they are illegal.  Long-term rentals I find a much more viable proposition, and have done them myself.

I appreciate the distinction but the only difference in most cases is it goes from a lousy idea to a really lousy idea IMO.

3 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

Forum rules require you to support factual statements with links, please post the link and the quote showing where those things are true and correct. 

Forum rules require no such thing.  Here's a link to prove it. ;)

https://aseannow.com/terms/

To save everyone repeating themselves, have a look at this thread which was just started a few days.  Apart from the odd outlier the resounding answer is no - don't do it, with lots of valid reasons why not.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1316003-buy-a-condo-to-airbnb-is-it-really-profitable/

49 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

People on here have reported that no problem to have an app on a phone and web acces on a laptop/pc so multi devices seems ok

Laptop/PC access is via the ibanking internet portal.  I read ianguygil's post as referring to mbanking using the app to be available on one device only.

1 hour ago, Dan O said:

Deemoney isnt a bank although works with them. WIse also uses SCB and yes without signing a special authorization the other banks limit the transfers. Swift Wire transfers coming in have a much higher limit than the 50k. A fair bit of the money coming in thru Wise is not ending up at those 3 banks and thats were it can get more cumbersome if your in a province way outside BBK 

Agreed Deemoney are not a bank but a transfer partner, although Wise themselves refer to all three as "bank partners".  I have never seen a pdf receipt showing SCB being used as a partner and they are not listed on Wise's website as one.  If you have one I'd be interested to see it and update my knowledge.

From Wise.com

21 hours ago, Dan O said:

The challenge you run into with Wise is they do all there transfers thru only 3 banks, bangkok bank, scb and Kasikorn, I think is the 3rd.

These are the three banks where you can send 50,000 THB or over too, but their partners for transferring are BBL, Kasikorn and Deemoney.  Used to be TMB too but they're no longer in the mix.

38 minutes ago, Woof999 said:

TLDR; Bin your boarding pass only after you've passed through customs with all of your belongings.

Another good reason to keep it is as evidence if you have to retro-claim frequent flyer miles/points.

On 12/29/2023 at 1:38 PM, BKKKevin said:

Which transfer destination descriptors will make the transfer a “foreign transfer”

Does Wise guarantee these destinations to appear as foreign transfer?

Long stay in Thailand or buying property.  Not guaranteed as they have a disclaimer on their website but I haven't heard many (any?) reports of it going wrong recently.  Always wise to have a backup for any method in case something goes wrong.

ETA:  Only to Kasikorn and Bangkok Bank I think.

Try here:

https://aseannow.com/notifications/options/

I think it comes under "Mentions & My Content".

4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

You're missing that this thread is about domestic airlines and not Chinese tourism.

Not all purely domestic airlines.  P80 Air plan to fly to China and RC Airline to Japan, China and more.

10 hours ago, bigt3116 said:

There is only one IDC

According to an article from 5 years ago in the newspaper we can't quote, there are 22 IDCs in Thailand.

6 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I think most rental cars have a GPS tracker fitted now.

But better to prevent them being stolen rather than tracking them down after, hence the visible markings.

2 hours ago, thrilled said:

I have an iPhone. I tried mint. It wasn’t for me. I have a Thai SIM card. Pay as I go. And I have line just like most Thais. So I’m good

The OP requires something to receive 2FA codes from the USA.

55 minutes ago, Keeps said:

A gold card with Star Alliance/Eva Air will allow me to use the express immigration lane on arrival?

No.  It used to be the case that Gold or equivalent status would see you issued with a fast track pass on most airlines.  These were done away with years ago and if you turn up without a Business or First Class boarding pass you'll be turned away by the Immigration Officer unless you meet one of the other criteria for using these lanes (pregnant, over 70, monk etc).