Liverpool Lou

Disregarding opinions of whether using an agent is legal or not, "implications and nuances" such as what?

Time that you stop posting over-generalised nonsense. Those who provide their passbooks to agents that then show the 800k being deposited are receiving the funds. Bangkok Bank is not the only bank that applicants can use and the use of an agent certainly is not bank fraud.

The visa/extension issued by an IO will be a legitimate visa/extension...unless, of course, you can indicate any case of an agent-assisted extension as is being discussed here being revoked as illegal in say, the last 30 years? Got one?

IOs have official discretion when it comes to deciding which applications are approved and on what basis.

Using the agent will get you a legit visa/extension issued by a legit Immigration Officer.

The money that is required by Immigration will be in his bank account, that, and the IO's permitted discretion, makes it "legit". The OP will not be bribing anyone, he is paying an agent the agent's fee.

35k includes agent's fees.

Ha ha ha!

No in the way you seemed to be implying, it isn't.

A stock photo would not have the Phuket Express copyright mark as the OP pic shows.

Kids? You're the only one who used that word. The OP refers to under-18s, that's all.

The main ingredient is actually rapeseed/soybean oil (78%).

How does that affect it?

Thanks for confirming that. as I said to another poster, a really inconsequential difference.

I have, there are no limits on transfers into Thai banks. The bank may enquire about the origin of the funds if it is a high amount but that is all.

Well said.

Did I say that? Did I say that you did? I just asked you a question, did the question mark not give yo a clue? By the way, the answer is "no", they do not.

No, it is not "another story", GLO lottery prizes are paid out without question regardless of whether the ticket holder is a Thai or a foreigner if the claimant claims it correctly at the proper place.

Which bank?

"weather right or not.." The weather has nothing to do with it.

Are you claiming that every Thai bank offers a lottery ticket redemption service?

They may, that's right, but no limits.

Shame, just 6? Mine is high up in the 7 digits but it could be 70 digits, it doesn't matter, there are no limits bank to bank.

That's right, Wise is not a bank.

But there are limits per transaction to some banks which is what the OP was asking about. How "much better" are Wise rates than the mainstream Thai banks for incoming transfers? Edit: Just looked it up...not that much. Eg. for a £1,000 transfer, the difference seems to be not worth the fuss.