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Does anyone else have problems using the Bangkok Bank mobile app face scan feature, for large value transactions? I must have tried it 60 times this evening before it recognised me, which gets tedious, typing all the information again. Is it trained on all faces, only Asian ones, different nationalities and ages? It doesn't seem fit for purpose ...

he used to work for the civil service, so "speaks the bureaucratese" 😄 i did give all the relevant information, NI No, sent copies of the form. It isn't as if there was a problem with it. I was concerned, given the delay. DWP claimed they had sent the form in January (never received), then stopped pension at the start of May and sent the form which took 6 weeks to arrive, and said if no response by the end of August it would be cancelled entirely. I had had to get a lawyer to sign the "proof of life", no other possible witness 😬

mine was 6 weeks, no action, so i got a UK relative to call the international pension centre (freephone in UK). the employee told the relative it was approved but not yet actioned, and did it while relative was on the phone. I think 8 weeks would be an acerage delay

Interesting idea, will do, thank you. I use Wise to transfer, though I have not yet told them I emigrated. I have a debit card, suspect it is only available to residents in Europe.

I had the 3 profs of address translated, but the offshore banks were not interested. My UK bank (Starling) saw the money from the house sale, asked me why I had a large amount of money, I explained, they told me I could keep the account for now, but I think that is temporary. The terms of most UK accounts are that you have to be resident in the UK. 🤣🤑 well, it cannot be in a British account because I am not resident in Britain. In an ideal world, I could move it to Thailand, but I understand foreign currency accounts attract little interest, and moving money from Thailand to Britain is apparently complicated. It could be Europe, but the same problem exists, opening an account without Western bank proods of address good idea, but it is £270,000, too much for that, not enough to be really attractive to banks

Hi, I have recently emigrated from Britain to Thailand, exist here on a marriage visa. I have a pink ID card, yellow book house registration document, and a letter from immigration to the district office showing my photo and address. I am retired, sold my house in Britain, have the money in a bank in Britain, but I have to move it soon. The terms of the marriage visa (may not be renewed, ends on divorce or death of wife) means I need to keep the money out of Thailand in case I need to return to Britain. I am having zero success opening an offshore bank account (Lloyds, Standard, and Skipton all need council tax, bank statement or utility bill as prooof of address). None accept my 3 proofs, Bangkok Bank does not show address on bank statements, the house (rural Chaiyaphum) I paid for is in the wife's name, water bill is just a little written slip, electricity (we have solar, so only standing charge) is shown in her name at the cow farm 600m away where the meter is, and there is no local tax. Can anyone explain how they managed to do this recently? Or offer other ideas of an interest paying account? Thank you.