In light of ongoing queries over the time it takes and considering its a Saturday thought I'd wallop over some Sterling to top up the account slightly

Royal Bank of Scotland to Wise at which point clicked on the icon "I've sent my money"

 

Logged into SCB (am guessing 10 seconds or so) and money as always its there instantly. I swear to God I do not know what some of you are doing to get delay after delay

 

Reason for transfer "sending to family" as always not that it makes the slightest bit of difference what you put as its purely audit control in case of any future financial investigation

 

 

Unless you need the transfer to show as an International Transfer for Immigration/Extension purposes. Then you click the long term stay in Thailand, and it usually takes one day extra to get to your Thai bank. So plan ahead.

Nothing new, people like just talking about money

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

Unless you need the transfer to show as an International Transfer for Immigration/Extension purposes. Then you click the long term stay in Thailand, and it usually takes one day extra to get to your Thai bank. So plan ahead.

We've had the same conversation over and over. Its makes not the slightest difference.....As I intend to send a few bob each weekend I will video it in real time and show you next week

 

ITS.AUDIT.CONTROL

2 minutes ago, Chivas said:

We've had the same conversation over and over. Its makes not the slightest difference.....As I intend to send a few bob each weekend I will video it in real time and show you next week

 

ITS.AUDIT.CONTROL

No thanks, don't bother

36 minutes ago, Chivas said:

We've had the same conversation over and over. Its makes not the slightest difference.....As I intend to send a few bob each weekend I will video it in real time and show you next week

 

ITS.AUDIT.CONTROL

And that is where you are WRONG. I did two transfers last week, one with Family reason and the other Long Term Stay. The first was immediate, the second a day later. Try it yourself.

26 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

And that is where you are WRONG. I did two transfers last week, one with Family reason and the other Long Term Stay. The first was immediate, the second a day later. Try it yourself.

because he uses SCB it won't make any difference

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

because he uses SCB it won't make any difference

Which is fine if not needed for Immigration. If it is, the Credit Advice Note from SCB will say it was a foreign transfer if it is not shown in Bank Book or statement.

7 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Which is fine if not needed for Immigration. If it is, the Credit Advice Note from SCB will say it was a foreign transfer if it is not shown in Bank Book or statement.

Yeah, but selecting either of those reasons for transfer won't change transfer speed unlike with Bangkok Bank

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

38 minutes ago, Chivas said:

We've had the same conversation over and over. Its makes not the slightest difference.....As I intend to send a few bob each weekend I will video it in real time and show you next week

 

ITS.AUDIT.CONTROL

 

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

And that is where you are WRONG. I did two transfers last week, one with Family reason and the other Long Term Stay. The first was immediate, the second a day later. Try it yourself.

I've been a Wise customer for years. (pun intended) For quite a long time I was curious as to how many forum posters were reporting 'instant transfers' whilst I continued to have to wait 4 to 6 hours for mine. I asked several times on the forum but no one ever came up with a definitive answer.

 

For as long as the 'long stay' option was available, I've used it, not because I need this FFT thing (I use Krungrsi Bank, so I'd never get them anyway) but simply because it was the correct answer.

 

Then one day, about 5 or 6 months ago, I decided to switch reasons and chose the 'daily living expenses' option (also a correct answer) instead. Bingo! I got my first instant transfer and it's been that way way ever since, even on public holidays.

 

So I'm with KannikaP on this one. I believe it does make a difference which option you choose. A 'long term stay' option obviously has to 'steered' in order to go down the right channel to ensure that the recipient gets his coveted FFT. Common or garden users like me and Civas can go straight down the main line and get our money instantly.

 

I'm not going into a debate on this. It's a topic that's been 'done to death' now.

28 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Which is fine if not needed for Immigration. If it is, the Credit Advice Note from SCB will say it was a foreign transfer if it is not shown in Bank Book or statement.

SCB will not issue credit advice for this transaction as they receive it from an intermediary ( BKB, KBank, Deemony) as a local transfer. For proof of international transfer must obtain credit advice/ receipt from the intermediary involved

 

Edited May 21, 20224 yr by norbra

 

A little off-topic but still to do with Wise - but the Wise ATM card use.

In the UK we transferred cash to our Wise account.

 

My missus when to the ATM in Bangkok to test a withdrawal with the WISE ATM card.

 

It came up with a transaction charge of 220( she was only withdrawing 100 baht to test ),  is this correct and expected?

Cheers

 

 

37 minutes ago, Pmbkk said:

 

A little off-topic but still to do with Wise - but the Wise ATM card use.

In the UK we transferred cash to our Wise account.

 

My missus when to the ATM in Bangkok to test a withdrawal with the WISE ATM card.

 

It came up with a transaction charge of 220( she was only withdrawing 100 baht to test ),  is this correct and expected?

Cheers

 

 

Yep, most machines charge 220baht, won't be Wise

9 hours ago, Moonlover said:

I'm not going into a debate on this. It's a topic that's been 'done to death' now.

Yet the OP still doesn't get it, although if he changed to BBL (or Kasikorn?) it might eventually sink in.

I use Wise to send from GBP to THB to my Kbank. Always use the "funds for long term stay" option. Usually if in banking hours in UK and TH then it's instant. Occasionally over the last couple of years it would take 1-2 days. As I don't need the FTT certificate I'll try another reason such as "daily living expenses".  Thanks for the tip.

 

3 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Always use the "funds for long term stay" option. Usually if in banking hours in UK and TH then it's instant.

And in the four or so years I have been using Wise transfers to Bkk Bank, and putting the long stay option as I need it to show as a Foreign Transfer (FTT at Bkk Bank), it has NEVER been instant, always 2pm the same day if started before 6am, or 2pm the following day if after that.

Do the banks computers go to sleep outside UK & Thai banking hours?  555

16 hours ago, Chivas said:

We've had the same conversation over and over. Its makes not the slightest difference.....As I intend to send a few bob each weekend I will video it in real time and show you next week

 

ITS.AUDIT.CONTROL

Please don't bother yourself. As you said yourself: 'we've had the same conversation over and over'.

 

Have a nice day.

I learned something today. I've always used the long stay option and always waited a day

4 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

As I don't need the FTT certificate I'll try another reason such as "daily living expenses".  Thanks for the tip.

 

15 minutes ago, bang saen guy said:

I learned something today. I've always used the long stay option and always waited a day

So, this could well have been a worthwhile conversation after all. Thanks @Chivas

Could never understand what that list of choices was good for. Gotten aggravated at the wait a few times

If I send around 3-6 thousand usd to my Thai Bank Account everyday using Wise. Could this create any problems for myself? I'm not doing anything illegal btw. But I'm just wondering if it might raise some eyebrows.

On 5/22/2022 at 7:34 AM, bang saen guy said:

I learned something today. I've always used the long stay option and always waited a day

Here's another tip, If you want your money on say a Tuesday instantly.......................send it on Monday.     555

There's always one clever so and so.

 

It makes a difference what bank in Thailand you send to and what reason you send for.

 

RAZZ

On 5/23/2022 at 3:19 PM, RAZZELL said:

There's always one clever so and so.

 

It makes a difference what bank in Thailand you send to and what reason you send for.

 

RAZZ

And then we have the other clever so and so who butts in right at the very end of the thread and tells us what we already know and have established throughout the conversation.

 

ML

Wise problem

Sunday 33k baht at approx 5 30 pm delivered in seconds  to my Krungsri  account BUT

MONDAY approx  5 15pm 33k baht sent but Not arrived  in my account.

Why not? Have I broken a 24 hour rule for over 50k?

Sunday used long term stay as reason  for money but not sure I did for  the second tranche on Monday though I meant to..

So tired  of Wise inconsistencies, poor support - rude actually

Is there a better way?

Revolut bank?

Edited May 24, 20224 yr by The Hammer2021

2 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Wise problem

Sunday 33k baht at approx 5 30 pm delivered in seconds  to my Krungsri  account BUT

MONDAY approx  5 15pm 33k baht sent but Not arrived  in my account.

Why not? Have I broken a 24 hour rule for over 50k?

So tired  of Wise inconsistencies, poor support - rude actually

Is there a better way?

Revolut bank?

Did they show a timeline of it being received by Wise?

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

Did they show a timeline of it being received by Wise?

It was sent not received  by Wise.

It showed a received time for  my bank

Edited May 24, 20224 yr by The Hammer2021

Just now, The Hammer2021 said:

It was sent not received  by Wise.

1) check the reference was the same as usual, 2) it may have gone into your UK bank suspense account while they do checks, you won't see that, it leaves your account and disappears.

 

Sounds like may not be a Wise problem but a UK bank problem

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

1) check the reference was the same as usual, 2) it may have gone into your UK bank suspense account while they do checks, you won't see that, it leaves your account and disappears.

 

Sounds like may not be a Wise problem but a UK bank problem

Krungsri  is a Thai bank.

3 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Krungsri  is a Thai bank.

Yeah I know, you sent the money from your UK or farangland bank account?

 

I see you changed your post, it doesn't make sense, post the timeline screenshot

Edited May 24, 20224 yr by scubascuba3