180,000 Baht To The United States

[65Craig]

My wife's immigrant visa was recently approved and we are moving to the United States on September 9th. I just sold my Car and motorbike for 180,000 Baht and I'm wondering what's the best way to get the money back to the States. I've never transferred money from Thailand to the U.S, or vise versa before. Is it best to Wire the money from my wife's Bangkok Bank account to my Chase Bank Account in the U.S.? Or is it just as easy to bring the money into a Thai Bank and convert the Baht to Dollars and bring the Cash. It's well under the $10,000 limit, and I have no worries about carrying $5,000 (in hundreds on me). Just wondering which way will save me the most money.

Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.

[laps]

Don't wire it. If you do the banks will cut their shares in both ends. Bring the cash yourself.

But I'm not sure where you will get the best exchange rate though.

[DragonQuest]

bring the cash in hundreds, its small change , its nothing....

[nakachalet]

65craig

call up a few banks and ask about their exchange rates for that day.

pick your best rate for that day and exchange your baht into usd.

just exchange it the day before your departure.

split up and carry half with yourself and the other half carried by your wife,

just in case you fall in love with the charming flight attendant, your wife would still have her half.... lol

have a safe journey.

[bkkflyer]

Change the money at SuperRich

http://www.superrich1965.com/app/index.aspx

"much" better exchange rates than the big banks. And the smaller bills you buy, the better rate

[PatinBKk]

For that amount you may as well take it in your pocket and change it at a bank when you get back rather than paying transfer fees etc

[flying]

Cash is fine I have also brought checks back from Bangkok Bank & deposited them here in the US no problem.

Takes a few days to clear but no problem.

[Kf6vci]

For a fee of only several hunbdred Baht, you can buy a USD cashier's check by a U.S. bank at Bank of Ayuthaya, for example. I did that a few times. It takes a few days, but the check will be from an American bank. (In my case, I needed a Hong Kong bank and they used HSBC).

Paypal's forex rates stink. But there are TCs, if you want those. You can fill them out completely, sign them twice and deposit them.

Chris