Visa Fee Problem

[billymalky]

Hello members.

In March I was in BKK visiting my mrs and getting all of her settlement visa documentation in order. I obtained a bank draft for the visa fee, got her TB checked and then went back to the UK and left it in her hands.

She went to the VFS centre yesterday to hand in our application and was told that the bank draft was unacceptable as it was worth 400 baht more than the new fee. The draft is for 33995 baht which is what I was advised to get with the old fee structure.

The new fee is only 33480 I think, so our draft was not accepted as it is for a 400 baht higher value.

My mrs went to SCB to ask if they could issue a new draft for the lower amount , and was told this would be not possible. She was informed that I must fly to Thailand and cancel it myself, then get a new one issued.

This seems to me to be utterly ridiculous that they will not accept the draft due to it being a higher value.

I cannot get to speak to anybody on the VFS Helpline number and was wondering if any members had been in a similar position, or know of any other way to get hold of someone at the VFS to plead our case.

Any experience or suggestions would be greatly appreciated at this time.

Thanks in advance ,

billy

[torrenova]

It is for the wrong amount so cannot be accepted. End of. This is a SCB story and their pettiness. I fear that the simple answer is just to issue a new cheque and keep the old one until you go back to Thailand. If it was drawn on a joint account then you would be ok but if drawn on your sole account then it is none of your wife's business and the bank is right on this, it isn't. The payee doesn't want it and it cannot be negotiated.

I just wonder if your wife might be able to pay it into your account ?

You could try emailing SCB and asking them and then get your wife to take that email into the bank, if they propose a solution.