How to take your money out of Thailand

[Pattaya46]

I'll speak for myself. If it was me I would take the cash and declare it at the airport in Australia. No big deal.

Depending of the amount, you ma have to declare it to Thai Customs too,

and - like banks - they will ask for the origin of this money,

mainly the proof that it not comes from illegal work in Thailand...

[Mudcrab]

If the OP is coming to Australia for a private medical procedure he will need a lot more than 20,000 dollars.

He is looking at 3-5000 dollars a night in an average private hospital just for the bed....haven't even considered the surgeon, assistant surgeon and anaethesists fees.

Can't see why he'd bother - get the procedure done in Thailand.

[ICECOOL]

Isn't it crazy that in this day and age that you need compassionate grounds to move around your own money for medical expenses? I've done something similar before at banks and it's such a pain in the ass.

The fact that you need to prove that your money is your own money? Rediculous! The fact that banks complain if you try to take your money out of their bank, and limit, and restrict you, in how you can use it, even though you can prove your identity. Also rediculous! Who really owns your money?! Something to think about...

For further reading you may want to look at Cyprus.

Its not rediculous if you consider the billions of dollars in criminal proceeds and terrorism financing that is shifted around the world in plain sight

I completely agree that terrorism financing is a problem. Can I ask you though, to examine whether these schemes have had significant impact to the target, rather than false positives?

I feel like it's always catching the wrong people.

I worked with this data since 1988 when it first started being collected in Australia. We were very early, maybe second or third. Laws got strengthened after 9/11 and now many countries keep the data. In Aust finance data is the source of more than 90% + of the criminal or terrorism related investigations and I would venture to say the same world wide. If people are moving money for legitimate purposes they have nothing to fear.

[JeffreyO]

Personally, I get really paranoid when I carry large amounts of cash.... you never know what will happen. Have you considered just a bank transfer or a check written to yourself?

[maidee]

if the money was earned legally, no trouble of getting it out ... odd post from a guy with 2 post ... .fishing for how to move out my illegal stuff ?

[Rocketsurgeon]

Problem with cash and gold bars, are you sure it's real?

Pandas and jewelry.

Swiss watch in Singapore or Malaysia.

Wire to Sing. Collect cash there. Would not trust someone not to give me bogus notes here.

[topt]

If the OP is coming to Australia for a private medical procedure he will need a lot more than 20,000 dollars.

He is looking at 3-5000 dollars a night in an average private hospital just for the bed....haven't even considered the surgeon, assistant surgeon and anaethesists fees.

Can't see why he'd bother - get the procedure done in Thailand.

Mudcrab I hope you are joking - even in Aus $ that figure has got to be too high?

Edit - a quick Google search found this - http://health.vic.gov.au/feesman/fees1.htm ....................?

[BudRight]

If people are moving money for legitimate purposes they have nothing to fear.

Unless they fear inconvenience and violation of their privacy. That makes your judgement either normative by opining how much freedom they should want or an economic statement that individual property does not exist and is only held in proxy for the State. The former makes you a Fascist and the latter a Socialist and if you pick both, guess what that makes you?

[ICECOOL]

If people are moving money for legitimate purposes they have nothing to fear.

Unless they fear inconvenience and violation of their privacy. That makes your judgement either normative by opining how much freedom they should want or an economic statement that individual property does not exist and is only held in proxy for the State. The former makes you a Fascist and the latter a Socialist and if you pick both, guess what that makes you?

what are you raving about ?? better take your meds

[BudRight]

If people are moving money for legitimate purposes they have nothing to fear.

Unless they fear inconvenience and violation of their privacy. That makes your judgement either normative by opining how much freedom they should want or an economic statement that individual property does not exist and is only held in proxy for the State. The former makes you a Fascist and the latter a Socialist and if you pick both, guess what that makes you?

what are you raving about ?? better take your meds

Read it is again, I don't feel like drawing a picture. Besides, I'm out of crayons.

[blackcab]

If people are moving money for legitimate purposes they have nothing to fear.

Unless they fear inconvenience and violation of their privacy. That makes your judgement either normative by opining how much freedom they should want or an economic statement that individual property does not exist and is only held in proxy for the State. The former makes you a Fascist and the latter a Socialist and if you pick both, guess what that makes you?

Apparently it would make him Barack Obama.

[12DrinkMore]

I opened an Aussie bank account without having to go to Australia.

Took a few days.

Transferring money was no problem, up to USD 20,000, so around THB 700,000 and all you need to say is that it is for a holiday. Easy.

Aussie bank then give you an ATM card.