I am Belgian, deregistered in Belgium and have been living permanently in Thailand for 7 years (retirement visa). Yesterday I received a letter from my Belgian bank (bpost bank NV) asking me to complete a document and declare my country of residence for tax purposes. I
Recently received a message from my ING Bank about the origin of assets, in connection with fraud and money laundering. Asked where my income came from, sent proof of SVB and my pension fund, this was done nicely.
My wife has a permanent job as a cook for 40 hours a week and has amassed a nice amount of savings. Because we plan to live in Thailand in a year or two (preferably in Khonkaen, but possibly also Nongkhai or Udon), she wants to start investing her savings in the purchase of a house now. However, the amount saved is not enough to buy a house in Thailand in cash. She will therefore have to take out a mortgage for the remainder (say half of the purchase price).
Banking Experience in Nonghan (Reader Submission)
A few days ago we returned from a month in Thailand in the Nonghan area. The purpose of this post is to share my experience with banking in Nonghan, Udon Thani Province.
Thailand Visa question No. 198/23: Is a copy from the Dutch bank sufficient for one-year extension or conversion of visa type?
To then convert the visa in Thailand into 1 year non-O retired... Is a statement from a Dutch bank also sufficient? Or should it be placed on a Thai sofa as usual?
Thailand question: investment bank with good returns?
Which reader has good experiences with a reliable investment bank where you get a good return on invested capital, fixed for a predetermined period, the invested currency in Thai baht or in Euros.
Thailand demand: From 800.000 to 1.6000.000 Baht
Much has been written about it, if the Farang suddenly dies with 800K in his account, the Thai partner has a problem collecting that money from the bank. The solution is to have a will drawn up by a lawyer.
After my emigration to Thailand, ING wants information about my payment account and re-identification?
When I emigrated to Thailand in September, I reported my change of address to ING, and I was also deregistered from the Netherlands. This week I received a message in my ING app that they wanted information about the use of my payment account. I have checked the message with ING and it is not phishing.
Pensions and benefits directly to a Thai bank account or can it be transferred to a Dutch/Belgian bank?
Should pensions and benefits be transferred directly to a Thai bank account or can they be transferred to a Dutch or Belgian bank, after which an arbitrary amount is then transferred to a Thai bank account as needed?
Cheapest way to do banking?
My question is about banking, what is the cheapest? For example, sending money to a Thai bank account and debit card once a month. Or regularly debit your Dutch account?
Trouble getting things done at a bank in Thailand
Some time ago I had made a report here in connection with the closure of my account with Fortis. To clarify last year, my brother had exactly the same thing, but first with Argenta and 4 months later closing account with Nagelmaeckers.
AOW not deposited to my Thai bank?
Have a strange situation with the AOW. I have been receiving these every month for 7 years around the 16th of the month. However, not this month of April. SVB says it transferred the money on 14-04-2022. And my Thai bank (GSB) says it has not received it. SVB says we deposited it to the same number as always, and the Thai bank keeps saying we have not received anything.
Bank account in Belgium closed by Argenta
Are there still people whose bank account in Belgium has been closed by Argenta? I previously saw a post where other banks also closed the account with Belgians and Dutch people.
I did not receive good news today, namely BNP Paribas Fortis bank where I have been a customer for more than 45 years, the cooperation ends. Are there others among the readers who have received such a message? So what is the best solution to transfer my credits namely pension and disability benefits to a new account? I live in Thailand.
Do not exchange Euro notes at banks in Phayao?
Today we could not exchange Euro notes at Kasikorn and Krungsri bank in Phayao, they were not accepted for unknown reasons. Only at the Bangkok Bank we could change the EUR 1000. Strange story, never experienced it. A reason was not given. Afraid of covid transmission through the notes? Less trade in Euros (and other foreign currencies) due to spoiled tourist season?
Frans Amsterdam: Just another morning
Frans Amsterdam has to transfer money to an old acquaintance. He walks into the first bank branch he comes across. Piece of cake. "What a wonderful country it is."
The ING Bank Brussels has stopped the operation of our bank account, without us having received any letter in this regard. Now we have a problem with Kasikorn Bank in Chiang Mai.