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Taking money back to the uk

Post by Photoman » March 14, 2020, 1:02 pm

Hi

I am going back to the UK and want to take the 400,000 I have deposited out , what is the best way to do this . It's easy to get money here but not to return it .

Advice would appreciated.
Thanks



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Post by vincemunday » March 14, 2020, 1:42 pm

Easiest way I've found is to buy gold bars.
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Post by Photoman » March 15, 2020, 2:02 pm

Hi

I am going back to the UK and want to take the 400,000 I have deposited , out , what is the best way to do this apart from taking it in cash . It's easy to get money here but not to return it .

Advice would appreciated.
Thanks

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Taking money back to the uk

Post by Photoman » March 15, 2020, 2:03 pm

Hi

I am going back to the UK and want to take the 400,000 I have deposited , out , what is the best way to do this apart from taking it in cash . It's easy to get money here but not to return it .

Advice would appreciated.
Thanks

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Post by 747man » March 15, 2020, 2:05 pm

Photoman wrote:
March 15, 2020, 2:02 pm
Hi

I am going back to the UK and want to take the 400,000 I have deposited , out , what is the best way to do this apart from taking it in cash . It's easy to get money here but not to return it .

Advice would appreciated.
Thanks
If it were Me, I'd Change it into GBP At a Money Changer in Bangkok....

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Post by vincemunday » March 15, 2020, 4:00 pm

A bit if deja vu on this post, it's quite easy to buy gold and very easy to sell the other end, personally I've always used ingots.
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Post by dunroaming » March 15, 2020, 4:21 pm

Photoman wrote:
March 15, 2020, 2:02 pm
Hi

I am going back to the UK and want to take the 400,000 I have deposited , out , what is the best way to do this apart from taking it in cash . It's easy to get money here but not to return it .

Advice would appreciated.
Thanks
Actually very simple to transfer via your bank in Thailand home, I used to get paid in Thailand and no issues with KTB to transfer to my UK bank

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Post by Whistler » March 15, 2020, 4:51 pm

Transferwise
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Post by sometimewoodworker » March 15, 2020, 10:56 pm

Whistler wrote:
March 15, 2020, 4:51 pm
Transferwise
Can’t be done. You can not get Baht into TransferWise.

Deemoney may be A reasonable option
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Post by Whistler » March 16, 2020, 8:18 am

sometimewoodworker wrote:
March 15, 2020, 10:56 pm
Whistler wrote:
March 15, 2020, 4:51 pm
Transferwise
Can’t be done. You can not get Baht into TransferWise.

Deemoney may be A reasonable option
Yes you can with a very simple workaround. Open an account at most banks in Sterling, transfer baht to Sterling account, send via transferwise at a good rate and low fees
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Post by Chuchi » March 16, 2020, 8:58 am

dunroaming wrote:
March 15, 2020, 4:21 pm
Photoman wrote:
March 15, 2020, 2:02 pm
Hi

I am going back to the UK and want to take the 400,000 I have deposited , out , what is the best way to do this apart from taking it in cash . It's easy to get money here but not to return it .

Advice would appreciated.
Thanks
Actually very simple to transfer via your bank in Thailand home, I used to get paid in Thailand and no issues with KTB to transfer to my UK bank
Agree
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=50211&p=558299#p558299

I haven’t reported back on the above topic as the sale of the condo fell through due to external farang influence ( not Thais or buyer who offered the money twice) so I only sent the£100 test but as you can see you can send up to $50K without any problems.

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Post by sometimewoodworker » March 16, 2020, 9:59 am

Whistler wrote:
March 16, 2020, 8:18 am
sometimewoodworker wrote:
March 15, 2020, 10:56 pm
Whistler wrote:
March 15, 2020, 4:51 pm
Transferwise
Can’t be done. You can not get Baht into TransferWise.

Deemoney may be A reasonable option
Yes you can with a very simple workaround. Open an account at most banks in Sterling, transfer baht to Sterling account, send via transferwise at a good rate and low fees
You have just confirmed my statement that it IS impossible to get Baht into TransferWise

You have missed out the costs of the SWIFT transfer (you can only pay sterling into TW in London) and intermediary bank charges and the TW withdrawal fee.

Since you are doing almost exactly the same as a direct bank transfer just adding in TW along the way, why get TW involved at all?
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Re: Taking money back to the uk

Post by Photoman » March 16, 2020, 3:32 pm

Thank you for your replies to date .

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Post by Whistler » March 16, 2020, 4:28 pm

woody,

1. Open local bank account in Sterling
2. Transfer Thai bhat in Thailand to that account using Thai bank from one account to another
3. Transfer this to UK via transferewise

- No Swift code
- No placing bhat into transferwise
- lower fees
- better exchange rate
- transfer is usually completed in a few hour, sometime minutes rather than a few days
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Post by Whistler » March 16, 2020, 4:29 pm

woody,

1. Open local bank account in Sterling
2. Transfer Thai bhat in Thailand to that account using Thai bank from one account to another
3. Transfer this to UK via transferewise

- No Swift code
- No placing bhat into transferwise
- lower fees
- transfer is usually completed in a few hour, sometime minutes rather than a few days
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Re: Taking money back to the uk

Post by sometimewoodworker » March 16, 2020, 5:03 pm

Whistler wrote:
March 16, 2020, 4:28 pm
woody,

1. Open local bank account in Sterling
2. Transfer Thai bhat in Thailand to that account using Thai bank from one account to another
3. Transfer this to UK via transferewise

- No Swift code
- No placing bhat into transferwise
- lower fees
- better exchange rate
- transfer is usually completed in a few hour, sometime minutes rather than a few days
Do please give the bank account information for receiving a sterling payment into TransferWise in Thailand.

If you can do that I will accept that I am wrong. If you can’t then you are whistling the wrong tune.

As far as I know the Only sterling receiving account is. (Note I have deleted my Personal account number, there is a general account number 66620641 that combined with a personal reference directs the transfer to you)
UK sort code
23-14-70

Address
TransferWise
56 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6JJ
United Kingdom

This is the TransferWise Q&A for GBP
Where can I send from?

You can send GBP from any UK bank account using Faster Payments, Bacs or CHAPS. You can't pay by cheque or cash.
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Post by Whistler » March 16, 2020, 5:43 pm

Just checked Woody, and you are correct.
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Re: Taking money back to the uk

Post by sometimewoodworker » March 18, 2020, 9:37 pm

Photoman wrote:
March 15, 2020, 2:03 pm
Hi

I am going back to the UK and want to take the 400,000 I have deposited , out , what is the best way to do this apart from taking it in cash . It's easy to get money here but not to return it .

Advice would appreciated.
Thanks
Cash works (don’t forget the customs declarations) but you may have to either order it or go to Bangkok Deemoney is another way there is at least 1 more like that. As long as you can show that it was either imported or earned the a SWIFT transfer also is OK
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Post by ezrider » March 20, 2020, 3:26 pm

Bangkok Bank allows 50,000 per day ATM withdrawals .(two 25K increments)= 8 days

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