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  1. Was it a renewal of a 1 year extension (as I understood from your first post)? I don't think they would do housevisits for renewals, thought that those housevisits were only for the first one year extension (on the 90 dat non-O visa), and even then depending on which immigration office and/or how busy they are...
  2. I might end up with the same issue, as I have a company abroad as well and travel a lot on short notice. Will follow closely! Maybe having been married for 22 years (with just the one wife 😉) helps decide the officers a home visit is not really needed...
  3. Yup, a fair bit more costly then moving the funds through for example Wise to a Thai bank and withdrawing with local cards. Not sure though how the banks would handle the dtv, lots of stories on how non immigrant status seems to be a strict requirement and dtv is still considered a long term tourist visa... For the time now I use a Revolut card with Thai Baht account coupled to it, (much) better exchange rate but still get hit with 250 Baht atm usage fee.
  4. Yup, should arrive in a few days by EMS! Needed paperwork: - passport copies (id page and last entry stamp) - copy of e-visa - TM30 receipt - Lease contract - Copy of the housebook of the owner, important page was where the address was, and has to match perfectly with the adress used on the tm30 report. -filled out application form. All pages had to be signed by me, were a lot of signatures 😀 lease alone was 21 pages/signatures... They moved a floor higher (together with 90 day reporting) so after going through the security check on entering the building, no need to que up at the tv screen, just take the escalator up one floor and follow the signs. They have one dedicated desk for those who did the online booking, I took the first slot at 08:30, and was called to the desk 1 minute after entering (had que number 1). I took the copy of the housebook just because reading it somewhere online, didn't give it initially (was in my binder), but they did ask for it! Will report on opening bank account next week hopefully. Then apply one year extension once the 400k has been sitting 2 months in the to be opened account. ---edit--- Forgot, also 200 Baht fee, even though the online appointment confirmation stated 0 Baht fee.
  5. Getting ready to leave right now! Will update...
  6. Thanks! Appointment made already. I assume you can write by hand "open bank account" or something, as the application form only notes "drivers license" or Buy/Sell car:motorbike as the use for the COR. I'll just leave it empty and ask on the spot... Cheers!
  7. Good news! Yes, I did research online (docter Google 🙂 ) where at seemingly all reputeable websites this requirement is still listed, even with "last updated june 2025" at the top of the article! I like to be as prepared as possible before I actually show up at immigration. Example: So looks like I can just show up with all documents except the 90-day report receipt and be good! Thanks both for the reply!
  8. I am running into brick walls due to the catch 22 rules seemingly implemented. For 1-year extension (marriage to Thai national) I need a Thai Bank account. One of the things seemingly all banks ask to open an account is a residence certificate (same one as needed for Thai drivers license). Immigration in Bangkok only wants to issue this after the first time I do a 90 day report, which obviously won't happen until I have a 1 year extension (for which I need said bank account). They advise me to contact my embassy to obtain the certiicate from them. I contacted my embassy, and they will not issue this certificate unless I register my Thai address with them, which to Belgian law I can only do after I cancel my Belgian home address, which at te time is not possible for various reasons (own a business, own an appartment in which I need to be registered else I pay a hefty "empty housing unit tax", ...). I need to fly up to 6 times a year up and down to Belgium (sometimes for a week, sometimes a bit longer in the summer months, averaging 6 months here, 6 months in Belgium) and would just like to get the 1 year extension, get a multiple re-entry permit, so there is no more visa hassle with all those up and down trips (especially now with possibly visa exempt going back to 30 days from the current 60). 1 time a year to immigration for a new extension, and maybe the odd 90 day if I do a stretch longer then 3 months here. Also have a long term lease on a BKK Condo, but banks do not want to accept that as proof of residence. How on earth do I break up his catch 22 loop? Not very fond of "agents" getting things done outside of the rules through handing out backhanders...
  9. Getting this popup in the K+ (Kasikorn) app. Seem to be getting the same story for all banks...
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