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After deciding to take retirement and move to Thailand, I simply googled 'Thai Immigration' 6 months before my planned the move which brought up numerous links to Immigration websites, lawyers, the Thai Immigration Act as well as the documents and procedures that I would be expected to follow and the financial requirements to stay long term. One of the first things I realised, a necessity, was to visit my local Immigration office and file a TM30, without which it wouldn't be possible to submit 90-day reports or apply for extensions of stay.

6 online reports, only 3 email reminders. For some reason, you do not always receive an email reminder, which is why I rely on different reminder methods.

Every New Year, I call into my local bank branch and obtain a free desk calendar. I subsequently mark the due 90 day report dates on the calendar as well as placing a reminder 7 days beforehand on my PC. As @DrJack54 stated, email reminders are not reliable. In the previous 2 years, I received only 3 email reminders from Immigration.

The TM7 form does.

Why, it's self explanatory if you read the available information and forms you complete. A visa validity is the period during which you can enter Thailand. On entry you are granted temporary permission of stay as noted on the stamp. "Admitted until (date)", which is limited depending on the method of entry. You can then extend that period of stay. TM7 form clearly states "Application for extension of temporary stay in the Kingdom" - so you're applying to extend the period of stay previously granted. On applying to extend your period of stay you'll be asked to complete and sign a number of forms, mainly the terms and conditions of the overstay rules, and form STM2 which is titled "Acknowledgement of terms and conditions for permit of temporary stay in the Kingdom of Thailand" The final clause states; I do hereby acknowledge the terms and conditions of this permit ................ The stamp is a permit granting temporary permission of stay. "Extension of stay permitted up to (date)".

Covered previously in other topics. The DTV is a glorified Tourist type visa, and each entry permits a temporary stay of 180 days. The law is that if you stay for 90 consecutive days in Thailand, you must submit a 90 day report. You have the option to leave and re-enter every 90 days, as the DTV is multi entry, if you don't want to submit a 90-day report

You don't have to translate, the sites are available in both Thai and English.

When you first enter the Country, you are stamped with a 'temporary permit of stay' stamp, which is often referred to as an 'entry stamp'. It's a permit allowing you to stay for a temporary period of time. "Permitted to stay until (date)" You can then extend this temporary permitted period of stay in many instances for many reasons, such as retirement or Thai spouse. Although Immigration officials often use the incorrect term 'visa', the stamp is actually a 'permit', not a visa. Visas cannot be extended, temporary permissions of stay can be extended. Unfortunately, most people don't read the stamp wording or the documents they complete. Thailands Ministry of Foreign Affairs states; https://www.mfa.go.th/en/page/general-information?menu=5e1ff6d057b01e00a6391dc5 7. Please note that the period of visa validity is different from the period of stay. Visa validity is the period during which a visa can be used to enter Thailand. In general, the validity of a visa is 3 months, but in some cases, visas may be issued to be valid for 6 months, 1 year or 3 years. The validity of a visa is granted with discretion by the Royal Thai Embassy or Royal Thai Consulate-General and is displayed on the visa sticker. 8. On the other hand, the period of stay is granted by an immigration officer upon arrival at the port of entry and in accordance with the type of visa. For example, the period of stay for a transit visa is not exceeding 30 days, for a tourist visa is not exceeding 60 days and for a non-immigrant visa is not exceeding 90 days from the arrival date. The period of stay granted by the immigration officer is displayed on the arrival stamp. Travellers who wish to stay longer than such period may apply for extension of stay at offices of the Immigration Bureau

https://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/home_en/# https://www.immigration.go.th/#service

It's a requirement under the Thai Immigration Act, which is law. Section 37, clause 5. 5. If the alien stays in the Kingdom longer than ninety days, such alien must notify the competent official at the Immigration Division , in writing , concerning his place of stay , as soon as possible upon expiration of ninety days. The alien is required to do so every ninety days. Where there is an Immigration Office , the alien may notify a competent Immigration Official of that office. If you're going to visit or stay in a foreign Country, it's your responsibility to research some basic laws.

In the Country of Residence, the "United Kingdom of Great Britain" and "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" are options.

WHO SUBMIT? All foreigners entering Thailand are required to submit the Thailand Digital Arrival Card before their arrival, except for: - Foreigners transiting or transferring in Thailand without going through immigration control. - Foreigners entering Thailand using a Border Pass. Could their wording term 'Border Pass' be a reference to a re-entry permit.

Read @Caldera reply above. It's immaterial what type of visa you entered on as the type of visa, old passport number, and any current validity of stay is transferred to the new passport. In the event I replaced the passport, I'd staple the original e-visa in the new passport as well.

Then I would suggest your Bangkok bank branch don't want to be investigated for money laundering, as those types of deposits and withdrawals are often the tactics used by criminals to launder money.

When you enter Thailand, the entry permit stamp notes the type of entry and the permitted duration of stay. You may extend that permission of stay. Those details are transferred to a new passport, so you don't have to use old and new passports together.

Doh! They open a new account every year, deposit 800K, obtain a statement, then withdraw and close the account. Repeat the following year.

Incorrect. They transfer the visa details and any current permission of stay stamps to your new passport.

Plenty of news articles concerning changes to opening a Thai bank account in Thailand. One Stop Services (agent) in Pattaya. Watch from 08.45 minutes. And from Tim Newton. Watch from 45 seconds in.

None - bar stool talk! For extension of stay based on retirement, Immigration only accept 4 methods of proof of finances. 1. 800K THB deposited in a Thai bank account for 2 months prior to the date of application. 2. Evidence of 12 x monthly overseas transfers of 65K THB per month to a Thai bank account. 3. A combination of funds deposited in a Thai bank account and 12 x monthly overseas transfers totalling 800K THB for the year. 4. Embassy Income letter. If the Canadian Embassy is ceasing the income letters, then Canadians are left with only 3 options, no different to those of UK, US and Australian nationals.

You should apply for the Non O based on staying with Thai family. https://www.thaievisa.go.th/visa/non-immigrant-o That Non O will grant a stay of 90 days on entry. You will need to open a bank account in your sole name and deposit 400K THB ASAP. For the 1-year extension of stay, the 400K funds must have been deposited in a Thai bank account for 2 months prior to the date of the application. Financial requirements here;

Still shouldn't have been eligible for any tax unless you don't pay any taxes in your home Country, or you didn't enter that as a tax credit because there is nowhere on the form to do so.

You need to be legally married to a Thai before applying for a WP based on Thai spouse from an O visa, otherwise you need a Non B visa.

He doesn't qualify for a 60 day extension in his current position as his overseas marriage isn't registered in Thailand. Thai authorities do not recognise overseas marriage certificates unless he follows the legalisation process. He is only 44. Non O or extensions not available on the basis of retirement. His priority is to get his Romanian marriage certificate authenticated, legalised and register their foreign marriage with the Thai authorities, otherwise his stay in Thailand will be short-lived, or continual exit and reentries.

@deliric Regarding opening a bank account. I recommend you first visit the HQ branch of Bangkok Bank whilst in Bangkok. There have been reports of those entering visa exempt successfully opening accounts there. 333 Silom Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500

@deliric As we can no longer post PDF or doc files, I'm copying and pasting a document that deals with the process of legalising a foreign document to be accepted in Thailand as genuine. Either the Thai Embassy in Bucharest, or the Romanian Embassy in Thailand should be able to advise on this process. Register a foreign marriage in Thailand. Not all foreigners marry their Thai spouses in Thailand, some tend to marry in their home Country. However, if you plan to settle in Thailand at a later date and apply for 1 year extensions of stay based on Thai spouse, then it's important you register your foreign marriage at your local Amphoe. The reason is simple, although you may be legally married, Thailand has no record of the marriage and do not accept foreign marriage certificates in their current form. The foreign marriage certificate first has to be 'authenticated', 'translated' and then approved by the legalisation division of the consular section of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Legalization is the process of authenticating a legal document so a foreign country’s legal system will recognize it as valid, and with full legal effect.” Different Countries will all have their own procedural process to authenticate a marriage certificate issued in that Country. However, there are usually two basic procedures to 'legalise' a foreign marriage certificate to be recognised as a legally presentable and acceptable document in Thailand. 1. a). The marriage certificate must first be certified as an authentic document by the legalisation division of your home Countries department dealing with Foreign Affairs. In the UK this would be the Home Office, in the US Department of Homeland Security, or in Australia the Department of Home Affairs. b). It is then forwarded to the relevant Thai Embassy for certification of the authorised signature by that Countries legalisation department attesting the certificate to be authentic, who will attach an Apostille d). In Thailand have your Embassy make certified copies of your marriage certificate and also certified copies of the information page of your Passport. e). Have the certified copies of Passport and marriage certificate translated into Thai. f). Take the original marriage certificate, certified copies and translations to the legalisation department of the Consular section of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to have them 'legalised'. 2. Certain Embassies provide the service to make a sworn oath in the form of an affidavit as to the marriage certificates authenticity. In this case, then follow steps d,e and f, above. Once you have certified and legalised translations of your Passport and marriage certificate, these should be acceptable to an Amphoe to register your foreign marriage on their database for further use. Keep your original legalised foreign marriage certificate, do not let the Amphoe keep it.