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How so, because an agent can circumvent the requirements by offering a personal fee over and above the required 1,900 BHT fee.

Cons. Quite often, the agent will obtain an extension from a different Province than where you actually reside, meaning he will also have to submit your 90-day reports. Want to purchase a vehicle or obtain a Thai driving licence, the agent can assist with obtaining a COR, although it will state the 'bogus' address used to obtain the extension from a different Province. Of course, after an agent obtains an extension from a different Province, you could file a new TM30 for your actual residence and complete the 90-day reports yourself and obtain a COR with your actual address. You'd just need to do this every year, after each extension was immorally obtained. If considering using an agent, to avoid further issues down the line, the first question would be to find out if the extension would actually be issued by the IO in your Province of residence.

The only change announced was to reduce the Health Insurance requirement from the current 3M BHT, to 400K inpatient, 40K outpatient between Sept - Dec 2024.

It's not a visa, it's a permit allowing permission of a temporary stay in Thailand for 12 months.

I'm wondering if this is just a change, submitting online at CW https://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/90days-report/ As online 90 day reports are always dated from the date of approval and not the due date, then effectively your next report could be due after only 83 days or even sooner. There is no mention of a change on the other general Immigration website. https://www.immigration.go.th/#serviceonline As I'm within the 15-day window to submit (due 6th Oct), I contacted my IO yesterday who knew of no changes and confirmed they are still accepting and approving 90 day online reports up to and including the due date.

I think you had extensions of stay for 9 years, not Non 0 visas.

One can't have a permanent home in Thailand when you only have temporary permission of stay. Hence, the question by @DrJack54

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Which bank?

Which bank, what Country? Who pays for FedEx or UPS services? My UK bank will send to my registered UK address, but not to my Thai address.

No, fact according to the OP. Read the opening post > 3 years ago ....................

As in a person's attitude or action. If you lose or damage that foreign debit card, you have a problem.

I quite understand tourists using their foreign debit cards to withdraw funds at a Thai ATM, but it's foolish and irresponsible for long stayers to use that method for funding their lifestyle in Thailand. Whilst Immigration never check, I believe for those using Embassy Income letters, they make the wrongful 'assumption' the applicants are transferring income to a Thai bank account. Just like they 'assumed' the Embassies were 'verifying' pension incomes.

The requirement is either' 1. 400K in a Thai bank for 2 months. OR, 2. 12 x 40K monthly transfers to a Thai bank, OR. 3. An Embassy Income letter.

Immigration will not accept statements downloaded and printed from an APP. They must be issued by the bank, stamped and signed. The bank will not stamp or sign copies you print off.

I would also request a copy of the chanote from the owners. Scan or take photocopies of these document for future use.

Link?

I don't think you do. Jack's last sentence referred to the extension, not the Non O visa. Are you stating you think, or I think, that applying for the Non O within Thailand isn't possible. What is it you think you extend for 12 months?

Using 800K funds in a Thai bank for the Non O application at Immigration. Whether your IO will accept 12 x 65K overseas transfers for the 1 year extension where the source is not from a pension can only be answered by your Immigration office.

Where have I mentioned the word 'income' in that quote. I clearly stated the 65K overseas income transfer method 'was not' accepted for the Non O at Immigration. The only evidence of income acceptable for the Non O at Immigration is the Embassy Income letter.

Appointments only 2 weeks in advance at Savannahket. I assume, then, you don't apply for the 60 day extensions you're entitled to. If as the MFA have announced all Thai Embassies will switch to the e-visa applications by the end of this year, then there is a possibility the Non Imm O ME visa will no longer be available. What is it you find so daunting about applying for the 1 year extension at Immigration based on Thai spouse?

Which Thai Embassy, and which visa type? Appointments are available from 1st Oct at Savannahket.

When 3 Embassies stopped issuing Income letters, Immigration issued a new order in regard to 1 year extension of stay permitting as an alternative, proof of income via monthly overseas transfers to a Thai bank. This alternative of proof of income was never added to the requirements for a Non O visa at Immigration.

Item 6 is in reference to the Embassy Income letter supplied by your Embassy as proof of income. The OP is a US citizen and therefore cannot obtain such a letter.

Your previous post acknowledging you are aware that using the income method, it should be from a pension. It sounds as though your 'boss lady' may overlook the fact your source of income is not from a pension, with perhaps a 10K donation to the Xmas party fund.