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If an Immigration officer request funds to cover his expenses for a home visit, it's a scam. Even if they use a private vehicle, their expenses are covered by Immigration. The cost of meals is not included in their contracts, nor should it be covered by foreigners. If you want to be courteous, offer them a coffee and biscuits, as you may any other visitors.

Not so Tim. Dependent on the bank, passbook entries do not necessarily confirm transfers were from overseas. All overseas transfers go through the HQ before being forwarded to your branch. Only the HQ have a SWIFT code, branches are identified by the account number. As an example, an overseas transfer to Bangkok bank will be coded as FTT in a passbook (Foreign Telex Transfer), whereas an overseas transfer to Kasikorn bank will be coded as a 'local' or 'domestic' transfer. Bangkok bank is the only bank that notify the branch where the funds originated. However, a statement from the HQ office of either bank will code the transfer as 'International'. The other issue with passbooks is if you don't regularly update and use the ATM's, which cannot automatically flip the page, it will update restricting entries to fit the page. The answer to this is to update at the counter. From Immigrations point of view, trying to identify the odd overseas credits amongst long lines of withdrawals in-between can be tedious, whereas a statement is separated into columns of debit, credit and balance making it far more obvious, as they only need to verify a single column of entries. Local branches, as with internet banking, can only print a 6-month statement, hence for Immigration purposes a 12-month statement has to be ordered from HQ. The exception being if your account is at the HQ branch.

According to the senior IO at my Immigration office, the powers above requested several months ago more random house visits for those applying for extensions based on retirement. He has also instructed his staff that all applications for a change of status from Tourist to Non Immigrant regardless of being based on marriage or retirement must have a compulsory house visit to confirm their addresses.

Misleading. You apply to extend your current permission of stay based on marriage. A visa cannot be extended.

What documents are you uploading? Your wife can file the TM30 as the 'house master', however as your wife rents the Condo her registered address in her house book will be different. You should upload copies of your landlords Tabien Baan and ID card for the Condo address, or the Chanute if he/she is registered elsewhere.

That was the result of cessation of Income letters. It's no different from using the 400/800K funds method, where the funds come from savings after post tax. Immigration loath going through statements to confirm 12 monthly overseas transfers, against an Embassy Income letter. It's caused them unnecessary work (their words, not mine). Heavens, they've had to educate themselves how to use a calculator since!

You miss the point. Immigration were requesting 'validation' of such documents, rather than them being taken at face value, to eliminate forgery. The UK Embassy had suspected for some time that Immigration assumed all Embassies 'authenticated' submitted documents, when in fact all Embassies were merely 'certifying' their letters, as per Immigration Orders. During the course of several meetings over several months between the UK, US and Australian Embassies with Thai Immigration, it became apparent that the Thais didn't understand the difference between 'certified' and 'verified' and the almost impossible task of verifying documents due to Data Protection laws. The 3 Embassies became frustrated with Thai Immigration and thus elected to withdraw the service of issuing 'Income letters' under the false pretence that all submitted documents of income had been 'verified'. This action took Thai Immigration by surprise and as a result they were forced to introduce a new Immigration Order amending Order 138/2557, allowing proof of income for extension applications via monthly overseas transfers to a Thai bank account as an alternative to Embassy Income letters. What surprised everyone was that the amended order, when Immigration had the opportunity to change the requirement to 'verified' income, chose instead to stick with the term 'certified' Embassy Income letters. Had they requested 'verified' incomes in the amended order, then all Embassies would have ceased the service. As it is, most Embassies continue the service by complying with the requirement to 'certify' their Income letters. I know for fact that Thai Immigration expected the UK, US and Australian Embassies to resume their service after publication of the new order, but after months of negotiations, and frustrations with Thai Immigration, planning redeployment of staff months in advance, that wasn't about to happen. Thai Immigration shot themselves in the foot, and the 3 Embassies want nothing more to do with Thai Immigration.

Firstly, most Government state pensions come nowhere near meeting the financial requirement of 65K per month. The current UK state pension equates to the equivalent of 39,338 baht per month. The shortfall comes from private or company pensions in order to meet the financial requirements. 'Verification' does not mean production of pension documents, but authenticating the information given on such documents. Only your individual pension provider can verify your income, and that information is restricted due to Data Protection Acts. Your pension provider will only deal with you as the recipient of the pension, after providing security details already on file to confirm your identity. Only by providing a form of 'authorisation' to grant another 'named person' (not organisation), will your pension provider provide information or deal with that other named person.

???? So, you've both obtained affidavits of freedom to marry, Embassy certified copies of Passport, all documents translated and legalised by the MFA to present to the Amphoe in order to marry in Thailand.

The Embassy that issued your original Non Imm O usually issue a Non Imm O for non-Thai dependants. However, you must provide proof of relationship - where did you marry? That (foreign) marriage should also be registered at your Amphoe in Thailand.

You're not on overstay. Your application is still under consideration until either approved or rejected. The given date is only for when you should contact the office again.

It wouldn't be an official you'd likely meet at your Provincial IO. Only a senior ranking official from HQ. Provincial IO's don't even have the authority to sign off extensions based on marriage.

I was doing 140 Kph down the highway, when I suddenly noticed a Police car behind me with sirens blaring and lights flashing. I continued for 3 Km until finally being forced to stop at a set of traffic lights on red. The officer disembarked his vehicle and approached my window. "Sir, didn't you hear my siren and see my lights, why didn't you pull over and stop". "Well Sir", I replied, "About 3 weeks ago I found out my wife was having an affair with a Police officer, and she left me". I continued, "It crossed my mind, it could have been you, and you were trying to return her". He let me go.

No, they don't, although I'm sure that's what they'd like you to believe. ORDER OF THE IMMIGRATION BUREAU No. 327/2557 Subject: Criteria and Conditions for Consideration of an Alien’s Application for a Temporary Stay in the Kingdom of Thailand 5. In the case where an alien applicant does not meet the full qualifications stipulated by the criteria herein or in other cases not specified in this Order but a competent officer equivalent to or higher than inspector is of the opinion that the alien has legitimate reason for staying in the Kingdom of Thailand, the application shall be forwarded to the Commander of the Royal Thai Police or an authorized competent officer for further consideration of the alien's application.

The Non O is relevant to a temporary extension of stay application based on retirement. Being 50+ is only one requirement, the other is initially having a Non Immigrant type visa, which grants you Non Immigrant status, as opposed to a Tourist. The TM7 form specifically requires you to note your 'Type of Visa' for a reason. The letter 'O' on a Non Immigrant visa stands for 'Other'. It merely depicts you entered or intend to stay in Thailand for activities not listed under 1-14 of section 34 of the Immigration Act.

You should reread the OP, it is not CW specific. Transferring stamps and next 90 day report which the OP is enquiring about will be processed at Udon Thani. It's your diatribe replies, implying others are stupid, that upsets members. To coin a phrase, "It's not what you say, but how you say it" that matters.

They are intended dates of travel. I always apply for a re-entry permit during the submission of my annual extension of stay (also a permit), before I've even decided on the exact dates of departure and re-entry, which is subject to later booking suitable flights. I state a non-specific window of approx dates, two months apart. It's also to ensure your dates are within the period of your permission of stay.

It's a re-entry permit, not a visa, and what difference would that make, as any re-entry permit is valid for the duration of the extension. It doesn't notify them when you'll be out of the Country. That's why they should call you first.

Even on a valid Non Imm O visa, the law still requires a TM30 to be filed, notifying your address.

You're mistaken.

Yep, blah, blah, blah!

Up until 2018, when I changed the reason of my extension applications to that of being married and having a Thai spouse, previous extension stamps based on retirement, specifically stated 'RETIREMENT' in bold English, not Thai.

You can't change the entry type, but you can change the status of the type of entry, to be more concise.

My initial Non Imm O visa, issued by the Liverpool Consulate, categorically states at the bottom, in capitals, 'EMPLOYMENT PROHIBITED'.

No, it's an extension of your period of stay, initially granted at entry and is a permit, not a visa. You must have Non Immigrant status to apply for a 1-year extension of stay. This is achieved by either applying for an initial Non Imm type visa, from a Thai Embassy/Consulate, with which to enter Thailand, or by changing your status at local Immigration from entry under the status of tourist, to Non Imm status.