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32 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

A friend just did his 1 year retirement renewal and had to show 1 year statement, different compared to only 3 months last year.

 

there is nothing out of the ordinary being asked to do that 

IF you are using "banked money method" and it's NOT the first year you get the extension from the Non-O (when the seasoning is just 2 month) you have to show a year detail transaction report so that immigrations can see that you left the money in the account for 3 months after you got the extension last year, then that the balance never went below 400k the rest of the year and that you got it back up to 800K two months before you applied for the new extension

That's a totally common thing to be asked by IMMIGRATIONS

This topic is about Bangkok Bank making their own rules about how long you have to leave the funds in their bank to get the letter from them  

and someone up in Chiang Rai had to sign this form

Someone posted this on a f/b group saying it was at a Bangkok Bank branch in the basement of Chaengwattana here in Bangkok where immigrations is and that they heard about it today when they went to get their bank letter.. 

They have an extension based on raising a foreign child so their 500k was already in the bank for 3 months, BUT because it wasn't in for 4 months total the bank made them sign they would leave it in ANOTHER 4 months in order to issue the bank letter   

Can't see if you're a foreign condo owner how providing a TM30, a copy of the blue book (which would be blank seeing as foreigners can't have their name IN a blue house book) and a copy of the front/back of the chanote <- which WOULD show the foreigners name on it are all that invasive and/or difficult to produce.. 😕 
 

Foreigners that rent are routinely asked to provide TM30, rental contract, thai owners i/d, blue book when getting a yearly extension so if you own a condo as a foreigner stands to reason you'd show something more substantial than just a TM30. 
 

Remember the documentation you provide on the TM30 online system is only to create an account and add an address, NOT to file a TM30 on someone

The real questions are :

What do you mean by the statement my passport is running out of days? 

Do you mean you're current stamp is running out? 
OR 
Do you mean your passport is expiring soon?

Another question is WHERE are you in thailand? 

If you're in Bangkok there are border bounce services that take you to the borders in Lao and back SWD Transport is one (www.thaivisaservice.com) 

If you have an extensive entry/stay history you are unlikely to bounce yourself out/back at the Nong Khai border without either being told to stay IN Lao 2 days or so OR being told you can leave but have to fly back in <- which again, with an extensive entry/stay history (especially if it's free stamp visa exempt entry) can come with it's own set of problems 

13 hours ago, Marcel Samson said:

Can i fly to Pnom Penh and back to do a Visa Exempt in 01 day/02 days or is the airport also closed to Cambodia?

There's no problem flying in and out of Cambodia, or flying out and back to any location, The real problem is getting stamped back in on another free stamp 60 day visa exempt entry at the airport. especially if you just had one..

They are hella hard on "bouncers" <- people living here milking free 60 every stamps, and deny entry to a couple thousand people a week at the airports. 

If you're thinking of flying out and back as a way to get a new free stamp entry (especially if you're on one now) you should think about using a safe entry company.

They guarantee you get in at the Bangkok airports no matter what you entry/stay history is. 

30 minutes ago, elfpattaya said:

I have previously used an agent

and there in lies the problem. 😮 

IF that agent used "banked money method" and banked the money just long enough to update your bank book, get the bank letter and get you the extension, then even IF you had 12 months of a minimum of 65K baht a month in international transfers coming into your account you couldn't use monthly income method for this upcoming extension 😞 

That's because 

The banked money method seasoning is 800K baht in the bank for 2 months before you apply for the extension, the 800K baht stays in the bank for 3 months after the extension is granted and then the balance can not go below 400K baht the rest of the year <- you meet these requirements in addition to bringing in 65k baht a month each month every month for the previous 12 months for this upcoming extension

When you go to get an extension they will require a year detail transaction report from the bank, that will show the balance every transaction for every day of the previous year
AND
(if the agent banked the money for you) they will see that you didn't meet the requirements for the banked money method and deny the extension  

Just continue using the agent (the prices didn't go up THAT much, I previously saw prices in Pattaya for 14k and now it's like 17k-19k, although bangkok is higher)

If you got your extension in Chonburi especially if you used an agent (as in you don't even know the address they used down there to get your extension when you got it issued) you'd have to have filed a NEW TM30 the second you came back to Bangkok,
AND
dunno who told you that online TM30 wouldn't work, if your land lord filed one online AND if they exported the document after they filed it so you have a copy of TM30's PDF paper, you should be able to file a 90 day report with just that 
OR  
you might go to Bumrungrad at the 10th floor business center, they do 90 day reporting for people for 650 baht. They'll tell you when you're there if they can do it for you or not, so you won't waste any money if they can't do it 
OR
Especially if you have an agent gotten extension from Chonburi, just don't even bother doing a 90 day report. NOTHING will happen to you, the maximum fine you can get is 2000baht if/when you go to file a 90 day report at a later date. 


When your Bangkok land lord filed the TM30 did they send you the PDF file like this example? You NEED that to prove a TM30 was filed 
 

It appears you  don't understand how the monthly income method works for people who can't get the affidavit of income letter from their embassy. <- which your Brit embassy doesn't issue and hasn't since Dec 2018.

In order to use the monthly income method you would have to transfer intoa Thai bank account in your name only a minimum of 65K baht per month, each month, every month, for the previous 12 months before you apply for the new extension. 

It goes without saying although I will say it now, if your current extension was based on banked money method you also need to meet the seasoning requirements for the extension you're currently on aa well

As DrJack54 said correctly you don't have a 90 day report due yet 

You have to be on the same visa/extension MORE than 90 days to have to file a report, you came in visa exempt for 60 but even if you took the 30 day extension you're under the days needed to have to have filed a report 

Same when you got the initial 90 day Non-O visa, it's only good for 90 days so again you aren't here on it long enough to have to file a report 

When you get the first yearly extension they will put a small paper in your passport telling you when your first 90 day report has to be filed 

So when you get your passport back from the immigration officers, LOOK thru it before you walk away for that paper, and if it's not there ASK them when your first report is due (it should be due 89 days from the date you apply for your year extension) 

That paper looks like this  

4 hours ago, Mamasun said:

can I go before this date (the one writting on the blue receipt )

No, you show up on the date that recertify says to show up

Just coincidentally happened your come back for results date is the same date as you're current entry stamp expires

Nothing to worry about, not at all.

I personally have never ever heard of anyone being denied their initial non o visa after applying and getting a return for results date on their receipt of paying the 2000 baht. If they let you apply you'll get approved just show up that day. 

21 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

I think it's only a matter of time

And you could be right,

but

at this time there is no requirement to put the TDAC number on an extension application. 

If it is an ed Visa/extension based on studying at a private school you cannot change it to a non-b inside the country. 

The only Ed extension that can be changed is the ED Plus extension. 

Otherwise you do what I mentioned in the earlier comment

So did you get into the country safely?

You don't say whether you had a printout of the PDF tourist visa when you stamped in. 

Make sure you got a TR-60 stamp and not a ผ.60-ม.17 <-60 day visa exempt entry

Passport control cannot always see that you have had an e Visa approved and many people have got bad stamped. 

36 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

They also asked for a copy of my bank book

You only needed to ask for a 3 month statement as the seasoning is 2 months from the date you apply, and even though you had the standard bank letter you still would have to had updated your bank book AND made copies of the relevant pages in it as well. Those three things are pretty standard requirement out there 
 

37 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

There was no need for a witness as others have reported at other immigration offices

 They don't do "bring a witness" at Chaengwattana 🙂 

Making an appt sure speeds the process, and you check your documents at the document check cubby (1st one on the right as you enter Section L-1) 

 

15 hours ago, Dazzler said:

I have in effect 'lost' a couple of weeks when I could have stayed longer in Thailand? 

You are correct, you did indeed 'lose that time'. 

The visa is valid for 6 month from the date it's issued, not the date you ever the country the first time 

I believe you're not understanding the requirements, the rule is you have to be legally in the country where you apply, 

You can apply for non o visa at any Thai consulate in a nearby country, you upload your visa/entry stamp as proof you're legally allowed in and are there when you apply

Thousands of people have gotten their non o visas from Vientiane, or Savannakhet or Phnom Penh or HCMC or Hanoi showing upas tourist in those countries.