Tod Daniels

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. 

4 hours ago, Equatorial said:

it seems logical that it is not necessary to bring the balance back up to 800k two months prior to the EOS application. 

Totally correct, no need to bring the balance back up as long as you have met the new requirements of the monthly income method for the previous 12 months 

Just checked it with several different emails (I help some friends in my area with their TM30's) and they all logged in no problem with FireFox  

You need almost everything needed for the year marriage extension EXCEPT the proof of funds
Copies of 

• data page of your passport 
• PDF of the Non-O visa 
• entry stamp 
• TM30 showing you're registered as staying in an area served by the office you're using 
• thai wife's i/d, 
• thai wife's house book listing 
• Kor Ror 2 & 3 <the two marriage documents you got if you were married in thailand 

Filled out TM7 application for extension 

Might need a map to your place, lease, house book of the owner but all that is immigration office dependent  

Make sure you don't say you want a 60 day extension based on marriage to a thai 😮 because there is no 'marriage extension' for 60 days 😕 

It's specifically written as "visit thai family" 

Here's the thai/english of the clause the extension is issued under  

As long as it's a thai bank account in your name only you can use it to bank the 400K baht.

I agree with KhunBENQ That totally sounds like something on an agent website

Switching from a yearly extension based on banked money method (800K) to one based on monthly income via international transfers is the hardest switch to pull off 😮 
 

That's because you have to meet the banked money seasoning requirements for the year extension you're on now <- meaning you need to keep the 800K baht in the bank for 3 months after the extension was granted then never let the balance go below 400k baht the rest of the year 
AND
at the same time you need to transfer in from abroad a minimum of 65K baht a month, each month, every month for the next 12 months to apply for the next yearly extension using monthly income method. (as people stated there is no requirement that you keep any of the 65K in the bank each month) 

Your confusion is the fact that you really just need a "shepherd" or "hand holder" <- someone to get the documents together for you, make sure your paperwork is right (bank letter, TM30, lease, copies, application, etc) and jump the queue for you out at Chaengwattana so you can get seen without having to queue up with the zombie horde

I think it will be hard to find any agent that will do bangkok stamps for you with you banking your own funds at a rate other than their 'base rate' 

In Pattaya they will be a "shepherd" for you and hold your hand for 7-8k baht but I don't know any company that offers that in bangkok 

Just for peoples' information on the OLD United States passport this is the difference between "regular" passport pages and those last pages that are for "endorsements" that immigrations won't usually stamp 

27 minutes ago, chubby said:

and there is no public lists of agents for CW , is that correct?

That is correct, only a few agents can even "push paper" out at Chaengwattana, Most of the ones that advertise they can do it broker their people thru one of the "top tier" agents that have the actual connections there 

Well if he's doing 90 day reporting then he's definitely on an extension of stay. 
 

At most offices a short overstay isn't a problem (under a month or so) and you just pay the fine apply for a new extension and they issue it to you 

The "one page left" is much more concerning, because IF they have an 'old style' US passport that the last couple pages are marked 'endorsements' many immigration offices will not put extension stamps on those pages. 

As other posters said, he needs to get his ducks in a row documentation wise, get to his immigration office, clear the overstay fine and apply for the extension (if they will let him) ASAP !! 

Curious, just how often will you need a certificate of residence? 

You're correct, you get a certificate of residence out at the main immigration office in the government complex (Building B) on Chaengwattana road. 

The area you want is Section B. 

You can make an online appointment then just show up with that print out, copies of the data page of your passport, the current extension you're on, and your tm30 receipt. 

You fill out the form, pay 200 baht and they mailed the certificate of residence to the address you have a TM30 filed at in about 5 days

You can get to the online appointment booking for Chaengwattana at either the main immigration website or the Bangkok immigration one. 

I do not know any agents in Bangkok that do COR for people (other than the companies that help you get drivers license and I think it's built into their pricing not a separate service they offer

This is the link for the passport renewal by mail instructions (once you answer the questions and it shows you can do mail in renewal 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/instructions-for-ds-82-processing-by-mail-and-online-fee-payment-for-u-s-citizens-residing-in-thailand/