DrJack54

This topic comes up more commonly for extensions retirement as funds required in bank all year round. For Marriage the funds only in bank for couple of months. One suggestion is to use income method. As one example...I transfer 120k baht every month (extension retirement) Instantly when funds hit my Kasikorn bank the money is transferred to my long term partners account. My immigration bank account basically has zero balance. I leave the stage then zero funds (chump change) left in my bank in my name only.

So background. Some time back WISE wanted AU customers to create what I call a wallet. They also created a new set of account details for this "wallet" So I created a new "payee" in my Westpac banking app. Finally sorted it out. So my steps were transfer to my Wise wallet from my Westpac a/c. The money lands instantly. The open Wise app and from the wallet transfer to my Kasikorn a/c. Easy..... Then just now I get this in my Gmail. In part it states " Next time you send us money for a AUD transfer, make sure to use our new account — you'll see the full details when you choose to pay by bank transfer. Thanks, The Wise team N

So you will be dealing with Bangkok immigration.. Up until recently they did not provide a COR without you having made a 90 day report. Fortunately that is no longer a requirement. You attend immigration and apply for the COR. Hopefully a TM30 will be sufficient. The COR is sent out via mail and takes approx 5 days. Cost 200b

As I advised in pm. Tell bank that you are looking for somewhere to lease. Yes provide TM30. If unsuccessful ask bank if a "certificate of residence" is satisfactory. Where will you be located and opening bank account..

@Wyabcp I sent you a pm earlier. You posted that you have equivalent 800k Thai baht in UK bank account. Good plan. Enter Thailand with the Non O.. Then open Thai bank account. Suggest Kasikorn a good option. Transfer asap funds from UK account to Thai account. For 12 month extension you are not required to show funds came from abroad. Make sure you discuss with your UK bank regarding transfer. They may require OTP as outlined in my PM. Many folk use WISE. That's another topic.

Good news. As stated I'm surprised however since you visited in person I take that as confirmation.

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Current thread running here. Different situation however some general information. https://aseannow.com/topic/1348933-2025-pattaya-agent-retirement-extension-for-newbies/ Edit: @justsignedin Maneerat just informed me that you do not need to exit Thailand. I'm surprised. You can discuss with any agent directly

Financials for extensions based on marriage is low threshold. 400k for 2 months prior to application. If time is required to season the funds you could apply for 60 day extension to visit wife. If you really want to use agent at least living in Pattaya you have choice of many good agents. Often mentioned is Maneerat Soi 13/2. Best option is to discuss directly with them.. You have Non O status and they will advise you if they can obtain 12 month extension based on retirement OR as mentioned in first post require you to start afresh.

Where are you located. Why change. An agent may suggest exit Thailand to kill off Non O and reenter visa exempt. For agent to obtain new non O + 12 month extension retirement is approx 23k. Ongoing extensions 13-18k depending on location.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1218075-what-happens-to-our-house-if-my-wife-dies/

https://aseannow.com/topic/1294324-recommendation-for-translator-in-bangkok/ https://aseannow.com/topic/1207400-translation-services/

Onward flight often comes up in various topics. A good explanation of options posted by @treetops in another thread https://www.visatraveler.com/blog/proof-of-onward-travel/

You dont change extension to "multi" You obtain your 12 month extension as done previously. You also buy a multi reentry permit. That will allow you to exit and reenter Thailand as often as you wish. The expiry of the reentry permit is the same as expiry of your permission of stay. Multi reentry permit is 3800b. You can obtain at your immigration office or at airport on day of departure. Immigration at airport have optional service fee of 200b to fill in application form TM8 and photo.

You missed the OP. You entered Thailand visa exempt and obtained a Non O. That's no problem. The io was already in Thailand with extension from a Non O. He for some reason needed to start over hence his need to exit and reenter visa exempt. He can now obtain his Non O with the financial requirements in place.

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Which immigration office? A wait of 2 months would be impractical for those that travel abroad often.

I sent this to couple of folk PM that inquired. So 1640b to use own BBL account.. Personally if dealing with that agent I would let them do the lot. Note: cost of open BBL bank account depends on age over/under 64. Few hundred baht. Screenshot on unrelated debate.

Thinking that's the point. Most of the time I suggest it as a backup comfort thing that if airline is demanding onward flight you can step away and obtain ticket instantly. Some folk might even step away and book cheapest throw away "real flight" I once went through a dry run with one of the cheaper agents and found after filling in all fields the price increased. I only type that company name as several reports on AN of it working smoothly. I'm sure the other agents also no issue.

You mention returned to Thailand via BKK airport. Immigration would have seen all your annual extensions. Did they question your visa exempt entry?

You don't check that your 90 day report resets. You do that yourself. The window for 90 day report will open 75 days after reentry. Count date of entry day 1. Ignore any message from app to do it earlier. Unfortunately currently since immigration trying to sync TM30 with TM47 you need to do 90 report in person after trip abroad. Previously that wasn't the case. The system is rubbish/broken imo. Personally doing online next Tuesday after having done in person report at CW on Nov 5. If rejected there is no way I will attend CW for report. Yes could do it via mail as that's bullet proof. Added problem with CW is that often you don't get result till after grace period.

You should not have an issue. Just for others: you can ask to see supervisor and suggest happy to sign waiver

If possible at some point outline your experience as this question comes up quite often. After obtaining extension based on marriage did you obtain work permit and subsequent work

onwardticket.com is ~16usd. You can opt to buy one on the spot if hassle from airline. Just step aside on book on phone. Obviously requires internet. Read reports that airlines have softened onward flight in that if you can show return flight past the 60 allowing for plan to obtain 30 day extension that's acceptable. Someone might confirm that. Is your return with same airline as departure flight. Aside: visiting twice a year you have no need for tourist eVisa. Especially as exempt and tourist visa provide 60 days. In the future if/when ETA becomes a requirement it will be interesting to see what if any flight details are required.