DrJack54

That applies to first extension. Ongoing ....citizens of the countries you mention can provide 12 monthly transfers from abroad for income method no problem

OP, what is your question. You spent 4 nights out of province and now return to usual place of residence. Guessing you are asking if you need to do a TM30. Answer: ask Rayong immigration. Should not be required however some offices run to beat of own drum.

Money well spent. There is not really good options for elderly frail expats living in Thailand when it comes to annual extensions.

You can obtain credit advice from bank that will confirm it as an international transfer.

Have you approached any school for advice

Need secure exit ? Answer NO. Secure entry for lifetime? Answer NO. Chill. You already wasted 6500 on ban check. Consider other options ongoing. Look into DTV and see if that suits your plans. Clearly under 50?

As soon as you exited Thailand the previous count became irrelevant as did the reminder email. Your new report due date is 90 days counting entry date as day 1. By all means trot off to Jomitien Soi 5 in window 2 weeks prior and up to one week after due date for your TM47 report.

Yes the guy you quoted would be aware of that. He was replying to off topic post about taxation

Yes the majority of immigration offices will accept Combination method. Any refusal would basically be down to extra work. Folk should run it past their particular office to see if it's a goer

Great thanks for the clarification. The OP is Canadian and the embassy is no longer issuing income affidavit. Perhaps you could advise him of options. Indeed he could use money in bank method for his extension however that requires 2 months seasoning.

The term pension has been lost in translation. The Non O (based on retirement) actually has zip to do with being retired. The requirements are Over 50 yr and not working in Thailand. For income method the requirement is to show monthly transfers of 65k+. 12 month bank statement should be sufficient. Unfortunately some immigration offices ask for proof of "pension"

Don't do that.

And Thai immigration would accept this "private finance company" Not likely

True. As pointed out this "safe entry services" is in the main for group of folk outlined above. Most common would be the ..."you come Thailand to muk get proper visa" In the main visa exempt crew. Several months in Thailand visa exempt + extensions.

The agent will just look at the passport. In the main the safe entry is for folk with frequent visa exempt entries Even perhaps including a refused entry. There are also certain visas that cause attention such as the "volunteering visas" during Covid and Ed visas. The agent will advise on fee depending on situation. Having a Ban I suggest don't try and enter with or without an agent.

You can do the first report after return to Thailand via mail. It's just not often mentioned. Be aware to post it 15 days prior to due date.

No. To do the change I'm currently satisfying both money in bank and monthly transfers. When I present for next extension (Oct) immigration will check past 12 months of money in bank compliance and I will also point out the 12+ monthly transfers to satisfy income method. After that the 800k no longer needs to be in bank. Giving long explanation in case anyone has plans to do same. Added bonus (for me) is basically zero funds in bank. Upon passing nothing tied up in bank

Think you are making very good point. My joint Oz does not provide income letter and has not for some time. I'm currently in process of changing to income method from funds in bank. 65k transfers in my mind minimal amount to live in Thailand. In any event folk currently with option of income letter could consider actually doing the monthly transfers. If your embassy change the ground rules it's of no concern. Many folk without embassy income letter using income method.

Guessing your question re payment is just a wind up. Clearly anyone wishing to use "safe entry" agent will contact agent and be advised of what to send eg passport copies and arrival flight details etc + payment options. Your point? You can do that quickly via contact in link I provided earlier. I had a chit chat via messenger. Not difficult.

Bit of a similar story here https://aseannow.com/topic/1327691-60-days-extension-to-visit-family-restrictions/ Don't know why immigration would not give you the 30. Anyway you obtained 60 days "to visit wife" All good.

And as someone correctly posted earlier... That is nonsense.

Taken completely out of context... I also stated... "Hence suggestion of agent if not in home country" Obviously folk can obtain (renew) passport in their home country.. That's a given. I like many expats living in Thailand do NOT do many visits back to pp country. Hence suggestion of using an agent if in Thailand. Even moreso for UK folk that need to deal with VFS. Especially if located some distance from Bangkok or CM.

You could do with some catch up research. Some time back Thai immigration wanted the embassies to verify the monthly incomes. Straight away UK, USA, and AU embassies basically NO. The embassies were only verifying the validity of what Oz call a "statutory declaration" and USA refer to as "affidavit" In recent times Canadian embassy has also stopped that service. And now Norway. Suggest more added to that list in the future. Revenue dept in Thailand has nothing to do with this change. Nor does taxation.

From the OP.. "Minister Espen Barth Eide confirmed the service cut, explaining that it is not a legally mandated duty." The '"income letter" was not stopped by Thai immigration. Your earlier post.... "They want to see it in a Thai bank in order to Tax it after transferring it into Thailand" ... This is way off the mark. Has nothing to do with any change from Thai side of the fence.

No document. Just entry. Payment is via options such as QR code etc