DrJack54

Your first 90 day report will be due 90 days starting from your re-entry to Thailand date.

I don't use an agent never have. I used money in bank method for extensions retirement. When people ask for advice on use of agents. I try and assist. When people ask how to obtain (for example) non O and extentions without agent, I outline the process.

1900 baht + opportunity cost + inconvenience+ etc. I assume your reply was for the poster that asked this .. "Any help on what fees the Agency used to charge?"

Anything you want. "Retired" also is ok.

TM30 not required in the situation you outlined

OP, you are starting over. The non O is a new start. 800k on day of application for your non O and then after money has been in bank for 2 months obtain your extension. Zero issues with immigration or agent.

Why not outline what type of volunteering you have in mind. If it's for visa purposes just state that. If it's to do volunteering work in a specific field I would have thought the NGO would answer any questions.

Your plan is fine. Obtaining a non O marriage in Bangkok requires the 400k in bank account on day of application. The added issue is that you require 15 days remaining on your permission of stay. Keep in mind you have 2 avenues to obtain more time. One is 30 day extension to your tourist visa and the other is 60 day extension to visit wife. Some advice in thread is that you can open account with assistance from wife. My recommendation is to use agent to facilitate this as it takes very little time. Approx cost 5k

To obtain the non O marriage you will require a Thai bank account with deposit of 400k. In other words you require the account prior to obtaining the non O Do you have a Thai bank account?

Haven't read your previous posts. So you don't have a Thai bank account currently. How are you in Thailand. Meaning visa exempt, tourist visa, ?

No. Open account anywhere in Bangkok and CW branch will provide you with "bank letter" 100 baht.

Yes. To use income method he would need to show 12 month of transfers, so yes he could start that one year prior to applying for the non O. Depends if his country provides embassy letter.. The 12 months transfers required if they do not.

Don't understand. Can't see any point in having funds in account early as for non O the 800k only needs to be in account on day of application. Also needs to show the funds came from abroad and that would be simple with a transfer just prior to non O application.

Just a shout out to anyone planning trip to Koh Samed. My partner just returned for week at Samed. All good. Then just now some friends sent us videos of destruction at white sand beach area. I have never seen anything like it and have been staying there many years. The water from hills behind beach have sent deluge washing away sections of beach and dining area on beach. Will take bit of time to recover.

I know what is required in Bangkok currently. The yesteryear things you suggest won't work currently. So stick to current experience and outline the process in Bangkok or leave it.

If you have a lease CW may except that and "overlook" the TM30. My first ever extension CW accepted my one year lease. Have never done a TM30. Most likely best to follow uj advice and try and obtain those basic items and do it yourself. Its a pity that your landlord and their agent has been uncooperative. My partner has few rentals and currently one is rented by farang. The agent attends to to TM30 for that guy as should be the case. Your situation comes up often and just a shout out to folk to always check if your landlord will do a TM30.

What type of extension are you applying for? Sounds like you just changed address and moved into your current condo?

Can't ever recall the final stamp being refused due to deposit going below 400k when return for final stamp. Read reports where the person has been warned due to not maintaining the 400k. Point is why bother. Someone must be on an extremely tight budget if they absolutely need to use the funds.

Outline the process for the OP to open a bank account in Bangkok. He presumably is on tourist visa or visa exempt planning to obtain a non O.

After application with money kept in bank for 2 months you are given an under consideration period. You should keep the money in the account until you receive your final stamp. So approx 3 months all up

Perhaps someone will provide RECENT first hand experience of this in Bangkok.

OP, is located in Bangkok. In recent times you require a residence certificate to open bank account. He cannot obtain a residence certificate at CW unless he is doing 90 day reports there. Regarding banks. With recent changes to some banking rules in Thailand WISE can only transfer funds greater than 50k to 3 banks. Bangkok Bank , Kasikorn and SCB. SCB does not have branch at CW. The OP imo best to pic one of the first 2 banks.

In some situations an agent can be useful. Not in the case of the OP. He has very simple option and can do without agent. What option do you imagine an agent can provide.

Which is sound endorsement of OP,s plan. Easy peasy.

Agree. I wonder if the OP is aware that the 400k can be used after extention is obtained to support himself and child.