fredflint

14 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

A translation is only needed if it is not in English.

A few odd offices wante the consular officers signature on the letter or affidavit certified by the the Department of Consular Affairs of the MFA. Khon Kaen has never asked for it as far as I know.

That's great, once again your help is much appreciated. 

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If the Irish Embassy can certify your monthly income then you could also use their letter but it has be translated in Thai and legalised at the Consular Department of the Thai Foreign Ministry

 

I was under the impression I just needed the verification letter from the embassy. I wasn't aware it needed to be translated and legalised. Hardly worth the effort if thats the case.

I will be using the Irish Embassy in Bangkok, which still provides the income verification letter. 

11 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If you will be using a new non-o visa for your application you should not need to show you kept the 800/400k baht in the bank for the previous year since your are starting all over again.

You certainly would not need to show the 800k baht in the bank for 2 months when using proof of income from your embassy or have a letter form the bank.

 

 

Thanks for the reply, that's exactly what i wanted to know!

Like a lot of people my extension of stay based on retirement expired when out of the country and unable to return to Thailand due to Covid. For previous extensions I have always used the 800k fixed deposit at Khon Kaen Immigration. I returned last month with a new  Non O obtained from London. For my upcoming extension of stay next month I was thinking of using the Embassy verification of income letter. Can anbody tell me if I still need to produce Bank letters/statements ect. as well as the Embassy income letter at KKI? Or is the Income Verification letter plus usual photocopies enough?  Thanks in advance.

1 hour ago, JackGats said:

Typical. I got that too last year. I think I could eventually get into the system only after phoning or emailing the consulate. I didn't even get the code in my first attempts. Then when I finally got it it said "not found".  At every step I dispaired ever to ever get a COE. So you're not alone in having to go through this.

I ended up phoning The Embassy too. After confirming my Passport Number, DOB ect. I was able to login to the system and complete my COE application. Waiting for approval now. Why I was "locked out" in the first place I have no idea. I have to admit the COE application is a bit of a pain. 

I applied yesterday morning for pre-approval, uploaded all the relevant documents including my new Non O visa received from London. I got an automated email informing me that my registration had been received. included was a 6 digit code to check the result of my registration.

Today I tried several times to log on using the 6 digit code, but keep getting a pop up message "Sorry your information could not be found in the system". Luckily I haven't paid for a plane ticket yet.