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Samui

Just an update on what happened with the visa and a follow up question. Along with all the usual forms I handed in a 12 months bank statement which was sent by Bangkok Bank via email (my 12 monthly international payments of 66k were highlighted by me). The statement was not stamped or signed by Bangkok Bank. Bank letter (stamped and signed) showing over 800k and bank pass book printouts with the on-day transaction. This was my second extension after last year's which was the 800k option. Anyway the visa extension was granted. I asked if it had been done on the income or 800k method. They confirmed that it had been processed using the 800k. I queried this with the IO officer who processed it and the reason was that although I had the income I also had the 800k. So for next extension I'm planning to make sure I don't have the 800k in the bank only the regular income. If it fails I'll just have to start again. But my question is how do you manage the 800k / 400k / 800k going forward. Am I ok keeping the 800k for 3 months, reducing it down to 400k for the 7 months, then reducing it further if I'm trying to use the income method. My monthly income transfer have now increased to 70k per month.

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Just visited Nathon. They are the same as Bophut and Chaweng. 200 baht for a statement which they will email in 2 days. And they won't sign or stamp it. I already ordered one from Chaweng so didn't bother with ordering again from Nathon. The statement ordered from Chaweng is the same as if you order from the app. I'll just have see what happens on Thursday at immigration. Thanks

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Hopefully I have the correct version as the checker downstairs stapled mines together only last week. Did you need to provide the 12 month bank statement? if so did you get it stamped and signed from the branch? I've only managed to get a 6 month statement signed and stamped from the branch and an emailed 12 month statement, but this is not signed or stamped - the branch won't do it.

My Samui appointment is on the 15th. I received the same list with the same entries scored out so a little bit less hassle this year 😁

Just an update on the 12 month bank statement from Bangkok Bank. I was in two different branches and asked for the 12 month statement for the visa extension. Both stated that this would be emailed to me in 2 days and would be the same as if i requested through the app. I asked if I can bring this into the branch to be stamped and signed and they said - no. For the second branch (Bophut) I explained that I ordered a copy through the app today and received it within about 30 minutes. The teller again explained that the copy received would be the same as if she ordered it - both emailed in the same way. She was fairly confident that account holders requiring 12 month statements for visas have been using this option on Koh Samui. Fingers crossed this works. I ended up paying 100 baht for a 6 month statement which they signed and stamped. Not sure if this will help or not.

It was required last year, but the list of requirements has it scored out now so not required.

I'll remember for next year. The officer at Samui was not too please when I turned up with 10 days to go. They managed to squeeze me in eventually.

Thanks for all the information. Back to the bank for the statements.

Thanks Dr Jack - do you know if the statements requested through the app are the same statements I would receive if I requested from the actual branch. I asked the teller at Bangkok Bank today and he said yes, they are the same, but I'm not 100% convinced. I requested through the app and they arrived in about 1 hour. I requested in English and Thai (through the app) but both look the same. I would be happy to visit the bank again, pay them and get their statements if it makes the process easier.

Hi all. I'm in the middle of trying to put together the paperwork for my annual retirement extension for the Koh Samui Immigration office. Hopefully based on income as opposed to the 800K as I've now had 12 regular international monthly transfers into my Bangkok Bank above the required 65k baht. As a fall back I've had the 800k in the same bank for about the last 14 months or so. My visa appointment is the 15th and my visa finishes on the 16th so I'm really concerned that I may be missing something for the application. So any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm just back from Bangkok Bank (Central Samui). The checklist from Samui IO has for the income "proof of pension by showing confirmation letter issued by a bank in Thailand and a bank statement of a bank in Thailand showing funds transferred from abroad every month for the past 12 months." I tried to ask for the letter from Bangkok Bank Samui but they will not provide this - I ended up just paying 100 baht for the Bank letter that just confirms my balance. The letter has no mention of the regular income payment for each of the last 12 months. I was emailed the 12 month statement from the Bank showing the 12 foreign t/ts each month. Is this sufficient, i.e. the Bangkok Bank letter showing the balance and the statement showing the 12 foreign t/ts above 65000 baht for the immigration office? I've read through the idiots guide to extending on Samui but can't see that situation is covered. In addition, my passbook / bank book has big gaps in the updates. I have Nov 24 to March 25, Oct 25 to Oct 25 and Dec 26 to now. I spoke to Bangkok Bank on this today and they just updated the book and said it needs to be updated every 30 days and nothing they can do. I will obviously need to print out the pages, are these gaps an issue? given that I have the 12 month statement showing all the transactions and the balance above 800K throughout. I will also make a transaction on the day of the appointment, update the pass book and get that page printed. Final query (hopefully), assuming this goes through OK. How do you know that the extension is based on income and not the 800K? Is this confirmed in the papers stapled into the passport? or somewhere else? thanks in advance for any replies.

I've been to Aonang for the last couple of Songkrans. The location is a great place to celebrate the festival. I tend to stay at Krabi Heritage. Two minute walk from Aonang beach. Normally reasonably priced too.

After about 20 years of using contact lenses I'm finally considering getting laser eye surgery. I'm based on Samui and they don't have any clinics for this on the island so I'll need to travel. Can anyone recommend a doctor for this or just as important any clinics I should avoid. I'm probably looking at Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket or any other places where the travelling is not too much of an issue.

Thanks. That all makes sense 👍🏻

Thanks for the reply. That makes more sense.

Hi, do you know if it is possible to get Bangkok Bank to change the type of transfer code through their systems? My visa renewal date is the 16 January and I would like to submit the application in December as I'm travelling about in January. This would be my first extension using the income method. I'm ok with the 800k if the income method fails. I have been moving 65k baht each month since January this year but the first transfer was made in 2 chunks of 25k and 40k, these are showing as TRF FR OTH BK in the account. From February the transfers have been a single 65,800 bhat pm and are showing as Foreign T/T. If I apply in December I would only have 11 Foreign T/T going through. I would need the January 25 payments to be the same coding to have 12 months Foreign T/T in December. If someone has managed this previously I may give it a try at my branch. If it's a "never going to happen" answer, I'll save myself the 40 minute journey and 30 minutes wait in the bank and just delay the application until January. Thanks

Bang Tao. Lived there for about 8 months. Lovely beach but pay attention to the red flags as rough sea at this time of year.

Hi. Thanks for the response. I think that's what the phone calls have been about between the landlord and Samui IO. They have tried to explain about the download option but the landlord is adamant that the option is not there on her iPad. They always end in a stalemate on it. I'll just go ahead with handing over a screenshot print out and see how it goes this time.

Thanks, I'll probably just have to go with the screenshot again 🤞🏻

Hi. Is it possible to access your TM30 online which has been completed by your landlord? My landlord just provides me a screenshot off her iPad - example attached. The paperwork checker at Samui IO has a real issue with this and generally refuses my paperwork. She is looking for a different example showing the same info - attached. The landlord says that she cannot provide the IO example as she uses an iPad and the option isn't available. They usually have a 10 minute phone call arguing their side and then the screenshot is accepted but it's a real pain in the backside. I now need a residence certificate and will need to hand over a print out of the screenshot and I know it's going to get refused, and then the usual phone call. Therefore, can I access the TM30 so I can print the required document without my landlord's involvement.

Thanks everyone