I hope they keep extending this amnesty till the end of the year and longer. If the world is getting hit with 2nd,3rd wave of Covid as by the looks of things its getting bad again and if countries are forced to close their airports and boarders again across the world how can they not keep extending it.

8 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:

1 - You would need to provide evidence that the +40K for each of the two monthly income transfers, originated from abroad.

An easy way to get evidence of this is when the person sending it to you uses TransferWise, and provides you with the Transfer Receipt (in PDF format) that can be generated once the funds have been transferred to your personal thai bank-account.  That Transfer Receipt shows the routing followed by the funds from the foreign account to your personal thai bank account, and it is accepted by most IOs as it provides irrefutable evidence that the funds originated from abroad.

You will also need to show your bankbook (on which the funds were received) as well as a bank-statement.  The amounts transferred and shown on your bankbook will show them as 'domestic' transfers, but the TransferWise Transfer Receipts will prove that they originated from abroad.

>> I will PM you a document about TransferWise and how to use it to prove your monthly income transfers originated from abroad.

2 - The IO MIGHT also request that you provide evidence of the SOURCE of the income (e.g. pension, dividends, rental income).  In your case you will probably have no possibility to provide such evidence (as you would request family/friends to send over the required funds, which is of course not a steady monthly income). 

So you would have to take the risk and hope that the immigration officer handling your case will not request that additional SOURCING evidence.  Most often they do not ask for this if you already provide evidence that the funds originated from abroad.

But you can check by enquiring at your local IO for a 'checklist' of requirements to be met for your application.

Note: In order not to raise any suspicion about the source of the funds, it is recommended that the person sending them over uses the same foreign account to transfer the funds, both for the October and November transfer.  And if you need to send the funds back to the person that did lend them to you, better use a different bank-account than the one on which you received the funds.

Thanks for the info Peter, much appreciated. I was reading on Sim legal that some immigration offices were wanting a letter from the applicant embassy to confirm the source of funds as well?. I will go in and ask what my local immigration requirements are.

4 minutes ago, lemonjelly said:

I think it needs to be transferred to your Thai account with ‘Transfer Wise’ for it to show up as a transaction from overseas. The person sending it needs to click on a drop down menu with the “long term stay” (or something like that) option. If anyone out there has more specific info....

7 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You can use the 40k baht as soon as it appears in your bank if you want to.

 

They can ask for proof of the source of your income.

Does the overseas transfer have to come from transfer wise?...How would immigration know I received transfer was from overseas just by looking at my bank book? Can I go to my bank and so they can confirm from their computer that the payment received was from abroad and write me a letter confirming that?

If they ask for proof of income, I can do up a payslip or invoice showing the transfer to my Thai account from overseas. Do they just want to see proof or do they acutely check and due their due diligence?

Ok thanks for the advise, So I just need to show 2 incoming transfers being received in my Thai account for 2 months showing 40,000bht per month? If that's the case

does the 40,000 bht have to sit in my account for 1 month or I can use it once it arrives in my account?.

Does immigration want to know the origin of the receiving funds such a pay slip or anything to do with that or all they care is seeing your bank book with the 40k in it for two months?.

19 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:

Why would you waste 40.000 THB on an Agent to 'fix' your 1-year extension of stay based on your Non Imm O Visa for reason of marriage, when you can do it legit yourself by transferring +40K in the months of October and November to your personal thai bank-account?

Well how would I do that if I'm already in Thailand and the 40,000bht has to be transferred from abroad to my Thai account as I dont have a bank account abroad?

There could be problems brewing for those of us that are on a Non o visa based on marriage and who are under 50 years old. For me its not possible to do a 1 year extension due to the current Covid events that's effecting me financially as I'm sure others too to be able to put together 400k or even 40k for the marriage extension.

The last agent I spoke to in Pattaya about an extension based on marriage five years ago quoted me at over 40,000 bht as I was told its not as easy as the retirement visa extension to do as to why prices are much higher. Even if that's the case as a last resort to some if the borders dont open up by November as that's when my visa expires and my 60 day extension to visit the wife which would start around September 26 would end as its still not possible for me to do as I dont live in Pattaya anymore and dont have an extra 40k ++ to spend for such a service. Looks like my options are very slim as I just hope the boarders open up by then.

4 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

You obviously haven't been to Makro in Surin...........

Nope....Just the one in Kalasin where I live as its the best that little city has to offer.

I only shop is Makro as I find it has the freshest produce, fish, dairy, meat selection in comparison to Big C and Tesco, Just walking by at the meat section in Big C and Tescos smelling the yellow ranched stinky chicken and pork on display that will make you avoid the place.

 Thai men are jealous as they cant grow a beard as has anyone ever seen a Thai guy with a beard or any facial hair?

Wow 44 bht.......And the lady drink is somewhere above 150 bht I bet. So its not that cheap if you want company or if you rather sit alone and drown your sorrows its the perfect place.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

And here in the news forum.

Plain and simple the order to extend the Amnesty until September 26th (or the 30th) will be proposed and approved by the cabinet on the the 21st. Apparently no real changes.

A reminder after removing several posts discussing the corona virus have been removed. There is a dedicated forum to discuss that. Any such posot will be removed on this forum.

So what your saying is those of us on a valid Non O visa based on marriage to a Thai who's 90 day permission of stay has expired can extend for a further 60 day to visit the wife can do so by September 26?

Regarding the OP statement and In Thailand and particular Thai girls its more like trading your visa gold card to a Platinum one.

3 minutes ago, vermin on arrival said:

So back to the embassy letters and double visits to immigration to see if they will let us stay.

And for the embassies that dont provide embassy letters?

2 minutes ago, mike787 said:

they will be removed immediately...Thailand immigration is NO joke. 

Yep, It looks like there will be a forced mass exodus of foreigners led by immigration by the sounds of that article. Not looking good....

Looks like there will be a lot of guys panicking after July 31 according to this article.

Visa Amnesty Extension Unlikely, Immigration Spox Says

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/07/10/visa-amnesty-extension-unlikely-immigration-spox-says/

In my village here in Issan, Dogs that attack peoples chicken become dinner for many.

5 hours ago, chilly07 said:

The issue is those requiring a  border  bounce to return to  their  home/ family /employment in Thailand and those caught out of Thailand unable to  return NOT repeat NOT overstaying  in Thailand  on a tourist visa. If farang wish to return to their own  country  they can do it anytime albeit at an exorbitant  cost.  All borders airports and flights need to  return to  normal before the Amnesty finishes and business  recommences at TI

Well according to that perspective the amnesty will be extended till the end of the year, which I hope it does.

And yet if the dog kills the girl the dogs owner most likely will get fined further and wont do any jail time but the person killing the dog will.

17 minutes ago, Grumpy John said:

That's a pretty good haul.  So,  was it 3 good leads that lead to success or was it completely dumb luck? 

More like a lot of informants and snitching involved.

They got the whole headline of this story wrong. The new Pattaya tourist attraction is the filthy water polluting the sea