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Yes the code "ftt" in banking refers to Foreign Telegraphic Transfer, and I am using bangkok bank. Wise transfers of less then 50.000 Baht take seconds. But in my case they did not show up as "ftt" transfers and immigration did not accept them. Luckily I had enough correct transfers to cover 700k+ Baht which they accepted for my application.

Yes I found that out when the immigration officer asked me to get foreign funds transfer receipts from the bank for every single transaction that was done from overseas. The Wise transactions that were done on a real time basis, that is all transactions below 50.000 Baht were shown as local bank transfers. The Wise transactions that take 1-2 days to process (transactions over 50.000 Baht) were correctly shown as "ftt" transactions.

Thank you. Just in case I will be printing out all transfer documents of my foreign banks to prove, just in case.

Ok thats good to know. I had money coming from different sources and different countries. Will this make a difference or create any problems? Or is the main thing that it came into Thailand from another country?

Hello, in the requirements for applying for a non-o retirement visa it states that prove of international funds transfer of 800k Baht into the bank account is required. Copies of all pages of the bank book have to be provided. Does someone know how the IO knows that funds have come from overseas? Will they check where the money came from exactly? Or does that not matter as long as it has been transferred from outside of Thailand? Does anyone know?

I will try to give the actual factual explanation that is true and hope the bank will accept it. I do not have a German address any more so I cannot give this address to the bank. Should they insist I give them a TIN I will have to try to get it from an agency however. Do you know how to locate such an agent that is honest and reliable? Great info. In case they insist I prove to them I have not been there for more than 180 days I will apply for this.

I do not have investments in Thailand. I have a bank account but no withholding tax was deducted. I usually just use my ATM card to withdraw money from my German bank account (not the account in question). I am not a tax resident, as I do not spend more than 180 days in Thailand. In the letter from the bank they also give the option: "If you have not yet received a TIM, please explain why!" I mean I can tell them that I am not a tax resident as I do not stay here more then 180 days per year, the question is if they will accept this or not. That sounds like an explanation they could accept. Thank you for the advice. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it! I was here less than 180 days.

Read the discussion on page 4, there is a connection. I was promising to post this picture once I got it.

So I have a investment bank account in Germany with a stock portfolio which is registered under my Thai address. I have been living on and off in Thailand for the past 10 years. I always stay here on visa exempt entries but planning to get a non-immigration O visa for retirement this month. My bank sent me a letter that they would need a tax ID from the country that my bank account is registered to. I do not have a tax ID from Thailand. I earn income from a rental property in Germany. This income is taxed in Germany. I am not registered in Germany any more, as I am mostly traveling around the world with my base being in Thailand most of the year. Can I get a Thai tax ID once I have the non-immigrant O visa? Or what are my options here? The bank said they will close my account in 3 months if I cannot provide the required information. Anyone with the same problem here? I am happy to provide more details. Thank you.

I wanted to post the list of requirements for the non-O retirement visa application. That is the document that I received at Chaeng Wattana Immigration Office. I have all the documents but I am still nervous. You just never know if they will accept everything. I will be going on the 24th, fingers crossed.

I will go to immigration in Bangkok next week and report back what the latest list of documents needed is. Thank you for your feedback.

I read that they need a confirmation from the bank, as well as the full bank book. Is there a detailed list of what exact documents to bring? I also need to ask my landlord if he can provide me documents for me renting his condo I guess. One more question is whether I can apply for this visa when I am in another province, or do I have to apply in Bangkok since my rented condo is here?

I had Non O visas 20+ years ago. I would love to convert my visa exempt entry to a Non O visa (retirement) inside of Thailand. Does the 800k Baht have to be in that bank account for at least 2 months prior to my application? Or only at the time of the application? So I turn 50 on March 24th, and my visa exempt ends on April 11th. That is 18 days, but only 14 business days. Hope that will be fine for most immigration offices. What is the earliest date that I could apply for the 12 months extension of this non O visa? Thanks for all the info really appreciate it.

She said it has to be a non immigrant visa because I stay in Thailand for too long. I basically stay here almost 180 days per year. So far there were no problems but now it seems they are cracking down on the too many visa exempt entry people. I have no registered home address in Germany. Thats why I do not have an ID card. On the embassy homepage this is a prerequisite for applying for a non O visa, either an ID card or a verified document showing my address in Germany I have a Thai bank account and I can transfer 800.000 Baht. Why do you think that is that not a good option? I have been more or less living here since 1999. Back then it was easy to get a non immigrant visa. The consul in my hometown even filled in the application for me, and for 50 Euros you had your multiple entry non O visa within 15 minutes. I want to stay in Thailand most of the times, while traveling abroad on a frequent basis. I think 90 days per visit would be fine for me.

Thank you for the response. I would think more that it would be an issue when I enter Thailand again. As the IO today instantly asked me why I did not fly out on the date that I had previously given to the IO when first entering Thailand on a visa exempt entry. When I have the correct non o visa that might probably not be an issue any more. Yes I will be 50 on March 24th. But I am not registered in my home country, which a prerequisite for obtaining a Non O visa. I heard it is possible to obtain that visa inside of Thailand via agents. Not sure how legit this is, but it requires a lot less documents. Not sure if this will lead to problems at the airport later. Any thoughts?

I just got pulled aside at Suvarnabhum airport on a visa exempt entry. The IO asking me why I come to Thailand so often (I spend less than 180 days per year here). He also noted that I did not use my previous exit flight from Thailand (it was an onward ticket one). They seem to enter that into the system now. I told him I changed plans, he was not happy. I could convince them to let me in 1 more time and I got stamped 60 days. Next time I have to enter with a valid non immigrant visa they told me. Now I used an onward ticket again, which I am not planning to use. I am afraid they will have a major problem when I come back or even when I exit on another day, even with a valid non immigrant visa, that I didnt use the booked flight again. Any ideas if I have to take this flight, or is it all about the correct visa? Onward ticket is 15th March, but the 60days end April11th (I want to leave April 11th). Not really sure what to do now.

My friend just told me that the IO told him that if he had stayed outside Thailand for at least 6 months that there would have been no hassle to enter, even with the many stamps in his passport (He came back after 5 months abroad). Seems that 6 months of being somewhere else is needed to raise no eyebrows. Can anyone reconfirm that? Or was this just made up to tell my friend that his 5 months abroad were not enough.

Which border crossing did you use? I did this before before by flying into Malaysia and crossing via a land border at Padang Besar. The hassle was intense there too.

Yes, I tried the new passport thing in the past and it had no impact. The IO instantly pulled up my history on the computer and the hassle was on. A friend of mine with almost exactly the same immigration history as mine tried to enter Thailand on a tourist visa last month. They questioned him for 30 minutes and also checked his story of wanting to get married by calling his girlfriend and verifying what he had said. I am very reluctant to go back as I am really uncertain if they will let me in or not. I have passive income from Germany renting out a house. Would you think it would make a big difference if I show evidence of this income stream to immigration? What kind of evidence could I present for them to believe my story?

Hello, I came to Thailand on a Tourist visa on January 26th 2020. I extended this entry by 30 days up until April 24th. Then the Covid Amnesty hit and I was granted stay until September 26th 2020. After that I held a non-immigrant ED visa from September 25 2020 until January 19 2021. I was on Covid extensions since January 19th 2021 to March 14th 2022. Then I flew back to Germany and have been here since. My question is: Will I be able to enter Thailand again in November? I heard that immigration is very suspicious of people traveling and staying to Thailand too often and will hesitate to grant entry. What would be my best course of action here? Apply for a tourist visa or try for visa exempt entry and extend it in Thailand? I would like to stay until January if possible. Kind Regards, AusDieMaus