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Thanks for all the replies !

14 hours ago, VyacheslavKHV said:

Definitely you  cannot just show the money and get visa.  All requirements have to be fulfilled. Some company must invite you also. 

But with paperwork from a Thai company (i.e. invitation letter etc.) I would not have to show savings/investment in a Thai bank usually, right ?

13 hours ago, alianware said:

I think it shouldn't be plus but OR.

If you have property in Thailand already, you only need to show  $16000 for the past last six month in origin country.  But if you wanna invest to buy something in Thailand,  than you need to have money in Thai bank account with minimum 6 mil. Bath.

The requirements for an investment visa are THB 10,000,000 - that's why I'm confused...

See Paragraph 5 here:

https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?p=14714

The THB 3,000,000 was only for investments before October 2006 (14 years ago)...

8 hours ago, Oxx said:

This sounds very much like the new Elite card that specifies you must show at least three million baht in a Thai bank (or in bonds) and a further 500,000 baht in foreign currency equivalent in a home-country bank.  However, to apply you must already own a property in your own name in Thailand.

This visa is only available as single-entry/90-day - and it is not connected to a Elite membership.

I have already contacted the embassy in Finland - they just answered "There are two financial requirements" and quoted their own website. However, they did not inform if there are any additional requirements...

Guess I will have to make an appointment with my embassy and ask them directly....

Hi,

I have discovered that there might be a Non-Imm B visa (3months / single entry) available with the following financial requirements:

1) EUR 15,000 balance in home country's bank account for min. 6 months plus

2) THB 3,000,000 in a Thai bank savings account

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5.  An original of Current bank statement (Saving account only) with minimum balance of 15,000 euro per person in English (at least from the last 6 months/ in the end of each month the minimum closing balance 15,000 euro). The bank statement must show account owner and account balance.

6.2 For investor, please submit a Current saving bank statement in Thailand with minimum balance of 3,000,000 baht per person in English. The bank statement must show account owner and account balance.

Source 1 - Embassy Helsinki:

Link Requirements Non-Imm B -> Par. 5 + 6.2.

Source 2 - Embassy Washington:

Link Screenshot Drop-Down List

Does anyone know if this visa is available for everyone with "only" these two financial requirements?

I checked the MFA website and also my own embassy's website - but I could not find this kind of visa.

I know that there are further requirements for COE etc. - so I'm only asking for the Non-Imm B visa requirements...

Thank you.

16 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Def better than what the english embassy wants, just checked the german embassy in berlin and vienna embassy - no new mention of the business visa there. 

Austrian embassy states that you can enter with a Non-Imm B visa from 9/Oct/2020:

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LATEST UPDATE: As from 9 October 2020, holders of Non-Immigrant "B" Visa are permitted to enter Thailand under exempted Category (11).

-> https://thaiembassy.at/en/coe.html

However, they don't have any information on their website that the requirements for a Non-Imm B Investment visa have been changed recently....

As far as I know the minimum investment is 10M for a Non-Imm B (and even 20M for a SMART I) visa, so I wonder if the embassy has "forgotten" the requirement of an investment for this visa type?

10M investment is also required for the extension of stay (paragraph 5):

https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?p=14714

3M only is required for visas issued prior 1/Oct/2006....

So what are the options in case

1) the PE visa (visa sticker) and TE membership have already expired -and-

2) the permission stamp is still valid (6th year) -and-

3) not eligible for marriage/retirement visa ?

As mentioned in this thread, Elite does not want to affix a new sticker (as the membership has expired), but leaving and returning back is not possible at the moment.

Is it possible to get a 30 or 60-day extension (before the permission-to-stay has expired) ?

Is it possible to convert to another visa type (ED / volunteer / etc.) inside Thailand ?

Thank you very much for your replies !

@BMW Overlander That sounds great. How long did the TE process take (i.e. from contacting them for the renewal until receipt of the confirmation letter) ? Did TE or Immigration ask for the TM30 receipt ?

@RachaRob Did you expierence this recently, e.g. in the last 6 months or before ?

Thanks again !

Hi,

I'm looking for advise in the following situation:

I'm currently in Thailand with an Thai Elite visa (5yr) - the TE visa sticker has already expired end of last year, the stamp in my passport (permission of stay) will expire in a few weeks.

Last year, I have arrived in Thailand a few days before my TE visa sticker expired and got a new 1yr stamp in my passport - so now I'm in the 6th year of this visa. 

However, I'm worried if there might be any issue with Thailand Elite in case I renew my visa now in the 6th year:

My Thailand Elite membership expired before I have returned to Thailand last year. I was not aware of this fact, but they have informed me by email (when I tried to book their taxi service from Suvarnabhumi Airport). It seems that the membership started on the day of payment but I arrived a few weeks later. So there was a gap between TE membership (started on day of payment) and the visa sticker (started on day of first arrival). As it was too late to change my travel plans I took my flight to Thailand. 1yr stamp was no problem at Immigration (as the TE sticker was still valid for a few days).

Questions:

1) Did anyone renew a Thai Elite visa in the 6th year (i.e. taking advantage of a "free" year) ?

2) Was there any issue with TE staff because of the "forbidden" behaviour (e.g. it could be against their Terms & Conditions etc.) or will they just be happy to take the money for the renewal ?

3) Is it possible to renew the TE visa without leaving the country (e.g. in at Immigration Office in Bangkok) ?

My plan was to return to my home country (Europe), get a new passport (old one will expire in 1 yr anyway) and renew the visa from there with a fresh, virgin passport.

Unfortunately I maybe need to adjust that plan due the current situation....

Thanks a lot in advance !