VanillaK

I really do believe it's a lot simpler than what the attorney is describing. To answer your questions, my dad's using an agent (and has done so for a few years) because he's in his 70s and doesn't have the energy to do it himself and, especially, deal with immigration. He's been bringing in at least 65K every month this entire visa 1-year period. He doesn't have 800K in a bank account because he doesn't get that much income. He resides in Bangkok and would have the extension done in Bangkok at Changwattana. This time, I did my best to correctly gather all the necessary documents. We have everything (from what I know) from the application form (TM7 and TM8), his passport, his previous 90-day receipt, TM30 receipt, official bank statements, official bank letters, and all.

My dad receives retirement benefits from the USA, which are deposited to his Wise account. From Wise, we transfer money to Kasikorn Bank, which does show the inbound transfers as being foreign (when using Thai language for bank statements). Based on info on the official Bangkok Immigration website, there's 3 pathways for proving finances—(1) deposit 800K, (2) do at least 65K month foreign desposits, and (3) pathway 1 & 2 combined. Also, yes, my dad has used the services of this attorney for a long time, although initially he did do the renewals himself but switched to the attorney because he got older and didn't want to deal with immigration. With that said, since my dad's renewal date is upcoming this month, we would have to go through the "special" pathway. But still, I really wonder why this 65K monthly deposit is an issue. Should we try doing it ourselves first? And, if our own attempt doesn't work, use the attorney's service?

So, I'm confused by something that my dad's attorney said regarding that: (1) the 65,000 baht per month pathway isn't available, so my dad would need to do the 800,000 deposit pathway; and (2) Kasikorn Bank can't be used (now, only Siam Commercial Bank, Krunthai Bank, and another bank can be used). The attorney said that this was inside info gotten from the immigration official. I also contacted another law firm because I wanted to check if that was the case (that my dad hasn't used before) and they said the same thing (except the latter bank issue). I already gathered all the necessary documents for my dad's non-immigrant retirement visa renewal that's upcoming, including the official bank letter and bank statements showing the monthly 65,000 baht deposit from abroad to Kasikorn Bank. Is what my dad's attorney said really true? Or are they just saying that so that they can increase their service price by making the visa renewal process seem complicated? To note, my dad's nationality is American and he's had this non-immigrant retirement visa for many years already. If more info is needed for the description, please ask.

Thank you for the follow up and further clarification. I’ll be sure to update my dad’s bank book on the day of the immigration visit. Also, thank you for the bank letter example—it’s very helpful for comparing and checking I have the correct letter.

Noted. Thank you! Seems like I got the correct letter.

@DrJack54 Wonderful, and thank you for the detailed info! Regarding the bank letter, I got a bank letter (in addition to the bank statements) that also states the ending balance of my dad’s bank account. Is this the correct one or, if not correct, can it at least be used as a substitute? The bank said that it’s this letter is the correct one.

Hello, I know that is probably a frequently asked topic/question. But I’d really appreciate any clarifications and answers. I’m helping my dad complete his document package for his non-immigrant visa O (retirement) renewal that’s upcoming this month. I pretty much understand all the documents needed and they’re easy to gather. But I’m still kinda unsure about the bank statement thing that you need to show income coming from abroad. My dad uses Wise to transfer money internationally to his Kasikorn Bank account (he’s doing the 65,000 baht monthly deposit pathway). I already got a 1 year long official bank statement from KBank (in Thai language), which has the description for each 65K baht deposited per month as an “international transaction.” But I’m unsure of the bank statement/transaction code (I think the code starts with GP), and if immigration still requires specific bank statement code. Is the bank statement good enough? I also got the Confirmation Letter of International Fund Transfer (at least I hope I got the right one, the name was different) from KBank International Trade Centre for the entire bank statement length.