For US citizens, if you use the notarized-statement-of-income from the embassy to get an extension of your permit to stay, is that a one-time thing or do you need to get a new letter every year?

A new one every year. They also like it recent, as I remember less than 30 days old.

They are only, usually, good for 6 months max, so you need a new one every year.

16 minutes ago, elviajero said:

They are only, usually, good for 6 months max, so you need a new one every year.

Are you saying Thai immigration will accept a 5+ month old income letter?

Edited February 18, 20188 yr by inThailand

It stands to reason that you'd need a new one, but I had a vague recollection otherwise that I will now chalk up as a false memory. Thanks for the confirmation of common sense.

 

And, for US citizens, these can only be obtained in the  US embassy in Bangkok, am I recalling that part correctly? If you live elsewhere in Thailand you have to travel to Bangkok or use the other alternative, the 800k Thai bank account with appropriate seasoning. (for a non-married retiree like myself).

Wrong.

 

Check the embassy's www site, they do have an Outreach program:

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/consular-outreach/

 

SCHEDULE

• UDON THANI: 7 March 2018
• PHUKET: 14 March 2018
• PATTAYA: June 2018
• KHON KAEN: July 2018
• PHUKET: July 2018
• UDON THANI: November 2018
• PHUKET: November 2018

1 hour ago, inThailand said:

Are you saying Thai immigration will accept a 5+ month old income letter?

Immigration will accept one that is up to 6 months old. I have personally used one that was over 4 months old.

Been that way since May of 2013. See this: Immigration directive for income letters.pdf

1 hour ago, jerry921 said:

And, for US citizens, these can only be obtained in the  US embassy in Bangkok, am I recalling that part correctly?

You can get them at the embassy in Bangkok or the consulate in Chiang Mai. Or at one of the outreaches.

Not hard to plan on getting one since the 6 month rule came out. You can plan on getting it along with other trips to Bangkok.

Does anyone know where they are holding the outreach thing next Wednesday in Phuket? 

7 minutes ago, fiddlehead said:

Does anyone know where they are holding the outreach thing next Wednesday in Phuket? 

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Date: 14 March 2018
Time:  11:30am-12:00pm Town Hall    

12:00pm–3:00pm Passport/Notary Services *Please note the new time* 
Venue: Millennium Resort Patong Phuket
Address: 199 Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road, Patong, Kathu, Phuket 83150

Hotel phone:   (66) 7 660 1999

 

American Citizens are invited to join U.S. Embassy Bangkok’s Consul General Timothy Scherer for a Town Hall meeting before the start of the outreach event.  To participate, please be seated at 11:30 a.m.for introductory remarks and an update on consular services available to U.S. citizens through the U.S. Embassy.  The Consul General will conduct a brief question-and-answer session and be available for limited individual questions during the first part of the outreach event.

 

More info here: https://th.usembassy.gov/consular-outreach-phuket-031418/

On 2/18/2018 at 4:44 PM, Thanyaburi Mac said:

Wrong.

 

Check the embassy's www site, they do have an Outreach program:

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/consular-outreach/

 

SCHEDULE

• UDON THANI: 7 March 2018
• PHUKET: 14 March 2018
• PATTAYA: June 2018
• KHON KAEN: July 2018
• PHUKET: July 2018
• UDON THANI: November 2018
• PHUKET: November 2018

SCHEDULE

• PATTAYA: June 6, 2018
• KHON KAEN: June 20, 2018
• PHUKET: July 5, 2018
• UDON THANI: November 2018
• PHUKET: November 2018

This is the schedule i find on the embassy web site can anyone verify this for khon Kaen 

 

Also does anyone know the hours that they will be there?

On 2/18/2018 at 5:30 PM, ubonjoe said:

Immigration will accept one that is up to 6 months old. I have personally used one that was over 4 months old.

Been that way since May of 2013. See this: Immigration directive for income letters.pdf

Last year they gave me shit cause mine was 4 months old at Khon Kaen. They said next year needs to be more recent. That is one thing that will always grind on me ,that they just do as they wish in every office.

33 minutes ago, james5121 said:

SCHEDULE

• PATTAYA: June 6, 2018
• KHON KAEN: June 20, 2018
• PHUKET: July 5, 2018
• UDON THANI: November 2018
• PHUKET: November 2018

This is the schedule i find on the embassy web site can anyone verify this for khon Kaen 

That is the most recent update on the webpage. The changed it from July to June 20th.

 

32 minutes ago, james5121 said:

Also does anyone know the hours that they will be there?

They will not announce that until later. For the most recent one in Udon it was 12 to 3 pm.

5 hours ago, james5121 said:

Last year they gave me shit cause mine was 4 months old at Khon Kaen. They said next year needs to be more recent. That is one thing that will always grind on me ,that they just do as they wish in every office.

Might be worth your while printing off the Immigration Directive and showing it to them if they start moaning again about the age of your income letter next time.

16 hours ago, james5121 said:

Also does anyone know the hours that they will be there?

Lat time in Khon Kaen it was 8am to 12pm.

2 minutes ago, Rdrokit said:

Lat time in Khon Kaen it was 8am to 12pm.

I think it will be 12 to 3 pm since that is the hours they had for the most recent outreach in Udon. They have changed the hours to reduce costs. 

No need for an overnight stay to be there at 8am.