Just sharing my recent experience getting my 9th extension of stay based on marriage to my Thai wife. Hopefully helpful for others going through the process.

 

Location:

Chaeng Watthana Immigration, Building B (Bangkok)

 

Date:

September 26, 2025

10:00 AM appointment booked online

 

Parking Tip:

I parked on the other side of Building B, near the side entrance next to the Immigration office. There’s street parking available – very convenient if you arrive early.

 

Financial Method Used:

400,000 THB in a Thai bank account

 

I went to SCB on Phaholyothin Rd, on the way (they open at 8:30 AM)

 

Got:

 

Official bank letter

 

Bank statement for two months

 

Cost: 200 THB

 

Took about 15 minutes

 

Funds had been in the account for over 2 months

 

At immigration:

 

Documents Submitted:

 

TM.7 application forms + all the extra new forms 

 

Passport (Australian) + signed copies of all pages + Copy of Non-O visa + latest entry stamp

 

TM.30 and TM.47 were NOT asked for – both are already attached at the back of my passport

 

Marriage certificate +Kor Ror 2

 

Wife’s Thai ID and my Pink ID 

 

House book (blue) and my yellow book

 

Photos of us (6) at home (outside with address visible, inside, etc.)

 

Google Maps printout of home location and a handwritten map

 

Arrived early, called in at 10:00 AM on time

 

Officer was polite and efficient and took less than 10 minutes

 

All documents accepted without issue

 

Fee:

 

1,900 THB

 

Result:

 

Got the "under consideration" stamp

Told to return on October 17th to receive the 1-year extension

 

Final tips:

 

Bring original and extra copies of all documents

 

Dress neatly, be polite

 

Parking near the side entrance was really helpful

 

Hope this helps someone 👍

22 minutes ago, walailak said:

Hope this helps someone

Very helpful. Ta

Just a quick clarification about the 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account method that I use.

 

My SCB is an EZ savings account. This is an E-Passbook account, so no physical bankbook is issued.  Accepted by Thai Immigration for the past 3 years since switching from Krungsri. 

Important:

 

Since there is no physical bankbook to update, the bank balance confirmation letter must be issued on the same day as the immigration appointment.

1 hour ago, walailak said:

Photos of us (6) at home (outside with address visible, inside, etc.)

Did they ask for 6? I've submitted 3 for many years and have 3 prepared for next week's extension. (Living room, bedroom, in front of house).

4 minutes ago, minotaur said:

Did they ask for 6? I've submitted 3 for many years and have 3 prepared for next week's extension. (Living room, bedroom, in front of house).

im a big proponent of not giving them more than is required, but i usually throw more pictures at them, generally they only want 2x sets of 3x images, one with the house number in view. 

 

However, this year we moved into our new house and we didnt have a picture of us standing in front of the whole house including the roof, the roof was important apparently. 

10 minutes ago, minotaur said:

Did they ask for 6? I've submitted 3 for many years and have 3 prepared for next week's extension. (Living room, bedroom, in front of house).

No they didn't.

I ve always prepared and submitted 6 pics in total — with 2 per page across 3 pages, and that's worked fine 😎

Yes, that's my yearly routine. You might find this useful: Immigration sometimes requires proof of a small deposit (for instance, THB100) into your fixed deposit account (or equivalent), showing the precise date of your extension application.

10 minutes ago, Nabbiex said:

You might find this useful: Immigration sometimes requires proof of a small deposit

I always do a small deposit 100b on day of application at CW. 

Note for FD account (most banks) minimum deposit is 1000b

Well done..  

Moral of the story: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance, 5 'Ps' of Life.

On 10/7/2025 at 12:13 PM, walailak said:

Just sharing my recent experience getting my 9th extension of stay based on marriage to my Thai wife. Hopefully helpful for others going through the process.

 

Location:

Chaeng Watthana Immigration, Building B (Bangkok)

 

Date:

September 26, 2025

10:00 AM appointment booked online

 

Parking Tip:

I parked on the other side of Building B, near the side entrance next to the Immigration office. There’s street parking available – very convenient if you arrive early.

 

Financial Method Used:

400,000 THB in a Thai bank account

 

I went to SCB on Phaholyothin Rd, on the way (they open at 8:30 AM)

 

Got:

 

Official bank letter

 

Bank statement for two months

 

Cost: 200 THB

 

Took about 15 minutes

 

Funds had been in the account for over 2 months

 

At immigration:

 

Documents Submitted:

 

TM.7 application forms + all the extra new forms 

 

Passport (Australian) + signed copies of all pages + Copy of Non-O visa + latest entry stamp

 

TM.30 and TM.47 were NOT asked for – both are already attached at the back of my passport

 

Marriage certificate +Kor Ror 2

 

Wife’s Thai ID and my Pink ID 

 

House book (blue) and my yellow book

 

Photos of us (6) at home (outside with address visible, inside, etc.)

 

Google Maps printout of home location and a handwritten map

 

Arrived early, called in at 10:00 AM on time

 

Officer was polite and efficient and took less than 10 minutes

 

All documents accepted without issue

 

Fee:

 

1,900 THB

 

Result:

 

Got the "under consideration" stamp

Told to return on October 17th to receive the 1-year extension

 

Final tips:

 

Bring original and extra copies of all documents

 

Dress neatly, be polite

 

Parking near the side entrance was really helpful

 

Hope this helps someone 👍

Nice report, thanks, and good tip on the parking. The whole online booking system makes the visits so painless these days, it is the parking that is the major pain.

Here's my tip: I always park in this multistory next to Building A. There are literally never more than maybe 20 cars in there, it is 80-90% empty. Most times I am so quick there is no charge, but once I got stuck over the lunch break and think I paid 20 baht. 

From there there's a free dinky electric shuttle bus which takes you to Building B, or just hop on a motorbike outside building A for 20 baht, there are loads around. It has totally transformed my CW visits using this parking building.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/eZgZQD7UrG8gF4R27

 

Quick update - Extension Pick-Up Experience –

October 17, 2025 at Chaegwattna @ immigration Bkk

 

Just picked up my full-year extension today — super smooth process.

✅ Time: Took only 2 minutes at Counter L2, no queue at all.
✅ Parking: Parked at Centara Hotel, Level 4.
✅ Access: Walked straight through to the building on the opposite side of the immigration entrance — no issues.

Everything was straightforward. Hope this helps others heading in soon!

Good to go until October 31 2026!!

May I know the applicant needs to go to the Immigration dept in person with the witness as I find the witness need to sign in the form "Affidavit of family relationship to Thailand National" ?

Thanks a lot.

On 10/7/2025 at 1:02 PM, walailak said:

Just a quick clarification about the 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account method that I use.

 

My SCB is an EZ savings account. This is an E-Passbook account, so no physical bankbook is issued.  Accepted by Thai Immigration for the past 3 years since switching from Krungsri. 

Important:

 

Since there is no physical bankbook to update, the bank balance confirmation letter must be issued on the same day as the immigration appointment.

That's good to know.

I have a EZ saving account with SCB also.

I normally transfer the 400k out of the EZ into my SCB account with a passbook 2 month's before my extension date, but doing that I losing 2 month's of interest at 1.50% = 1300฿.

I will ask the wife to ask my local immigration ( Pathum Thani ) officer if they will except the EZ account.

 

Cheers for the heads-up 

5 hours ago, wilkis333 said:

May I know the applicant needs to go to the Immigration dept in person with the witness as I find the witness need to sign in the form "Affidavit of family relationship to Thailand National" ?

Thanks a lot.

No, the witness was my wife's sister she signed the form few weeks before we went.

 

We prepared a copy of her ID and housebook but wasn't asked for it. 

5 hours ago, dayo202 said:

That's good to know.

I have a EZ saving account with SCB also.

I normally transfer the 400k out of the EZ into my SCB account with a passbook 2 month's before my extension date, but doing that I losing 2 month's of interest at 1.50% = 1300฿.

I will ask the wife to ask my local immigration ( Pathum Thani ) officer if they will except the EZ account.

 

Cheers for the heads-up 

For the past 3 years, since switching from Krungsri, my EZ acc has been accepted by Thai Immigration in BKK without any problems. So it should be fine —at Pathum Thani, but with immigration, you never really know unless you ask.

 

Good luck