After seven years of having marriage extension issued using monthly income method without problems this year Immigration are causing difficulties. I am not happy at their insistence of 400K in Bank and am considering using an Agent on the advice of other Expats in the same situation. The costs quoted from various people vary greatly and can anyone give me first hand advice or recommend an Agent, maybe change to Retirement ?.

Thanks for any information and advice...

Which immigration office is it, please, that has gone rogue by no longer accepting marriage extension applications based on monthly income of 40k?

Which office.

Do you use embassy letter or 12 month bank statement.

Ok, so you are using 12 month bank statement and this has, been successful in the past.

You need to establish exactly why they are not accepting income method.

I use income method for extension retirement with 12 month bank statement without issue at CW.

Agent cannot pull a magic wand for extension marriage.

Essentially marriage extension in the main is hand holding exercise.

Primarily agents assist with extension retirement.

So what does immigration actually want?

A bank letter showing 400k ?

This is being required by immigration not by Bank?

8 hours ago, PJPom said:

maybe change to Retirement ?.

90% of agents don't deal with marriage extensions, and only deal with retirement extensions. It'll be both easier and cheaper if you switch to retirement.

10 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Which office.

It's Krabi, so he told me in a PM. And apparently he only has 9 days remaining on his current permission to stay!

11 minutes ago, OJAS said:

It's Krabi, so he told me in a PM. And apparently he only has 9 days remaining on his current permission to stay!

Ditto to me.

Also was online 3 hours ago and did not post update = I'm not interested.

9 days remaining? And asking about agent = start over

send Grace a note at thai visa centre
Unless ur in Pattaya, the best, most reliable and cheapest agent to use

find them on line

Just did my extension yesterday, exactly the same as last year

I believe the prices depends on how much preparation you have done. Are you Fully Compliant and just need for an Agent to submit, Photo obtained at Immigration.

Probably cheapest.

Full Service, financial assistance provided, more complex process.

More Expensive

I am convinced the reason Immigration Dept is so painful with documentation is down to people who try all sorts of things to get around the rules. That includes using agents.

Why not just follow the Immigration Dept's rules?

3 minutes ago, Qarsaan said:

Why not just follow the Immigration Dept's rules?

I would if I knew what rules my IO intends to impose on me when I sit down in front of it!

Apparently immigration refusal was down to incorrect coding in statement failing to show transfers as international.

This is common issue.

Obtaining "credit advice" from banks is a solution.

Immigration officers sometimes are not aware of this and hence the dead end advice to use money in bank method

On 7/22/2026 at 11:27 AM, J Branche said:

Full Service, financial assistance provided,

financial assistance provided, Another euphemism. Like the agent will "cover" your finances.

I don't see how there is anything with which to disagree. This is the official version:

2 minutes ago, JerryM said:

I don't see how there is anything with which to disagree. This is the official version:

Again with same off topic narrative.

I have explained the OP situation and reason for issue.

He uses SCB and the codes in bank statement did not indicate international transfers using WISE.

This is a common problem and can be addressed by obtaining Credit Advice from banks.

Transfers using WISE (or similar) can land in (often) BBL or Kasikorn and then be a Thai bank to Thai bank transfer.

The OP indeed made the 12 monthly transfers.

Simple problem was incorrect codes.

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Again with same off topic narrative.

That's because it is never ON TOPIC.

3 minutes ago, JerryM said:

That's because it is never ON TOPIC.

OP, had a simple problem with transfers not being coded correctly on bank statement.

I have explained his to rectify.

He has subsequently obtained extension.

For next year he will need to make sure transfers are shown as international transaction.

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

OP, had a simple problem with transfers not being coded correctly on bank statement.

The topic title is: looking for cost of agent for marriage / retirement extension

NB the word COST

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by JerryM

1 minute ago, JerryM said:

The topic title is: looking for cost of agent for marriage / retirement extension

Finance

The title was due to OP not understanding the issue.

I have dealt with his issue and now he is aware what is required and it's not an agent.

Fine. Cover. Financial assistance. Facilitate. Discretion. Influence. It's all the same.

I put up a screenshot of the Immigration Action Section 35 on extensions and that got haha emojis from you guys like:

The Immigration Act -- so what's that got to do with us ??

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by JerryM

11 minutes ago, JerryM said:

Fine. Cover. Financial assistance. Facilitate. Discretion. Influence. It's all the same.

I put up a screenshot of the Immigration Action Section 35 on extensions and that got haha emojis from you guys like:

The Immigration Act -- so what's that got to do with us ??

I can also post the law that shows you must wear a helmet on a motorcycle. Does that change reality?

5 minutes ago, BrandonJT said:

I can also post the law that shows you must wear a helmet on a motorcycle. Does that change reality?

You just keep telling yourself that -- just like all those nominee outfits probably were saying.

17 minutes ago, JerryM said:

Fine. Cover. Financial assistance. Facilitate. Discretion. Influence. It's all the same.

What don't you understand.

The bank statement was not accepted (income method) due to codes not showing transfers as international.

The io then stated next extension would required 400k money in bank method.

The io possibly didn't even know that simple "Credit Advice" could have fixed the problem.

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

What don't you understand.

My first post this topic was in response to this as regards agents:

Full Service, financial assistance provided, more complex process.

More Expensive

8 minutes ago, JerryM said:

My first post this topic was in response to this as regards agents:

Full Service, financial assistance provided, more complex process.

More Expensive

For last time... OP did not understand why the io was referencing 400k in account.

Hence asked about agents.

That was down to misunderstanding.

Agent not required nor could help in any event.

He is now aware of the coding issue and can continue with income method.

I follow. I use the 12 month 65k deposit method. But as I use SZWIFGGT I have never received anything other than FTT on the statement or bank book.

Brandon says above that he can also post laws. That's I guess in addition to also making them up.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by JerryM

On 7/24/2026 at 8:20 AM, scottiejohn said:

I would if I knew what rules my IO intends to impose on me when I sit down in front of it!

Every year there always seems to be a couple of minor changes, like another document to complete and sign, so the trick is to go to your immigration office a week or two ahead of time, get all the forms and all the latest requirements, so on the day when you go to do your extension you'll fully prepared.

6 minutes ago, JerryM said:

I follow. I use the 12 month 65k deposit method. But as I use SZWIFGGT I have never received anything other than FTT on the statement or bank book

You don't follow.

From part of my earlier post....

"He uses SCB and the codes in bank statement did not indicate international transfers using WISE"

The transfers (may) not be coded FTT.

I have advised what is required for next years extension using income method.

Note for others: if using Kasikorn request bank statement in Thai language. The international transfers will be referenced as funds from abroad.

Despite title heading the thread has nothing to do with agents

Trolling post removed.

Note: title changed to clarify title issue.