On 8/30/2026 at 9:49 PM, DrJack54 said:

You will be trying to obtain 12 month extension from new Non O.

That should require you using money in bank method despite history of 12 transfers.

USA dose not provide embassy income letter..

In general what you outline is not possible.

Read back to my first post. Immigration may be flexible. Doubt it

my error

Edited September 1Sep 1 by earlinclaifornia
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On 8/31/2026 at 9:00 AM, steve187 said:

when you used the agent, did they use the 800,000tb method or monthly transfers

Agents only use the 800,000 baht to quickly put in your account then take it back out. When I decided to do my own I did the monthly transfers of over 65,000 baht and it worked fine with Bangkok bank

3 hours ago, kawikasudo said:

When I decided to do my own I did the monthly transfers of over 65,000 baht and it worked fine with Bangkok bank

A miracle.

Which immigration office.

The io should have checked bank statement retrospectively for compliance to both money in bank method + income method.

Since you used an agent you were not financially compliant

On 8/30/2026 at 5:14 PM, Tod Daniels said:

You can't use monthly income by transfer method for proof of funds on the first yearly extension from a new Non-O 90 day visa because you need 12 months of transfers on the same visa/extension type) and you won't have it on this 90 day Non-O

Apologies for quoting only part of your post, but I would appreciate an opinion on the monthly income option on a first extension on a Non Imm 'O'. I had read somewhere that money in the bank was the ONLY method permissable for a first extension.

I understand that many people would not be able to show 12x monthly transfers when they apply for that first extension. My question is whether Thai Immigration WOULD allow that option.

Slightly theoretical because in my case I have 400k seasoned ready for my extension application next week. However, I can also evidence 12x monthly transfers of 40k+. I just wondered whethe Immigration woud give that option, or actually insist of money in the bank only.

On 8/31/2026 at 9:00 AM, steve187 said:

when you used the agent, did they use the 800,000tb method or monthly transfers

If it is the main soi 13/2 agent they would only arrange the extension for me on a money in the bank basis. They said it was not possible to use monthly transfers - that was 2 years ago.

1 hour ago, hotandsticky said:

I had read somewhere that money in the bank was the ONLY method permissable for a first extension.

Without income letter from immigration that is correct

40 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

If it is the main soi 13/2 agent they would only arrange the extension for me on a money in the bank basis.

Maneerat along with other agents would use money in bank method.

(temporary deposit)

An agent doing hand holding exercise may assist with income method however you would need to obtain from bank 12 month statement showing financial compliance to that method.

21 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Without income letter from immigration that is correct

Yes, sorry, British passport - no embassy letter

19 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Maneerat along with other agents would use money in bank method.

(temporary deposit)

An agent doing hand holding exercise may assist with income method however you would need to obtain from bank 12 month statement showing financial compliance to that method.

It was handholding that I was looking for, and bank statements would have been available.

Maneerat may not have understood my question and I had used "their" money the previous year when 'renewing' 3 months early.

2 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

Maneerat may not have understood my question and I had used "their" money the previous year when 'renewing' 3 months early.

To change from money in bank using agent to income method is not possible unless io turned blind eye to no financial compliance (money in bank method) for previous year.

7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

To change from money in bank using agent to income method is not possible unless io turned blind eye to no financial compliance (money in bank method) for previous year.

Thank you

20 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

A miracle.

Which immigration office.

The io should have checked bank statement retrospectively for compliance to both money in bank method + income method.

Since you used an agent you were not financially compliant

I used Jomtien (Chonburi) Immigration