Documentary Evidence.

[frankie52]

When my visa (Non-Imm O-A) renewal comes up I have to show a bank deposit of Bt800,000 with evidence that the money was transferred from overseas.

Does anybody know the specific forms I have to obtain from my Thai bank to show evidence of this transfer from overseas?

[Firefan]

Was called a TT3 (Tor Tor 3) before (and name often still used in banks) but is now called something like Certificate Of foreign Currency Transaction. You can only get it on $20k and above wires in. Cheers!

[lopburi3]

You should not need anything more than a local letter from your Thai bank. You have to always have an account balance letter and believe they can also give you a letter that your deposits were of foreign origin. I have never been asked for any such letter; here in Bangkok.

[Noel]

Was called a TT3 (Tor Tor 3) before (and name often still used in banks) but is now called something like Certificate Of foreign Currency Transaction. You can only get it on $20k and above wires in. Cheers!

Yes, the TT3 was abolished in May 2004 and replaced by the FETF (Foreign Exchange Transaction Form). And as Firefan says, they are only issued for foreign currency transfers in to the equivalent of US$20,000+.

I have never been asked to produce one to substantiate the financial requirements for a retirement extension.

However, should you consider buying a condo in your name, then an FETF would be required clearly stating that the money was transferred in for that sole purpose (the banks code it accordingly).

In the OP's case, as Lop says, a letter from the bank confirming the account balance is all that seems to be required for an extension.

[tedkarma]

Was called a TT3 (Tor Tor 3) before (and name often still used in banks) but is now called something like Certificate Of foreign Currency Transaction. You can only get it on $20k and above wires in. Cheers!

Yes, the TT3 was abolished in May 2004 and replaced by the FETF (Foreign Exchange Transaction Form). And as Firefan says, they are only issued for foreign currency transfers in to the equivalent of US$20,000+.

I have never been asked to produce one to substantiate the financial requirements for a retirement extension.

However, should you consider buying a condo in your name, then an FETF would be required clearly stating that the money was transferred in for that sole purpose (the banks code it accordingly).

In the OP's case, as Lop says, a letter from the bank confirming the account balance is all that seems to be required for an extension.

This form - FETF - is no big deal - at least not at Siam Commercial Bank. I doubt that there is any longer a minimum requirement for it. I recently wired in money several times and went and got the form each time - once for only about US$10,000. It is just a print out is all - no big problem for them to do it - takes only about five minutes to get it done - from in the door - to out the door.

I didn't see any special coding on the form for purpose other than my own wire request notation - "For apartment purchase" - which I did purposefully.

Edited July 12, 2006 by tedkarma

[Noel]

Was called a TT3 (Tor Tor 3) before (and name often still used in banks) but is now called something like Certificate Of foreign Currency Transaction. You can only get it on $20k and above wires in. Cheers!

Yes, the TT3 was abolished in May 2004 and replaced by the FETF (Foreign Exchange Transaction Form). And as Firefan says, they are only issued for foreign currency transfers in to the equivalent of US$20,000+.

I have never been asked to produce one to substantiate the financial requirements for a retirement extension.

However, should you consider buying a condo in your name, then an FETF would be required clearly stating that the money was transferred in for that sole purpose (the banks code it accordingly).

In the OP's case, as Lop says, a letter from the bank confirming the account balance is all that seems to be required for an extension.

This form - FETF - is no big deal - at least not at Siam Commercial Bank. And I doubt that there is any longer a minimum requirement for it. I recently wired in money several times and went and got the form each time - once for only about US$10,000. It is just a print out is all - no big problem for them to do it - takes only about five minutes to get it done - from in the door - to out the door.

I didn't see any special coding on the form for purpose either than my own wire request notation - "For apartment purchase" - which I did purposefully.

Things of course may well have changed.

It used to be the case that item number 4 on the Foreign Exchange Transaction Form asked for the purpose of the transaction, the code used for condo's being 318069 with appropriate text.

It may well all depend on the particular Land Office staffs' interpretation of the 'rules', I suppose; not the friendliest and most flexible bunch of people in my experience...

[popshirt]

But I am told the Tor Tor 3 or FETF is CRUCIAL to transferring money back OUT of Thailand without subjecting it to tax. So hang on to those documents!

[naka]

Frankie

Forget all the idle talk about TT3's and FETF's (Foreign Exchange Transaction Form).

For a visa renewal all you need is a letter from your Thai bank, they will know what

to supply you and probably charge 200 Bt. Get it the day before you go to Immigration.

Naka.

[Maestro]

Yes, the TT3 was abolished in May 2004 and replaced by the FETF (Foreign Exchange Transaction Form).

I know that it has already been established that the OP does not need the FETF for his purpose but since the subject of FETF has been brought up here and as I will need a FETF for a remittance of about 1 mio. Baht later this year I wonder if the FETF is a printed government form, rather than a simple computer printout as mentioned by tedkarma. Are these perhaps two different things?

For a remittance of a smallish sum earlier this year the recipient, upon request of transaction details, got the attached printout with the title “credit note”. Could anyone who has an actual FETF tell me if it is the same as this printout?

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Maestro

FETF_or_credit_note.pdf

[naka]

Yes, the TT3 was abolished in May 2004 and replaced by the FETF (Foreign Exchange Transaction Form).

I know that it has already been established that the OP does not need the FETF for his purpose but since the subject of FETF has been brought up here and as I will need a FETF for a remittance of about 1 mio. Baht later this year I wonder if the FETF is a printed government form, rather than a simple computer printout as mentioned by tedkarma. Are these perhaps two different things?

For a remittance of a smallish sum earlier this year the recipient, upon request of transaction details, got the attached printout with the title “credit note”. Could anyone who has an actual FETF tell me if it is the same as this printout?

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Maestro

FETF_or_credit_note.pdf

MAESTRO.

The FETF is a printed form with the official bank rubber stamps (3) plus (3) signatures

at the bottom.

The form is only supplied by the head office in BKK. Mine were faxed to my local bank.

I was once supplied with a computer printout headed "Advice For Customer", I objected

to this and was given the genuine article after waiting half an hour for head office to

fax it to my branch.

The pdf file in your post is not the real thing, it's just an advice note (not even signed).

Naka.

Edited August 17, 2006 by naka

[lopburi3]

As said the PDF is a wire transfer receipt and can be used for immigration proof if required. I have never had immigration require these as they have accepted the Bangkok Bank FTT code in passbook when I was using bank deposits but I did obtain for my first application and believe they were added to the folder that time.

[ZZZ]

This is what the FETF looks like:

foreign_exchange_transaction_en.pdf

[Maestro]

This is what the FETF looks like:

Thanks Naka, Lopburi, ZZZ and everybody; everything clear now about the FETF.

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Maestro

Edited August 17, 2006 by maestro