40k/month Declaration From Us Embassy

[Nam Kao]

Has anyone done one?

How does one do one?

Thanks

nam

[satu]

before you ask ...... questions

try this http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?act=Search&f=

Edited October 18, 2006 by satu

[Nam Kao]

Satu, i did, no matches

[digitele]

Has anyone done one?

Yes

How does one do one?

Go to embassy, American services section. They give you a form to fill out.

You fill in the dollar amount (honor system) and take to cashier. Pay around 1,200Baht?

Then you give the first window American service section the receipt / forms and they ceritfy it.

You submit that letter with your application to Thai Immigration. That's it.

The consular at embassy said the Thai side might try to curtail this soon (I was in August)

But I think the scenaro went out the window with the guy that's trying to get a UK Visa!

Thanks

nam

Your welcome

digitele

[satu]

Here is a direct quote from another poster on a different board:

"OK, I has to go to the embassy in Bangkok. Went there, did that. This was my first time at the embassy so did not know my way around. Had to check my cellphone and digital camera at the guard gate, was given a plastic number to get them back"

"Inside the embassy grounds were two long lines of mostly Thai people presumably waiting to apply or pick up US visas or take care of other matters. To the right I found a pathway leading to another small building and a sign directing one to US Citizens Services. Stepping inside the door I initially saw about a half dozen people sitting in chairs before three service windows. Inside that, were a much larger number of people in chairs in a larger room with 13 service windows. The embassy performs a lot of other services besides guaranteeing income statements. I saw no information desk so did not know which place to go first. Stepping back toward the entrance I went right up to one of the first three windows and was greeted cherrily. The lady handed me a form to fill in and sign, that simply stated the amount in dollars that I recieved in retirement income,

(and other sources) per month. Filling in this information took only a couple minutes. I included my social security pension plus the amount of employers pension I will recieve.I then proceeded to to the payment window to pay the $30 fee for the service. Returning to the initial window, a clerk took the form and asked me to wait. Five minutes later I was asked, 'can you verify the information you entered ?'. I said 'yes'...Without asking to see the documentation (which I had with me), the form was duly stamped, and I was out the door. 45 minutes in the embassy. 2 1/2 hour bus ride each way, Pattaya/Bkk/Ptya..."

"Returning to Pattaya, I put off the task of assembling all the visa extension documentation and making two copies until the next morning."

"The next day, Friday, I took all the documentation to the Pattaya Immigration office. The same guy who had given me the application forms and previous information recieved my documents with little fanfare. Going through each package he removed all documents concerning my USA bank account and anything else he felt was extraneous, aked me to sign each page in each set, took my 1900 baht, handed it over to a Thai lady in uniform and asked me to wait. No more than five minutes later the uniformed lady called me over and handed me a tag and said to come back 3 pm ti pick up you passport with new NI-O-A one year extension. Total time in immigration office - 15 minutes.....WOW...!"

I hope this helps

[thaihome]

The embassy is not certifying your income. All they are doing is notarizing your signature on a statement that this is your income.

TH

[Sunbelt Asia]

The embassy is not certifying your income. All they are doing is notarizing your signature on a statement that this is your income.

TH

One of the reasons why Immigration Dept. that changes visas in Bangkok, is no longer accepting the certification by itself, by American’s as of today. They want additional proof from the bank of deposits into a Thai bank. The goal post changed again today.

Will know tomorrow if this goes for all Nationalities. But as they stated this afternoon, it was at least for two American cases.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

[PeaceBlondie]

Yesterday, as I reported, I went to the Consulate General of the USA in Chiang Mai, certified myself, affirmed to an officer that it was true (subject to penalty), and proceeded to the Immigration Police. He insisted on keeping the six months' bank statements that clearly showed all those pensions being deposited in my account, and drawn out to spend in Thailand. He also insisted on a Thai bank statement, with a guaranty from the bank.

You can lie to your embassy (USA) all you wish, subject to penalty, and you can still expect to prove to the Thai immigration authorities that you actually get the money.

[lopburi3]

And in my experience they always have kept the bank statements (passbook page copies) and required a bank letter of account balance. But, at least in Bangkok, these items were not checked other than being present. From Sunbelt post there is now closer checking of accounts and it will be interesting to find what is good/bad in the coming days/weeks.

[whopper]

And in my experience they always have kept the bank statements (passbook page copies) and required a bank letter of account balance. But, at least in Bangkok, these items were not checked other than being present. From Sunbelt post there is now closer checking of accounts and it will be interesting to find what is good/bad in the coming days/weeks.

oh well, so much for that angle!