Heads up for Brits:

[evadgib]

Updated 04 March 2016:

1. How to obtain a pension/income letter for Thai Immigration

o updated 4 March 2016

o Guidance

2. Affirmation of marital status for Thailand

o updated 4 March 2016

o Guidance

3. Thailand – Consular Fees

o updated 4 March 2016

o Guidance

[blackcab]

I can't open the links. Do they only work for British people?

[ubonjoe]

Worked for me.

All the updates are to do with them changing their exchange rate for the fees.

[Pib]

Links open fine for me also.

[happynthailand]

Links opened fine here in Mukdahan

[billd766]

I can't open the links. Do they only work for British people?

Well I am English and they did work for me.

[billd766]

Thanks to the OP for the latest on the pension income letter.

Though my renewal is not until August 23rd I generally start the ball rolling after the May Day bank holiday in the UK by contacting my pension providers. That can take up to a month and sometimes more.

Around the middle of June when all the letters are in I contact the UK Embassy for their letter and by the first week of July I am good to go.

I go to the Immigration Office at Nakhon Sawan after 23rd July so if there are any problems (so far I have been OK) I have about a month to fix them in.

My extension is dated from 23 August and they sign off my 90 day report from that date too.

[banK]

Thanks to the OP for the latest on the pension income letter.

Though my renewal is not until August 23rd I generally start the ball rolling after the May Day bank holiday in the UK by contacting my pension providers. That can take up to a month and sometimes more.

Around the middle of June when all the letters are in I contact the UK Embassy for their letter and by the first week of July I am good to go.

I go to the Immigration Office at Nakhon Sawan after 23rd July so if there are any problems (so far I have been OK) I have about a month to fix them in.

My extension is dated from 23 August and they sign off my 90 day report from that date too.

I have been using the same pension letters from my pension providers for the past 10 years or so. If they are over 65000 baht/month any increase would be superfluous.

banK

[seadog57]

thanks for that Evadgib

[Jip99]

Thanks to the OP for the latest on the pension income letter.

Though my renewal is not until August 23rd I generally start the ball rolling after the May Day bank holiday in the UK by contacting my pension providers. That can take up to a month and sometimes more.

Around the middle of June when all the letters are in I contact the UK Embassy for their letter and by the first week of July I am good to go.

I go to the Immigration Office at Nakhon Sawan after 23rd July so if there are any problems (so far I have been OK) I have about a month to fix them in.

My extension is dated from 23 August and they sign off my 90 day report from that date too.

I just use an online P60 and an online bank statement covering 3 months (showing the money going in). The latter is arguably unnecessary as I am sure the British embassy need minimal evidence.

I retain the same evidence to show immigration - if asked (and I have never been asked).

[Jip99]

I have just noticed that they accept payment by credit card. I don't recall seeing that previously.

That will save the annual blank looks in the local post office when requesting a Money Order.

[theoldgit]

I have just noticed that they accept payment by credit card. I don't recall seeing that previously.

That will save the annual blank looks in the local post office when requesting a Money Order.

There was a thread about that a few months ago, have to agree with the blank looks at the Post Office, or in my case the lass behind the counter having a rummage through the envelope to "check the paperwork".

[OJAS]

I can't open the links. Do they only work for British people?

The downloads are in PDF format. Do you have Adobe Acrobat installed on your device?

I have just noticed that they accept payment by credit card. I don't recall seeing that previously.

That will save the annual blank looks in the local post office when requesting a Money Order.

There was a thread about that a few months ago, have to agree with the blank looks at the Post Office, or in my case the lass behind the counter having a rummage through the envelope to "check the paperwork".

And certainly not helped in my case by our local post office informing my wife a couple of years ago that they had stopped issuing money orders! Fortunately we were eventually able to find another office which still did issue them.

Obtaining these wretched money orders has often proved to be the most stressful and time-consuming part of the whole annual extension of stay process in my experience, and I for one am delighted that the Embassy have now offered an alternative method of payment which does not fuel their staff members' addiction to trips to the Nana Post Office in order to cash money orders!

[laislica]

Thanks OP good to have in one place.

Although when I looked at the costs the Embassy charge I answered their question :- Anything wrong with this or improvements to be made.

I asked why the charges do not reflect the cost of living in Thailand!

After all there are mostly local workers in the Embassy/Consulates.

You need assistance and they will give it; by the hour with traveling time and any other expenses of course and a bargain at 130 quid per hour!

Gouge, Gouge, Gouge.

As far as I know, the US embassy don't even need documents to prove one's income.

You are effectively swearing an oath!

[Familyonthemove]

I can't open the links. Do they only work for British people?

Links worked for me.

Are you Welsh?

[billd766]

Thanks to the OP for the latest on the pension income letter.

Though my renewal is not until August 23rd I generally start the ball rolling after the May Day bank holiday in the UK by contacting my pension providers. That can take up to a month and sometimes more.

Around the middle of June when all the letters are in I contact the UK Embassy for their letter and by the first week of July I am good to go.

I go to the Immigration Office at Nakhon Sawan after 23rd July so if there are any problems (so far I have been OK) I have about a month to fix them in.

My extension is dated from 23 August and they sign off my 90 day report from that date too.

I have been using the same pension letters from my pension providers for the past 10 years or so. If they are over 65000 baht/month any increase would be superfluous.

banK

I have read that some Immigration offices want new ones every year though I have not personally experienced it. To me the cost of the calls is a sort of peace of mind thing and worth it.

[billd766]

I have just noticed that they accept payment by credit card. I don't recall seeing that previously.

That will save the annual blank looks in the local post office when requesting a Money Order.

There was a thread about that a few months ago, have to agree with the blank looks at the Post Office, or in my case the lass behind the counter having a rummage through the envelope to "check the paperwork".

This is the money order I used last year from the Post Office along with the receipt for an envelope and the EMS tracking fee.

receipt for money order and EMS.pdf

[dotpoom]

If I had been born as few months earlier I would have been entitled to hold a British Passport (English, not sure which) along with that of my country of birth.....the links opened very quickly for me, I guess I had a bit of an advantage due to the above....while I'm not British (or is it English?)

Ohh....just another of life's mysteries I suppose.???????/

[sunnyjim5]

If I had been born as few months earlier I would have been entitled to hold a British Passport (English, not sure which) along with that of my country of birth.....the links opened very quickly for me, I guess I had a bit of an advantage due to the above....while I'm not British (or is it English?)

Ohh....just another of life's mysteries I suppose.???????/

The passport is a UK passport !

Nationality is British ............

[Jonmarleesco]

Might not be relevant, but the income affirmation form has Nana post office as located in 10112. It is, in fact, in 10110.

[Jonmarleesco]

If I had been born as few months earlier I would have been entitled to hold a British Passport (English, not sure which) along with that of my country of birth.....the links opened very quickly for me, I guess I had a bit of an advantage due to the above....while I'm not British (or is it English?)

Ohh....just another of life's mysteries I suppose.???????/

The passport is a UK passport !

Nationality is British ............

Either, actually. The United Kingdom of England, Scotland (for now), Wales and Northern Ireland are also the British Isles. And I'll grant you the Channel Islands are not part of the UK, but do come under the British Isles.

[sunnyjim5]

If I had been born as few months earlier I would have been entitled to hold a British Passport (English, not sure which) along with that of my country of birth.....the links opened very quickly for me, I guess I had a bit of an advantage due to the above....while I'm not British (or is it English?)

Ohh....just another of life's mysteries I suppose.???????/

The passport is a UK passport !

Nationality is British ............

Either, actually. The United Kingdom of England, Scotland (for now), Wales and Northern Ireland are also the British Isles. And I'll grant you the Channel Islands are not part of the UK, but do come under the British Isles.

The cover and second page of a UK passport reads United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

My passport was issued by the UKPA and my Nationality is noted in the passport as British Citizen

[blackcab]

Either, actually. The United Kingdom of England, Scotland (for now), Wales and Northern Ireland are also the British Isles. And I'll grant you the Channel Islands are not part of the UK, but do come under the British Isles.

Incorrect. England, Wales and Scotland form Great Britain. Northern Ireland is not part of Great Britain. However Great Britain plus Northern Ireland form the United Kingdom.

That's why British people's passports say, "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" on the front cover.