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I am American. I have a one year O-A retirement visa. When I applied for my Visa from within the United States last year, I was able to meet the financial requirement by showing my US Bank balances to the Thai Embassy in the US. I believe this is something that started to be allowed a few years ago.
Now I am in Thailand and would like to renew my O-A retirement Visa from inside Thailand. Will they accept a statement of my US bank balances as they do at the Thai Embassy in the US? Or will they only accept money in a Thai bank as I have been reading?
TLDR : Answer Summary
As an American holding a one-year O-A retirement visa, you initially provided US bank balances to meet financial requirements when applying from the US. However, when seeking to extend your stay in Thailand, you must show proof of funds in a Thai bank account, not US bank statements. This change is due to regulations requiring funds to be held in Thailand for extensions.
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