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Does it matter if my immigration letter for visa renewal is in Thai or English?

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Jun 16, 2025

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My bank asked me if I want the immigration letter confirming the account balance for renewal of my one year visa in Thai language or English. Does it really matter?

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The consensus among community members is that it generally does not matter if the immigration letter confirming the account balance is in Thai or English, as immigration officials in Thailand can read Thai. However, some users suggest obtaining both language versions for clarity and personal convenience.

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Jim *******

My Japanese bank has all the .pdf statements, for years.

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Mark ******

Both.

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Bennett ********

I always tell my bank Thai language is fine - the immigration folks all read Thai. It’s me who can’t 😅. I’m in Bangkok, haven’t had any problems with it.

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Jesper *******

My letter from the bank is always in thai

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Tony *********

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I asked the question because although my letter has always been in English, I was just wondering what immigration prefers. Anything to make life easier for all parties concerned in getting the damned thing done.

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Jesper *******

I reckon the letter is for the immigrations officer to read so I always request a thai copy....it's just me

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Tony *********

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yeah that makes sense.

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Jeremy ********

Get both

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