Is a proof of monthly income of 65,000 baht sufficient to extend a Non-Immigrant O visa in Thailand?

@Geoff ******

, actually that's not gonna help you get a yearly extension INSIDE the country :/

The simplest thing you could do would be to apply for a year-long, multi-entry Non-Immigrant Type O-A (Long Stay) visa from the thai consulate in London BEFORE you wing your way back here.

That visa is good for a year at a time, is unlimited entries and each entry gets you stamped in for a full year for the validity of the visa (a year from the date it's issued). PLUS you can use the money in your UK bank to show your proof of funds. Granted you do need a police background check and a medical certificate but that visa is WAY better than a yearly extension inside the country. :)

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That is why I am saying that to get a yearly extension of stay based on being over 50 (retirement) using the "income from abroad" method of meeting the financial requirements (65K baht a month in income) the ONLY proof the immigration offices will accept is the affidavit of income notary from your consulate (which depending on if you're from the US, the UK or Australia will discontinue issuing them at the end of the year).

I would say IF you are thinking of using income from abroad to meet the financials for your yearly extension AND if you are from the UK, you need to get after applying for the income affidavit. They ONLY do it by email or post and the UK consulate will discontinue the service on Dec 12..

The good news IS; while those three consulates are indeed discontinuing the issuing of those letters the immigration office has stated that they will still honor the 6 month validity of them. <- meaning IF you get the letter before they stop issuing them and your extension is due within 6 months AT THIS TIME, they said they will still honor the letters.

This is what you do to get that letter from the UK consulate.

You have to keep in mind that the thai consulates (all in other countries) are run by the ministry of Foreign Affairs Office and the thai immigration offices (all in this country) are run by the Royal Thai Police.

They are two totally different government offices doing completely different things.

Thai consulates sell visas outside the country,

thai immigrations sells visas and extensions inside the country. BUT they use totally different criteria.

So to answer your question, YES, I can confirm you CANNOT get an extension of stay by showing proof of 65K baht being transferred into your bank account every month. <- IT WILL NOT WORK

@Geoff ******

, AT THIS TIME the ONLY way to show proof of funds using the income method is from the notarized affidavit of income from your consulate.

There is NO other way to do it.

Tod Daniels posted this at TOP of forum...

ATTENTION MEMBERS:

Any further posts asking about the discontinuing of the affidavits of income from abroad notary letters by the UK, US and Australian consulates and what the new policy might be will be deleted.

AT THIS TIME there is NO NEW information and NO OFFICIAL policy change by the immigration office (meaning nothing has been put out in writing)

Keep in mind; no matter what an immigration officer in your office might tell you, they DON'T know what's gonna happen yet either.

As soon as an official policy change has been made I'm sure it will sweep the inter-web (or at least the thai sites patronized by foreigners on the inter-web)..

Please read recent post by Tod Daniels. There has been NO change officially. Be patient and wait - like the rest of expats - for whatever changes are to be enacted.