What are the requirements for extending a Non-O visa in Thailand, and is it common to pay extra fees for paperwork?

Most likely is that you need to take the income letter from your embassy and get it translated in Thai by an official translator ( your embassy will have a list and there should be one located near by ) .

You LL need to take that translation back to your embassy so they can stamp it as conform .

Them head out to the Thai ministry of foreign affairs ( mofa ) so they can apply their stamp to the Thai translation as well.

Mofa has got a branch in MBK . You LL need to book an appointment online and specify you need an express service .

They open at 10am . Bring copies of passport . Drop off the paperwork , come back by 3pm and it will be ready for you same day.

Be aware that mofa stamped translation are only valid 3 months .

I have done this multiple time for french paper work in one day . Tight but works

1/ 1st appointment at embassy to get the legal paper needed

2/ appointment at translator shop

3/ 2nd appointment at embassy to get the official translation stamp

4/ drop off translation at mofa

5/ pick up stamped translation at mofa.

Makes for a fun day lol

Its a bribe.. but its save u time and the hassle to come to bkk which wud cost u more anyways ... thats how asia works

You need to show the Ministry of Foreign affairs the information used to convince your embassy you actually earn what you claim to earn. They do this because some countries such as the US would let you swear on a Bible you earn what you claim.

It needs to be tranlated by official thai trans in bkk gov office. I had income statement from American consule but had to get it noterized and trans at official. Thai trans late place in bkk. Is what he really means..

In this case, I would bend my rules and pay the 2k

They made me do that shit..wtf....sent me to Bkk twice pattay imm of course. ..spent lots of baht..

Offer 1000 baht with a smile and pay the 2000 if they insist. Why not?

I tried doing my own retirement visa and turned into a nightmare. I ended up getting a visa agent for 20k.

2,000 thb is a small price to pay for renewing your 90 day extension.

pay up the tea money and feel happy they offered you the opportunity

TIT

So, to make things clear:

take his Proof of Income Certification by the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok to be further legalised at the Consular Department, Thailand MoFA (Chaeng Wattana)....

Probably cheaper than getting it translated and time and travel going to Bangkok to get it verified.

There's no Thai Consulate in Bangkok

2,000 baht would hit the desk before she took another breath. Done ✅

Just pay the money .It's not a bad deal .

If I were you I would pay 2000 without hesitation. The rest of us who cannot verify income must deposit and KEEP there 800,000 baht on a Thai bank account. Doing the extension yourself you are also additionally making substantial savings.

If what the others say is legit, pay the 2,000 baht (get a receipt).

We had to have our marriage certificate certified by MFA after our consulate certified it. Every year we need to bring this this SAME document with us to renew our Extension. So you might want to ask if need it next year? Or you might need to keep paying that fee every year?

Just pay the 2000thb because if you think about it you will have to go to bkk so the costs and the time you spend on going you will be better off just to pay the money

Pay the 2000

Pay the money, Smile, and walk away

Money maker.. End of. Pay the 2000...

There is always extra 'processing' costs and every time they call it something different.

Even having all the paperwork and a print out of the relevant laws they can still say no. They try to make you worry about time so you will pay what they think is necessary to process.

Me and some other foregners here call it all the Thai way. Unfortunately they can and do, do whatever they want sometimes.

As usual...a brown envelope will solve the problem...?

I guess you means your proof of income need to be legalised by thai ministry of foreign afairs.

I guess they wanted it verified or legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs first. I’ve heard of this before.

Maybe they meant getting it translated and verified in BKK.

Worthwhile paying the 2000?

You must have misunderstood something, because there is no Thai consulate in Bangkok. That doesn't even make sense. A country won't have an embassy to itself inside its own borders.