What are the rules for proving income on a Thai OA visa renewal, and what can I do if I can't meet them?

How much will it cost to find someone who can “persuade” immigration? Assume a few hundred pounds. So really you’re complaining about a few hundred pounds? Sorry to hear that.

So if the IO does not accept the income docs and the OP does not go to an agent, what would be the last resort?

Don't forget the health insurance

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@Craig ******

mostly for you. You have a very tenuous grasp of how the proof of funds works for the year extension on an O-A visa

You do it three ways;

Banked Money Method

you bank 800K baht in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months before you get your extension, you leave it in the account for 3 months after the extension is granted and then the balance can't go below 400K baht the rest of the year

Monthly Income Method

You transfer IN from abroad into a thai bank account in YOUR NAME only a minimum of 65K baht a month, each month, every month for the preceding 12 months before you apply for your extension (they will take the lowest incoming monthly transfer and multiply that by 12 for the amount, they WILL NOT add each one separately for the total)

NOTE: if you come from a country whose consulate here in thailand still issues the affidavit of income from abroad notary document (which the US, UK and Australia no longer do) you use that document to show monthly income and it is accepted without question at the immigration office.

Combination Method

You bank xxx baht in a thai bank account in your name for 2 months before you apply for the next extension (you leave that amount in the account for 3 month after the extension is granted and after that the balance cannot go below 50% of what ever portion you banked

AND

You transfer IN from abroad into a thai bank account in Your Name only the difference each month Every month so when the 12 transfers are added to the amount you banked it is at least 800K baht. They will take the lowest monthly transfer (they will not count them individually) and then average that as the amount brought in over 12 months.

EXAMPLE, you bank 200K baht, that means you need to bring in a minimum of 50K baht a month, each month every month for the previous 12 months (which totals 600K and when added to the 200K banked equals 800K)

One may have hoped for some humility after the Covid debacle. Too much to ask for?

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Go to that charming seaside town and see an agent. Not hard to find...

They'll do a retirement extension at a reasonable fee.

Same happened to myself 3 years back, IO would not accept 40K a month income for marriage extension, 400K in bank only.

Not regretted it, take the wife and have a few days hol every extension time, good luck.

Agents usually charge £500 for the first year then about £350 each additional year (bt)

Why not transfer to your bank account?

Then transfer for free to a big hotel chain in Thailand. It's gotta take about 1 minute per month extra.

The averaging ended almost ten years ago. The only deposit, or money coming in every month, is into a Thai bank account in your name only. There are no exceptions.

Foreigners love to complain about the corruption in thailand-- until the time comes that they need to bribe someone at immigration to get a visa they don't qualify for.

You don’t get to ‘bargain’ about regulations in your own country. Why expect to do so in Thailand?

Think of it from their perspective. They are seeing money going to a third party and you are claiming it's yours. And you wonder why they won't accept it?

Which Immigration

"won’t include any income transfers from uk to Thai Hotel Co here"

Bro, what are you talking about?

Stop drinking

The rules for the extension aren't really new. If you can't legally meet the requirements, the only way is through an agency. Well ... good luck with that ... 😒

P.S .: The £ 500 is actually a good price for this service, some charge twice as much.

It's a sellers market and you're a buyer so you have 0 Leverage.

That always has been the rule 65k every month minimum , no averaging.