What Do US Citizens Need to Know When Renewing a Non-O Retirement Visa in Bangkok?

You CAN use monthly income method of transferring in a minimum of 65K baht a month each month, every month from abroad into your thai bank account in your name only to get a yearly extension of stay at Chaengwattana. You need EVERY transaction to show on your bank book as having came from overseas, you need a bank letter that lists the international deposits for the previous year AND you need the "regular bank letter" (like you'd use for banked money method) as well PLUS you need to update your bank book on the date you apply for the extension. The two bank letters can be no older than 7 days.

I renewed mine last August and provided signed photocopies of my Bangkok Bank Passbook for the full year as well as a bank statement covering that year and a certification of my balance as at the day before my application was lodged.

if you use monthly income method: you need to show at least 12 months of monthly foreign deposits into a Thai bank account on your name of minimum 65.000 Thb a month.

You bring your bank book and your bank can and must make a letter showing the 12 months with date of deposit, international transfer and amount.

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In general, it is preferred that such deposits be recorded as "international transfer". I think things might get complex when there are income deposits from several sources. My local office IO also made a reference to wanting to see the source of such funds, back in USA, presumably retirement income. Best to ask the local IO's to get as clear an answer as possible.

Your Thai bank will provide a letter and a monthly breakdown of your incoming money.