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Hi all. I plan to return to Thailand later this year, on a 90 day non-O visa acquired while in Australia, and then when here in Chiang Mai will go through the hoops of acquiring a bank account, do the 800k deposit, and apply for a 12 month extension.
I've asked 2 agents here about requirements for that 12 month extension, particularly on the "proof of residence" front, and received conflicting info:
Agent #1 said: A lease isn't required, just a TM30, so technically a hotel booking is fine.
Agent #2 said: For residency, hotel booking is not allowed since you need TM30 (At least 3-6months)
I have seen elsewhere (Siam Legal) that a "at least 6 month lease" was required.
Any thoughts, or better, direct experience on this front?
Actually I am stayibg in hosptal in Chiang Mai and need to extend my 60 days Tourist Visa to 90 days. It expires on 3.3.2026 Due to my injury I am unable to go to the immigration. I have a letter from my doctor that I need the extension for medical reasons. Can anyone help me or knows a reliable and not to expensive agency?
PS: The hospital wanted to charge 8000 Bath, which is way to high. Therefore Im looking for another solution
Successful DTV extension at Bangkok, Chaengwattana - Teleworker (Digital Nomad)
Booked an appointment online under TR visa option as it's the same desk. Took about 3 hours in total to review the application, as well as giving me feedback and for me to gather the extra documents they requested. They gave me an "under consideration stamp" and asked me to come back 10 working days later. The second day I came back with the blue receipt, waited an hour and received the extension stamp for another 6 months stay in Thailand.
Documents submitted:
1. Cover letter
2. Application form TM7 + photo
3. Thai e-Visa print out of the DTV
4. Copy of passport data page and last arrival stamp
5. Proof of finances for 500,000 baht
- My finances are in an NZ bank account. They did not ask me to show proof of the funds in a Thai bank account.
- My bank statement did not have that day's date and final amount on the same line, so I had to transfer another dollar over so the date and amount were showing side by side.
- Last year when I tried to get an extension, I was denied because the NZD amount I had one month prior to requesting an extension was below the 500k amount. Fx had continually dropped, and although I had topped up the NZD amount accordingly, they had calculated the NZD amount one month prior using the fx of the day I went in for the extension. So now I keep more than 500k baht equivalent in my NZD bank to account for the fx fluctuations.
6. Current contract with clients
- Last year when I tried to get an extension, they requested that the letter was dated not more than one month ago. This time the letter was dated just over a month, but the officer didn't comment on this.
7. Proof of work
- Business registration documents, my CV, a few screenshots of my day-to-day (blurred sensitive info)
8. Copy of lease contract
9. Copy of title deed of condo owner
- If the person who signed the lease contract with you is not the owner (the title deed of the condo I'm renting had a company name) you will need another signed document that shows how the company, owner and signee are connected. I just asked the property agent for this and they were easily able to provide it.
10. Copy of previous 90 day stay notification 11. Current TM30
Some other notes:
- I took my laptop with me in case they ask for additional documents, so I was able to gather the additional document requests easily.
- The officer who checked my appointment on the first day told me I didn't need a queue ticket for the second day, but when I showed them my blue receipt and "under consideration" stamp, they asked me to still get a queue ticket.
Hi i am doing my first extension on my non o on monday i have gathered most of my papers apart from the obvious bank statement etc. i have a rental aggrement and a copy of the house owners blue book and id card. Do i need to take the original blue book with me as well. thanks in advance.
I came back to the uk in September on multi entry married visa on 2year fell ill ended up on icu my visa runs out feb 23 can’t make it back to Thai before may any advice on what to do would be appreciated
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