I am sending monthly transfers for my visa extension. I am using Wise to send them to my Bangkok Bank account. I just opened a Kasikorn Bank account because the transfers are quicker. Has anyone switched banks for transfers for the process of renewing visa extension or do I need to use the same account for 12 months? Of course, I would need statements and letter from both banks if this is a possibility. Please only comment if you have direct experience. Thanks in advance.

Are there strict rules regarding the 65K income requirement for a Non-O (source, seasoning etc)? I've had 800K on deposit for some time and am considering changing to the 65K month requirement. Also, I assume 65K is the minimum monthly and does not need to be exactly 65K. Thanks.

Went with a friend today renewing his retirement visa using the 65k per month transfer format at Jomtien. While he was in line to get his number i went in to watch the goings on purely for educational purposes. of the 9 applicants i could see, 5 were turned away for discrepancies, one was a bank book not dated today ( rookie mistake) 2 others were lacking house book or owners passport or id, another one his tm30 address didnt match his rental contract, another i couldnt determine but all of those denied seemed like easy fixes. Lots of scrutiny on rental contracts, house books etc. 4 applicants (including my friend, ) sailed right on through to success. so the wise transfer to bangkok bank in September 2025 went through kasikorn and on his statement was not coded as FTT. He had the kasikorn certificate for the problematic transfer code and it was cleared and accepted by the IO.

Hi everyone! I just got a one year extension on my non-O retirement visa. I have the required funds in my new Thai bank account. I’m thinking I will make deposits monthly of ฿65,000 for the next year at which point I will be able to free up the funds in the account. But my Visa agent just told me that those deposits have to come from a pension not just money or income I have overseas. Is this true? I never saw that anywhere in my research.

Also, I’ve heard conflicting reports on whether using Wise to transfer the funds in will pass muster with immigration.  I went to my bank yesterday and asked them for a confirmation letter of international transfer for the initial deposit and they said we don’t do that with Wise. 

Hi, just wondering if anyone has found an efficient method of moving money from Canada to Thailand?

I've just been using ATMs, but the fees are high, and also found bank transfers to be just as costly

When using means testing for renewal does the 65k have to be a single deposit per month or can it be cumulative? Pension, investment, social security all have different dispersal dates. Do I wait and do it all at once or can I set up automatic payments from each source.

What is the cheapest and safest way to transfer large sums of money from EU to Thai bank to meet the pension or investor visa requirements?

Ok- I have a question for all my Wise Banking American ex-Pats:

When I'm moving money from my Wells Fargo to wise and then Wise to a Thai bank account should I exchange the funds to Baht and then deposit them s Baht to the Thai bank account?

Does that make sense? Or just do a USD dorectly into my Thai bank account?

Which one will give me better rate?

I read somewhere that your 65,000 Baht monthly income has to come from a ‘Govt Pension’ source?…Is it okay if it comes from a SIPP (a private pension pot)?…

Hi guys, I plan on retiring to Thailand next year, I'm married to a Thai and was planning on going down the income route rather than dumping a lump sum in my Thai bank account. The British embassy no longer confirms income so do they accept a statement from a UK bank ?