@Wanda ***************

Minimum inpatient coverage of 50k USD is required.

@Jeremy *******

All legally registered marriages that do not violate public policy are automatically "recognized" by the US and all states. There is no US equivalent to Thailand's Kor Ror forms, and the embassy can't do anything with your marriage information. Of course, you may wish to update beneficiary details for US pensions, insurance, etc, so it might be helpful for you to find out what each of those might require in addition to the Thai marriage certificate, such as translation into English.

@Tom *******

It's not about strictly enforcing the rules, it's about inventing imaginary rules.

Your passport with the visa inside is the document that immigration gives you to "confirm" that you have a visa - there's no separate "letter". If you have really been issued a visa, there's no reason why immigration would still be holding your passport. You should start asking some hard questions to your "agent" at this point.

@Alex ******

Bangkok requires a lease for issuance of a retirement-based Non-O at Chaeng Watthana, but I have never been asked for one when applying to extend my stay.

@Giovanni ***************

, did they ask you for that, or did you just bring it on your own? (Same question for the photos in front of the house, which are typically only requested for marriage-based extensions.)

@Kool ******

Of course it's illegal - you're signing a sworn statement that is knowingly and undeniably false, which is a felony. Are you likely to be prosecuted? No. Is it legal? Absolutely not.

@Kool ******

@Vicki ********

appears to be saying that the incoming funds went through Kasikorn en route to her account at Bangkok Bank, and that Kasikorn gave her a credit advice showing that the money had originated abroad. That's pretty common with Wise, but shouldn't be happening when she has a BBL account and selected "funds for long term stay" from the drop-down menu.

Many other people have reported successfully using those credit advice letters from intermediary banks at immigration offices, so either the officer she dealt with didn't understand what it was, or her local office just doesn't want anything that varies from the norm.

@Bill ********

Ubon isn't one of the cities where you can transit through Bangkok and then go through immigration at the final destination, but Samui is (if the ticket and luggage checking are done correctly).

@Michelle ***********

@Brandon ****

The 800k can be kept in a foreign currency account at a Thai bank, but the amount has to always equal or exceed the designated THB amount even as exchange rates fluctuate. You do need evidence that the funds came from abroad if you're applying for a Non-O within Thailand, but not for annual extensions.

@Philip *********

That's technically true, but since the Non-O visa I received from immigration has the word "RETIREMENT" stamped on it, I would say it's a distinction in search of a difference.