Looks to me like they did you a 90 day report without you applying for it. First class service from Samut Prakan immigration office.

Yes you are correct your next report date is 16th November.

@Gary **********

to be honest I don't but I have personally done 50k Baht. I really use it as a back up now. But when I came on holiday it was my primary source of funds. One problem with having a UK based credit card when you live here is your credit limit gets reduced over time.

I have used the Halifax Clarity for the 9 years I have lived here. Zero commission as @Peter Scuba correctly says. But there is a beat trick you can use it for to get at a great exchange rate. You go into a Thai bank (best if they have exchange facilities) and ask to withdraw cash. There is no charge from the Thai Bank or Halifax. You just need to go online and settle the balance the same day. So there is also zero (maybe 1 day) interest to pay. You avoid the ATM charges for foreign cards and get the perfect exchange rate. Not all Thai bank branches will do this but I have never been refused from a Thai bank that has a Foreign exchange facility. If asked if you want to withdraw Thai Baht or Sterling always withdraw Thai Baht and you will get a great exchange rate. 😊😊

@Ian *********

thanks for that. You have made my day. Very very funny. 😂😂

@Charles ******

I have exactly the same experience as Mark. I have lived in Thailand for 9 years, best decision I have made.

@Ally ***********

if you don't believe what I am telling you that is fine.

@Ally ***********

as I said the source of the income for a marriage extension depends on the particular office. I know this because I am on a marriage extension myself and my office does not allow income from outside Thailand. I very much doubt it is the only one as have read it many times on this forum.

You are absolutely correct that going from using an agent is hard but it isn't impossible. The first two things you need to look at are:

1. Because you have a 1 year extension based on 800k Baht in a Thai bank. When you apply for your next extension you must show 800k in a Thai bank on the day you applied (2024) and that 800k Baht was maintained for the next 3 months. Then for the remainder of the year the balance did not drop below 400k.

2. Will your immigration office allow you to extend for the reason of being married to a Thai national based on income. Some (most) offices require the money to be generated in Thailand therefore you will probably need a work permit. Some offices also require you to be married for a minimum amount of time.

If you can satisfy the above then ask for a list of requirements. It is a much longer list than the retirement but once you have done it once you can just repeat in future years.

Good luck.

@Carlos ********

that is my experience too. But I didn’t use an agent to grease the wheels all my accounts are 100% legitimate. I have multiple bank accounts with 4 different banks. If one of the banks decided to change the way they do business I would just move my money around.

Isn’t that just good planning?

@John *************

well said.👏