@Dianne ****

Yes. And the statement no more than seven days.

@Daniel *********

If you have a bank book you must produce it

@John ******

When you attend immigration to get the annual extension you must provide bankbook which shows all the international transfers, plus you get a certified statement from your bank which also shows the 12 monthly international transfers.

@John ******

US Embassy does not give affidavit, so the 65k must be transferred internationally every month

@Bonnie ******

He'd be the first person in history to be blacklisted for failing to file a 90-day report! 🤣🤣🤣

@Daniel ****

Yes every Embassy makes its own rules. But in Australia, a new OA application is a "start from scratch" process, which has been fantastic for me, but of course, Covid ruined all that, so I now use the 65k/month transfer method, which I will keep going now anyway, as my monthly outgoings are around 45-50k, it's no big deal to kick it out to 65k. However, I believe the French Embassy is Bangkok will still notarise your income affidavit which is a bonus, whereas the Australian Embassy stopped doing it!

@Daniel ****

You can ONLY get an OA visa from the embassy or consulate in your own country, so they will accept bank or superannuation funds in that country. I never applied for an in-country extension (which would require funds in a Thai bank), instead I used the capacity of the visa to border bounce at Chong Mek and get stamped in for the "free second year". When returning to my home country every two years for a visit, I would obtain a new OA (again using funds in my home country), and repeat the process. It was fantastic. Never visited an immigration office for six years!!

@Daniel ****

No, you're only stamped in for a year during the validity of the visa, not when on an entry stamp or an extension of stay. You will only be re-admitted up to the expiry date on your re-entry permit.

@Steve ***********

I did it a few times in the pre-covid era. I used to go back to Aus and get a new visa every couple of years, and do a bounce at Chong Mek in between. The last time I got a new insurance to cover the 12 months on re-entering Thailand. Covid stuffed this visa more than just about any other. I lived in Thailand for six years and never had to have one baht in a Thai bank account and never saw the inside of an immigration office. Hopefully we might one day go back to those golden years!

You can only enter Laos as part of an organised tourist group