The letter the DLT want, is a 'Residence Certificate' which you obtain from Immigration. Prices vary between different offices, so do the rules. Eg Bangkok it's almost impossible to obtain if you aren't doing 90 day reports. Pattaya however easy, just go in with your TM30 details.

The Resident Certificate is a standard request and needed or helps for all sorts of things, driving licences, bank accounts, registering vehicles... My local IO in Kanchanburi charge 500thb, and they write the reason for the request on the resident certificate.

Putting it in your wife's name would probably be easier...

@Peter ********

coming in visa exempt, it would be a short trip to the immigration office at IT Square, Lak Si Plaza, 3rd floor. ฿1900

You can make an online appointment prior, and save a lot of waiting.

It's a different place if you decide to come in on a tourist visa.

The 30 days are added to your current stamp, so there's no penalty and is easiest done before you get to Lanta

@Graham ******

needs to maintain a minimum 400k balance and back to 800k

@Barry *******

ask your landlord for a screen shot of the tm30 submission. It will look like one of these

@Barry *******

no problem at all

@Bill *******

for that to work, on the first year, he'll need a letter from his Embassy confirming. Most embassies will no longer issue it. However for his second year he can do that, with a 12 month history of doing so.

@Bob *********

tell that to

@David ******