Tony I have sent my certificate to legislation dept in Milton Keynes and has been returned to Thailand, I was unaware that they could send it on to the Thai embassy. So I guess this means I now have to send it back to Thai embassy in London UK to be legalised, AND what about the translation, does this have to be legalised in London if translated in Thailand ??

@Benj****

3 year ago when I was a tourist I open a Thai baht account & GBP Foreign currency account. The idea being to transfer regular amounts from U.K. Bank to Thai bank in GBP to attain the necessary funds to meet any financial requirements set by immigration. There is a fee involved to send & receive money & alas the exchange rate has fallen.... but it was for a purpose. The money will remain untouched until the rate rises, so it could be there a long time but at least it serves to acquire a '12 month permission of stay'

@Benj****

walk into your bank and ask to open a Foreign currency account, simple .

Understand the variation in dates due to week ends or holidays, but what if someone was to transfer funds on say May 25th & June 1st, this is by calendar a different month, but for immigration purposes is it a different month ?

Tod Daniels in response to your comment, for visas with financial requirements e.g. Monthly deposits for O / OA extensions, does the transfer date have to be the same date every month OR does the bank statement just need to show 'different month' for the international transfer ?

(I am thinking in view of fluctuations in the current exchange market)

Yup you need money to meet immigration requirements 65k / month or 800,000b in a Thai bank 2 months before & 3 months after yearly application plus your balance can not fall below 400,000b

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Paul, referring to your attached check list, It is my understanding that if you are applying for a 3 month or 12 month multi entry O-A visa based on retirement in your home country, you do not have to show you have an income of 65,000 baht per month or 800,000baht in a Thai bank, this is only within Thailand for the application of the yearly extension. Please correct me if I am wrong 🙏🏼

Khon Kaen immigration also told me you could hold the funds in a foreign currency in a Thai bank , accompanied with a bank letter showing the exchange value