@Andy ***********

I would never recommend an agent for anything else than helping you with forms and papers anyway as you see in my previous comment. But as said I’ve discussed this with Tod Daniels previously and at that time there was no formal statement allowing previous bank transfers for the initial Non O in country. This had to be an agreement between you any immigration if they allowed it.

@Brandon ***********

can you give some additional information or clarify this further?

@Andy ***********

No, but I’ve previously never seen anything from this particular immigration. In Chiang Mai as an example it’s not an option. If that’s the case it’s interesting, but I’ve never seen any immigrations stating this in their formal requirements before.

@Robin *******

I guess that has to be trough an agent and bypass of formal requirements. It’s 800K baht for the initial 90 days Non O visa and 800K baht for 5 months and 400K baht for 7 months seasoned together the first year before you can switch to monthly income with 65K baht for twelve months consecutive transfers.

@Robin *******

funds equal to 400K baht or income equal to 40K baht monthly is for a Non O as married to a Thai.

@Andy ***********

(1) and (2) is the requirements for a Non O in country. (3) is allowed at some immigrations for extension of stay.

I’m know I’m not wrong as this has been a subject several times, and if the IO accepts previous transactions for your Non O it’s only between you and him.

@Andy ***********

Yes, but then your stay also is terminated.

There’s no official regulation regarding this and therefore between you and the IO and immigration you use.

The regulations gives three alternatives regarding financial requirements

(1) Income with affidavit letter.

(2) 800K baht

(3) A combination of (1) and (2) 800K in total for the extension.

Even the (3) is not accepted by all immigrations for extensions. So if they will accept this alternative without any regulations is between you and them without any regulations.

@Andy ***********

I know people have done it this way, but I don’t know if all immigrations will accept it. You’ll need to cancel your stay anyway, leave and re-enter with or apply for a Non O.

There’s no legal way around depositing 800K baht for the first year to get a legitimate stay in Thailand. An agent can give you an expensive non legal stay in Thailand by bypassing formal requirements and you’ll be stuck with an agent for all the future.

@Dieter ******

Yes I know there’s always people willing to help you with something at a real cost at 1900 baht for 20 to 40K baht with getting a non legitimate stay in Thailand. One day it might be cracked down be the government and you’ll need to leave.

@Dieter ******

If you decide to jump on the agent train to bypass the formal requirements for stay in Thailand by letting an agent “borrow” you the money, you’ll also get stuck with an agent for all your future extensions. So If you use an agent to bypass the money in the bank requirement, next year when you go to apply for an extension you'll be denied. You must supply 12 months of bank statements to prove you continued to the meet the requirements last year which is that you must keep the 800,000 baht in the bank for 3 months after you received your extension, and it cannot drop below 400,000 the rest of the year. You'll need the agent to bypass these requirements again for next year. Or if your agent disappeared for a few days and returned with stamps from a completely different province hundreds of km away, you'll also have to use an agent again next time because everyone knows how you got your extension, as those stamps come from provinces known for this and are completely obvious to immigration.