A METV is a multiple entry tourist visa valid for six months from the date of issuance. Each time you enter Thailand during that period you will normally be stamped in for up to 60 days. You can also apply for a 30 day extension at your local immigration office.

When your permitted stay expires you must leave Thailand. If you re-enter while the visa is still valid, you will receive a new 60 day stay. This can be repeated as long as the visa remains within its six month validity.

You could have purchased a re-entry permit at the same time your extension was issued, and there's no restriction as long as you get one before you leave.

If you enter on a 90 days Non O you can get a re-entry permit at the immigration at any time or at the airport when you leave.

Peter Van Eindhoven As I understand, they've started again and issues an affidavit only for pension when the information is sent directly to them from the pension provider.

You do not currently meet the financial requirements for a long term stay based on retirement. Your only realistic option would be to provide additional funds (150,000 baht) so that, together with your pension, the total reaches the required 800,000 baht per year, provided that both the Thai Embassy in Copenhagen and your local immigration office in Thailand accept a combination of income and funds in the bank.

You should check with the Thai Embassy in Copenhagen whether they accept a combination of income and savings for the visa application, as some embassies do. You should also confirm whether your local immigration office in Thailand accepts the same method.

If that is the case, you should apply for a Non O visa before travelling from Denmark, and you can obtain an affidavit letter from the Danish Embassy in Bangkok to confirm your income.

You might be asked to attend an interview at the embassy, but the application process is all online.

Yes you file a new TM.30 adress registration. Next extension you apply for at your new immigration.

@Luciano *******

No, I managed to update the Bangkok Bank app myself as I have face recognising in this bank, but Krungthai was not possible. They didn’t close my account but said everything has become more strict now and they couldn’t give me a new ATM-card in the end of this year either unless I had a Non O visa. If I’m told to update all the information in the bank again I’m afraid they would freeze it totally. Next time I’ll enter on a Non O anyway.

Gary Molyneux Yes, unless you’re married to a Thai. Then it’s 400K baht if you’re a man and you’re exempt if you’re a woman.

1. No.

2. You may have a joint bank account with 1.6 million baht, provided the immigration office accepts it.

3. The funds must be in the account two months prior to the application and remain for three months after the extension is issued. The balance must not fall below 400,000 baht during that period. In practice, this means that within a seven month window you are otherwise free to use the remaining 400,000 baht.

4. The reporting requirement is every 90 consecutive days in Thailand.

5. Some immigration offices allow a combination of monthly income and a lump sum, provided the total amounts to at least 800,000 baht within a year. This must be confirmed with the specific immigration office.

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