@Davo *******

yes, and that's where I start to wonder how much influence an agent inside Thailand would have over a Thai embassy's decision and procedure, outside of Thailand . . I have read reports of agents scamming people into believing that this would be possible!

@Frazer ***********

no, this is an agency or a scammer

@Pat *****

you are dreaming

@Ryan-Kristopher *******

there is another multi entry one-year E-visa class, this is the Non-Imm-O/A visa for people over 50 years. However it comes with very high requirements like 800,000 THB equivalent in your home bank account and a mandatory health insurance

@Dave **************

Savannakhet does not issue any more 365-days multi entry Non-Imm-O Family Visa since January 2024. If it is still listed, they have missed to update their website accordingly

@Mikael *********

don't. Read my reply!

@Ralf *********

Hua Hin immigration already has told a lady who commented in my visa advice group, that her income affidavit of the German Embassy is NOT enough, and that she needs to show a bankbook proving monthly transfers from abroad over a minimum of 65,000 THB. . . If I was in your shoes, I would visit Hua Hin Immigration and make sure what it is they want

I am the admin of another visa advice group, and we just received complaints about similar incidents

*** Immigrations obviously started to distrust embassy issued income affidavits

Something shady must have happened along the road – maybe people had tricked their embassies into issuing affidavits, by using faked income evidence.

We remember when many years ago Immigration told the US embassy they would not accept their income affidavits anymore, because of apparent abuse of this process. U.S. citizens could get their income certified by just putting their hand onto the Bible and say “I swear that I earn 2800 U.S. Dollars a month” . . and bingo, their income affidavit was done.

Are now citizens of nationalities whose embassies take utter care to check income or pension documents thoroughly, victims of another wave of distrust?

*** on some Immigrations, people who are doing the financial proof with embassy certified income or pension letters, are told to show proof by the bank book that they transfer a minimum of 65,000 THB onto their Thai bank accounts, from abroad, month for month

Which is a real hard proof – however nothing in the relevant police order points to such a rule.

*** in my visa advice group, this topic has already lead to hot tempered discussions

@Andrew ********

the "bank letter of guarantee" in Thai is "rab roong thanakan" and "for Immigration" in Thai is "fai Tor Mor" . . they might know if they had done it before. And you should make a copy of the bank letter, for yourself, for your next year's visit on the bank, so they will know immediately what you want