Fyi, you're not renewing your visa. You're extending your permission to stay. You're not on a visa while in country,but your extension is based on an initial visa,which I guess is a Non-O.

@Alan ****

Please tell me what your problems are with immigration and requirements? If you don't know what type of initial visa you're on and need help with exactly same copies every year,then maybe you should think about relocating. Doing 1 year extensions is a walk in the park for every person with half a brain.I'm spending 5-6 minutes every year inside my immigration office when doing my 1 year extensions.

@Pete ******

Since when is a non-immigrant visa only valid 90 days? Maybe you should learn more about correct terminology.

@Tony *********

No it can't because these agents knows why you need a bank account. But now when requirements are changing,they might not be able to do accounts. But as always,it differs between branches and provinces.

@Tony ****

You can only transfer 50k tops at Wise when banking with Krungthai,which is pocket change. Loads of transfers means many fees.With Bangkok Bank,KBank and SCB the maximum amount is 2 million baht.Fees when sending money with Wise are not linear,meaning the fee is actually lower when sending larger amounts. I don't need to send money on a regular basis, I'm just doing it when the exchange rate is good and that can happen in 6 or 8 months,but I'm always sending large amounts to keep the fees down to a minimum.

@Tony ********

I don't know about SCB and how it works there,but I know for sure it's about those 700k numbers. I'm banking with both Bangkok Bank and KBank and sometimes messages pops up when logging in to mobile banking. Lately they have informed about the numbers from 2022. The registered name on your sim-card must be your name and the number must match the number in your mobile banking app. This is imo totally clear. I have had the same registered number for many years at both of my banks.

@Martyn **********

I haven't converted anything. This is not about me. Citizens from the US, UK, Australia and now also Canada must use a 12 months bank statement at immigration. The rest of the world must use a bank letter from an embassy or consulate. Get it? If a person from one of the countries I mentioned planned ahead and transferred 65k or more for 12 months,he can use a bank statement for the first 1 year extension.

@Anna ********

You do know that the 12 months bank statement is only for citizens from the US,UK, Australia and lately also Canada? There's no official requirement at any immigration office in Thailand saying you can't use a 12 months bank statement showing 12 65k deposits for the first extension.It's not very common to do this, but it does happen.

@Patrick *********

That's actually a correct answer.

@Ian *******

If the 800k in your account will be used for as you say having funds,then there's no problem.But if you're going to use it at immigration,then the purpose is not for having the total amount the whole year.You must have 800k in the account 5 months and then never go below 400k until you need to top it up again to 800k. So,the amount for lets say emergencies is 400k for 7 months. That's the way it works.