@Val ******

watch the terminology . . . . "two months prior to visa extension not the stay permit." . . . . .actually, the stay permit will get extended for one year, not the visa. The initial 90-days visa will expire upon entering Thailand and cannot get extended !

@Sue ********

you definitely can still open a Thai bank account do on a longterm visa (OA, OX, LTR) or on a Non-Imm-visaclass. NOTHING has changed for holders of these visas

A new “1-year Extension of the Stay Permit” always starts on the day after the expiry of the old extension and is good for 365 days

The multi re-entry permit is linked to your current extension of stay permit. It is only valid until September 10

When you get issued the new 1-year extension of the stay permit, you need to buy a new re-entry permit for it. You can choose between multi re-entry or single re-entry, with an eye on your future travel plans

After being issued the new 1-year EOS, you can exit Thailand before or after the expiry of the current extension and return any time – your re-entries are covered

@Rok *******

Italy . . .the most hellish place, a bureaucracy which rules are defined on the words spouting from a bureaucrats mouth. A random delivery

@Robert *********

yes you definitely can do on such a visa. If you meet on bank employees who have no clue, buy the service of an agent to get it done. You need to be properly TM30 registered, have a certificate of residency from Immigration and have a Thai mobile SIM card and number

@Bryan ******

check out with the embassy. Send them a polite email and ask

@Andi **********

Thai embassies in the USA have recently discontinued this and now require a three months statement . . .

@Bryan ******

you can't ask Daddy and Mommy for a temporary loan of 500,000 THB anymore 😉

I remember having read the Royal Thai Embassy Washington DC wants to see a three months statement

I do not recommend starting out on a Non-O/A visa. If you don't mind putting 800,000 THB into a Thai bank account, stick to the Non-Imm-O visa. Another reason is, after the maximum of 2 years on a Non-Imm-O/A visa, you will be forced to make a contract with a Thai private health insurance, and you will have to put a minimum of 800,000 THB into a Thai bank account anyways. Not really recommended. You fare much better if you start out on a Non-Imm-O retirement visa. On a Non-Imm-O visa and the extension out of it, you do NOT need a mandatory health insurance

It is border run costs and the "change" fee 2000 THB and the insecurity of not knowing if Immigration will check if you complied to the rules for your current extension, weighted against the use of the agent just for one more time . . . . I would continue using the agent for the next extension, however this time you do it fully legally with your own 800,000 THB in the bank account. The agent fee will be cheaper because you now use your own funds. After being issued the extension, keep the 800K in your account for three more months as required, and never let it go lower than 400,000 during the rest of the year. Or better, don't touch the 800,000 THB at all and keep transferring the required minimum of 65,000 THB month for month. Then when time is up for the third extension, you can do it all on your own without having to worry - and you are free to use the 12-months transfer method, and withdraw the 800,000 THb and spend 'em