@Jesper ******

the 6-months lease contract is the pre-requisite to do a "change of visa type" from a touristic entry to a 90-days Non-Imm-visa type. It is a requirement from Immigration, not from a bank. If a bank asks for for such, LEAVE them as they are completey ignorant and incompetent and making up their own rules pulling them out of their noses

@Jesper ******

if this happens, the bank staff are incompetent imbeciles. Then you should contact an agent, pay 5000 THB and get your bank account opened until next day. Period. We still haven't heard ANY reports of agents being unable to open a bank account for somebody who is on a 90-Days Non-Imm-O visa type

Max Fredriksson we are a visa advice group. We do NOT support rumours spread from you (for which you are known and already have a very BAD reputation) or telltale-fairy tales from people we don't know. It is ABSOLUTELY and DEFINITELY possible to get a residence certificate from Immigration while you are a guest in a hotel. It is a pre-requisite to get a bank account opened, and MOST Immigrations of all 85 Immigrations will be helping you with it. THAT's a FACT

@Grant ********

Well, this obviously was the price because you entered on a Non-Imm-O visa. Because on this visa, opening a bank account is a breeze. So you only paid for the 12-months extension and didn't have to use own funds. The same would also be the quote of the threadstarter agency - 30-32,000 THB. And a re-entry permit would cost something on top of this price. You have to understand what this topic is about: It refers to the "change of visa type" from a touristic entry to a 90-days visa and from there to the 12-months extension. On a touristic entry, you cannot get a bank account opened any more since February 2025 - THIS is the hurdle the threadstarter offers to remove

Chris Chan . . . ."to get the extension of 1 year visa?" . . . . you do not get any extension of the visa. The visa itself becomes invalid & expired when you enter Thailand on it. when you enter, you get stamped in for a 90-days stay permit. And this stay permit you can get extended for 1 year. It will be a "1-year stay permit" and not a "1-year visa"

The statement that Thailand's immigration regulations allow individuals aged 18 to 49 to apply for a student visa (ED Visa) is accurate. However, comments indicate that individuals over 50 are generally encouraged to apply for a retirement visa instead of an ED visa, as immigration offices may prefer this option for those qualifying based on age.

@Cris *****

Immigration is not very famous for correct English. You got stamped in for a 90-days stay permit when you entered Thailand on a 90-days Non-Imm-O THAI FAMILY visa, the visa itself expired when you entered. What you got issued on Immigration is a "1-year Extension of temporary stay permit based on being married to a Thai wife". You are not on a visa any more, you are inside Thailand on an "extended" stay permit. And this 1-year stay permit needs to be applied for, again, every year. Best is to just don't touch the 400,000 THB deposit, just let it sit in the account, you need it again sitting there for a minimum of 2 months before you apply for the next 1-year extension. And be careful, some Immigrations out there make their own rules and ask for a 3-months seasoning of the 400K

I reckon you wanted to say: I entered on a 90-days Non-imm-O retirement visa and missed the deadline for the application to the "1-year Extension of the Stay Permit based on Retirement" ? Because you can't ever miss to apply for a Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa, because you can literally apply for it every day 🙂

well, it is an unusual way to achieve a 90 days stay permit - because many people can get the same out of a free-of-costs visa-exempt entry and a 1900 THB extension for 30 more days. I reckon it is the continuous 90-days stay that is attracting you (no need to visit Immigration) . . well, it is as Brandon quoted - you can get it as long as the embassy where you apply is willing to issue the visa consecutively within a short span of time. As there are more than 6 months in between, I reckon you will be fine

if you got a 90-days Non-Imm-O visa type, you cannot extend it for one month. You need to exit Thailand and re-enter visa-exempt, which will get you stamped in for 60 days. Entry allowance or denial however is connected to your overall entry history in the recent 365 days - if you have too many visa-exempt entry stamps in your passport, an Immigration official might think you are misusing touristic entries for a longstay. So it's advised to be prepared to show the three proofs: accomodation for a few nights, 20,000 THB or equivalent in cash, and an onward travel proof out of Thailand within the 60 days you will get stamped in