@Christopher *******

you also need 500,000 THB equivalent in your bank account for a minimum of three months for the application to the DTV outside of Thailand

@Dan ******

Last thing I would recommend starting to argue with the Immigration officer you are standing in front of. . . . . That's on my list of "stupid things"

@Henry *********

. . . pay attention: Immigration will ask for the 20,000 THB in CASH if they want to deny entry. . . . . . . In this case the "reason" they will write into the denial form, will ALWAYS be "Section 12, §2, no proof of required funds" . . . . . the cash requirement is a welcome "tool" when it comes to a denial of entry

@Ray *******

*** that’s the price nowadays for circumvening many requirements:

*** you can’t get a Thai bank account opened on a tourist visa.

The agent can!

*** you can’t apply for the “change of visa type” without 800,000 THB in your Thai bank account

The agent can!

*** you can’t apply for the 12-months Extension of the Stay Permit based on Retirement without own funds in your Thai bank account

The agent can!

Thus, 49,000 THB is a good price for all those services that require a bribe under the table. I guess it includes a multi re-entry per mit for the 12-months extended stay permit.

I know agents that take from 60,000 up to 90,000 for this service

***the 16,000 you mentioned, is probably the price for the service to obtain the next year 12-months extension

*** keep in mind: you are caught inside the agent hamster wheel unless you exit Thailand, let everything expire, start again on a 90 days Non-Imm-O Visa and have your own funds

@Tony ******

the 20,000 THB in CASH is a requirement, no matter what you think, dream or smoke . . . . . and if it doesn't get asked it still is a requirement. I have never been asked for my driver's license in 40 years, so, according to your opinion, it is not required to have one? Immigration will only ask for the 20,000 THB in CASH if they want to deny entry. In this case the "reason" they will write into the denial form, will ALWAYS be "Section 12, §2, no proof of required funds"

@Al *******

the 20,000 THB in CASH is a requirement, no matter what you think, dream or smoke . . . . . and if it doesn't get asked it still is a requirement. I have never been asked for my driver's license in 40 years, so, according to your bolsterous opinion, it is not required to have one? What a stvpid comment of yours. . . . . . . . . . . . .Immigration will only ask for the 20,000 THB in CASH if they want to deny entry. In this case the "reason" they will write into the denial form, will ALWAYS be "Section 12, §2, no proof of required funds"

@Zbigniew ********

he cannot do it by himself. He is caught inside the agent hamster wheel

@James ******

no. You won't be able to do the next extension by yourself. Because you violated the requirement to keep the 800,000 THB in the account for three months after being issued the extension. You are caught in the agent hamster wheel

@Harry *******

did you arrive with a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa you obtained in your home country before you flew to Thailand? On this visa, you can get a bank account opened (it would cost 5000 THB to an agent service for getting a bank account opened for you) . . . And do you have the minimum of 800,000 THB you can transfer to your Thai bank account ? Then it costs 1900 THB on Immigration to get the 1-year Extension of the Stay Permit based on Retirement

@Henry *********

baby: cash proof means cash. . . nobody will care about your multi coloured fancy cards. You can stove your cards into the place where the sun never shines onto 😎😂😂