@Doug *******

That's exactly what Bangkok Bank is doing. They've obviously had a gutful of being abused by visa agents, so they're simply doing what they have every right to do. It's far from blackmail. It's a condition of issuing a letter verifying an amount of money. If customers don't like it, they can simply move their business to another bank, which is most likely what Bangkok Bank is hoping

@Jay ******

A lot of panic from those who don't meet the financial criteria

@Jay ******

I guess so. I don't know. There was a guy posted on here last week complaining he had to drive 12 hours from somewhere up north to Pattaya to see his agent to get his extension. I guess a 24 hour round trip, hotel and fuel is no hassle, whereas an hour at your local immigration office is a hassle. People must have different viewpoints on "hassle". I use CW in Bangkok. It's about 30 mins to get there, about an hour to hour 15 actually there and 30 mins home. Cost is 1900 baht and about 120 baht for the train. Somehow I just don't see that as a "hassle"

@Jay ******

That's true, but why would you use an agent if you've got the money

It's no issue at all. It's merely designed to stop those using agents for extensions

@Suzene ****

In Bangkok you can do the first 90-day report by mail

@David ********

Expensive way of doing it

@Ant **********

He lives in Perth so has to use the embassy

A tourism visa is what she'd be seeking. The application is done online. What will be required is

(1) Statement of employment from her employer, stating years of service and salary

(2) Bank statements from previous 12 months

(3) Any land/property ownership documents

(4) Immediate family details

I do it every year for my lady. The first is probably the hardest, but with a good record of non-overstay it gets easier. In the last few years she's also had visas for UK three times and Schengen twice

Application is started here

@Phil *****

I can only speak about CW. Every office has its own nuances. There was a report yesterday that Hua Hin accepts the email print-out