Gary, I just completed mine at the beginning of this month and it went just as Tod explained. Anything i can answer, just ask.

I had learned that it appears that almost everywhere else still accepts, for 6 months, the income affidavit without need for any other financial docs, but in old chiang mai, they still wanted all the stuff, making it a waste of time and money for me to have gotten the income affidavit.

I just did mine, and I had one of the last income affidavit letters the US Consulate issued in late December 2018, and was to still be good for the next 6 months---, well cmi still wanted many months back of bank statements, a letter ftom y bank (Tod had posted a nice example in case ur bank is clueless as to what immigration wants), and copies of, along with viewing my updated bank book.

seems very logical-- how did you come up with it?

@Tod ********

Hello Todd, just an update, I just completed my extension yesterday, and wanted to confirm that I did have bank statements showing multiple deposits each month that totaled over the required 65,000 and there was no problem.

bkk bank would only hive me, according to my branch, the last six months of statements for 100 baht, and told me I would have to wait a week or two if I wanted the entire 12 previous months. I challenged it a bit, but decided it wasnt worth an argument, as I also needed them to provide me the letter, which they did (for 100 baht), and they updated my bank book as well.

i had also one of the last income affidavit from the consulate (which should have been sufficient for six months, but not in Chiang Mai).

Of course, completed app docs given, bank statements, bank letter, bank book, income affidavit, etc and all done and have my one more year.

@Mike *******

i will let you know. I will go to my local bkk bank branch, pay the fee, get my statements, and highlight each international transfer on each month's statement, the total clearly each month well over the 65,000 baht requirement.

i think Tod is correct, that some IO do not know the rules and stick to the old way-- my own agent said it would be easy if I had just moved the 800,000 baht months ago to my Thai bank acct, but i did not want that much money just sitting here.

i also have an income affidavit from the US consulate here obtained on my agent's advice at the end of last Dec-- supposedly, they were to be good for the next six months, but my agent said i still need the 800,000 or the monthly 65,000 plus deposits-- not sure, then, why I bothered getting the income affidavit.

@Tod ********

i may have to argue if they refuse, because I had the same understanding as you.

@Mike *******

Mike and Tod, I will find out soon myself as I do just what Mike does-- i transfer once a week or so, for the same reason as Mike-- the total per month is well over the 65,000 amount--my pension check is deposited in my US bank and then I transfer as needed via ach bkk bank ANY (yes I know that ends in April, but i have a full 12 months of more than 65,000 deposits each month. I will likely use transferwise in the future, but since my retirement visa expires mid February, I am going in the next day or so, via my agent, to renew.

Robert, you and others are such a great fountain of information. i just remain that some people travel to another country for a long term stay, and some to actually work in that country, without seeming to have done the slightest bit of research on any rules or regs governing these things. Yes, I have lived in Thailand a long time and do realize that even with research things are still often confusing, but it still would be nice that some would not simply expect you or others to do some of the most basic research that they should have done before they ever boarded a plane for Thailand.

@Tony ********

is this letter in reference of having the 800,000 on deposit or the monthly 65,000 income?