The point I am making is that applicants need to be aware of and inquire of their respective offices what is expected and not be surprised at some point. The money details I have discussed was never included in a list of requirements given to me several months ago by immigration. I only got the information when I specifically asked for them.

Let's get something straight here. I did make any comment concerning BS or ridiculous. I was making a comment as to what is being requested by the office, It might be of interest to members to be aware of this You need to stop acting like a PR agent for Thai Immigration. Objectivity is becoming a lost art here.

As mentioned, in addition to the bank book stuff, you will need a summary statement from the bank showing 12 months of deposits. The bank told me this is referred to as "Credit Advice". My local bank in KK said they had to request it from BKK head office & would arrive in 5 working days.

I have a question regarding if the wife did a name change. My wife changed her name 15 years ago & all documents - house, etc are in her married name. Do they still want proof from 15 years ago? Thanks.

Lump sum documentation and 12 month proof of deposits are two different situations.I recently went "round & round" with BKK BNK regarding this. I was told by my local office that the 12 month summary had to be obtained from the head office in BKK & took 5 days, cost 200 bht. It is referred to as "Credit Advice". That's the short version of the story. More details can be posted, if anyone is interested.

Yes. OK Thanks for your comments.

There is no issue with that. All of the funds are shown as international transfer, I don't use BKK BNK in NYC.

Great. I will update when I get more info.

It is not about TransferWise. I don't use it. All my transfers are direct wire transfers from my American Bank to BKK Bank & are show as "Internal Transfers" on my BKK BNK internet activity page. Good point about if this is a system-wide standard from BKK BNK.

Previously there was a single page document only listing the required 12 months of deposits & shown as international transfers. The document I was given today showed a listing of ALL account activity per each month IE ATM activity & transfers of money within Thailand on the same page. Internal transfers were show as “FOREIGN T/T”. There was no waiting to get the doc & the cost was 100 bht, signed by the bank officer. I can post a pdf of this tomorrow when I get to the internet shop to copy it. I will be taking this to immigration in a couple of weeks to see if it is acceptable. My extension is due in April & I will be changing from retirement to marriage.