@Dror ********

Ok. As mentioned earlier I couldn’t confirm other banks policies only my own.

@Anna ********

It’s not a time of day thing. It’s up to 3 days prior. If you’re say arriving on a Sunday then the stroke after midnight on the Thursday (so Friday morning) you can apply regardless of what actual time you will arrive on Sunday.

@Matt *********

You need 800k in the bank for 2 months prior to application. The fact you already had an extension means you need to have followed the rules for that one which would have been to keep the 800k for 3 months after your extension and not go below 400k for the remainder of the year - and then back up to 800k two months prior to application.

@Bradford *****

Please advise of the official Thai Visa webpage.

You’ll find it hard to do because there isn’t one. There may be one specific to one immigration office or others pretending to be one.

But if you know of the official one please let us all know.

@Gary *********

Yep but that only works for Thai nationals at this stage.

I’ve deleted the photos of your passport stamps because they contain your actual passport number.

Feel free to repost the images but please block out your personal details

Ok. Couple of things here to keep in mind. The OP isn’t trying to transfer funds INTO their Thai bank. They are trying to transfer more than 50k from their bank to someone else’s.

This is a newish rule that doesn’t affect only K Bank but most. It has something to do with the facial recognition system the banks are using to allow transfers over 50k. This system doesn’t yet support use by foreigners.

Different banks have implemented different policies to get around this. My bank SCB used to have you go into the branch to sign a waiver that you’d allow transfers over that amount. Last month they said that would no longer work and you’d have to called their call centre to override the limit for a set period of time.

I’m sure other banks have similar systems in place rather than you actually having to go into a branch to transfer - but I can’t confirm this as I don’t have account with others.

SCB have said they are working on a “workaround” but haven’t got there yet.

If Bangkok Bank haven’t implemented this yet I’m sure they will soon. Perhaps not but we will have to wait and see.

Ok so you’re on an extension of stay based upon an original Non O visa. That’s good.

To extend that for a further 12 months you can either show 800k in a Thai bank for two months prior to applying for the extension or show 12 months of at least 65k baht international transfers each month.

Not a difficult task. Ask your local immigration office for the handout of what you’d need.

As you have the funds you really don’t need an agent. DIY cost is 1,900 baht and a few forms, bank letters and statements and photocopies etc.

Not a simple task that you’re trying to do. In fact it’s impossible. You can’t renew a visa. You can extend one, or you can buy a new one. Terminology aside I believe you’re trying to get a 12 month extension of stay based upon an original “retirement” visa.

The reason you’ll see conflicting information is that we don’t have enough information from you to be able to help.

You say you have a Non O visa. But is that the original visa you bought from an overseas consulate or embassy (or in country) or do you have a stamp in your passport that says “extension of stay”? This critical information matters.

If someone is saying you need insurance do you indeed have/initially had a Non O (no insurance required) or a Non OA (insurance required). Both are commonly referred to as a “retirement visa”.

If we can clear up some of these questions then we can point you in a better direction for understanding of your options to extend your visa/extension stamp.

You can only apply for a multiple entry tourist visa from your home country or country of legal residence.

They will want to see flights from your country AND a reason you need a multiple entry visa- which usually means a ticket to Thailand, a ticket out and a ticket back to Thailand.

Once you have the visa it is irrelevant which flights you take to get to Thailand. It doesn’t have to be a direct flight and it doesn’t matter where from or even if by air or not c