thanks for your advice. I am actually doing a border run on Sunday and coming back in on visa exempt. I then intend on transferring the 800,000 baht from my account in Australia to my Kasikorn Bank here in Chiang Mai. It's the letter/document from the bank that is the stumbling block at the moment.
I already have that in place and have been transferring money to my Kasikorn Bank account for the last 18 months or so. My concern is the actual letter/document from the bank confirming the deposits are international transfers for the Non O visa application here in Thailand.
thanks Ellie - I am off to the Chiang Mai Immigration office next week. I will ask them. It doesn't really concern me which way I go.........but going straight to the monthly income method is obviously far more convenient!