And you missed mine. I was responding to Todd. Some embassies/consulates accept their citizens sworn statements when issuing the income form that the citizen uses in applying in Thailand for various visas.

Others require actual bank statements, retirement funds verification, etc. Before they will issue the form.

My suggestion was create a list of those that require actual physical paperwork versus those that take sworn statements.

Merely as a service to other expat readers.

Sometimes these documents can be rather difficult and have a lengthy process to obtain.

The suggestion was strictly for expat/Thai immigration purposes. The world of consulate to consulate communication/documentation is a pit of vipers I am not touching.

Correction to earlier comment. Start a list of consulates that require physical documentation versus sworn statement of their citizens. Obviously regardless of country of origin Thailand requires we have sufficient income for visas or extensions.

@Tod ********

I merely mentioned the Italian one because a) it is the only one I can personally verify has required documentation and b) for the benefit of any Italians reading this forum.

Maybe we should start a list of countries requiring financial documentation in Thailand for the income form? Just a suggestion.

Thank you Todd and David.

I asked about police and medical documentation because on this very forum people have mentioned needing at least the police report for re-entry from some ports of entry. Would not want them to have to try to get those documents from overseas.

So she arrives and gets a 30 day airport issued tourist visa.

Can the boys get their paperwork from CMU and head over immediately to immigration? They don't have to provide income statements?

She needs to proceed how?

Does she still need all the documentation she would have to have in the US? A police background check? The medical certificate? Income?

Does she need to get a residency certificate? Before she can apply for a "retirement" Visa. Aka non immigrant O?

Italy requires proof. For those reading this.

Family arriving August 1.

Some company in the US! And they suckered her into $1300 worth of immunizations for some disease supposedly epidemic in Chiang Mai province.

@Jaseem *****

non discriminatory. Regardless of country of origin. I think they are pissed about being assigned there and show it.

I think Thailand has unique problems when it comes to immigration. From the lotus eaters who come because it is inexpensive and repeatedly use tourist visas to stay to known pedophiles. Add in an undeclared war in the south and it gets crazy. 3400 out of 5 million tourists is a blip on the radar screen.