Anyone done it in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia or Korea yet? Korea looks like US passport can file online. I emailed and asked how long to process and waiting for an answer.

Do I need a direct flight from the country I get approved in to Thailand?

Did they require an inbound airline itinerary from USA to Thailand?

Im going to try once the site works again.

This seems much better than 5 one year extensions based on marriage.

@Steve *********

thanks, I realize this is the case. But I also hope that someday they will start providing this service again or negotiate with thailand to accept our tax statements or US banked money. Likely all of the embassy staff involved in this decision to stop notarizing forms is no longer at the embassy since they stopped in 2018. At the end of the day we are US citizens requesting a service from our embassy. I wouldn't even mind mailing it to Virginia to get stamped like document authentication.

@Dave *********

thanks for the background. I'm just writing my experience since it was last month. Interesting about the LTR is that BOI accepted my w-2 and 1099-r as proof of income without a stamp from the US Embassy. I do intend to contact my senators.

The US embassy in Bangkok recently refused to notarize my personal affidavit with a statement about my retirement income. I brought a 1099-r and my w-2 and they still refused because they say they cannot verify my income. I attempted to make a complaint to the Inspector General, but it was rerouted back to the embassy and there doesn't seem to be any oversight of their refusal to complete income verification requested by Thai immigration. As others mentioned, depositing money is the only route.

Interestingly, the US embassy told me "The good news, however, is that this is not necessary per Thai regulations – if you look at the PDF taken from the Thai Immigration website no mention is made of an embassy certifying income." I'm applying for a spouse visa, not retirement, so I cannot confirm this information.

Thanks for your help!

Most check in counters open 2.5 - 3 hours prior so why would I show up 3+ hours early?