@Mark *******

you are right there!

@Mark *******

i was NOT asked for the letter or to have my statements stamped by the bank.

@Dwayne *******

I expected to be told to get my ststements verified and a letter from the bank but no. Fortunately my office in Nakhon Phanom has just moved into a huge purpose built building which is fully air conditioned. The Officers are much happier and there are far more of them. There has been no que for the last three visits I have made. I still feel for those who have to que standing outside in the sun as I have been there myself.

@Dwayne *******

if I had needed that letter I would have said that I needed that. I didn't but at another office you might. I printed the statements myself from the banking app as I also did from my home account.

@Martyn ******

obviously you get the boarding card before going through passport control like everyone else. Then you might have a few hours to wait for your flight.

I have just changed from banked 0 baht to monthly payments of + baht. Firstly it is important to remember that you must meet the criteria on which your extension granted on banked money are met. Ie. You must keep 0 baht in your account for three months after renewal. Then the balance must not fall below 0 baht. I kept it at 0 baht for the full year to be safe. AT THE SAM TIME 12 monthly payments of baht plus must be made into your thai bank and show as international transfer on your statements and bank book. Miss one and you are done. Fall short by 1 baht and you are done. I transfer baht monthly to BB using Wise and funds for long term stay my account is tagged and the last 18 transfers have shown as international with no issues. On applying for my extension based on monthly transfers I approached immigration with trepidation. However they were very helpful in spite of not being familiar with this method. I was asked to go away and produce evidence of where the transfers had come from. I provided my home bank statements and they had obviously made themselves mire familiar with the rules. The IO took over an hour tracing money out of uk and into Thailand. The transfers did not need to be from pension income, most were from rental income. Finally the Officer came over, smiled, (usually a bad sign) and said we give you your visa. I had printed out bank statements from BB and was not asked to get them verified by the bank. My bank book showed a transaction on the day which was a phone top up. The only thing I asked the bank for was a copy of my updated bank book which they willingly did foc. I got my stamp and verified that I could now remove the 0 baht which was in another account. It was easier than I thought.

As I do not spend baht per month I am building up more cash in Thailand than I would like especially as I am in the uk for 6 months so as not to be tax resident in Thailand this year. Going forward I will move money back to my uk bank and use it again for monthly transfers. This appears to be quite cheap from BB using a bank to bank or swift transfer.

I hope this helps anyone doing the same but check with your office as they vary.

@Graham *****

you are correct.

Get stamped out as late as possible and stay in the airport until your rescheduled flight.

@Vinod **************

good.

@Vinod **************

don't go to Thailand on visa exempt or tv. You will not get a bank account now. Get the non o 90 day at home and go from there.