Well, since I have the stuff I may as well show it to them.

@Robert ******

Not sure how far that will get me!

Should be, I agree. But the extension is up to them!

That's just it. We didn't use the bank account as the basis of our renewal last year...but Immigration thinks that we did, so they want to see the paperwork from last year. That's the only way I can make any sense of this.

Thanks, all... I think I understand what happened. Immigration is under the impression that last year we renewed based on 800K in a bank account...which is not true.

Because they think that was the basis for the renewal last year, they want to see where we maintained 800K in an account all of last year.

This also explains why they want to see my renewal application from last year. Does this make sense?

That's right...we'd have to leave and apply for the visa outside of Thailand. Which is an option, but it will mean that we will have to buy health insurance.

Robert Lagas no it is not an O-A visa, and the issue of health insurance was not raised. My wife's extension last year was as my spouse, and mine was based on pension income. Now we are swapping, with my wife having a bank account with 800 K and with me as the spouse.

@James *******

USA.

@James *******

No, she did not have a separate bank account in February 2019. We only opened it in September. She extended her visa last year as my spouse. I extended based on amount of my pension. As of last February, my pension did not have to be deposited in a Thail bank account, so I just provided the documentation on my pension balances.

@James *******

Yes, that's right; we agreed it would make it simpler for her to deal with if something should happen to me. My wife is the same age as I am.