@Pomm ***

Why are banks refusing to more and more? My guess is to avoid the hassle, due to increased banking regulations, of opening an account for someone to use temporarily while on vacation. Yes, you need it to apply for the in country non-o, but there's nothing preventing a tourist from lying and saying that's why they need it.

@Pomm ***

there is no law saying a tourist cannot open a bank account. Its the banks decision not to. That being said they are refusing to more and more the last few years making it very difficult without an agent.

Just Google onward ticket and use the services of the top result a few days before the flight. It costs about $15 and will give you a real booking confirmation on a real flight that will be good for something like 5 days. The service then cancels the booking after the 5 days.

False

The one year extension is just that, an extension. First you need to get the actual visa, which is for 90 days when applied for inside of Thailand.

@Andy **********

then you shouldn't need anything else. People always say it's a good idea to keep your account above 400k just in case. Not sure if that's a precaution or if there are people who have actually been asked to provide an updated bank book. In the 5 years I've followed the visa help pages I do not recall anyone ever saying they needed to.

@Andy **********

i did not ask a yes or no question so I am not sure what you are saying no to. I gave an either or situation and you have yet to make it clear exactly what you applied for when they gave you the notice to return.

Based on this response and another where you say "they always do this, you do not get the one year stamp on the first visit" I assume you applied for the 1 year stamp and you are referring to the "under consideration stamp" that I mentioned. If this is the case you show up with your passport. Not sure what was unclear about anything I said. It appears you missed the 2nd paragraph of my first response.

Are you saying you have the initial 90 days and are going back to apply for the 1 year extension? If so then you will basically need all the same documents to get the 1 year extension that you needed to get the initial 90 days.

If you are saying you applied for the 1 year extension and got the typical 30 day under consideration stamp and simply need to go back to get the other 11 months stamped in then you will just need to show up with your passport.

@Mark *******

exactly, and I actually asked the embassy for a verification letter like the bank asked and they had no clue and nothing they could give me except the certified copy.

A visa grants you entry into the country up until the last day that it is still valid. Regardless of when you enter within that validity date you will be stamped in for the duration that the visa grants.