I keep that amount of money in my Thai. It’s doing as much good there as it would in a USA account but more importantly it serves as an emergency fund readily available in Thailand.

How many baht are we talking about?

@Sam ********

I would expect it to be a service for the patients mostly. Otherwise word would get out and it would be mobbed. I kept hearing rumors about it though . . .

@Sam ********

I know someone who works there. She is going to ask on Monday. If that doesn’t work I will go myself next week. It’s near Duke Language School. I start school again on Wednesday.

It’s so close it’s worth asking.

Is the service limited to patients and relatives?

I have my pension and Social Security deposited in my US bank accounts monthly. What I did over a year ago was transfer the 800,000 baht and some more for working capital to my Thai bank. I transfer money from the US periodically but I never have less than 1,000,000 baht in my Thai bank. When I got my year extension last week the money was seasoned and I had no problems getting the extension. The money also serves as an emergency fund here in Thailand.

@Nicole *******

I just got my one year extension using my Thai bank account but I was under the impression I could have used my income as well. I just didn’t want to pay the $50 US consulate notary fee.

@Nicole *******

That would be the same as the income affidavit in Bangkok. The consulate doesn’t even look at supporting documents. They just take your word for it and stamp the affidavit. If you have the affidavit plus supporting documents, like I described above, would that work for the Thai authorities?

What do you mean by pension affidavit? I have a letter from the University of California stating I have a pension and the amount. I also could print bank statements showing the deposits. That plus an income affidavit won’t work? (Bangkok)