@Rj *****

Be careful about using an agent. Sometimes they use an immigration office in a province other than the one you are living in.

I did all my 1 year extensions myself for 1,900 baht.

@Rj *****

I’m guessing you have an O visa. When you get a 1 year extension you can choose to extend as married or retired. The financial requirements for married are cheaper but the amount of documentation is more and the process may take a few weeks and may include a home visit. Extending as retired is more expensive but there is less documentation and you can get it done in an hour or two.

@Rj *****

Every Thai has a residence and it is documented in her blue book. She will know what it is.

I, an American, was able to get a yellow book. It’s the same thing only yellow. I was able to use is as a residency document when buying a motorbike recently.

@Rj *****

Probably what you need is her blue book. It sounds like you are describing the chanote which is the land document. Bring what you think they might want. Both of you visit the immigration office. You either have what they want . . . or not. They will tell you what they want and then go get it.

Maybe someone from Korat will comment but in the end the immigration office is the definitive source for the answer to your question. You might as well find where the office is located and introduce yourself. While you are there ask what you need for your 1 year extension and how to do 90 day reports.

Go to the Korat immigration office and ask them. I’m going to think they want a TM30 for your wife’s residence or something like it. Here in n Sisaket province a Sisaket immigration officer lived nearby and registered me herself. Later I got a yellow book for our home.

@Jim *******

The US embassy stopped issuing income affidavits 3-4 years ago. You have to use the method described by Brandon. Or you use an agent.

@Steve *********

Expats from the US, UK, and Australia cannot get income affidavits from their embassies. They have to start with an 800,000 baht deposit and the build up a yearlong record of 65,000/month deposits to switch over to the monthly method. The other option is to use an agent that supplies the 800,000 baht for them. I don’t know the numbers and statistics but there are a lot of people using the 800,000 deposit method either directly or indirectly.

@Ken *****

The requirements for a 1 year extension of the OA and O were identical. Apparently non-O visa holders were not a threat to the Thai health system 🙄 And I still had to deposit 800,000 baht.

@Julie *****

Yes you can take it with you if you decide to leave Thailand

@Dave *********

The 800k deposit requirement is mostly a requirement for US, UK, and Australian citizens. After the first year you can switch to the income method. I think people from other countries can start right away with an income affidavit from their embassy.