Type of Bank Account

The account can be a baht account or a foreign currency account so long is as it is in a Thai bank.

Note: If using a Foreign Currency account, remember that the baht exchange rate will fluctuate; thus it is advisable to have a "cushion" sufficient to ensure that the deposit remains equal to or greater than the amount of baht required at all times.

Documents Required as Evidence

Original Letter from your Thai Bank verifying your account and showing your balance (the letter should be dated the day of application for extension, but if doing the extension early in the morning before banks open, the day before should be acceptable).

Bank passbook along with photocopies of your identity page and all page(s) showing activity for the last 12 months (to be acceptable, it must show   the required minimum amounts have been on deposit - see the above section:  Required to be on Deposit for Specified Period. 

The passbook will need to be updated showing a transaction on the date you apply - bank branches usually have ATMs to do the transaction and another machine where you can then insert the passbook to be updated showing the transaction.

Note: If the Passbook has not been kept updated and contains "net" entries (a combination of deposits & withdrawals), then Bank certified statements for the preceding 12 months will be needed.

Embassy Certification of Monthly Income

The only supporting documentation usually required if your Embassy or Consulate in Thailand provides a Letter to Thai Immigration, is their letter certifying the amount of your monthly income.

Most Embassies/Consulate should provide such letters.  Each will have their own requirements as to any documentary evidence they require to issue the Certification.

Note: The Embassies for the UK, USA, and Australia do not provide such certifications. See below for documents required for their citizens.

The Certification will be in a format adopted by the respective Embassy/Consulate, but should:

• Be less than 6 months old, the closer to the date of application for extension, the better.
• Show monthly income in your country's currency, e.g., Euro, Peso, etc.
  
• Amount of monthly income must be equal to or greater than 65,000 baht per month.

No Embassy Certification of Monthly Income

Holders of passports from the United Kingdom, United States of America, and Australia,  are required to prove they have the equivalent of at least 65,000 baht in monthly income.

Immigration rule requires the applicant show they have transferred at least the equivalent of 65,000 baht into their Thai bank account, as follows:

• Funds must be from a foreign source
• Fund must be transferred in each and every month as follows (no averaging):
• First time application for extension, period should for 2 or 3 month before application for extension.
• Renewal of extension, period is required to be for the 12 months preceding the application for extension.
  

Documentation Required as evidence:

• Original Letter from your Thai Bank verifying your account and showing your balance (the letter should be dated the day of application for extension, but if doing the extension early in the morning before banks open, the day before should be acceptable Thai Bank passbook's identity page,

• Original bank book showing a transaction as of the date of application (this can be done at your bank's an ATM and passbook update machine).

• Photocopy of bank book identity page and pages showing transactions for the initial/renewal period required as noted above - it is best if done at the time the bank account verification letter is obtained so that the balance shown in the letter agrees with the ending balance in the bank book. 

• Photocopy of document showing source of income (e.g., Statement of Pension amount from source not over 6 months old may be asked for by the Immigration Officer)

Combination of monthly income and funds on deposit is equal to or greater than 800,000 baht.

Monthly income x 12 months plus funds on deposit in a Thai bank must be equal or greater than 800,000 baht at the time of the application for an extension.

Type of Bank Account

The account must meet the requirements shown above for those using the 800,000 baht in the bank method.

Embassy Certification of Monthly Income

The Certification from your Embassy must meet the same requirements shown above for those using the 65,000 baht monthly income method except the amount can be less than the equivalent of 65,000 baht.

No Embassy Certification of Monthly Income

Holders of passports from the United Kingdom, United States of America, and Australia,  are required to prove the amount of monthly income.

Immigration rule requires the applicant show they have transferred at least that amount into their Thai bank account from a foreign source.  Documentation to show proof is the same as shown above for those using the 65,000 baht in monthly income.

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