A Canadian friend just shared this notice that Canada will stop issuing income letters on 1 April. Fortunately he renewed his non-O visa just recently but will have to figure a new method for next year.

If i use an HSBC global money card to transfer money to a Thai bank,will it show as an international transfer?I would like to try this method as there are no charges from HSBC using this card.Thanks in advance for your comments

I am planning to apply the DTV visa as a freelancer in February. I'm from Myanmar, and currently, currently I'm holding an ED Visa. Either in Hanoi or Myanmar, I intend to apply for the DTV visa. Could I ask you some questions?

1. As my clients are based in Myanmar, my fees are in MMK. I use a reliable unofficial money exchanger (known as Hundi in Myanmar) to convert MMK to THB. Will my 500,000 Thai Baht be recognised as formal evidence of funds?

2. My clients are small business owners and film production companies. They don’t use letterheads for payslips; they simply transfer payments through mobile banking. Is it enough by providing screenshots of the bank transfers and bank statements from Myanmar? Or if not, how can prepare official payslips in this case?

3. In your opinion, which country is the best option for freelancers to apply for the DTV visa?

All of your advice would be helpful a lot for this process.

Thank You

Potential problem discovered today. Some immigration offices may ask you for proof your bank deposit came from abroad. Many people use online banks like Wise. But Wise send from their Wise London bank to a partner bank in Thailand, and then on to your bank. So your deposit's code in your Thai bank is not from abroad. Immigration can therefore make this an obstacle - that needs overcoming - to get your visa. Note: not all offices or officers ask for this apparently.

UPDATE: According to others, it seems this problem has been solved by Wise giving an option to send "funds for longstay". If, like me however, you sent the funds before this option was available, the problem remains. You will most likely have to resend the funds from abroad. My local office will not accept the Wise (funds sent) statement as proof.

I am attempting to move from banked money to monthly payments for my retirement stamp due next month. I have 12 monthly payments shown as ftt in my Bangkok bank book. I also have 12 monthly payments showing as international transfer on my bank statements. However, my immigration Officer is insisting that I provide proof of where the transfers came from. I explained my embassy would not provide any evidence or letter.

Has anyone else had this experience and, if so, what evidence did you provide?

The Officer freely admitted it was the first time a foreigner had used this method of obtaining a stamp at her office.

For obtaining the retirement visa in Thailand, you show the bank account holding 800k, but also "5.3 Evidence of foreign currency fund transferred to Thailand". How is this usually done? I had two retirement visas before, I don't remember this part. I transferred this back in 2019 and no longer have the Wise account I transferred from.

When transferring money into Thailand, when you go to show the transfers for income verification... So things like WISE register differently than wires?

When pulling trigger on 800,000 tbt equivalent from your US Bank to Thai Bank account — does the US BANK do the conversion to Thai Baht or is that done once it lands in Thai Bank? Or do both banks equally share in the cost of conversion ?

Evening all,

Have read through numerous posts and still can't comprehend the exact answer to my question.

1st extension of stay on a non o-a visa.... If I leave country and re enter during the 1st 12 months with new insurance giving effectively up to 23 months. When the extension is due can the 65,000 baht monthly international transfer be used, if I have that evidenced in Thai bank (UK citizen) or does 1st extension always need to be 800,000 seasoned funds method?

Hello, does anyone have a sample letter they can share, obviously personal details blanked out, of a sample bank letter showing 65k going into their account every month for 12 months as international transfers. This is in support of an application for renewal of non 0 visa extension of stay. I've been to 2 branches of my bank and they looked blank when I asked. Thanks