sendintheclowns

Altho' this appears to be off-topic, we had a very pleasant experience with Immigration, despite not having a Departure/Arrival card. Renewed with a smile, and a follow up letter, written in decent English, thanking us for visiting the office. An amazing improvement in attitude and service.

Did you coordinate with the other thread just popping up

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/847558-800k-is-for-per-coupon-application/

Khun BENQ's suggestion is smart advice. These various forums are an excellent way to keep abreast of Immigration issues.

coupon? Guess you mean couple?

1) yes, other person can be under 50

2) From the rules it is clear that one person can apply for extension based on retirement (with the 800k on the account) and the second person (married) can apply for an extension as a "dependent" based on the first persons extension.

So its two separate applications on different reasonings.

A mistake often done: bank account in both names.

This leads to trouble.

Phuket immigration req. 1.6 million on the account in the past.

Legally such an account does not qualify.

Bank account has to be solely in the name of the person who applies for extension based on retirement.

The "1.6 million" req. was once brought up falsely by some Phuket newspaper.

Later it was found that the problem was the account in both names.

I' d a couple of extra thoughts, as one of the major bitches here is that when dealing with a provincial Immigration office, there is a lot of discretion granted to the Officer you are dealing with. From experience:

- Your marriage certificate will have to be translated into Thai language and certified by your home country's Embassy in Thailand.

- bear in mind that acceptance of the spousal application being accepted as a dependent is also subject to the officers discretion. I can't offer concrete evidence of problems arising on this point, so I stand to be corrected.

- make absolutely sure, when you arrive at Immigration to make your application, that your bank papers are dated the same day as you are applying.

- there is a new requirement for bank paperwork. Previously, you had to show copies of the 60 days of the passbook, and a letter you request from your bank. Now there is a 3rd item, a certificate from the bank. So that is (I) copies of passbook, (ii) letter from bank, (iii) certificate from bank. Items (ii) and (iii) must be dated the same date you are planning on going to Immigration.if they are "stale" you will have to revisit the bank and do the whole exercise all over again.

Otherwise, if you have an open mind, and don't mind being a second-class citizen some of the time, it's a great country to live in!

I will take the following quote ( plus the arrival stamp in my passport) to Immigration and see what happens.

http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=90days

The notification of staying in the Kingdom over 90 days is in no way equivalent to a visa extension.

If a foreigner staying in the kingdom over 90 days without notifying the Immigration Bureau or notifying the Immigration Bureau later than the set period, a fine of 2,000.- Baht will be collected. If a foreigner who did not make the notification of staying over 90 days is arrested, he will be fined 4,000.- Baht.

******If a foreigner leaves the country and re-enters, the day count starts at 1 in every case.****

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Great job!

Thank you all for supporting this forum with your contributions..

Thanks. Any idea where I can get a "fresh" Departure/Arrival card, without going to Bangkok (home is Surathani) .? Grasping at straws. My forecast, based on past from, is officer will ignore arrival date and use the 90 day Notice, which will cost me a fortune. After 18 years, still trying to look at the bright side of life!

I have a similar situation, so thanks for the advice. However, I have one odd circumstance. The was a huge line up when Wife and I returned to the International airport. There was confusion where my wife went through one station, with both our departure cards and I went through another station. My wife got her card stamped (I imagine mine got chucked. At my station, the Immigration officer stamped my passport. When I realized that I would not have a departure card in my passport, I asked 'what to do'. Answer was a friendly, never mind. I repeated in Thai and got the same answer in Thai, Mai pen rai. I really wanted to get the problem sorted, since it was really my fault. The Officer appeared to be was quite senior ( 3 bars ? ) so I figured I would be okay. My provincial office has a problem officer - one who tries to find problems, so he can 'help' .

Am I worrying unnecessarily?