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6 minutes ago, stanleycoin said:

I disagree, the uk government was the one that started the ball rolling. if they had left it all alone , it would all still be fine.

its not a case of coincidence.

 

American and Australians telling lies on their affidavits are the root cause of Immigration finding the letters unacceptable

The British embassy at least tried to verify the money and demanded proof of the income being claimed by the applicant for the letter

The others just took the word of the applicant, took the money and stamped what the applicant said without seeing any proof

So the liars from USA and Australia are the real cause not the embassies or the UK government

This really started in Chiang Mai last year when they started asking awkward question of income letter supported applicants from USA like;

Ok, we see the letter, now show me the money!

43 minutes ago, jackdd said:

A work extension is only valid as long as you have the job. A marriage extension is only valid as long as you are married.

It seems that with the new police order a retirement extension is only valid as long as you have the required money in your bank account.

So if at any point of time your bank account balance falls below 400k your extension becomes invalid.

Of course this has not been confirmed yet, but it's logical.

Thailand? 

logic?

44 minutes ago, nasa123 said:

Everyone in this forum + thai wife/husband should send a E-Mail to Immigration in Bangkok (Big Joke) and ask why they make it soooo difficult for 10,000++ thai families in Thailand. Nothing happens until there are many complaints.+ thai wife / husband

big jokes email address please?

3 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

Wrong.....we are doing all this now because cheap charlies have been rorting the system ..falsifying their income statements (because they don't have the funds themselves) and having their respective embassy approve it.

he is an aussie in denial

19 minutes ago, Mango Bob said:

Yes, I do.  Do you got a problem with that?   Just too damn bad.

 

 

i expect you are an ozzie

3 minutes ago, Mango Bob said:

Yes, I do.  Do you got a problem with that?   Just too damn bad.

 

 

you are wrong

you bad

2 minutes ago, Chicken George said:

This will do nothing to stop the ilegal visa agents who adverise on this site and many others. It will just make it more expensive. Big Joke should warn immergration officers they will loose their jobs if caught. No moving to another desk.

The 800k was there to show funds to live on or to use in an immergency not as a perminant guarantee against using a ilegal agent to obtain a visa.. As I said the agents will now have more customers.

It would seem easier to go back to your iwn country and get a visa which can last 15 months or even 17 months.. Maybe cheaper than an agent now and maybe gor people who do not have the required funds to leave in a bank here..

I would not use an agent . I would rather go back to my home country. Its a prison term of minimum five years if caught.

 

 

the original 3 month advance deposit started in 2005

has a it made a difference to the way agents work?

13 minutes ago, onera1961 said:

They don't want agent services to be stopped but they can certify the agents and allow only certified agents to submit valid applications, just like in all other countries, for example Portugal's golden visa or USA's E5 visa. 

it may well weed out the agents who do not have the 800,000 baht or units of it to spread around their clients on a daily basis

that will be good for the professional agents who are often undercut by those who are happy to work for a bowl of rice to just bribe an IO with 10,000 just to make the renewal stamp with no evidence of a bank book or anything else

13 minutes ago, NE1 said:

800,000 before and 800,000 after , then not less than 400,000 for the rest of the year , will the bank book suffice , or will a letter from the bank have to be provided every time you do the 90 day report ?

Because I am sure some offices will want to check your bank balance hasn't fallen below 400,000 before they issue you a 90 day report stamp.

Or will it be a case of wait and see / depends which office you use. 

 

and if you do not do a 90 day report, 2000 baht fine

not do it all year 5000 baht

or leave every 90 days and reset the the report clock

not here, no report, not here no show

rinse, repeat

14 minutes ago, mlkik said:

I do not have a Benz or a Toyota pick up. My car has AC and a heater. Maybe you should look into new cars in Thailand and you will realise they also have round wheels! 55

 

 

 

 

this topic is not about cars, so its very off topic and subject to mods intervention , however next time i jump in my old S class. i will make  note of asking my driver of that which you are discussing, i will also ask the wife and daughter if what you say is true in their new cars too

She has a wildtrak pick up and the daughter has a swift, so you might get one out of the three..

They all have round wheels though, that i do know

4 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

The Agents can't do this fake stuff for Marriage Visa's as they need more back up paperwork that they can't provide.

they can but they charge twice as much as a retirement extension for the very same reasons you have stated and there are many more mouths to feed

11 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

No need to inconvenience the honest applicants. Just carry out a thorough investigation of a few agents/clients/Immi officers, prosecute them and give them a few months in prison.

 

Repeat the process every few weeks until they get the message.

will the IO be in the same cells? i think not

then think on, do you really think an IO wants his or her agent in custody?

after all they know where all the bodies are buried....

12 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

There is nothing in the report that says anything about being tied to the 90 day report. In fact the report says "every 3 months".

90 days or 3 months, you are going to go to immigration anyway to do a 90 day report which you can do 15 days early or 7 days late (including due date)

so despite your nit picking the dates could be coordinated into one trip on a date of your choosing

90 days or 3 months after the visa extension was granted

ok now?

14 minutes ago, Lovethailandelite said:

Fail...you will need to update the bank book plus or bank statements. Don't give up your day job to become a forger.

wrong the money is in the bank on the day of the report

no bank statements are needed under this proposal

you would be proving 800,000 in the bank to support your retirement status not by way of proof of income

its one or the other NOT both 

can get bank letter for 100 baht if needed when money is in 

then transfer back via ATM and do not update passbook

No one needs to forge anything , this can be done at a bank everyday, and it does

Frankly you are talking of something that you are misquoting but know very little about

14 minutes ago, zydeco said:

But you will still need to go to Chaeng Wattan every 90 days, get bank statements the same day, and wait in line all day long to get approved. And what happens if you are out of the country around the 90 day bank account check? Must you organize your entire life around this?

do not want to show and tell?

Simply leave the country every 89 days and reset the 90 day report clock

rinse, repeat....

26 minutes ago, Myran said:

No, the other cheaters who use agents to circumvent the requirements. Did you miss what this topic is about?

i did but there was no reference in the OP about cheaters

you opened that can of worms...