radnyc

Thanks. I was hoping there might be some updated info for 2021.

Is Social Security sending the "Are you alive ?" Letter or the Representative Payee Report (for a dependent child) this year? I know it was suspended last year. Any info as to the current status?

My retirement Extension expires on 3 October. How soon can I apply for renewal?

I use the "money in the bank" option for my retirement one year extension of stay (as I have for the past several years).

Basically, I've left somewhat more than the required amount in a passbook account, only adding or removing small amounts during that time. [Since my pension income is sufficient, I keep this bank account as a cushion in case of emergency.]

This Tuesday, I got my letter from Kasikorn Bank (fee had always been ฿100, this time it was ฿200). They updated my passbook--my last transaction was ฿250 ATM card fee dated 5 August.

On Wednesday I went Jomtien Immigration for my one year extension. The reviewing "officer" told me I needed a more recent transaction in the passbook. As instructed, I went to Kasikorn Bank on Soi 2, deposited ฿100 & got my passbook updated {the teller was kind enough to give me a photocopy of the new last page). I was concerned that my new final balance did not match the bank letter. I went back to the same officer a few minutes later. He accepted my paperwork and today I picked up my passport with the extension.