marg18

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I just posted this in your other topic.

"Yes they will do one with a combination of the two on the date you apply. No need for the 3 months there.

Be sure you give them a copy of your income letter and and only show them your original so it so that you can use it to apply for the extension."

Be sure you update your bank book just before you go to Savannakhet.

You will only need the money to be in the bank for 60 days when you apply for the extension since will it will be considered your first extension since you will have a new 90 day entry to extend.

Thanks ???? Sorry for the 2 threads. I will leave the other one for now because it's "case closed". Nothing I can really do if they refuse than going to Savannakhet. Was only a bit concerned because I read some threads from a few years back saying Savannakhet does not issue "O" visas for retirement, etc.

I saw on this website:
http://www.thaisavannakhet.com/vientiane/en/consular/consular_check/

under section "- Non–Immigrant "O" it doesn't say anything about a combination method. I don't know how official that page is, but probably nothing I should be worried about then?

Looks like I will be heading there soon and will give a report back so it hopefully helps someone else too ????

20 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

What Immigration Office do you use and what evidence did you give to the Immigration Officer to prove the 63K pear month.

Ubon Ratchathani immigration 2 weeks ago. With a letter from the embassy confirming the monthly income in both my local currency and THB.

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The written rule does not state the money has to be in the bank for any amount of time for doing the combination. But most offices want it to be in the bank for 3 months now. 

Perhaps you should try to talk to a ranking officer and explain the situation.They should accept it with such a small amount of money in the bank needed. Tell them you thought it only needed to be in the bank on the date you applied since that is what the rules say.

They started the 3 months requirement because many people were abusing it by only having a small amount of income in relation to the amount of money they had in the bank to get around the 3 months requirement.

Thanks a lot for your reply. Talked to pretty much everyone in the immigration and they were very friendly but still insisted that I need to go out and re-apply for a visa.

I am hoping to get one in Savannakhet if they still issue them for retirement? I made a post here:
https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067284-possible-to-get-a-non-immigrant-o-for-retirement-in-savannakhet/

I was advised by immigration that I need to have the funds (top up, because my pension is only 63,000) in the bank account for 3 months before renewing, but the visa expires in 2 weeks. The problem is now that I will probably need a new non-immigrant O visa. Can I get this in Savannakhet? And what paperwork do I need?

I have confirmation of 63,000 pension per month. Can I show a combination of funds when applying? For example 63,000 pension and 100,000 in the bank account. If yes, does it have to be in the bank account for 3 months just to apply for the O visa at the consulate?

What else do I need and what's the nearest place to apply if not Savannakhet?

Tried to do the 1-year retirement visa at Ubon immigration last week with a pension letter for approximately 63,000 per month and around 80k in the bank (but only for 1 week). It was rejected saying that when combining it needs to be in the bank account for 3 months prior. Is that right? I read somewhere that when combining, the funds don't need to be seasoned. Especially when it's so close to the 65,000 per month requirement for no funds needed in the bank at all.

Any document or paragraph I can show?