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Don't get much help from expats whose Mrs divorced them. 😂

About '0' visa twelve month extension. Retirement.

Thx

Does anyone know of any good visa agents in or around the Nong Khai area? 

Anyone reading this, believe me, I'm 75 years young and after quitting 39 years ago and taking responsibility of my own health, I keep fit (exercise) at least four days a week and not eating any junk food & never using sugar, apart from what is naturally in food. I reckon it'd be pretty hard to find someone my age more fit than me. This isn't a brag, just an insight into quitting smoking, the sooner the better & feeling like a healthy 40 something year old.

Can Thai immigration officials, or anyone, explain that if you deposit 800,000  baht in a Thai bank account in your own name, then you do not have to have to prove that you have any other means of income? So if this is correct, then what do they think you would live on between renewals? Just curious. ????

When I first moved to Thailand, back in 1999, the requirement was for 200,000 baht only, to get your visa extension. Then they upped it by 600,000 baht in one go. Maybe they thought it would make it harder for guys to borrow 800,000 from a mate, but I reckon that the number of guys borrowing 200,000 baht, would of been minimalistic compared to now having to use agents because not everybody has 20,000 GBP., or other currency equivalent just sloshing about in his Thai bank account. How they come up with the figure of 65,000 THB pension going into the bank in pension I don't know. In my opinion the majority of people that have the equivalent of GBP 1,600+ a month in pension, would not be looking to stay in Thailand. That figure would mean if you are a Brit, you'd need around GBP 372  a week in pensions. I know a lot of Brits, young ones that don't even earn that. I like to know how they came up with the figure of 65,000 THB a month? did they base it on USA., German, or some other countries that pay decent state pensions, or did they reckon that all well off pensioners that wanted to retire overseas, would want to go to live in LOS. I think they got that one wrong if that is what they thought.