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Below is the text of an email from a person in Ubon Ratchathani that has been refused his annual extension based on the 65,000/baht/month income.
It would appear that offices are making their own policy.
Inconsistent decisions make it very difficult for any person to know what the correct procedure is.
"JeffWent to immigration today and was refused a retirement visa extension based on monthly direct deposits. The new big boss took a quick look at my papers and when there was no bank book with 800,000b she returned my papers with not approved. It took about 10 seconds. She told two of the women to talk with me and refused my request to speak with her. I showed the one year bank statement and my proof of pension including my SSA statement and they could not say anything other than not approved by boss. They were clearly embarrassed. I had gone in a week ago and talked with the guy who always reviewed the financial papers and he said make sure you have a one year bank statement and proof of pension. None of that was even looked at.The ladies up front said go put 400,000b in the bank and come back with your wife and marriage papers and she would give me a 60 day visa then a one year marriage visa at the end if that. I did that and went back in at 4pm. The boss was gone and they were a little more open about the situation. It seems the new big boss wants money in the bank. We asked about the monthly direct deposit and all they could say was cannot. The money guy just shook his head when he looked at me. As we were leaving one of the ladies followed us outside and said they were very sorry and would make sure a got a visa when we come back on Friday. We asked what happened to the monthly direct deposit of more than 65,000b and she just said she did not know.Not sure if this a new policy, a new policy at this office or just a bad day by the new boss. There was another American in there doing the same thing as us.I will do the 60 day Friday and then decide whether to do the full 800,000b and be done with it. "-
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5 hours ago, jacko45k said:
And if the person was out of the country and didn't update the passbook, it might well be a consolidated entry which shows nothing other than that day's balance.
I updated my BKK Bank book in March.
There were transactions missing from November 2018 to February 2019.
Went to my online banking to see what appeared. All the transactions missing in the book were there.
In future I will print all the transactions, at three monthly intervals, from the online account.
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34 minutes ago, Jingthing said:
Some offices are requiring proof that the 65K monthly being imported is actually PENSION money. So people just playing games by recycling money back and forth are being totally screwed by that.
Not everybody has a pension, some are too young.
If you have investments that generate sufficient income, from any number of sources, to satisfy the requirements there should be no issue.
Surely, they cannot dictate where your funds come from.
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I have been reading this thread for a while and would like to add my thoughts.
I have been using the "Stat Dec" method from the Australian Embassy for thirteen years.
Unfortunately, I am unable to use this method in the future since it ceased to function in January.
My annual extension is/was due the end of March, one month prior to expiring, end of April 2019.
I was advised by Immigration in December that I would still be able to use the above mentioned method if submitted within six months. I obtained "Stat Dec" in December, applied for extension end of March.
The "Stat Dec" was accepted and processed. My annual extension is now valid to April 2020.
Commencing this month, April 2019, I have decided to use the 65,000/baht/month method.
I am not comfortable with tying up 800,000/baht, plus the other requirements.
If others are not comfortable with the 800,000/baht requirements, why not return your funds to the originating bank and then start to use the 65,000/baht/month route.
Hopefully, I have made the correct choice.
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Property Sold - Seller Will Not Leave
in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership
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Yesterday, completed the purchase of a property at the Land Office and made the final payment to the seller.
Driving home, phoned the seller to advise we were coming to check and secure/lock the property.
Seller said they would not be moving till the end of the month.
There was no discussion at any time indicating their intention.
Have spent all afternoon and evening attempting to resolve the issue.
At this time, nothing has been resolved. The selling agent is totally incompetent.
I will be seeking legal advice in the morning.
Anyone with knowledge/experience with this dilemma, I would really appreciate any advice.
I have thought of going and disconnecting the electricity.