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Jill Stein. The outcome for us all spins on a sixpence. Heads Harris: oh dear, we're f*****. Tails Trump: oh dear, we're f*****. Stein? Silly as it may sound....and I know it sounds silly & naive right now.....but a Stein administration would pivot the world away from the hopelessness of the current system we've sleepily accepted via a mad mainstream media & corporate cascade of baffling BS.

'Multiple personalities'. That's an excellent (even tactfully diplomatic) way of putting it.

Yes, I agree that avoiding confusion is most helpful, DrJack. Wasn't my intention to sow any seeds of confusion, but I think my comment reflected my own experience of there always being an element, or vibe, of "you can never be quite sure", when it comes to immigration offices. In recent years my office (Korat) HAS maintained more & more consistency, but I still find myself trying to second-guess how they could, or one individual there could, out of the blue, decide that 'this or that' is the rule that day. Hence my agreement with the idea that if they say, for example, 2 months in bank, I'll put it in for longer, if I can, just in case. And by the way, I totally agree with anyone who calls me 'paranoid'. But anyway, DrJack, what you say is correct, well-said and is sound advice. 👍

I guess if people can have that amount in their account for 3 months prior to renewal-time, without difficulty, then it might, in some cases (ie, if there's any doubt about the local IO's consistency of policy & rules) be advisable to do so, to be on the safe side. At least that's my view, even though I realise some simply can't do that, or see no reason to do that or would simply refuse to do that even if they could! 😉

Yes, you're right, my extension at work was a 'non-B' (I couldn't remember what it was called, earlier). So no insurance required.....that is good to know. I really appreciate your information and your (patient!) help in making things clear for me, DrJack54. Thanks!! 🙏

DrJack, I thank you for that detailed explanation. 👍🙏 Now I will no doubt get a lot of 'flak' for this, for seeming to be so dumb, from yourself and/or others, so I apologize.....but I'm still not 100% sure whether I personally will need to have insurance if I change from marriage ext' to retirement. My situation in brief: had a 12 month, renewable extension related to work, for 20+ years here. Then quit the job & work altogether and, wanting to still live in TH, I applied for the marriage extension IN Thailand (Korat). Continued to renew the extension in same way for last 4 years. So, are you saying I WON'T require insurance if I change to retirement in-country? (Please forgive me for being a bit slow getting my head around this. My old brain ain't what it was!! 🙏🙂)

Thanks WDSmart. That appears to confirm what I thought. Having said that, others may think otherwise. I hope you're right!

I will keep your advice in mind if that happens! 😉 👍

That's a good question. My understanding is that if applying INSIDE Thailand, you don't need it. If from OUTSIDE, you do. I could be wrong! I hope someone here can clarify that! 😉 (DrJack54?)

I keep a separate account for the 400k I currently use for the marriage extension. It's a choice based on knowing that I would probably get in a hell of a mess if I used the account for daily use, withdrawals & bill payments etc. Just safer for me to keep it separate & unused, although many would disagree and are able to be more organized and on top of things. 😉

Nice and clear. Thanks DrJack. I shall keep that in mind.

Thanks for that, DrJack. Good point. For me, it's seeing how easy a retirement extension application 'appears' to be, to me, amongst the expat acquaintances of mine. But yes, more sitting cash in the account involved.

That's an interesting insight into what could happen, Lite Beer. Thanks for the heads-up. 👍

Assuming you're right, Lite beer, that's about as simple and perfect a reply as I could wish for. Thank you. 🙏👍

Hi all. On a yearly marriage extension thing. Been so for 3/4 years. 400k in bank. Never been touched, just the way they like it. Anyway...expires in March '25. Want to MAYBE extend stay by changing to yearly retirement ext'. An extension that requires 800k in the bank. But maybe not. I could change my mind. So my query: is it ok for me to add 400k to the current 400k now - 5 months ahead, which I can do - making it 800k, in readiness for a possible change to retirement ext', without messing things up if I later choose to stick with a marriage extension? So I guess, in other words....does immigration care if money is ADDED to an existing 400k marriage ext' account? Or do they get 'picky' about it? (I mean, I know withdrawing money to BELOW the 400k amount is unacceptable at the time of extension renewal, but are they fussy about money being ADDED to it at any time before? ) PS: forgive my vulgar capitalization of so many words, but wanted to make it clear. 🙏 Thanks in advance for your helpful comments.