kraxlhuber Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 My retirement extension expires on July 07, How can I get a extension without having the means of seasoned money 88K or 400 K respectively, I am still married and have 2 children in university in BKK. How to go about?/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted June 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2018 If you have a income of 40k baht you could apply for an extension based upon marriage or retirement it you have 65k baht income. You have to get a income letter from your embassy to prove it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 If you are the parent of a Thai the funds don’t need to be seasoned. If the office you apply at are insisting it does, and you need more time, you could apply for a 60 day extension without the need to show financials, and then apply for the 1 year extension once the funds have seasoned for two months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Use an agent 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted June 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, notamember said: Use an agent Do not use an agent to circumvent the funds, requirement ,it's illegal. Lots of advice posts on this subject but you would be ill advised to go down the agent route. Easiest route is the Embassy income letter. 8 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post elviajero Posted June 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Pilotman said: Do not use an agent to circumvent the funds, requirement ,it's illegal. No it’s not. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 YOU must have money from somewhere just get the letter or a marriage stamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tanoshi Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 11 hours ago, elviajero said: No it’s not. If you don't have the required funds in the bank, or the required income, please explain how an agent can obtain an extension on your behalf legally. 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 12 hours ago, notamember said: Use an agent I did that some years back and when I went through inbound immigration and the officers opened my passport and saw the retirement and re-entry stamps they either laughed at me or smiled and smirked. Then they would stamp it and politely wave me through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 12 hours ago, elviajero said: No it’s not. If the agent provides the funds yes it is. No argument. Check the regulations or ask Ubon Joe. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Tanoshi said: If you don't have the required funds in the bank, or the required income, please explain how an agent can obtain an extension on your behalf legally. an agent loans you the money, no law against that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, Pilotman said: If the agent provides the funds yes it is. No argument. Check the regulations or ask Ubon Joe. an agent can make a loan to you, like friend would. No law against that 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuket Man Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 minute ago, notamember said: an agent loans you the money, no law against that Yes there is. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Cadbury said: I did that some years back and when I went through inbound immigration and the officers opened my passport and saw the retirement and re-entry stamps they either laughed at me or smiled and smirked. Then they would stamp it and politely wave me through. maybe it was not the stamps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Phuket Man said: Yes there is. ok , lets see it then 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuket Man Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 The money has to be in the bank for a period of 2 or 3 months before application. The money is for expenses for a year. Neither of these requirements will be met if some dodgy agent deposits the money in your bank for a few days. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, notamember said: ok , lets see it then Marriage/ retirement extensions require money seasoning in the bank. No agent lends people money for 2/3 months,. they slip the immigration officer money to overlook it. Edited June 20, 2018 by colinneil 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, Phuket Man said: The money has to be in the bank for a period of 2 or 3 months before application. The money is for expenses for a year. Neither of these requirements will be met if some dodgy agent deposits the money in your bank for a few days. the money can be burned in the car park at immigration 5 minutes after approval theres no requirement to keep it or use it for expenses for one year. there is no statement to say what it has to be used for thats a myth who says the agent does not put it in the bank for 2 or 3 months, just the same as a friend would? sorry case not proved 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, colinneil said: Marriage/ retirement extensions require money seasoning in the bank. No agent lends people money for 2/3 months,. they slip the immigration officer money to overlook it. so how do you know that? have you used every one of the thousands of agents in Thailand? No? So its, just a generalization based on myth and rumor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, Phuket Man said: The money has to be in the bank for a period of 2 or 3 months before application. The money is for expenses for a year. Neither of these requirements will be met if some dodgy agent deposits the money in your bank for a few days. Siam Law can do it for you are you saying they a dodgy agent? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, notamember said: so how do you know that? have you used every one of the thousands of agents in Thailand? No? So its, just a generalization based on myth and rumor No point arguing with someone who has no idea, and is ignorant of the law. Edited June 20, 2018 by colinneil 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anchadian Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) 38 minutes ago, notamember said: an agent can make a loan to you, like friend would. No law against that A short term loan maybe but not seasoned. Wake up Edited June 20, 2018 by anchadian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 A post suggesting or promoting an illegal process has been removed Also A baiting post and replies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anchadian Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 There is no question that the process of obtaining a retirement extension through an agent is illegal as the required seasoning is not adhered to. Obtaining the required funds through a bank or a friend would give you ample time in which to season the funds, then that process would be legal. Simple really. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 minute ago, anchadian said: There is no question that the process of obtaining a retirement extension through an agent is illegal as the required seasoning is not adhered to. Obtaining the required funds through a bank or a friend would give you ample time in which to season the funds, then that process would be legal. Simple really. Unless you have used every agent in Thailand then that is no more than speculation a theory that’s easily scuttled in that an agent could also be a friend of applicant and loaned him the money for 2 or 3 months what then ? simple? Yes I would say so 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anchadian Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 4 minutes ago, notamember said: Unless you have used every agent in Thailand then that is no more than speculation a theory that’s easily scuttled in that an agent could also be a friend of applicant and loaned him the money for 2 or 3 months what then ? simple? Yes I would say so That would never happen and you know it. Time to end this thread me thinks. Simple really. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacuisse Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 36 minutes ago, colinneil said: Marriage/ retirement extensions require money seasoning in the bank. No agent lends people money for 2/3 months,. they slip the immigration officer money to overlook it. Actually, they do lend the money. I know a person in my condo who followed this route. The money was placed in his bank account for the required period, then withdrawn and paid back to the agent the day after his retirement extension came through. The agent charged interest of 30,000 baht, an annualized rate of 15%. I don't know if that process is illegal or not, but it does happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 37 minutes ago, colinneil said: No point arguing with someone who has no idea, and is ignorant of the law. yet you are the one who has made no attempt to answer to make your case and can only respond with a barbed withdrawal yoi are right no point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamember Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 9 minutes ago, anchadian said: That would never happen and you know it. Time to end this thread me thinks. Simple really. That’s the point you do not know and you are wrong it happened to me Never is a long time and scuttles your generalisation and speculation End the thread ? why because you are wrong? simple? yes I would say so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peterw42 Posted June 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Tanoshi said: If you don't have the required funds in the bank, or the required income, please explain how an agent can obtain an extension on your behalf legally. A high ranking immigration official can overide the seasoned funds requirement, Agents have working relationships with the immigration officials. Not illegal, the agents just know the process and who to ask for an exemption. Technically an immigration officer, with authority to do so, has approved the extension. Just not available to normal people. Edited June 20, 2018 by Peterw42 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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