Phuket Immigration: Retirement Extension - 12 Months of Bank Statements

[JetsetBkk]

Two friends have told me that they had to have 12 months of bank statements and copies of the last 12 months of bank book pages, all stamped and signed by the bank, for their yearly "retirement" extension.

 

This was in June. I did my extension end of April, no such requirement - just the usual 3 months.

 

Have the requirements changed? 

 

Edited June 19, 2019 by JetsetBkk
Clarifications

[glegolo]

Maybe you are not of the same nationality as your 2 friends, and therefore also choosed another way of prove your income?????

 

glegolo

[JetsetBkk]

27 minutes ago, glegolo said:

Maybe you are not of the same nationality as your 2 friends, and therefore also choosed another way of prove your income?????

 

glegolo

Good questions - yes, they are both the same nationality which is different from mine.

I show the 800,000 in the bank to prove necessary funds. I know one of them shows 65,000 pension method. I'll ask the other what method he uses.

 

[jacko45k]

Sounds to me like you show 800,000 seasoned for 3 months (despite the requirement being 2), while they are showing income, 65,000 baht coming into a Thai account from overseas, for 12 months. (Despite there supposedly being a leniency  instruction still effective.)

 

Yes there were changes in March. (For money on deposit, back in December for income for 3 countries nationals that withdrew Embassy letters). In your case you are now required to leave the 800k  alone for 3 months, then are allowed to draw it down to 400k, to be maintained for the rest of the year.  Although wrt Phuket who knows what they will want. 

 

 

Edited June 20, 2019 by jacko45k

[JetsetBkk]

On 6/19/2019 at 8:27 PM, glegolo said:

Maybe you are not of the same nationality as your 2 friends, and therefore also choosed another way of prove your income?????

 

glegolo

 

18 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Sounds to me like you show 800,000 seasoned for 3 months (despite the requirement being 2), while they are showing income, 65,000 baht coming into a Thai account from overseas, for 12 months. (Despite there supposedly being a leniency  instruction still effective.)

 

Yes there were changes in March. (For money on deposit, back in December for income for 3 countries nationals that withdrew Embassy letters). In your case you are now required to leave the 800k  alone for 3 months, then are allowed to draw it down to 400k, to be maintained for the rest of the year.  Although wrt Phuket who knows what they will want. 

 

You are both dead right! 

 

Both of the guys are showing the 65k pension income from overseas. One of them "got away" with showing only 6 months of statements, but the other, more recent, one was refused and is waiting for the full 12 months statements from Bangkok.

 

And yes, I am doing it the 800k method. I don't touch it - just forget it's there and get the 1.?% interest.

[lamyai3]

On 6/19/2019 at 8:09 PM, JetsetBkk said:

Two friends have told me that they had to have 12 months of bank statements and copies of the last 12 months of bank book pages, all stamped and signed by the bank, for their yearly "retirement" extension.

I suppose pointing out to them that Big Joke promised leniency in the first year would ring a bit hollow now. 

[JetsetBkk]

15 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

I suppose pointing out to them that Big Joke promised leniency in the first year would ring a bit hollow now. 

That's exactly what one of them said to me - expected "leniency" in the first year.