I went to Udon immigration tuesday this week, with the following papers with me:

Pass (Norwegian), and copies of first side and sides with last visa and stamps after that.

Bank book, updatet the day before, and copy of first page.

Bank statement from money coming regulairy inn every month, back to 1e january this year, minimum 65000 bht every time, to thai (kasikorn) bankaccount in my name. Also from day before.

The filled out form to make extension, with recent passphoto glued on it.

My GF came with me with housebook and ID, to confirm i stay with here in "her" house.

I applied at the same time for re-entry permit, with filled out form and passphoto glued on it.

 

The only thin they did not tell me before, they wanted to see where the money comes from, statement from my guverment pension and record from the payments, also back to 1e january this year. So had to find those files online and got it printed out in the tucom nearby, luckely found someone who knew how to print out from my mobile, never done this before....

 

came back 2 hours later, they acceptet the papers, and made the extension for me in about 30 min time! they also pointet out that I had to make 90 day report before my planned trip to europe in july, which I had forgotten, thought it was not yet 3 months after last time report yet.... tok me 10 min. to get that done at the same office, amazing service!!

 

My suprise was they accepted bankstatements from regulary income , and i dit not have to bother to get statement from my Norwegian embassy, something i always needed before when stil stayed in Pattaya area. They stil provide those statements, but its a hassel to get it, and cost 1200 bht each time, and last time at pattaya immigration (3 years ago) they would not accept it whitout a stamp from some office in Bangkok, which I did not want to do, and returned back to Norway in stead...

 

long story, sorry for my bad english skills, but dont worry to visit Udon Thani immigration, they are friendly, layback and service minded, opposit other places I have been....!

 

Thanks for the update!  My retirement extension is due in Sept...not concerned...

5 hours ago, ronaldo12 said:

My GF came with me with housebook and ID, to confirm i stay with here in "her" house.

So no need for a TM30, then? Or had your GF already provided one?

They filled out the tm30 for my GF, she only had to sign-)

So now, even though they were supposed to be satisfied seeing a monthly deposit, they are now asking to see the source and details of the monthly transfers?

 

  I had no doubt they would or will ask for that, because just showing monthly transfers in, does not show proof of any sustainable income.  One could have just sold a car and is spending down the cash, etc.  The whole idea of income for retirement was originally based on the assumption of something sustainable, such as a pension.  Many people do not have pensions but have significant investment holding that generate interest, dividends, or have rental properties etc.  So this may be a really nasty harbinger of things to come if even after going through all the trouble to setup and pay fees for these monthly transfers, if the Thais still are not satisfied.

Thank you very much for your report.

I had no problem understanding your English.

9 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

So now, even though they were supposed to be satisfied seeing a monthly deposit, they are now asking to see the source and details of the monthly transfers?

 

  I had no doubt they would or will ask for that, because just showing monthly transfers in, does not show proof of any sustainable income.  One could have just sold a car and is spending down the cash, etc.  The whole idea of income for retirement was originally based on the assumption of something sustainable, such as a pension.  Many people do not have pensions but have significant investment holding that generate interest, dividends, or have rental properties etc.  So this may be a really nasty harbinger of things to come if even after going through all the trouble to setup and pay fees for these monthly transfers, if the Thais still are not satisfied.

Yes.

This is a problem.

I was given the impression that Immigration would be happy to see a regular 65k ( or more ) land in the applicants account monthly from this year on..

But no .

So I live ( well ) on interest. 

Not a pension.

And my government is one of the 4 refusing to do affidavits.

This sucks...

 

Ronaldo    your English is not a problem   -   thanks for UT Immig update.

 

Does anyone one have any recent experience with retirement visa extension using the 800k method using UT immig?

 

Mine is due very early Jan 2020   -   does anyone know exactly what they require?     thanks.

Yes, Udonthani are professional, friendly and helpful to those who are legitimate, long may it remain so...

8 hours ago, ecoscape said:

Yes, Udonthani are professional, friendly and helpful to those who are legitimate, long may it remain so...

Regrettably that is not a constant with that immigration office, 

there are some who are, and some who are not so much.

 

If you get the former everything is good.

Get the latter and you may be required to provide things unique to you and that officer.

 

TIT. YMMV.

Edited June 21, 20197 yr by sometimewoodworker