I have been living in Thailand on a retirement visa for more than ten years. Last year the immigration officer in Suan Plu refused to accept my monthly bank deposits as they were not an embassy-certified pension. I had presented a Thai bank bank-certified letter of my monthly deposits instead, as I had done since 1992.

I have German nationality, but receive my money from my family in the UK.

I would be hard-pressed to lodge Baht 800,000 in a savings account; therefore I would like to change my visa from "retirement" to "married man's extension" - I have been legally married for nearly eleven years.

Are there any special requirements needed to change the visa type?

Any help and or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Many thanks!~

esbkk

You will need to prove the relationship is valid (even after 11 years) and that you live together, and have proof of 40k monthly income/pension. If your money it will have to be certified by your embassy as is the retirement requirement. If it is your wife believe last years tax payment can be used. Both you and wife will have to appear with the full paperwork. There is no bank deposit option available to you for family extension of stay.

You will need to prove the relationship is valid (even after 11 years) and that you live together, and have proof of 40k monthly income/pension. If your money it will have to be certified by your embassy as is the retirement requirement. If it is your wife believe last years tax payment can be used. Both you and wife will have to appear with the full paperwork. There is no bank deposit option available to you for family extension of stay.

Hi Lopburi3 -

I thank you for the above info.

I have had another look at Immigration Bureau's website >>> Retirement Visa Requirements >>> Financial Evidence >>> (3) Evidence presenting other sources of income or evidence of money transferred from overseas.

How could I present such evidence?

Immigration did NOT accept the certified letter from my Thai Bank that more than the required amount was transferred each month from overseas and deposited into my account. (Or is it a matter of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing)

esbkk

Your Embassy must provide the certification. It can be in the form of a letter listing your income and signed by you in there presence or they may require specific pieces of paper evidence. You have to talk with them. There will normally be a change for this service.

Your Embassy must provide the certification. It can be in the form of a letter listing your income and signed by you in there presence or they may require specific pieces of paper evidence. You have to talk with them. There will normally be a change for this service.

Many thanks!

I'll try to find out the requirements from the embassy.

esbkk

Your Embassy must provide the certification. It can be in the form of a letter listing your income and signed by you in there presence or they may require specific pieces of paper evidence. You have to talk with them. There will normally be a change for this service.

Three years ago I married my Thai wife. I was on a work permit with Non-Imm B visa.

In June 2004 I applied for,and was granted, a one year Non Imm "O" visa based on (at that time) B200,000 in bank.

At that time, I was advised by an immigration officer that the requirement in the bank would be B400,000 next year (2005)

A year later (2005) my company who always take care of my visas went to immigration and somehow my visa got changed back to a Non Imm. "B" Something about the fact that I was employed and paying taxes.

At the present time, I have B400,000 on deposit in Bkk bank and am 61 years of age..

When I eventually give up my job:

1. Will I need to leave the country or can I change over to Non.Imm."O" at Suan Phlu,Bkk

2. Will I need to produce proof of B40,000 income per month from overseas, since the bank deposit is no longer acceptable (or so I'm told)?

Does the Canadian embassy require written proof of income (pension plus investment income) from Canada or is a sworn affidavit sufficient?

Ratcatcher, sometimes an employer deliberately changes your reason for extension from “marriage” to “employment” in order to tie you to your job. With an employment extension, if you quit your job you have seven days to leave the country unless you can arrange a new extension for another reason within these seven days.

Regarding you questions:

1. No. At immigration, you do not change your visa type. With your new application for extension, you give a new reason for the application (see form, bottom of page 1). Just write “to live with my Thai wife”

2. The requirement is 40k/month family income. This can be your income, your wife’s income with evidence of tax payments, or a combination of both. If it is your income and if it is earned abroad, you need the embassy letter.

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Maestro