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Changes in requirements for 1-year extension of stay for retirement?

Peter Denis
Peter Denis
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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@ubonjoe

I checked on the Immigration website for Visa Extension > https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?p=14714

#22 provides the requirements for a Visa Extension for reason of RETIREMENT

 

I was surprised to see that the requirements do NOT match with what has been posted countless times on the Forum for such Retirement Extension.

More specifically re the 800K funds-in-bank requirement > According to many Forum-posts you need to keep 800K for three months on your personal Thai bank-account, which you can then lower to 400K for 7 months and that you need to top up again to 800K in the two months preceding your next extension application.

The Immigration website does NOT mention that intermediate 7 months 400K requirement any more.

 

Has this been changed recently?  Or is this an omission on the Immigration Website?

 

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9 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:

I checked on the Immigration website for Visa Extension > https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?p=14714

#22 provides the requirements for a Visa Extension for reason of RETIREMENT

They just have not bothered to update their website after the new changes came into effect.

Nothing new. It is not the first time that has happened.

 

 

 

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    12 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

    They just have not bothered to update their website after the new changes came into effect.

    Nothing new. It is not the first time that has happened.

    Thanks!  So they updated the format/look of their website, but did not bother to bring the actual content in line with the current rules/regulations.  Lol, only in Thailand!

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    so what are the new requirements ........you need to keep 800,000 in the bank for 12 months, if this is so i am buggered as i always top it up 3 months before renewal 

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    5 minutes ago, bangkokspurs said:

    so what are the new requirements ........you need to keep 800,000 in the bank for 12 months, if this is so i am buggered as i always top it up 3 months before renewal 

    800,000 baht for 2 months prior to application

    800,000 baht for 3 months after application

    400,000 baht the rest of the year

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    cheers

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    13 minutes ago, skatewash said:

    800,000 baht for 2 months prior to application

    800,000 baht for 3 months after application

    400,000 baht the rest of the year

    A concise answer.

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