Delight Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Today I made my application for my retirement visa extension. My local immigration office is at Jomtien. This years application was identical to last years. They were happy about the information that was provided by the bank which I use. They were happy about everything except this time they wanted to see my wife's I.D. card. This was because I bring my money into a joint bank account i.e. my wife and I I successfully used this same joint account last year. No request to view any I.D. card. I asked if there has been a change to the rules. They simply repeated their demand to view my wife's I.D. card. So my Q is -have the rules changed over the past 12 months? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 There have been no changes to the rules. I suspect they just want to know more about the person you have the joint account with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuanLindsay Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I was under the impression that the 800K had to be in my sole name name. I keep it in an SCB savings account. Can I add my wife's name as signatory? Confused. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, TuanLindsay said: I was under the impression that the 800K had to be in my sole name name. I keep it in an SCB savings account. Can I add my wife's name as signatory? Confused. Correct, i think the OP must be using the 65K monthly income method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Delight said: They were happy about everything except this time they wanted to see my wife's I.D. card. I have had to comply with this requirement every year since 2008, in fact we have to supply them with wifey's blue house book as well together with copies !!! The mind boggles..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Delight said: This was because I bring my money into a joint bank account i.e. my wife and I About 10/12 years ago (can't check when as he has since passed away) my American friend was using a joint account with his wife for both their US pensions. He was told by Immigration (Phitsanulok I think) that the account must be single name only, using joint accounts for retirement was not allowed, I have been told the same by Immigration, even though my account is single name and always has been even when I was on marriage extensions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, TuanLindsay said: I was under the impression that the 800K had to be in my sole name name. I keep it in an SCB savings account. Can I add my wife's name as signatory? Confused. You can add your wife's signature to the account, but her name won't appear on the book , she signs the part of the book where the signatures go, next to yours, Immigration would need UV light to see her signature , so it looks like sole account. regards Worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuanLindsay Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Thanks worgeordie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delight Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Pumpuynarak said: Correct, i think the OP must be using the 65K monthly income method. That is correct -monthly money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delight Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 hours ago, ubonjoe said: There have been no changes to the rules. I suspect they just want to know more about the person you have the joint account with. Can you think of a reason why they would want this info.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Pumpuynarak said: Correct, i think the OP must be using the 65K monthly income method. Read the headline again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, TuanLindsay said: I was under the impression that the 800K had to be in my sole name name. I keep it in an SCB savings account. Can I add my wife's name as signatory? Confused. If you use the 800K method best to have it in your sole name to make sure it stays there and you have control over it. 65K per month could be transferred into a joint account as you need access to it along with your partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly07 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Delight said: That is correct -monthly money Surprised Jomtien ever let you get away with this? Quite clear they expect monthly FTTs into an account in your name only. If you subsequently transfer regularly to another joint account they don't seem to mind. Or make an arrangement with your bank for your wife to make withdrawals from your sole account which wouldn't appear on your bank book either. Just don't withdraw the value of the FTT immediately after the deposit. That might look a bit suspicious. They like to see your bank declaring an inward Foreign Telegraphic Transfer into your account on roughly the same day each month. The exception being of course that annually your Embassy provides an income letter based on evidence you provide. Easy for Immigration and their customer s. Most can do this but a v few seem unable to perform this simple service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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