Making a "combo"

[glegolo18]

Hi guys,

 

I live in Chaiyaphum and I am trying to settle with the rules applied just here in Chaiyaphum, as you know they are not always the same on all immigration-officies.

 

I must ask you guys if you happens to now where to find in writing the law/police-order covering my own situation. I am swedish so I must do a so called "Combo" which means that I will have a "income-letter" from my embassy. But this is not covering the full 800.000 baht that is a must for applying to a Retirement-extension. In my case income-letter will cover up to 650.000 baht. So I need to show money in the bank for 150.000 baht.

 

So with this said, before there were no demand for seasoning this combo-money in the bank, you could just put them into the bank the day before application. But now Chaiyaphum they are talking a lot of crap that I am not believing at all. They mentioned today both demand of season these 150.000 baht for a year, and another guy said 3 months..

 

Do anybody know if this have changed in anyway, and also if I could get my hands on the police-order talking about this "combo-situation". So I get it right once and for all..

 

Thanks for you help

Glegolo

[DrJack54]

2 hours ago, glegolo18 said:

. But now Chaiyaphum they are talking a lot of crap that I am not believing at all.

They are the ones that approve or reject extension application.

Police order is irrelevant.

Some offices may not even allow combo method.

Suggest ask your immigration office again especially since two different answers.

Ask person in charge. 

[Rob Browder]

Seasoning for 2 months before a 1-year extension application is standard for "in the bank" funds, though we sometimes see reports of offices demanding 3 months (happened to me at a remote-office).  Some require a minimum of 400K for 'combo' applications - some won't do combos at all. 

 

If I had to guess from what you reported, your office want the 150K for 3 months. I'd show up with more in that account (200K+), seasoned the full 3 months. 

[DrJack54]

7 minutes ago, Rob Browder said:

Some require a minimum of 400K for 'combo' applications - some won't do combos at all.

Thinking this is best option for OP

Maintain an ongoing balance of 400k held in bank + required monthly transfers.

 

As per usual in Thailand he needs seek advice from his immigration office. 

[Rob Browder]

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Thinking this is best option for OP

Maintain an ongoing balance of 400k held in bank + required monthly transfers.

 

As per usual in Thailand he needs seek advice from his immigration office. 

Agree that 400K minimum bank-balance would be better.