Thai notary for pension income verification

[Shwaman]

So my Canadian friend upon being advised that our embassy will no longer  facilitate verification of pension income to support the retirement extension of stay , has been told that this can be accomplished by a Thai notary verifying  3 preceeding months of Canadian bank statements for a similar but slightly higher fee.

    What are the chances of this being accurate?

    No Thai bashing please. 555

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, Shwaman said:

What are the chances of this being accurate?

Can't see that working. 

When this occurred for UK USA and AU folk, immigration were flexible for next extension. Cannot recall the details.

Your friend "has been told..." 

By who. 

 

Some discussion in this thread 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1352107-canadian-embassy-to-discontinue-income-affidavit-notary-service-april-1st-2025/

[Smokin Joe]

2 hours ago, Shwaman said:

So my Canadian friend upon being advised that our embassy will no longer  facilitate verification of pension income to support the retirement extension of stay , has been told that this can be accomplished by a Thai notary verifying  3 preceeding months of Canadian bank statements for a similar but slightly higher fee.

    What are the chances of this being accurate?

 

 

Chances are 0%

[bamnutsak]

11 hours ago, Shwaman said:

So my Canadian friend

 

11 hours ago, Shwaman said:

has been told

 

 

Who told this to your Canadian "friend"?

 

 

[Goethe]

A notary cannot notarize the veracity of the documents, only your signature. You present "bank documents" to a notary. How does he or she know for sure where they came from? Nowadays almost any document can be falsified.

[Maestro]

@Shwaman

At what immigration office is your friend making his application?

 

Ideally, he should post himself on this forum so that he may directly respond to questions for clarification. Can you suggest that to him?

[Tod Daniels]

Sadly your friend was told incorrectly, and once the Canadian embassy stops issuing the affidavit of income from abroad notary document there will be no way for Canucks to show income in Canada.

 

The only way they will be able to show proof of funds for monthly income method will be to transfer in the minimum required amount per month, each month, every month, for the previous 12 months before they apply for a new extension.

 

Just like every other country whose embassy has stopped issuing that affidavit.

 

There is no in country work around, there is no document you can show from your country, once the embassy letter stops you are done showing proof of funds in your country for monthly income method

[Liquorice]

On 3/22/2025 at 7:32 PM, Shwaman said:

So my Canadian friend upon being advised that our embassy will no longer  facilitate verification of pension income to support the retirement extension of stay , has been told that this can be accomplished by a Thai notary verifying  3 preceeding months of Canadian bank statements for a similar but slightly higher fee.

    What are the chances of this being accurate?

None - bar stool talk!

 

For extension of stay based on retirement, Immigration only accept 4 methods of proof of finances.

1. 800K THB deposited in a Thai bank account for 2 months prior to the date of application.

2. Evidence of 12 x monthly overseas transfers of 65K THB per month to a Thai bank account.

3. A combination of funds deposited in a Thai bank account and 12 x monthly overseas transfers totalling 800K THB for the year.

4. Embassy Income letter.

 

If the Canadian Embassy is ceasing the income letters, then Canadians are left with only 3 options, no different to those of UK, US and Australian nationals.

[Presnock]

On 3/22/2025 at 7:58 PM, DrJack54 said:

Can't see that working. 

When this occurred for UK USA and AU folk, immigration were flexible for next extension. Cannot recall the details.

Your friend "has been told..." 

By who. 

 

Some discussion in this thread 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1352107-canadian-embassy-to-discontinue-income-affidavit-notary-service-april-1st-2025/

when the US quit verifying the income, I just provided the IO with the bangkok bank statement of 12 monthly deposits.  that was in Chiang Mai and it was the only way I did it for 5 years until I got my LTR and just had to get two bank letters of course and then provide a copy of every page in my bank book.

[DrJack54]

28 minutes ago, Presnock said:

when the US quit verifying the income, I just provided the IO with the bangkok bank statement of 12 monthly deposits.....

MANY USA, AU, UK etc guys use income method.

I'm currently running the money in bank and monthly deposits in concert.

Next extension I will show compliance with funds in bank and also show 12+ months of transfers. 

From then on just use income method without need for embassy letter

[kingstonkid]

On 3/22/2025 at 7:32 PM, Shwaman said:

So my Canadian friend upon being advised that our embassy will no longer  facilitate verification of pension income to support the retirement extension of stay , has been told that this can be accomplished by a Thai notary verifying  3 preceeding months of Canadian bank statements for a similar but slightly higher fee.

    What are the chances of this being accurate?

    No Thai bashing please. 555

How does your friend get the money in Thailand now. ATM or transfer,

Does he have a bank account

Wg\hen is his year up and time to renew

[GreasyFingers]

I have been advised that there is no such thing as a Notary Public (like they are called at home). You need to pay a lawyer to certify signature/documents. No idea if Immigration would accept that.

[DrJack54]

13 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

No idea if Immigration would accept that.

Absolutely not. 

[Shwaman]

Thanks all for your input. The gentleman is a senior luddite so no chance of first person clarification here. His friend is his housekeeper with a notary?/ lawyer ? nephew.  This of course raised my suspicions on his behalf which have been verified by the preceeding contributions to the thread. Thanks again.

 

[DrJack54]

29 minutes ago, Shwaman said:

Thanks all for your input.

OP, has clarification. Thread closed