Had a weird experience at kk immigration yesterday. Had everything in order as always. I use the 800,000 method for income. I have had the account for 6 years and never touched it. Normally I just get the income letter from the bank and that’s it. All is well.  But yesterday the agent wanted a statement too!  I don’t understand, it is only used for the visa extension. I don’t understand. Anyone experienced this before?

1 minute ago, RevRD said:

Had a weird experience at kk immigration yesterday. Had everything in order as always. I use the 800,000 method for income. I have had the account for 6 years and never touched it. Normally I just get the income letter from the bank and that’s it. All is well.  But yesterday the agent wanted a statement too!  I don’t understand, it is only used for the visa extension. I don’t understand. Anyone experienced this before?

 

 

Welcome to the 'normal' world of Immigration outside Khon Kaen.

 

Even with 'money in the bank' (not 'income method') some offices want to check for activity. One friend asked why and was told "if you just have 800k in the bank, and no transactions, what are you living on  - are you working"

They need to see 400k in your bank all year, bank book doesn't show this information.

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

They need to see 400k in your bank all year, bank book doesn't show this information.

 

 

Since when have you had to maintain 400k beyond the 2 months prior to application.

1 minute ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Since when have you had to maintain 400k beyond the 2 months prior to application.

Op is on retirement extension, not marriage.

Retirement requires 800k for X months, and 400k all year.

Not weird at all.  They should be checking your acct balance for the whole year as regulations have acct limits that you have to comply with thru out the year not just when you apply for an extension. Its not difficult for the bank to produce the 12 month statement at the same time as you letter.

12 minutes ago, RevRD said:

Had a weird experience at kk immigration yesterday. Had everything in order as always. I use the 800,000 method for income. I have had the account for 6 years and never touched it. Normally I just get the income letter from the bank and that’s it. All is well.  But yesterday the agent wanted a statement too!  I don’t understand, it is only used for the visa extension. I don’t understand. Anyone experienced this before?

 

What has an agent got to do with it? why not so it all yourself

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Op is on retirement extension, not marriage.

Retirement requires 800k for X months, and 400k all year.

 

 

OK...your reference to 400k all year made me (mistakenly - sorry about that) think of a marriage extension.

 

Your comment is still incorrect though because it is obviously 800k for 2 months prior and 3 months after...then 400k for the rest of the year.

3 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Since when have you had to maintain 400k beyond the 2 months prior to application.

You must maintain 400k for 3 months after extension is granted until 2 months prior to the next extension and then bring your balance up to the 800k for those last 2 months

26 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

They need to see 400k in your bank all year, bank book doesn't show this information.

Not correct info..rewrite

16 minutes ago, Dan O said:

You must maintain 400k for 3 months after extension is granted until 2 months prior to the next extension and then bring your balance up to the 800k for those last 2 months

Not correct info..rewrite

38 minutes ago, RevRD said:

I have had the account for 6 years and never touched it.

The issue is that while the bank book may show required balance there may be months with zero transactions. This is concerning savings account. FD different. 

 

If you make minimum one entry per month then immigration should accept bank book pages photocopies. 

Bottom line is for sake of 200b suggest anyone using money in bank method to obtain 12 month bank statement. 

 

Edit: note financial requirements for money in bank method... 800k seasoned for 2 months prior to application for extension and maintained at 

800k for 3 months after extension granted. 

Not less then 400k in other months. 

 

31 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

They need to see 400k in your bank all year, bank book doesn't show this information.

22 minutes ago, Dan O said:

You must maintain 400k for 3 months after extension is granted until 2 months prior to the next extension and then bring your balance up to the 800k for those last 2 months

5 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

Not correct info..rewrite

 

Couchpotato - the 2 posters you quote have tried to offer correct information as they see it. If it's wrong, in your opinion, why not offer a correction to demonstrate your (superior?) knowledge instead of an  order to "rewrite"? The way you've done it sounds a schoolteacher correcting a naughty student's work. 

1 minute ago, MartinL said:

Couchpotato - the 2 posters you quote have tried to offer correct information as they see it

I have posted financial requirements in post above yours using money in bank method for based on retirement

16 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

Not correct info..rewrite

Yes I could have made it clearer.  800k for 3 months after extension then down to 400k then back up to 800k last 2 months

3 minutes ago, MartinL said:

 

Couchpotato - the 2 posters you quote have tried to offer correct information as they see it. If it's wrong, in your opinion, why not offer a correction to demonstrate your (superior?) knowledge instead of an  order to "rewrite"? The way you've done it sounds a schoolteacher correcting a naughty student's work. 

Sorry Sir..I'll rap myself over my knuckles with a hard wooden ruler.

If a poster is going to give advice, then it should be the correct advice..IMHO

Just now, couchpotato said:

Sorry Sir..I'll rap myself over my knuckles with a hard wooden ruler.

If a poster is going to give advice, then it should be the correct advice..IMHO

Agree. And if you're correcting you should provide the correct information.

49 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

Sorry Sir..I'll rap myself over my knuckles with a hard wooden ruler.

If a poster is going to give advice, then it should be the correct advice..IMHO

My advice was correct, bank book may not show all transactions if not updated frequently. Which is why immigration want to see the years bank statements.

1 hour ago, hotandsticky said:

One friend asked why and was told "if you just have 800k in the bank, and no transactions, what are you living on  - are you working"

Exactly that happened to a mate some years ago.

He only tool his 800k book with him. Since years only interest, no money flow.

He has another account for pension coming in but left book at home.

Always have a plausible proof where money comes from.

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

Exactly that happened to a mate some years ago.

He only tool his 800k book with him. Since years only interest, no money flow.

He has another account for pension coming in but left book at home.

Always have a plausible proof where money comes from.

There is no requirement to show where your living expenses come from, unless using the income method. We elderly expats all live off our wealthy wives, and donations from our children, same as retired Thai people.

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

There is no requirement to show where your living expenses come from, unless using the income method. We elderly expats all live off our wealthy wives, and donations from our children, same as retired Thai people.

 

An I/O has the right to ask for whatever additional information he deems appropriate.

 

 

Jomtien do it all the time

Just now, hotandsticky said:

 

An I/O has the right to ask for whatever additional information he deems appropriate.

 

 

Jomtien do it all the time

I always answer money sent by my children.

Totally acceptable to Thai authorities, and removes any potential further requests for a TIN as it's not taxable.

1 minute ago, hotandsticky said:

 

An I/O has the right to ask for whatever additional information he deems appropriate.

 

 

Jomtien do it all the time

That's reality!

You CANT just show 800+ without any inflow.

You can not live on donations from within the country.

Your expenses have to be funded from abroad.

Can be a bit difficult if you are the credit card/ATM type.

 

4 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

That's reality!

You CANT just show 800+ without any inflow.

You can not live on donations from within the country.

Your expenses have to be funded from abroad.

Can be a bit difficult if you are the credit card/ATM type.

 

 

What if your mrs pays for mostly everything?

Using money in bank method immigration is not asking for 12 month bank statement to "show what you have been living off" 

 

In the OP example, he most likely had some months of zero transactions. 

Immigration want to see minimum one entry in each month for savings account. That is the explanation I received from senior io at CW approx 3-4 yrs ago where I had couple of months on zero activity. 

Absolutely no question of what do I live off. 

 

2 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

OK...your reference to 400k all year made me (mistakenly - sorry about that) think of a marriage extension.

 

Your comment is still incorrect though because it is obviously 800k for 2 months prior and 3 months after...then 400k for the rest of the year.

400.000 thb until 2 months prior to next application

op what's with the mention of an agent

2 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Welcome to the 'normal' world of Immigration outside Khon Kaen.

 

Even with 'money in the bank' (not 'income method') some offices want to check for activity. One friend asked why and was told "if you just have 800k in the bank, and no transactions, what are you living on  - are you working"

I would tell them the truth - that I have one bank account with 800,000 baht in it for meeting the renewal requirement, and another bank account that I use for living expenses. And I would show them the other bank book (or "book bank", as Thais call it), to prove my assertion.

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I always answer money sent by my children.

Totally acceptable to Thai authorities, and removes any potential further requests for a TIN as it's not taxable.

 

 

I like that approach

55 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

I would tell them the truth - that I have one bank account with 800,000 baht in it for meeting the renewal requirement, and another bank account that I use for living expenses. And I would show them the other bank book (or "book bank", as Thais call it), to prove my assertion.

 

 

Exactly.

 

My point is that one MIGHT be asked for information beyond the bank letter/statement if there is no activity.

On 10/22/2025 at 10:56 AM, couchpotato said:

Sorry Sir..I'll rap myself over my knuckles with a hard wooden ruler.

If a poster is going to give advice, then it should be the correct advice..IMHO

You have been rightly criticised - accept it and move on!