Hope someone can clarify this:

Quoting from the Retirement Visa Extension information sheet, issued by Pattaya Immigration, regarding the 'combination method, for bank money, as an alternative to having 800K in the bank for 2 months before and 3 months after any extension:

option one, 800K in the bank as above, option 2, 65,000 Baht Per month, totaling 800 K for the year. So far so good, that is clear enough, however it goes on to state:

A combination of both option one and two, the total must be must be at least 800,000 baht per year.

That could be interpreted in several different ways. One way is that the total in the bank must not go below 400K for the year and must total 800K by the time of the extension, or is it, that the total must be 800K, 2 months before the extension, made up of 400K deposit, plus regular payments of 65,000 per month to bring it up to 800K by the 2 month point. Its confusing.

Yes, I have asked an IO and I didn't really get an answer that made any sense. An agent I asked didn't know anything about it at all.

Can anyone throw any light on this?

All of this is just confusing and doesn't answer the question. It even states that the combination method requires 12 months of deposits when this is not on the Immigration information sheet and is not a 'combination' at all, it is, in fact, the monthly deposit method. .

22 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

is not a 'combination' at all, it is, in fact, the monthly deposit method. .

Income method (monthly deposits) requires 65k + per month for 12 months.

Combination method allows you to reduce the amount of the monthly transfers by also maintaining funds in bank.

If I opted for that I would have 400k in a dedicated FD account and also the monthly deposits.

eg 400k in bank account + monthly transfers of 35k+ per month.

What is confusing

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Income method (monthly deposits) requires 65k + per month for 12 months.

Combination method allows you to reduce the amount of the monthly transfers by also maintaining funds in bank.

If I opted for that I would have 400k in a dedicated FD account and also the monthly deposits.

eg 400k in bank account + monthly transfers of 35k+ per month.

What is confusing

That is not what the immigration information sheet states, that's the confusion, I repost the appropriate wording.

option one, 800K in the bank as above, option 2, 65,000 Baht Per month, totaling 800 K for the year. it goes on to state:

A combination of both option one and two, the total must be must be at least 800,000 baht per year.

The only figure mentioned is 65,000 Baht, no other figure is given.

I doubt that I am going to get any clarification here that will definitively hold up with immigration, so I guess I need to look elsewhere, Thanks for the response

29 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

The only figure mentioned is 65,000 Baht, no other figure is given.

I doubt that I am going to get any clarification here that will definitively hold up with immigration, so I guess I need to look elsewhere, Thanks for the response

Quite frankly unreal reply.

Combination method is a viable option.

Unrelated. Thinking most use that option due to embassy letter verifying less than 65k per month.

I use income method.

By all means look elsewhere.

You not understanding of simple option is surprising

Many many threads on this.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1376409-retirement-extension-split-income/

Note for others: combination method not possible for all imm offices for extension based on marriage