Extension Of Stay - 400,000 In The Bank

[RHCP]

Reading various postings on extensions of stay there seems to be conflicting information on whether the grandfathering of 400,000 baht in the bank for supporting a Thai national (marriage) is to remain or not.

Appreciate if our experts (Sunbelt, Lopburi3 etc.) could clarify and get a clear definitive on what the situation is now.

[Maestro]

Reading various postings on extensions of stay there seems to be conflicting information on whether the grandfathering of 400,000 baht in the bank for supporting a Thai national (marriage) is to remain or not.

I have not seen any post stating that the “grandfathering” of the married man’s extension with 400k in the bank is to be abolished. Could you give a link to such post?

There have, however, been several posts by members expressing their fears that this might happen in an unspecified future. This falls into the category of scaremongering, I believe, and should not be retold as fact.

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Maestro

[LivinLOS]

Phuket have refused to grandfather someone IIRC..

I think username here may be K2 or K2K.. He has posted on another forum of the issue.

Just repeating others info.. No facts / direct experience of my own.

EDIT :: Just found the post.. Apologies it was speculation that was to change not that it had changed !! Ignore me

Edited September 4, 2007 by LivinLOS

[ChiangMaiAmerican]

No More Dependent Extension Of Stay If The Host Foreigner Has A Retirement Extension Of Stay Permit

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Map required

If a foreigner has been granted a extension of stay based on retirement, until now as per 7.19 of the Royal Police Office Order 606/2006 his or her foreign dependent ( Wife or husband, child, father, mother) could get a extension of stay by being a dependent. As of Sept 1st, no more dependent extension of stay permits will be issued if the foreigner has a extension of stay based on retirement. This includes any "grandfather" cases where the dependent applicant had the extension of stay before Sept 1st 2007.

Example. A foreigner husband is 53 years old and has a extension of stay based on retirement. His wife is Japanese and they live together in Thailand. She is 43 years old and now cannot get a extension of stay as a dependent. Even if she was 51 years old, she does not qualify. She must meet her own set of criteria and not piggyback off her husbands retirement extension of stay permit. If she is over 50 years old, she can get a extension of stay based on retirement but must have her own 800K sent from outside the country to her bank account or qualify by having a pension of 65K per month.

Example: A foreigner has two children that are not Thai nationals. They are 16 years old and 12 years old. They can no longer be a dependent to obtain a extension of stay permit by having a father who is over 50 years old. They possibly can get a extension of stay permit or visa on a different criteria. Perhaps they will qualify as a educational extension of stay permit.

This National Police Order will be dated Sept 1st 2007 and will be published in the Gazette in the next 10 days. However this order is effective immediately.

This could be a U-turn next week but the odds are very high, this will continued to be the new law and interpretation.

If you are applying for the extension of stay based on retirement. You now need to provide a map from Immigration to your house.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

It is speculation that the original retiree is included. However, the wife, if over 50 and eliglble for her own retirement visa, must create a speparate account. There is on grandfathering at least according to Sunbelt. If the wife is under 50 there are apparently serious problems. Haven't seen anything on a married man supporting a Thai wife as yet for a foreign wife there is major change.

Edited September 4, 2007 by ChiangMaiAmerican