A friend of mine is coming to Thailand in about two months to retire. He's coming here on an O visa and will apply for an extention based on retirement when

he gets here. Income wise he will use his UK pension but will have to top up a shortfall by transfering about 150,000 baht into his Thai bank account. Does the

150,00 baht have to be in his bank account for three months before he can apply for the extention or can he apply immediately?

A friend of mine is coming to Thailand in about two months to retire. He's coming here on an O visa and will apply for an extention based on retirement when

he gets here. Income wise he will use his UK pension but will have to top up a shortfall by transfering about 150,000 baht into his Thai bank account. Does the

150,00 baht have to be in his bank account for three months before he can apply for the extention or can he apply immediately?

The 3 months rule seems to be enforced only if you apply with the full 800k and no income statement.

The rule is not clear and it will depend on your local immigration office/officer.

Good luck

That said immigration normally wants application to occur during the last 30 days of your permitted to stay stamp.