Am I right in thinking that the current requirement for a lump sum of money in a bank account is higher than it previously was for an extension of stay based on marriage?

Or maybe it is the retirement extension lump sum that has been increased? (or both marriage and retirement?)

And that those people applying under the previous requirements have been 'grandfathered in' at the previous lump sum value?

Anyway, my real question is this.

Is the 'grandfathering in' also applicable to the monthly income requirements for the extension of stay, or do you have to meet the new requirements regardless (40k per month for marriage / 65k per month retirement).

THANKS

Extension of stay marriage:

40,000 a month OR 400,000 in a Thai bankaccount for at least 2 months prior to applying. Money has to be the foreign husbands only!

Extension of stay reetirement:

income of 65,000 a month OR 800,000 in a Thai bankaccount for 3 months prior to applying OR a combination of both totaling 800,000.

Yes I know the current requirements Mario.

But what I'm after finding out is whether when the previously changed the requirements and 'grandfathered in' those people at the old requirements did they 'grandfather in' BOTH the lump sum AND income requirements or only the lump sum?

There is no change regarding retirement. Regarding marrigae they changed the posibility of family income, (no longer possible) but now you can choose again for the lump sum. The old rules for marriage extension are grandfahterd only for the first year (till 25 Nov. 2009) and only at the descretion of the immigration official. He can deny grandfathering.

The old requirements for Marriage were 40,000 Baht a month only. The requirements before that were 40,000 a month or 400,000 in the bank.

The Retirement regulations are.

(5) Annual income plus bank account deposit totaling not less

than Baht 800,000 as of the filing date of application

(6) For an alien who entered Thailand before October 21,

1998 and continuously allowed to stay in the Kingdom as a

retiree, the following shall apply:

(a) He/she must be 60 years of age or over and has regular

income. His/her bank account deposit shall not be less than Baht 200,000 a year and evidence of the account deposit for the

previous 3 months must be shown; or he/she has a monthly income of not less than Baht 20,000.

( If he/she is under 60 years of age but not less than 55,

the alien shall have regular income with a bank account deposit of not less than Baht 500,000 a year and evidence of the account deposit for the previous 3 months must be shown, or he/she has a monthly income of not less than 50,000 baht

Thanks guys.

That gives me all the info I needed.