sirhollyBKK Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 do the THB 800k for a 1 year extension of stay based on retirement have to come from abroad or not? I have the money in a thai bank account but it came from local real estate activities and how rigid are the embassies about confirming proof of income from abroad if I go that road I could have my ex company in Europe write me a letter confirming the necessary regular income, which is in fact true, but not paid on a monthly basis how deep does the embassy and Thai immigration check this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I believe the CURRENT policy is that bank account funds do not need to be imported from abroad. However, that could change in the future, as there was a period where there were reports that they were checking for that. As far as income proof for your embassy, that depends on the specific policies at your specific embassy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allane Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I have just obtained my Retirement Visa using the 800,000 baht in the bank method, and using funds that I have saved over my many years in Thailand. I was asked to provide documentation, to show where these funds came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Interesting. That could vary, office by office, even officer by officer. During the previous period I was referring to there were even reports that they were demanding foreign import proof going back several years to long term people's FIRST extension here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaoNow Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Allane: which office did you do you extension at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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