OLDAUSSIE Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 47k x 12 = 564k + 236k = 800k required Thank you Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philhal2 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) Please describe your personal case (financial situation, income, savings, etc.). If you are financially qualified you can do a change of visa status in Thailand to O, and then as the second step apply for the annual retirement extension. Three basic options -- 800K in Thai bank (seasoned 2 months for first application) Income letter from embassy showing 65K baht income per month COMBO method, banked money in Thailand PLUS income letter from embassy totally 800K Just completed RETIREMENT VISA and the Immigration people in Bueng Kan province would not accept 2 months for the 800K in the bank , had to be 3 months , said it was the " new rules " , so be wary guys , the rules " may ' have changed .Changed from a non immigrant to the retirement , seems like it doesnt matter what visa you have you just need to meet the financial requirements in one way or another and you can have your retirement visa , would be much nicer for retirement if you didnt report every 90 days and didnt have to renew every year Edited September 4, 2011 by philhal2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) I doubt there are new rules as you were told. Also, you didn't change to a retirement visa. You simply got an extension based on retirement. The national rules are as follows for money seasoning using the 800K bank account method -- 1. TWO MONTHS for the FIRST extension 2. THREE MONTHS for all subsequent extensions I was addressing the OP in the quote you cited, who is clearly going for his FIRST extension. So I told him TWO MONTHS for his case. Enforcement policies between offices may vary. For example, some offices may require money seasoning for those using the combo method, even though that is not required in the national rules. Some may even require three months for the first extension, but again they are not following national rules. Edited September 4, 2011 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtiger Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Regarding: first application for an O-A in America: The additional form asks for "Monthly Income" and "Amount of Savings". If I plan to use Monthly Income only should I enter anything for Amount of Savings (as I fear putting something there would then mean I'd have to get an offical letter from the bank to back that up). Can my employer simply write a letter asserting my monthly income (which I then get notarized)? I assume that it's only those in Thailand that need to deal with the US Embassy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 You should be asking Consulate as what they accept does vary from place to place. No you would not be using US Embassy. Can my employer simply write a letter asserting my monthly income (which I then get How can you have an employer if retired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtiger Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 How can you have an employer if retired? The O-A visa is also called the Long Stay visa. I've read here that there's no need to prove you're retired to get the O-A visa, just that you have sufficient income and are not working in Thailand. I've got an American company (that does no business with Thailand) willing to pay me for my expertise even while I live the good life in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 That is true it is for long stay and a person could be working outside Thailand during part of the year but poster termed it retirement so if he puts retired in occupation and then has verification of monthly income from a current employer it could cause questions to be asked if he plans to live full time in Thailand and receives a salary as would appear to be a work permit issue. Best to avoid in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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