Meetoo Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 There is a rumor that the 800,000 Baht requirement will have to be in the bank throughout the year so a friend of mine said. Anybody else hear anything about this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I haven't heard of that. But it shouldn't cause a problem to legitimate retirement extension holders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 It's obviously only a rumor and the credibility level is basically nil. There is nothing illegitimate about spending on the 800K account during the year and topping it up three months before the next extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Rumour only - unlikely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Normally, on the visa forum, which this is not, wild rumors about major visa changes topics are closed unless/until there is actually any official announcement from credible sources. These kinds of rumors upset some people for no good reason. Real stuff can be scary enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meetoo Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 I haven't heard of that. But it shouldn't cause a problem to legitimate retirement extension holders. What does that have to do with it....? There are people living here legitimately on a retirement visa who bring in their Pension funds on a monthly basis and don't have or want to have 800,000 Baht sitting in a Thai Bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 What bar did you hear this rumor at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 What bar did you hear this rumor at? No telling, but rest assured it will be at all the bars tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 So the retiree must starve for the year to keep dosh in a bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaidDown Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Unlikely to be true, it is there as an alternative to 65k a month income and it is for spending. I keep the 800k untouched (just my choice) and have been asked a couple of times over the years why I have not used any of it. edit was replying to the op. Edited February 24, 2013 by ThaidDown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 So the retiree must starve for the year to keep dosh in a bank. I could live with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meetoo Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 What bar did you hear this rumor at?Bar...?? Hehehe!! Don't have time for such sophisticated leisure.... I was on the phone with a friend of mine who is also a TV member and said to me " by the way it looks like now the money for retirees visas will have to be in the bank all year around" Someone she knows went to Immigration for their retirement visa a couple of weeks ago and apparently this is what he was told at immigration... I find it hard to believe myself but just thought I would ask because I couldn't find anything on the Immigration Forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Your friend. A tv member. Wow! Knows somebody else. Who supposedly talked to an unidentified person at immigration. OK. Got it now. So if there was some remote trace to some person at immigration, why didn't you say that in the first place? Curious. No, I do NOT believe this obvious rumor. Not one bit. Edited February 24, 2013 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted February 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2013 What bar did you hear this rumor at?Bar...?? Hehehe!! Don't have time for such sophisticated leisure.... I was on the phone with a friend of mine who is also a TV member and said to me " by the way it looks like now the money for retirees visas will have to be in the bank all year around" Someone she knows went to Immigration for their retirement visa a couple of weeks ago and apparently this is what he was told at immigration... I find it hard to believe myself but just thought I would ask because I couldn't find anything on the Immigration Forum... Probably the official was having a bad day and you were wearing shorts and flip flops. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 What bar did you hear this rumor at?Bar...?? Hehehe!! Don't have time for such sophisticated leisure.... I was on the phone with a friend of mine who is also a TV member and said to me " by the way it looks like now the money for retirees visas will have to be in the bank all year around" Someone she knows went to Immigration for their retirement visa a couple of weeks ago and apparently this is what he was told at immigration... I find it hard to believe myself but just thought I would ask because I couldn't find anything on the Immigration Forum... Probably the official was having a bad day and you were wearing shorts and flip flops. Oh you fashionista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Shouldn't visa rumo(u)rs be on the visa section,or is the rumo(u)r specific to Chiang Mai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Shouldn't visa rumo(u)rs be on the visa section,or is the rumo(u)r specific to Chiang Mai? I agree it would be better for this to be in the visa section, and then promptly CLOSED as a totally undocumented rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Moved to the Visa Forum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 There is no policy to change the rule as far as we know. Until this becomes something other that rumour and heresay the topic is closed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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