'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

[Bubba1]

A friend went to Hua hin to check on requirements needed and the bit of paper they gave they had handwritten 12 months next to the 800 baht ?

Maybe they prefer people to use agents?

[Robert williams]

I use income for my non o retirement renewal. Am I required to show my deposit account as well as my passbook on the bank letter ?

[Big Boy]

You need to ask your bank for a statement showing the transactions supporting your Credit Advice transactions that you are using as proof of income. Anything else is irrelevant.

[Dannie Boy]

Or that you’ve had sufficient funds (B800,000+) for the required period - there’s debate on this thread about how long it needs to have been in the account.


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[Jackes]

I'll be moving to Hua Hin in October but I*m still trying to decide on the type of visa I should apply for, whether to go for the O-A or the 90 day type with visa runs. I'm a UK citizen and if I get an O-A visa my pension will not be increased in line with inflation but will stay fixed, I'm also taking medication which I get for free on the NHS which I would then have to pay for privately. On the plus side I would only need to renew my visa once a year which I'm told is straightforward. The other option would mean I keep my free NHS medication and pension increases but I would need to get my two month visa extended for 30 days and then jump on plane for a long weekend in Vientaine or Siem Reap every 3 months and the re enter Thailand and start the process again. I would appreciate any feed back and /or advice from forum members.

[Dannie Boy]

I don’t think the type of visa you have will impact whether or not you’re entitled to free NHS prescriptions.

Regarding visas, you’re obviously of pensionable age so would qualify for an OA visa - I’m not sure whether you can obtain an O visa from outside of Thailand, but if you can, that would avoid the need for you to have compulsory medical insurance which is a must with an OA visa and obviously an extra cost. I know nothing about the other type of visa you mention - I’m not sure you can do visa runs anymore, certainly not as a long-term option?

If you leave the UK on a permanent basis, the Pensions Department will freeze your state pension at its current level - it will only increase if you return to the UK either permanently or for extended stays - I tend to go to the Uk for 4-5 months a year and get the increased rate for the period I’m in the UK and then it reverts to the frozen rate once I return to Thailand.

[Dannie Boy]

I went to Immigration at Cha Am this morning to get a re-entry stamp in my passport and at the counter I saw the attached notice is there anything similar at Hua Hin Immigration?

Sorry it’s posted sideways!!

[Hahuahin]

You need to ask your bank for a statement showing the transactions supporting your Credit Advice transactions that you are using as proof of income. Anything else is irrelevant.

Question I consider starting with 800K to proof of income next year. If one deposit 800K in a Thai Bank (saving account) and keep that amount untouchable but also use the same account for monthly transactions from pension from abroad and also for expenses here is it still a requirement to show separate annual transactions or better said mark the transactions in savings book when the basic amount never dips below the 800k?
hahuahin

[musungu]

You need to ask your bank for a statement showing the transactions supporting your Credit Advice transactions that you are using as proof of income. Anything else is irrelevant.

Question I consider starting with 800K to proof of income next year. If one deposit 800K in a Thai Bank (saving account) and keep that amount untouchable but also use the same account for monthly transactions from pension from abroad and also for expenses here is it still a requirement to show separate annual transactions or better said mark the transactions in savings book when the basic amount never dips below the 800k?
hahuahin

If your bank balance is never less than Bht800,000. then you should not have to do anything more than show your deposit book when you report to Immigration at annual renewal, evidenting this together with a letter from your bank dated that day confirming that days balance. Job done for this part and monthly payments do not come it.

[Martinoo]

Update/print the bankbook no later then 24 hrs before visiting immigration (Cha am in my case)
That was my instruction in January
Funny enough they just 'informally' asked my monthly income...

[Dannie Boy]

To avoid any potential issues it’s recommended that you make a transaction on the day you get the bank to update your book and produce the letter - I normally withdraw B1,000 from the ATM outside the bank and then get everything done.

[Hahuahin]

You need to ask your bank for a statement showing the transactions supporting your Credit Advice transactions that you are using as proof of income. Anything else is irrelevant.

Question I consider starting with 800K to proof of income next year. If one deposit 800K in a Thai Bank (saving account) and keep that amount untouchable but also use the same account for monthly transactions from pension from abroad and also for expenses here is it still a requirement to show separate annual transactions or better said mark the transactions in savings book when the basic amount never dips below the 800k?
hahuahin

If your bank balance is never less than Bht800,000. then you should not have to do anything more than show your deposit book when you report to Immigration at annual renewal, evidenting this together with a letter from your bank dated that day confirming that days balance. Job done for this part and monthly payments do not come it.

Great, Thank you.
hahuahin

[Hahuahin]

I am reconsidering my plan to use the 800K method for a retirement extension but I`m keeping the "door open"
The reason is that both on the Hua Hin forum and Asean now forum I can see that many people say that the documentation of monthly transfers is not as "horrible paper mill" demanding as I have got the impression of. On top of that I am not very happy with possibly having to pay tax on 800K when transferring on top of the around 850K that I transfer annually to live off and to top it up home country would look at an amount as 800k as assets in another country and can and will tax the amount, tax treaty or not. So, if anyone here on the forum uses the transfer method at Hua Hin immigration for retirement extension I would be grateful to hear some "real experience" with this and preferably some details about how far in advance the documentation can be updated i.e., 12-month statement, updated bankbook and bank letter can be written from the actual Bank. In this regard I have read up to 7 days in advance but guess that`s up to IO that day

Thank you
hahuahin

[Hahuahin]

I am reconsidering my plan to use the 800K method for a retirement extension but I`m keeping the "door open"
The reason is that both on the Hua Hin forum and Asean now forum I can see that many people say that the documentation of monthly transfers is not as "horrible paper mill" demanding as I have got the impression of. On top of that I am not very happy with possibly having to pay tax on 800K when transferring on top of the around 850K that I transfer annually to live off and to top it up home country would look at an amount as 800k as assets in another country and can and will tax the amount, tax treaty or not. So, if anyone here on the forum uses the transfer method at Hua Hin immigration for retirement extension I would be grateful to hear some "real experience" with this and preferably some details about how far in advance the documentation can be updated i.e., 12-month statement, updated bankbook and bank letter can be written from the actual Bank. In this regard I have read up to 7 days in advance but guess that`s up to IO that day

Thank you
hahuahin

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[Hahuahin]

You need to ask your bank for a statement showing the transactions supporting your Credit Advice transactions that you are using as proof of income. Anything else is irrelevant.

When you say Credit advise is that equal to Credit worthy:? With other words do the actual bank in Thailand advice the immigration if your credit on average is good? Or do it mean by bank in home country have to confirm that my transaction indeed is pension and they perform the transactions! Sorry but English is not my native language Btw, can the bank branch for either using monthly transfers or 800K in bank be another branch and, in another province, then where the account was opened?
Thank you
hahuahin