THAI retirement Visa and other work activity

[oakdale160]

A retirement visa prohibits you from working inThai. Thats obvious.
If you have work in other SEAsian countries would that cause any problem if IMM found out.
I don't know how they would, but you never know, some ass-h*** reporting you??

[Dannie Boy]

A retirement visa prohibits you from working inThai. Thats obvious.
If you have work in other SEAsian countries would that cause any problem if IMM found out.
I don't know how they would, but you never know, some ass-h*** reporting you??

The answer surely lies with where the work is, if you're carrying out work in Thailand but on behalf of an outside company/country then you're violating your visa.

[lomuamart]

You can get a retirement extension whilst working in other countries. Imm will only want to see that you have the required funds and don't work here.
If you're coming and going frequently then get a multi reentry permit to keep your extension date alive and be here at the right time to extend again.

[oakdale160]

So as long as you work and receive payment outside of Thai the retirement visa is not threatened??

[lomuamart]

I'm sure you'll be OK as long as you have the Emb letter showing your income. The only potential problem, if you're a Brit, might be that the Emb will state how the income is earned.
However, it dosn't have to be in the form of a pension - could be from stocks and shares or property etc.
Although you're not technically retired, you are for practical purposes over here.
If you want to be sure, you could simply ask at Imm. Personally, I'd just get the Emb income letter and apply. If you're turned down (and I think there's only a small chance of that) then it's only 2,300 odd THB wasted for the letter.
I might have been a bit quick with my first reply but I still don't see that you'll have a problem.
Of course, if you can transfer 800K THB to a Thai bank account then you won't have any of the above issues.