Some Bangkok Embassies to stop Certification of Income Letters

[Scout]

I imagine there will be Danes that were counting on using the income letter from their embassy, that due to their Embassy immediately stopping issuing those letters, now find that they cannot transfer money to a Thai bank far enough in advance to meet the requirement of having the money in the Thai bank for at least 3 months. I am very curious to learn if Thai immigration will waive the 3 month requirement, allow them to immediately transfer the money to a Thai bank and then grant them a 1 year extension. While on this topic, can anyone confirm that the 3 month requirement is in fact a requirement and is Thai immigration denying a retirement visa extension if the money is in the bank but for less than 3 months ?

[Big Boy]

I would imagine they will have to do visa runs for a while. The restriction on number of border crossings being lifted is very timely.

[PET]

I’m coming back to Hua Hin in early December intending to get my proof of income from BE before 10 December. Does anyone know if it is valid for 6 months?

Just be careful,some 4 years ago mine was refused because it was one week more than their 6 week limit. I have since seen that 6 months was reported to be OK - who knows?

[hhinner]

I would imagine they will have to do visa runs for a while. The restriction on number of border crossings being lifted is very timely.

Goes something like this I think.

1. Border run, visa exempt entry to Thailand
2. Visit immigration, change to 'O' visa.
3. Get money to bank account.
4. Apply for extension.

[Big Boy]

Or just do border runs forever, and no need for show money - could be an adventure every 2 months.

[T.O.M.]

I imagine there will be Danes that were counting on using the income letter from their embassy, that due to their Embassy immediately stopping issuing those letters, now find that they cannot transfer money to a Thai bank far enough in advance to meet the requirement of having the money in the Thai bank for at least 3 months. I am very curious to learn if Thai immigration will waive the 3 month requirement, allow them to immediately transfer the money to a Thai bank and then grant them a 1 year extension. While on this topic, can anyone confirm that the 3 month requirement is in fact a requirement and is Thai immigration denying a retirement visa extension if the money is in the bank but for less than 3 months ?

2 months before for the first 'retirement-visa' and 3 months prior for the following extensions.....And it is a requirement...Immigration can refuse extension if the money has been in account shorter than 3 months...or if the account balance has dropped below the magic 400/800k during the 3 months period.

[T.O.M.]

Or just do border runs forever, and no need for show money - could be an adventure every 2 months.

We are waiting for your new topic....."Border runs then and now" with pictures

[buksida]

Or just do border runs forever, and no need for show money - could be an adventure every 2 months.

You wont be able to do that at Ranong unless you have a non-imm O visa obtained outside of Thailand. They kick up a fuss about border runners without proper visas.

[T.O.M.]

Or just do border runs forever, and no need for show money - could be an adventure every 2 months.

Not correct.....

"By land entry, you can have 2 per year – see above. By Air, there doesn’t seem to be consistently firm rules.

A Thai visa service that deals with visas every day say that when travelling by air “people using OUT/IN method to extend their stay” – so flying out the country, spending 1-2 days away, the coming back to Thailand – “might be questioned after SIX visa exempt entries. There is no specific period given and there is no rule on how many visa exempt will be issued for one person“. But six entries in one year seems to be enough to make immigration say “what is this person doing?“. (Quote)

Source:https://www.locationindependent.co.uk/t ... mad-guide/

[Big Boy]

But haven't you just told us the rules are changing?

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=37416

I've just re-read it, and now see the words 'potential' and 'theoretically unlimited'. LOL, I must have seen what I wanted to see the first time I read it.

[caller]

Changing or not, what is worrying is the lack of logic in many of their visa rules and how these changes seem to be exposing that lack of logic and consistency, where it seems one hand doesn't know what the other is doing. I'm beginning to feel sympathetic towards the guy's manning the desks.

[handdrummer]

logic, consistency?

Seriously? Where you from, boy?

You've been here long enough to know that those 2 concepts don't exist here. This is Confucian land, obedience, not Aristotleville & logic.

Having lived in the US, Spain, France, England, Greece, Australia and Korea, I can tell you that is the most confused place I've ever lived.

[Pleng]

But haven't you just told us the rules are changing?

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=37416

I've just re-read it, and now see the words 'potential' and 'theoretically unlimited'. LOL, I must have seen what I wanted to see the first time I read it.

Not to mention the fact that the person you replied to doesn't even feature in that thread

[Big Boy]

Correct - well spotted . Just so used to buksi posting that sort of stuff - sorry

[fabman]

So i got my proof of income letter back from the British embassy in Bangkok today. Went down to Immigration here in Hua Hin. I was told that i have to go to Cheang Wattana immigration in Bangkok , to have the income letter from the British embassy verified ( stamped ). Is this normal for everyone ? I thought the Official letter from British Embassy would be enough.