Bandersnatch
Surin Solar Legend
Firstly apologies in advance to the visa grammar police if I get any of the names wrong. I know that some folk get very upset if you talk about "retirement visas" etc. I will more than likely make some slip in this post, so please make allowances as I have apologised already.
I want to know if any of the rules currently being applied in Pattaya are also being applied in Surin. Maybe Surin has it's own interpretation of the new rules. I will report back my experiences when I try to extend my visa later this week. The reason for posting this is that I plan to use the 800,000 baht deposit for this extension and then change to the income method for my 2020 extension.
"NOTICE: The new rules governing financial requirements were effective January 1, 2019 for use of
the monthly income method and March 1, 2019 for using the 800,000 baht deposited in a Thai bank
or for the combination method (monthly income plus amount deposited in a Thai bank to be equal to
or greater than 800,000 baht).
Because these rules are new and subject to each Immigration Offices interpretation, current
reports indicate inconsistency in their application, not only between Immigration Offices, but
also between Immigration Officers within the same Immigration Office."
http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/expats/docs/ExtendingStay.pdf
"The following applies to Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration located on Jomtien Soi 5.
Qualifying for extension based on 800,000 in Thai bank:
Effective with initial application and renewals on or after March 1, 2019.
The 800,000 must be on deposit for 2 months for retirement extension. The 800,000 must also be kept
on deposit for an additional 3 months after the extension of stay is granted. After that, a minimum of
400,000 baht must remain on deposit in the account, thus if using this method, you should never let
your account fall below 400,000.
PLEASE NOTE: If at any time the amount goes below the required amounts, even if only 1 baht, your application for extension will in all probability be denied. Several members who renewed their retirement extension from March through July 2019 at Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration report that they were required to sign a document which included a copy of the Police Order 35/2562 followed by an acknowledgement that they must return on a date 90 days from date of application to show their bank passbook to Immigration."
http://www.pcecnews.com/permNL/UPDATE REGARDING CHANGES IN THAI IMMIGRATION RULES.pdf
I want to know if any of the rules currently being applied in Pattaya are also being applied in Surin. Maybe Surin has it's own interpretation of the new rules. I will report back my experiences when I try to extend my visa later this week. The reason for posting this is that I plan to use the 800,000 baht deposit for this extension and then change to the income method for my 2020 extension.
"NOTICE: The new rules governing financial requirements were effective January 1, 2019 for use of
the monthly income method and March 1, 2019 for using the 800,000 baht deposited in a Thai bank
or for the combination method (monthly income plus amount deposited in a Thai bank to be equal to
or greater than 800,000 baht).
Because these rules are new and subject to each Immigration Offices interpretation, current
reports indicate inconsistency in their application, not only between Immigration Offices, but
also between Immigration Officers within the same Immigration Office."
http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/expats/docs/ExtendingStay.pdf
"The following applies to Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration located on Jomtien Soi 5.
Qualifying for extension based on 800,000 in Thai bank:
Effective with initial application and renewals on or after March 1, 2019.
The 800,000 must be on deposit for 2 months for retirement extension. The 800,000 must also be kept
on deposit for an additional 3 months after the extension of stay is granted. After that, a minimum of
400,000 baht must remain on deposit in the account, thus if using this method, you should never let
your account fall below 400,000.
PLEASE NOTE: If at any time the amount goes below the required amounts, even if only 1 baht, your application for extension will in all probability be denied. Several members who renewed their retirement extension from March through July 2019 at Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration report that they were required to sign a document which included a copy of the Police Order 35/2562 followed by an acknowledgement that they must return on a date 90 days from date of application to show their bank passbook to Immigration."
http://www.pcecnews.com/permNL/UPDATE REGARDING CHANGES IN THAI IMMIGRATION RULES.pdf