Thai immigration considers forcing some retirees to show 800k in bank EVERY THREE MONTHS: report

Prakhonchai Nick said:
Yes
I believe it is about 100,000baht now with a 7,000baht application fee - if you are married and more if not. Also now you are required to be able to speak, read and write Thai as well as sing the National Anthem. (we won't go into that again):)
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If I had known what i know today 10 + years ago I would probably have looked into PR.
At that time I had a couple of extremely influential friends that could have helped me,
they were in the very highest civil service positions in Thailand, none above.

Now I don't really care, am comfortable with my 800k locked in an account.

Probably move back to Norway for good in a year or two and just give the 800k to factotum.

With all these new hoops, I'd still say that I think immigration in LoS is a breeze
compared to what eg Thais have to endure/suffer in my country.
 
melvin said:
If I had known what i know today 10 + years ago I would probably have looked into PR.


With all these new hoops, I'd still say that I think immigration in LoS is a breeze
compared to what eg Thais have to endure/suffer in my country.
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Had it been harder in MY country, the Brexit vote may well have gone the other way.....
 
Prakhonchai Nick said:
All well and good for the fit and able.
Many of those requiring o visas etc are not all fit and healthy and may well have problems if they are not able to do the quarterly brdeer run or the Savannakhet trip
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There are tuk tuks at the Mukgahan Savannakhet bridge that will take you across as for 90 day hops Thai Imigration have wheel chairs at both Chong Sangam and Chong Chom Crossing and tell you take your time go to the casino.
 
Merlin said:
"Stagnating" in the sense that it can't be used for life's pleasantries if it is effectively locked in place all year as an immigration requirement. I had need to use 1 million baht for hospital charges just 3 years ago. If I hadn't had the cash available at the time, I would most certainly have died then. If such a situation should arise again, that money simply would not be available to me - unless I moved away from Thailand. A fatalist would say that we all have to die one day. I would prefer to defer that event for as long as possible, and not think that treatment was unaffordable if I wanted to survive longer in Thailand.
http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/11/news/mn-21962
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So for your hospital charges, the 1 million baht was in a Thai bank? Gaining interest?

I have in excess of Bht 800,000.00 in a Thai bank (or two). It is also my insurance for any medical expenses that may be required. It is instantly accessible (although there may be a loss of interest).

I must ask - If the situation arose again (God forbid) why would the money not be available "unless you moved away from Thailand"?
 
New police rules implemented today With immediate effect and applying to all retiree’s here on that type of visa.
 
Yorky said:
So for your hospital charges, the 1 million baht was in a Thai bank? Gaining interest?

I have in excess of Bht 800,000.00 in a Thai bank (or two). It is also my insurance for any medical expenses that may be required. It is instantly accessible (although there may be a loss of interest).

I must ask - If the situation arose again (God forbid) why would the money not be available "unless you moved away from Thailand"?
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No Yorky, the money was mostly in the UK (some in Thailand.) As that has now gone, I have only what's left. Assuming that I have a future bill to pay for further medical expenses, I would have to chose between receiving medical treatment, or doing without in order to have sufficient funds in a Thai bank to satisfy visa extension requirements. The quandary must be recognising that without the treatment I might well die, and therefore not require the cash to be in a Thai bank for extension requirements. Equally, if I paid for the treatment and survived, there would then be insufficient funds to show Immigration sufficient subsequent balances .

The only practical solution other than leaving Thailand permanently would appear to be that I apply next year for a new Non-Immigrant "O" visa outside Thailand, and therefore avoid the necessity for the 3-monthly checks, accepting that instead of 90-day reports, I would have to cross a border somewhere and re-enter Thailand every 3 months.
 
Merlin said:
The only practical solution other than leaving Thailand permanently would appear to be that I apply next year for a new Non-Immigrant "O" visa outside Thailand, and therefore avoid the necessity for the 3-monthly checks, accepting that instead of 90-day reports, I would have to cross a border somewhere and re-enter Thailand every 3 months.
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can you keep on doing that for years and years?
 
Merlin said:
No Yorky, the money was mostly in the UK (some in Thailand.) As that has now gone, I have only what's left. Assuming that I have a future bill to pay for further medical expenses, I would have to chose between receiving medical treatment, or doing without in order to have sufficient funds in a Thai bank to satisfy visa extension requirements. The quandary must be recognising that without the treatment I might well die, and therefore not require the cash to be in a Thai bank for extension requirements. Equally, if I paid for the treatment and survived, there would then be insufficient funds to show Immigration sufficient subsequent balances .

The only practical solution other than leaving Thailand permanently would appear to be that I apply next year for a new Non-Immigrant "O" visa outside Thailand, and therefore avoid the necessity for the 3-monthly checks, accepting that instead of 90-day reports, I would have to cross a border somewhere and re-enter Thailand every 3 months.
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I did get the impression, rightly or wrongly, that you were happily married to a lovely Thai lady. If so, an extension based on marriage and only 400,000 baht in the bank would be an alternate route for you to follow. Similarly, have 40,000 a month coming into your Thai bank account and not 65,000 baht as required for a retirement extension of stay. Surely your living expenses with a growing family of four exceeds 40,000 baht/month. I know mine does.
 
There is another alternative that some may find attractive, get a year-long, multi-entry Non-Immigrant Type O-A (Long Stay) visa from a Thai consulate in your own country BEFORE coming to Thailand. I understand it is relatively easy to obtain. You don't bank a single baht in a thai bank account, you meet the financial requirements in YOUR country using your bank account or documentation from your government or pension provider. That visa gives you almost 2 solid years of trouble free stay in thailand and you don't have to worry about ANY changes to the extension rules by the immigration office inside the country because you bought a VISA from a Thai consulate outside the country BEFORE you came here. Fly back to your own country every 2 years to renew the O-A (Long Stay) visa. Yes, you would have to do border hops every 90 days but no 90-day reports.
 
nomad97 said:
There is another alternative that some may find attractive, get a year-long, multi-entry Non-Immigrant Type O-A (Long Stay) visa from a Thai consulate in your own country BEFORE coming to Thailand. I understand it is relatively easy to obtain. You don't bank a single baht in a thai bank account, you meet the financial requirements in YOUR country using your bank account or documentation from your government or pension provider. That visa gives you almost 2 solid years of trouble free stay in thailand and you don't have to worry about ANY changes to the extension rules by the immigration office inside the country because you bought a VISA from a Thai consulate outside the country BEFORE you came here. Fly back to your own country every 2 years to renew the O-A (Long Stay) visa. Yes, you would have to do border hops every 90 days but no 90-day reports.
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right

but is this what you want if you are well established with family, maybe offspring,
and you are in your golden age, 65-75 ?????????
 
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