Can Australian Super Funds be used for Thailand visa financial requirements?

It doesn’t matter what currency it is as long as it’s a current that Thailand recognises so I think you’re good mate 👍🏻

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Yes and yes

No it has to be in a thai bank account

Does immediate really mean immediate? Can you *instantly* transfer out of a super fund or does it take a few days?

If you use it wisely you can minimise any loss. Keep in mind that the requirement (and I am sure someone will correct this if my understanding is incorrect) is that it be in your account 3 months before you apply and 4 months after and allows you to use funds up to half (for non o retirement 800k - can use 400k) the rest of the year. How we use this is to transfer funds when the exchange rate is up, thus making up for the difference in interest the funds could have earned and not having to transfer when the rates are low. It works well for us at any rate. By doing it this way, we negate the need to have an agent for immigration which can be quite costly and our annual visa costs us only 1900 baht annually (89.00 AUD)

Yep… imagine gaining 0.5% interest from 38K sitting stagnant in a Thai Bank… along with now having to (legally) pay tax on your super income that you transfer over!

I don't believe Australia embassy certifies income. So that leaves out the 65k method. Funds in a non-thai account won't qualify for a 1yr extension of a non-o visa. You can get a non-oa visa showing foreign funds but it also requires specific Thai health insurance and criminal background check. A lot easier to simply put the money in a Thai bank account and forget about it.

Depends on what visa you apply for and whether you apply in Thailand or Australia. The requirements are pretty clear. If it says the funds need to be in a Thai bank account then there are no exceptions that I'm aware of. Typically if you are applying inside of Thailand and use the banked money method then that money needs to be in a Thai bank account in your name only.

Some visas with financial requirements allow the funds to be in your home country when applying outside of Thailand. The non-o (when applied outside of thailand), OX, OA, etc.

Get OX from Australia, can use super as financial requirements

Pretty sure it has to be a Thai bank account or you need a letter from embassy verifying monthly income. If I recall correctly the Aust embassy won't issue such letters, so you'll need to revert back to money in a Thai bank or find an agent to grease the wheels for you.

Super Fund worked for me to get OA visa, and more recently DTV.

Not often proof of pension is required, but I'm guessing that provided you can show the 65k transfer has come from a number of pension funds you should be right. It's usually one of those "depends on the immigration office" things