Can I deposit more money into my bank account while applying for a Thai retirement visa extension?

@Isariya **************

yes

@Stuart **********

that’s for marriage extension not retirement which is 800k

No wonder people get confused

@Gerry *****

they will not let me close my account because it is frozen

We are one of the lucky few, I've been here following the rules and they decided to freeze my account so I think Bangkok Bank is the shittiest Bank on the face of this earth

@Rok *******

Yes , young Maxxy has woken up and needs to comment on something to keep his “All- star contributor” badge.

Just a shame he never actually contributes and just waffles and waffles and waffles on and on and on 🫣🫣🫣

@John ********

well if you were in my shoes you wouldn't feel that way when they froze over 1 million baht of your money and they're not going to give it back to you. Why would you want to stay in a country that steals from you and treat you like s***

@Stuart *********

I actually left the 800k in place and proceeded to deposit a minimum of 65k baht for the year and at the next extension used the daily living account to qualify for the extension based on the 65k deposits for 12 months.

Now I was able to move the 800k out for better usage of the cash.

Warning - once you are able to get on the 65k per month basis you cannot ever miss a month or there may be immigration drama at the next extension.

@Stuart *********

unfortunately NO!

@Osian *******

wrong I keep two accounts. One only hold a little over 800k. Just in case I get hit by an unexpected tax, or similar.

@Osian *******

Wrong! There have been multiple comments, posts and recommendations across many different Facebook groups over the years by people who do the same! I have 3 different bank accounts.

For the Author, just remember as of a few years ago, an individual bank account is only covered by insurance/indemnity for 1,000,000 baht down from the previous 5,000,000 limit.

Some deem it wise to spread any funds across multiple accounts to protect your money etc.

Cheers

@Osian *******

wrong