Can I use foreign bank statements to verify my monthly income for a retirement visa extension in Thailand?

I do my visa extension on income (65k baht minimum deposited every month in a Thai bank from abroad)and immigration never query the balance,mine has been as low as 2k.My bank is a bigger headache than immigration.

From what I have read the 800'000 must be in the bank to get your first one year extension.

Then after that when you renew your 1 year extension again you can use the 65'000 Baht method but must show that it has been going into a Thai bank account for that year and also you can drop down to 4000'000 Thai Baht.

I maybe wrong on that one but I'm happy to be corrected.

How have you been doing it for the last 3 years?

No for the monthly route the money needs to be paid into a Thai bank. This is the method I use with no issues

First off change and use Use kbank. Easier and less hassle. US embassy wont give a letter so the 65k is not a good option. I use an agent. Despite what other say im about hassle free no all day waiting and returning if u forget something. For my extention I paid 19.400 including multi entry stamp well worth it. Had the funds in the bank. Letter was painless.

Good luck! I know the American embassies stopped providing verified income letters. I would also guess the bank needs to be a Thai bank.

I changed in November to monthly. Print within 1 week of appointment ss & VA income.

Certificate from the bank showing 12 months of current deposits.

And immigration TM form. Memory... but I believe that was it.

Also I believe the embassy no longer verifies income.

Only embassies deal with outside bank accounts.

ANYTHING you do with finances with immigration in Thailand will be with a Thai bank. So to show the 800,000 baht, it must be in a Thai bank. To do monthly income, if you do not have embassy certified income, then it must be international transfers into your Thai bank account. For a retirement extension that means you must be able to show 12 months of international transfers of a minimum of 65,000 baht into your Thai bank account. Any less than 65,000 baht in a month and you will be denied. Miss a month even by a day and you will be denied. The requirements are quite clear and very strict. At the time you apply for the extension you must be able to show, with a bank statement issued by your Thai bank, that the account has received monthly international transfers of at least 65,000 baht for every month of the previous 12 months from the date you apply.