Can we switch from the 65k monthly deposit to the 800k bank deposit for our visa renewal in Thailand?

I would maintain the transfers through to your next extension whilst keeping the 800k in the Thai bank to be safe.

Thai visa centre look it up then contact them

If you have 800,000 thai baht in your thai bank 2 months before yo renew your visa next year you can stop the 65 000 thb transfers at any time.

Surely 800k each?

Dont believe what here people said including me. Only one who knows the answer is your immigration officer. Only your immigration officer. And, common sense that human can understand. here online you just make fun and kill your boresome. That is all.

Ask immigration

I just did this in Hua Hin and I was caught up in the corruption which is in the local Imm office here. I have renewed every year based on income and decided this year to go the 800k route. I transferred the money 6 months prior my renewal and thought this should be sufficient time since I also have heard 2 or 3 months before renewal. When I met up for my renewal they refused since last year was income and the 800k should have been there for 1 year, 800k for 3 months after renewal and 800k 2 months before and it should never drop below 400k in between. So I tried to argue that I changed now and put the money in well before 3 months prior renewal but to no awail. Ended up having to pay the dreadful corruption fee and still feeling I got cheated since it felt like the officer just made up a rule to be able to extort money. Well next year my money would have been sitting in the account for 1.5 years but I'm sure they will make up another rule to make some extortion that time too. This is the worst about living in Thailand imho 😥😥😥

If 800 in bank its good best to just leave it there

Lucky girl for being on the 65k scheme! Why change?

Go talk to your immigration office.

Go talk to your immigration office, then do what they say to make it work

Thank God someone put Baht I thought you meant USD at first. I was like no way I would bring 800k to Thailand banks

you got extension by monthly method for one year. so you want to change it to 800K deposit method for next extension. Then you need to continue monthly method till next extension and put 800K into your bank account at least two or three months before extension date. because you agreed to make monthly income in last extension. That is why you got extension by monthly method. So this agreement should keep till next extension ( so, 12 months) and put 800K in between, so you can fullfil two methods for next extension. PS) once you get extension by 800K THB method, you also agreed to keep your funds not below 400k etc,, such rules, so, for next extension, this rules should be also kept. this means, you are not allowed to withdraw 800K THB after extension. If you leave Thailand, you are not allowed to withdraw that all. Just keep for three months, no touch of your deposit and not below 400K and fill it up back to 800 K two or three months before extension. If you break this rules you agreed when you got extension, you can be deported, blacklisted. Be aware of this.

Yes

@Andreea *****

it's not going to make any difference to the answer in this case but it's always better to provide the full picture, your initial post said you were both on retirement visas (actually an extension of stay and not a visa) but you are on an extension being a dependant of your husband.

Anyway the plan for your husband seems sensible, just make sure you get the correct guarantee letter from your bank or they will extend based on the bank letter. The letters for the 800k method and the monthly income method differ from each other

Better start the 800K from April

Will you need to put 800,000 each in or just one lot ???

This group is just stupid. One question can get hundreds different answers back😝 And nobody seems to know the right answer. Or do they?🤔 Impossible to tell🤔🤯

if you are in doubt but you have thai bank account, why dont you start it over with non o visa inside of Thailand??? you put 800K THB for each person in a thai bank account, and let your extension expire. Then, next year, you do non o visa and one year extension inside of Thailand without leaving Thailand with 800K THB deposit.

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So its 1.6M Baht for the two of you.

It's what we're doing.

Frigging hell people more interested in why they want to keep the money in bank rather than monthly payments. Tell you the answers it because they do. What a bunch nosey interfering twots

It ( IS ) 800,000 baht for each of you.

No, But speak to your local immigration office as each office has its own interpretation of the ruling.

But in general if you want to switch you have to finish this year with the international transfers (as this is what you used to get your last extension) AND show the 800.000 Baht in your bank account for your next extension.

Best talk to the local immigration office where you plan to extend. Even ask for a phone contact for using closer to the time. Then you will know exactly what you will need to bring and then in February/March you can phone up about the stay extension and know any changes

Speak to IMMIGRATION!

You need to seek advice from your local immigration of to be clear.

You would most likely need to continue based on the method the extension was granted.

AND deposit the 800k

2 months before your next extension application.

This not the way it usually goes.

If you used an agent to do this originally, you likely will not be able to do on your own

I don't understand why you would deposit money in a Thai bank if your pension is sufficient to meet the visa requirements... What is the point of your idea?

If you look at the reverse of your argument, moving from Bt65k to Bt800k on deposit, then you would need to keep to the rules for the Bt800k throughout the year in which you receive the visa.

This causes a potential problem moving from an agent fraud scheme to a legitimate Bt65k scheme as the agent fraud will not show the Bt800k as and when it was required.

As each immigration office makes up their own rules, I'd keep up the Bt65k until renewal and also have the Bt800k seasoned.

By the question surely is why do you want to have Bt1.6m locked up forever ?

As long as you have a minimum of 800k baht in your thai bank for 2 months (3 at some immigration offices) before you apply for your next extension of stay you should be able to stop the 65k transfers whenever you want to. Bear in mind that with the 800k method you must maintain that amount for 3 months after receiving the extension and can't drop below 400k at any point in the duration of the extension

My understanding is that for a renewal the 800k has to be in the bank for 12 months so if you transfer it now it won't have enough time for your next renewal. I would recommend checking with Immigration as they are the only ones who know if they will accept it or not

Always seek professional advice .