Answereda year ago

Do I need a consulate letter for proof of income to switch from a retirement visa based on funds to one based on monthly income?

NON-O Visa Retirement Visa Visa Extension Income Verification Thai Bank Requirements Australian Embassy

Daryl *******

asked Oct 15, 2025

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Hi, I'm Australian on non O retirement first extension. Have met both 800 000 and more

 than 65 000 each month but to change to monthly would I need consulate letter for proof of income? At the moment can change to marriage version, but wanted to take out all of the 800k

Answer summary

The user, an Australian on a NON-O retirement visa, inquired whether a consulate letter is required for proof of income to switch from a bank savings method to a monthly income for visa extension purposes. Comments clarified that once on the yearly extension based on bank savings, the user cannot withdraw all 800,000 baht without risking their current visa status. Moreover, it was noted that the Australian embassy no longer provides income verification letters.

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Tod *********

and on that note we are done, thanx one and all for the comments

a year ago

Dca *****

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a year ago

James ********

@Dca ****

thanks for sharing this with us ✅

a year ago

Rob **********

The Australian embassy does not issue these letters anymore and haven’t for a fair few years now.

a year ago

Graeme *******

@Rob *********

thought Embassies looked after their people.

James ********

nope... not anymore

Rob **********

you are sadly mistaken, the reason why they stopped issuing verification of income statements was that most people were lying about their incomes. Any embassy/ consulate only does the bare minimum to assist when you are in trouble, most people don’t realize that. My sister worked for the department of foreign affairs for many years and was posted to various embassies around the world and the stories she tells are fascinating.

a year ago

Rob **********

@Lloyd *******

yes because people actually lied to the embassy about their income. Then when immigration wanted it confirmed it is too hard and it’s not the embassy’s job. I remember all the lies we told them back in the 80’s they just signed whatever you put in front on them.

a year ago

Lloyd ********

@Rob *********

Nope, the reason they stopped issuing letters was because Thai immigration wanted the embassies to verify/confirm the income, which they obviously could not do.

a year ago

Tod *********

If you got the yearly extension you're on now based on banked money method you can't take out all of the 800K or you void the extension for failing to meet the seasoning requirements

Remember you need to keep the 800K baht in the bank acount for 3 months after your yearly extension is granted and then the balance can't go below 400K until you apply for a new extension the following year.

So until you get a yearly extension via the 65K baht a month monthly income by international transfer method (if that's what you're doing next year) you can't let the balance go below 400K

a year ago

Tod *********

Just so you're clear, there is no consulate letter the aussie consulate here in thailand stopped issuing stat decs for income from abroad at the end of 2018

you wanna meet the proof of funds by monthly income method you have to transfer in to the country a minimum of 65K baht a month, each month, every month for the previous 12 months before you apply for the next extension

a year ago