Does the new affidavit ruling affect retirement visa extensions with monthly deposits in Thailand?

Okay, ONE LAST TIME just so everyone is clear about this

AT THIS TIME <- meaning right now as of yesterday when the immigration office closed, there is NO policy change in regards to the ways to meet the financial requirements for extensions using the income from abroad method. <- That means you use the affidavit of income from abroad notary from your consulate.

The current police rule that states the income letters are good for 6 months from the date they're issued is still in effect AND AT THIS TIME the immigration officers (at least in Bangkok) are stating that IF you get the letter before your consulate stops issuing them AND if you use it before it expires (meaning within 6 months from the date it's issued) they WILL accept it next year from extensions of stays.

There has been NO new policy written on how people will meet the burden of proof as far as showing the minimum income per month. Certainly it will need to be written and implemented but AT THIS TIME, no one really knows what it will be.

And these questions are multiple times discussed and the only thing we can answer is: Nobody knows. There are no changes of rules at the Thai Immigration Office. Only a few foreign Embassies has changed their rules and this makes it at the moment unclear if Thai Immigration is reacting on that or not. We can discuss hours and hours, but we as foreigners have no influence on the Thai Immigration rules.

I just got my year extension in Bangkok. I could meet both the income requirement and the bank requirement. If someone else can do the same then they could try meeting the income requirement with bank statements. If that doesn’t work then they have the bank deposit as a backup.

A new update on the Thai immigration website.

Make of it what you will.

At the moment no one knows what immigration might be prepared to accept as proof of income - we will just have to wait and see.

There are no changes at Immigration, so the rules stay the same. for the Extension of Stay based on being over 50 years of age it is still the same 3 options: 1) minimum 800.000 Thb in Thai bank 2 months prior application date on first application or 3 months for consecutive applications. 2) a Income of minimum 65.000 Thb a month, certified by your Embassy or 3) a combination of 1 and 2 with a minimum of 800.000 Thb combined.