How do American expats prove income for a retirement visa in Thailand?

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What a load of bolloc..!

Well done to all who complete the requested processes,

Neil Wragg

Just need to transfer 65k each and every month from your account in the US to your account in Thailand, but if you’re even one baht short or one day late, you’re screwed. Would recommend making the monthly transfer early each month to allow for delays. For quite some time, my transfers were going through before I could exit one banking app and open the other but for the past couple months, they’ve taken several days to go through. Both banks say this is normal, but it doesn’t match my experiences.

You will most likely need to provide them with a 12 month statement from your account in Thailand and possibly from your account in the US.

I just gave copies of my bank and investment statements copy of my latest 1040 and my 1099Rs. Redacted all account and social security numbers. Had no problem getting the LTR-P visa

Why are you seeking life in a country without civil rights and free speech ? As member of U.S. military you fought to protect those rights!!!

Ensure your "International deposits" show up at your bank with the proper "FTT" code....if you are doing the monthly 65K deposits. Kasikorn and BBK...record these transfers directly. If you are using WISE transfer service.....they are updating their policy with Thailand...which may affect that code in AUG. I print out my military retirement, VA, and SS income and keep those letters handy. You can download online..with each acct. Just in case immigration raises questions. It's not difficult..

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If you don't have that, I'd say work and save a little more

You have to have 800k in bank for first visa, then you must deposit 65k or more EACH month for twelve months before the next renewal. Then at that renewal show one year of statements showing the required 12 monthly deposits then you can continue making deposits and withdraw the 800k moving forward

I dont keep anywhere neat 800K in my savings account but have more than enough in my investment accounts to cover. When trying to get the Non-O will i have to sell my stock to place it in savings

1.) Switch to a Thai Wife Extension of Stay and the financial requirement is only ฿400k Baht

2.) the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok (or U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai) does NOT provide the Embassy Income Certification Letter as Required by any local Thai Immigration Office for an 1 Year Extension of Stay if not using a Lump sum of Banked Funds in your Thai Bank Account

Just get an agent they know there way around it

Hand outs. lol

The Thai way

Miney talks

The first year you transfer 65k thb every month. At extension time you switch from deposited money to monthly transfers. Then you can withdraw all

If you're on a marriage visa your financial requirements are a lot more minimal and flexible. The 400K only needs to stay in the bank 2 months before your extension.

If you’re married to a Thai then you only need 400,000.

Depends on how much you like buying health insurance from a short list of companies picked by a government. NonO requires you show an oversea transfer of money to a Thailand bank account in your name nonterm checking account, NonOA starts with asset verification in your country and health insurance purchase.

First one you need the money in bank in my experience

They don’t care how it got there, just as long as you can show it for the seasoning period, or for 12 consecutive months if using the 65k monthly deposit.

Hardest part is getting the statement if you’re with Bangkok Bank.

Everyone has different circumstances. I have a military pension and some other income but I also had investment savings. I had to show funds in my uk bank account to get my 90 day visa based on retirement from the Thai embassy in London. Then I moved to Thailand and transferred funds to a Thai bank account which was used for the 12 month extension, again based on retirement. Now I leave the 800k in the bank. It doesn’t do much but I’ll use it for future extensions and it’s still my money so if I ever do decide to move back I’ll just take it with me.

I just put the ฿800k in the bank acct and act like it doesn’t exist until my extension date

Banks are changing parameters all the time on seeding and wire transfers might mess up the verbiage on the wire…that typo has the ability to reset it back to zero

I like simplicity with zero stress in my life so I don’t create layers of chaos to anything

Good luck

If you are applying for the initial 90 day Non-O visa before entering Thailand you can use funds in your home bank to meet the requirements. Show either 3 months of income of 65k baht or 800k baht equivalent.

Once you come to Thailand you'll need to open a bank account and put a minimum of 800k baht in it for the 1st 12 month extension. During that 1st year you can also transfer 65k baht from abroad every month for 12 months and use that method for 2nd and subsequent extensions