What are the banking requirements for renewing a retirement visa in Thailand?

@Richard *******

you are getting confused with the requirement. The requirements are, bt800,000 in the bank two months before you apply the first time, then three months after approved, then for the rest of the year that can never drop below bt400,000. The other option is bt65,000+ coming in as a direct deposit into your account from an overseas source every month for the last 12 months before you apply. Now, if you used the bt800,000 the first year, and are switching to the bt65,000+ a month method the next year, immigration wants to see that for the first year, after the three month period, that the bt400,000 was in your account for the whole year. Then for the next year, if you change to the monthly direct deposit option, they want to see that you have been receiving bt65,000+ for each of the last 12 months, with no exception. You used to be able to do a combination of money in the bank, and so much a month direct deposited, but that option ended three years ago. Now it is only bt800,000 in your bank account, with the time requirements, or direct deposit of bt65,000+ every month. You can no longer combine them to reach the bt800,000.

@Richard *******

it does, but, those deposits have to be for the last 12 months. It does not apply if they are not for the whole 12 months. If the deposits were not for a full 12 months before you apply, then you must do the bt800,000 at least 2 months before you apply the first time for your extension.

@Richard *******

totally does negate the need to boost the banked money back up 2 months before your next extension :) you are "changing methods" to meet the proof of funds so you only need to keep the 400K in the bank until you apply for your new extension using monthly transfers

@Richard *******

What I wrote was if you did not have an income. I was mistaken with the months prior to and after. It is 2 months before and 3 months after. Go to immigration now and ask them.