What are the current requirements for the Thai retirement visa renewal regarding bank verification?

Listen up people,

This isn't a "where can I bank other than BB" thread 😕

This isn't a "wise doesn't code international transfers anymore" thread.

This is a BB is not wanting to give the standard bank letter thread

You people need to stay on topic.

My immigration office require proof from my bank that the funds have never dropped below 400k during the mid period even one baht and not below 800k the first three months and the last two months but they are so very helpful thankyou so much sisaket immigration 👐

Just last week I got the 12 month statement and letter from Bangkok Bank Headquarters just like I have done in previous years….so no change.

They also want the money in for 4 months before issuing a letter, or you sign a 'freeze' on the funds for a further 4 months.

You are not renewing your reirement visa. When the visa expires, it cannot be renewed. I assume that you are applying for an extension of stay based on being over 50 years of age.

We have been getting more and more reports of this and there is no "understanding with immigrations" people have been turned away from getting their extensions for not having the "standard bank letter" (that's the one that is about 5 lines long, states your name, account number, passport number and the balance the date they wrote the letter).

You need to have the following to get a new year extension based on banked money method

- one year detail transaction report (Bangkok bank usually orders this and it takes 3-5 days to get for you)

- standard bank letter (which I explained in my earlier comment)

- updated bank book the date you apply for the extension (and copies of the relevant pages in it)

You don't mention what office you use (and there are over 80 in the country) but I'd sure go to your office well before you're applying for your next extension and hash it out with them that you can't get that "standard bank letter". As I said several people reported they couldn't get their extension until they actually got the bank to write that letter

ATTENTION EVERYONE; this is ONLY a Bangkok Bank policy, other banks are fine issuing everything you need to get your extension documentation wise

Oh and this is what the "standard" bank letter looks like (this was taken from a poster IN Bangkok Bank at Chaengwattana)