What are the monthly income requirements for US citizens living in Thailand, and how can I prove my income through Wise transfers for a visa extension?

Greg Gursey you're welcome.

Greg Gursey yes or no, depending on your immigration office. Some ask if the source of the money is a pension, but many don't. In terms of the source being overseas, I've used Wise for many years but recently, for some reason, they've stopped coding my transfers as foreign, which causes me a hassle. Wire transfer will work, but it's a bit more expensive.

And Wise coding the transactions as foreign may depend on your Thai bank. Wise may also decide to change their Thai partner at any time.

Greg Gursey probably depends on the province and agent plenty of bureau don't accept monthly at all.

Greg Gursey We're not US citizens. The immigration office gave us a paper with these conditions. It was mandatory. How do US citizens prove that this money is actually a pension? I don't know. My country issues the paperwork. We were fine. In the first few years, they generally accepted bank accounts from their country of citizenship, but now they only accept Thai ones. But this past year, we switched to an 800,000 baht account. It's easier, and we both have the same amount, so it's not that much (I have a follow visa).

Daniel Werning That lump sum has to set somewhere so I have no problem having it reside in a Thai bank. For those that complain about missing interest, I just do a couple extra stock option trades and that'll be covered easily.

Greg Gursey Costs really depend on you and what your needs and wants are. There are a lot of variables in how much each person needs to survive. While some retirees burn through their money quickly - IE high rise condo in a heavily trafficked area and eating the same foods they did at home every single meal, hitting the bars every night etc - those that venture outside of those areas, eat mainly Thai food, live simpler lives and blend into the Thai culture around them, pick up a few hobbies to do and stop being in vacation mode - life is a quarter of the costs and you reach a point that what you planned to spend versus what you actually spend causes an accumulation of funds to occur and as an American citizen, what you have in your accounts as accessible cash can impact your fbar reporting and cause you to have to pay a higher taxes to the US. I'd hate to see others hit the same track I did and have to pay more in taxes over a mistake easily avoided.

Greg Gursey I should have said most of us, who live outside Bangkok, Pattaya or any other major tourist hub, because once you get out of the city, and away from the bar scene, and once you cease being a tourist yourself, life here is far less costly. Costs really depend on you and what your needs and wants are. There are a lot of variables in how much each person needs to survive. While some retirees burn through their money quickly - IE high rise condo in a heavily trafficked area and eating the same foods they did at home every single meal, hitting the bars every night etc - those that venture outside of those areas, eat mainly Thai food, live simpler lives and blend into the Thai culture around them, pick up a few hobbies to do and stop being in vacation mode - life is a quarter of the costs and you reach a point that what you planned to spend versus what you actually spend causes an accumulation of funds to occur and as an American citizen, what you have in your accounts as accessible cash can impact your fbar reporting and cause you to have to pay a higher taxes to the US. I'd hate to see others hit the same track I did and have to pay more in taxes over a mistake easily avoided.

Jake Fit so on holiday, not actually living here. Hotels cost a lot more than long stay rentals. Holidays are for drinking, partying and being a bit extravagant. Day to day life, if you treat it like you treat a holiday, you'll run out of funds long before you stop breathing.

Glen Prince unfortunately - each branch is independent and run differently so me telling you which is good near me will not be the same as your local branch... because Thailand.

@Bill ********

maybe she was talking about the 0 baht

@Bill ********

might working if you are living in a rural areas, no car no motorcycle, no insurance eating only thai food from the street.

@Bill ********

As a couple living our best life we spend around 20,000 a month and thats it. Mind you, some do live in more expensive places than we do but that is their choice.

Brian Jeram yes Wise has options but doesn't guarantee they will always work. Immigration only go by how the money is shown in your thai bank account if you need to show the money originated from overseas