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What are the new requirements for retirement visa extensions in Thailand following the 2019 changes?

Retirement Visa Thailand Immigration Rules Visa Extension Financial Requirements Bank Balance Monthly Income Immigration Documents

Feb 12, 2019

7 years ago

John **********

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I did the one year extension for my retirement visa at Chiang Mai immigration. There are a number of new documents to be signed now regarding penalties for infractions of immigration laws. One document is in Thai and I can only read Thai very slowly.

I had more than 800,000 Baht in my account, so no problem this year. I asked two immigration officers and a visa service employee about the new rules and all three agreed: After March 1st, 2019 you must keep 400,000 Baht in your account at all times. At a minimum of 90 days before you do your next extension you must have a minimum of 800,000 Baht in your account. You cannot use an aggregate of monthly income and bank balance. Only the money in your account counts.

If the rules as I have stated above are not correct, let me know.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The discussion focuses on the new immigration rules for retirement visa extensions in Thailand, effective from March 1st, 2019. Key points include the necessity for a minimum bank balance of 400,000 Baht at all times and a requirement of 800,000 Baht at least 90 days before applying for a visa extension. The combination of bank balance and monthly income is still valid under certain conditions, and there is some debate on interpretation and implementation of these new policies across different immigration offices. Users share personal experiences and clarifications regarding the documents and requirements.

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Tod *********

I think AFTER these changes take effect on the 1st of March things will become clear as more and more people use the new rules AND as more and more immigration officers become familiar with interpreting them and implementing them.

I can't see much good in keeping this open. There are hundreds of pages about these changes on forums related to thailand and we're just re-hashing what we think might happen.

I will also say that even IF you talked to your immigration officer, given Most officers less than hard core grasp of english and most foreigners abysmal grasp of thai there could be a LOT of lost in translation going on.

We'll know a LOT more in 17 days, until then we're done..

Thanx all for the contributions.