What are the steps for renewing a retirement visa in Thailand given the new proof of income rules?

You’re most welcome. Hope you get it sorted out.

Ah ok. I understand now. So next time you can back up the declaration with bank statements. This time you just need 30 days, so you can go to a border (Mae Sai) and bounce out/in giving you the 30 days you need. If you need a bit more than that then you can extend that 30 day stamp for another 30 days at immigration.

I thought you were using the declaration of monthly income rather than the cash in a Thai bank for three months. If it’s the 800,000 method then that had to be in Thai baht in a Thai bank account in your name.

If you’re using the stat dec from the us embassy then now, in Chiang Mai, they’re asking for additional documents to back up the declaration. That would be when you show them a bank statement where your monthly income can be seen to match what you declared it to be. Unless, of course, you signed a declaration of monthly income that wasn’t actually true.

Surely, at some point, your bitcoin is transferred into actual money that you can spend? It must end up in a bank account in order for you to spend it, no? Showing evidence of that happening, along with your declaration, would be enough to satisfy the requirements.

Since you already have a extension it’s worth a shot with just the letter