What do I need to know about applying for a non-O retirement visa in Thailand while using a Bangkok Bank account?

@Peter ********

still only requires foreign deposits

@Peter ********

Who's 'new rules' exactly.. and for what visa at what immigration office? Only in CM the rules read 'monthly income' and they are simply looking to see 12 deposits over a 12 month period.. and transfers from your overseas bank account to your Thai bank account are acceptable.. regardless of whether you are flipping the monthly pension you might receive into your overseas bank.. or whether it is coming from savings.. can you point me to the source of this requirement please.. and explain how you would evidence it.. thanks.

@Jamie *****

You need to go for a 12 months bank letter from your bank,but most banks only issues a 6 months letter. They have to order a 12 months letter from the head office. My Bangkok Bank branch issues a 12 months letter,but that doesn't mean every branch does.

@Roberto *****

Yes you can.

@Roberto *****

not enough information... Is this your first extension? If yes.. Then no you can't... After that yes you can.

@Marcus *********

you can use 12 months bank statement from your bank account in Thailand as proof of the / month

@Marcus *********

They do not freeze the account, they have the account holder sign that the 800k will be frozen in the account post-issuance of the Immigration documents

@Sam ******

I think this may have been stated more directly by Bangkok Bank as follows: “Bangkok Bank will require that the account holder has held these funds in the account……..”

@Sam ******

This notice also ends by saying 'make sure it belongs to you personally' which is adding another condition for the certificate of balance.. immigration cover this by insisting that your deposit is reflected as an overseas transfer in relation to a retirement visa application.. however, this does not apply to married visa's.. so theoretically, you could transfer monies from your spouse's bank account into your own account to create the required deposit.. without this being a problem for immigration.. but Bangkok Bank are suggesting if they identify a situation where it looks like you've borrowed the money from someone else.. then they will also refuse to issue the certificate.. I'm getting the impression that they are acting in cahoots with immigration over this.. it's a sly way to make it difficult for people to use agents to front the money needed to season funds.. particularly for the married visa where there is no seasoning requirement before applying for the initial 90-day non-o.. this bank policy effectively introduces a 4-month seasoning period for this application.. which should not be necessary at all.. and to proceed with the 12-month extension upon expiry of your initial 90-days.. you'll need to keep the funds in the bank for a total of 7-months instead of 2 months.. that's 4-months before you apply for the initial non-o and then the whole 3-months after it's granted.. leading up to the application for the extension.. if you add in the requirement to maintain the balance for 2-months (post visa issue) with the retirement visa.. that's 9-months you're expected to leave the funds on deposit.. great idea to prevent an outflow of funds by the bank though !!

How? If they can fiddle 2 months, they can fiddle 4..anyway it isn't their job to deal with immigration, other than give you the required letter at the required time (2 months)

@John *********

Bangkok Bank shouldn't have 'requirements' they don't decide who or if anybody gets a visa... I don't know how they are getting way with that BS...

@Robert *******

yes, unfortunately, Immigration interprets it way

@Brandon ***********

while your 800k is in the account, you start depositing 65k monthly. Once your extension is due you get the bank to show your monthly deposit. Then you don't need the 800k in the account anymore