What happens to my Thai retirement extension if I leave the country and miss international transfer requirements?

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Oct 19, 2021

3 years ago

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If I have an extension of stay based on "retirement" and using the monthly international transfers of at least 65,000 baht into my Thai bank, what happens if I leave Thailand for 3 months, and miss a month or two of transfers while away? Does it invalidate my CURRENT extension and invalidate my re entry permit?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

If you hold a Thai retirement visa extension based on monthly international transfers of at least 65,000 baht and leave Thailand for three months, missing one or two transfers during that period does not invalidate your current extension or your re-entry permit. Your extension remains valid as it was granted based on last year's transfers. It is advisable to maintain the required transfers while away to avoid future complications.

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Bobby ********

Keep it going while you're away. Sure beats having to drag 800k back in again.

3 years ago

Brett *********

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@Bobby *******

yes. That is the plan, but I was exploring the possibility that my plan might fail.

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Brett *********

Tod *********

nope, your current extension (the one you're on now is fine because it was gotten using LAST YEARS international transfers)

3 years ago

Tod *********

BUT with that being said.

You're not gonna get a new yearly extension issued when this one runs out at the immigration office like you did using monthly income method.

The rules are clear, 65k baht a month each month every month transferred in to a thai bank account in your name only for the previous 12 months.

If you wanna use monthly income method you need to do that whether you're here or not

3 years ago

Brett *********

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@Tod ********

thanks Tod. Yes I knew that, thanks. I just wondered if, like the banked 800,000 baht, if I fail to meet the requirements during my extension that it may put me in overstay or cancel it.

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Brett ********

nope, not at all. as I said you got the extension you're on using the monthly transfers from the previous 12 months before they gave you the extension. You could have stopped transferring money in the day you got your extension and it'd still be valid for the year. (You just wouldn't be able to use monthly income next year is all)

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