Hi all

In respect of the retirement Visa

My partner and I both have the 800,000 thb needed for the retirement visa.

If needed we could just leave it in permanently- that’s not a problem and if we have to do that we will.

My questions

1/ does the money gain interest like it does in uk?

2/ do we need a bank account each or can we have 1 bank account with 2 x 800,000 thb in ?

3/ i understand that the money has to be in 3 months before and for 1 month after the visa - are there any rules that don’t allow transferring the 800, 000 thb back to a UK High interest account ?

That money could earn approx £800 a year x2 - £1600 - better in our pocket I guess.

4/ am I right in thinking every 6 months you have to report ? If so, what does this entail and cost? and will that 800.000 thb need to be back in the account before reporting ? If so how long before and after ?

- I guess this may answer question 3 , as if it needs to be in the bank there would be little point in shifting it backwards and forwards.

5/ in addition to the 800,000 thb in the Thai bank , as a couple ( not each ) we would have around 94,000 thb per month coming in ( so nowhere near enough to get the retirement visa on monthly income alone , which I gather is 65,000 thb each .

Based on the figure of 94,000 thb - what could we reduce the 800,000 thb in the bank down to ? I believe it can be a mix or deposit and income

Thank you

For Ho Chi Minh embassy applications from Da Nang, do they require 3 months or 6 months evidence of 500,000 baht currently?

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Could I have clarification on the 500K THB.

My understanding was that you needed to show the amount in an account, but I have seen recently posts saying that they had the equivalent in another currency.

So I ask, do you need 500,00 THB, or will the equivalent in USD suffice?

Thank you in advance to the people that answer my question :)