Hi group, I have non o - retirement visa/ 800000thb in my bank account on my name ONLY (rules)

What document/s should I prepare for my wife in case:

* I could be unconcious (for example wife needs money for hospital)

* or I could be dead

* so my wife will have direct access to this money without any problems? SHE KNOWS ATM PIN

I have a question: I heard that after received a year visa the amount of 800.000 must be kept 3 months. Is that a law ? I didn't see on Google. Now if I have embassy document with my retirement amount, I can use only the difference on a bank account. (Retirement 600000 + bank deposit 200000) So what about the amount that should be kept 3 months ?

A friend has just been refused renewal of his retirement Visa because 15 months previously the 800,000 was not in the bank for more than one day. This is because it was arranged by an agent in the pataya. I'm surprised that the government officer would think this was a problem. I would have thought they would only be interested in what money has been in your account for the previous 12 months. Can anyone offer advice on this?

Looking for some advice, I'm over 50 and want stay here for 6months. I have a bank account, kind of with bbk, it'frozen at the moment I was thinking to get any retirement Visa.They say , if I put eight hundred thousand bat , and they'll freeze it for 3 months and give me the certificate right away is a retirement visa the best 6 months stay. I did do a border bounce last year. Looks like things are getting a little tighter. I wish there was a 6 month Visa here.

This isn't clear to me so please can someone clarify: when we put 800000 in a bank account in order to get a retirement visa, does it have to stay deposited and never go under 8000000, or can it be withdrawn as we wish, at any time ( but having a smaller balance)?

Got approved 3 months ago and used a bank account just for the 500k, do i need to keep it there for 5 years now??

So as some of you know bangkok bank has frozen accounts. Here is my story. Arrived here in thailand Jan 8 went to visa agent in order to open a bank account because i was moving here June1 so wanted bank account in order to have money here when i landed .

Got a bank account opened on a tourist visa with bangkok bank just like everyone else moved about 300 thousand baht into the account. Landed june 1 shit hit the fan a couple of days before , Talked to my visa agent he said get it out of there so i took most of it out leaving about 20 thousand , account got locked went to bank go it unlocked, thought that would be the end of it, were good to go. Visa agent said no longer able to supply 800 thousand for retirement visa, so i transferred 800 thousand thru wise to my bangkok bank account. Visa agent said no one is dealing with bangkok bank anymore to get retirement visa had to open a different account , No problem done cost me more baht.

Had to take the 800 thousand out of bangkok bank in order to put into new bank in order to get rertiement visa, no problem (not). Thought i would be smart about it and not take all 800 thousand out at once so as not to raise red flags, first day get 400 thousand cash no problem , next day went to get the other 400 thousand Holy crap the teller drilled me like the FBI. Said she would have to send report to head office she would not give it to me went to visa agent explained the situation agent transfers it thru the app no problem. Now all money required in new bank perfect.

Have about 16500 left in bank , account gets locked again ( back in this time with rental agreement , accounts gets unlocked Golden everything should be fine .

Wrong LOL being proactive i take out 15 thousand leaving about 1500 hundred in the account .Now account gets locked with everyone else , Go in on a wed my number is 561 they are calling 506 so go for breakfast with a buddy i make while waiting, were gone for a hour come back they are calling 511 and its now 12.30 so I am out of there.

Come back the following wed get to the bank for 7 bank opens at 830 first in line get in first served, out in 15 all documents required sent off to whoever , Told will open in 2 weeks now 3 and a half weeks later , go to bank see whats going on. wait a hour to see teller, she now tells me need proof i am paying my rent . I tell her I have been living here for 4 months now you think im living on the streets i have a rental contract. So now im pissed i say just close the account give me my 1500 baht , No can do come back monday.

So 4 months in thailand bank account locked 3 time 5 visits to the bank and still unlocked

Im not saying dont move to thailand if you do open a account with any bank other than bangkok bank

Hi . I lived in Thailand a few years ago still have a savings , FD accounts with monies . Moved away for few years and now coming back . Is it possible to combine both these account and my uk account to show 800k?

I need some legal understanding, if someone would be kind enough to clarify this for me. We are having an internal family debate over the Thai government website in regarding opening a bank account.

We have the DTV visas, and IF we bring money into a thai bank account - so foreign income that WAS already had paid tax on in Australia, is apparently to be TAXED here again if you spend over 180 days in year.

I know SO many people WHO have bank accounts here that live here for a long time and do not pay tax.

My partner thinks that whatever is on the government website is in fact law and is protected from it…

Could someone please clarify. Thank you

(Putting this in multiple pages to get more reach to hopefully get the right answers). Thank you

Looking for opinions here. I have a kasikornbank account. I work online with DTV visa and the money gets paid into my Kasikorn account. I don't have a bank account in my own country because it was closed a few years ago due to inactivity...

So with all this stuff happening about bank accounts being closed if you don't have a long term visa, I'm a bit worried. But I've heard it's only for bank accounts opened since 2023. Is that true? Will they later look at older accounts too? I've had my Kasikorn account since around 2010, but can't remember what visa I had when I opened it. I think it might have been a tourist visa lol

So I'm wondering, should I just ditch the DTV visa, which I went through great lengths to obtain just two months ago, and get a long term visa before other banks (like Kasikorn) start implementing the same policies AND looking at older accounts?

I have a Thai son so I can get Non O visa, but it would mean another trip out of the country, putting 400k back in the bank etc. I'd rather not do that, but I don't wanna be un-banked...