Yeah. I saw this

I never use the website registration but have been using the ‘Section 38’ app to manage a few properties!!!

Anyone know if that is still going to continue??

Thanks

@Stu***

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Very useful for online reporting. 👍

@Henrik ****

yep

@Graham *****

oh! ??

i just reread his post and I didn’t see that was the case!?🤷‍♂️

I read it as he was asking about elite or marriage visa options for when he retired at 66 in 2 years…..🤷‍♂️

If already on retirement visa why change to elite

❓

I assumed he wasn’t on anything as yet and was looking for options (maybe i missed something🤷‍♂️)

@Derek **********

Theres a few more details and paperwork etc etc but basically, yes

If you have the funds, over 50s can get the non-O “retirement visa”

800k in the bank or 65k per month coming in monthly.

I think it is 400k per year held in bank with marriage (but not sure)

@Steve *********

oh yes! Yep! 🤷‍♂️🤪

@Steve *********

i am more concerned about the info he was given to only hold 50k residual. He may come unstuck next year 🤷‍♂️

If you want a simple answer then here goes:…

A) “none of it makes sense, each immigration officer makes it up as he goes and if he had a bad day you are gonna suffer. There is NO answer that will be correct, either at JT or any other offices”

🤷‍♂️🤣🤣

1) I appreciate the OP’s message

2) i appreciate all the genuine responses to it

3) you are all right and all wrong 🤷‍♂️🤣

4) the law is the law but immigration and officers are outside the law - they can and do what they want and you have no comeback.

5) what the OP has been told may be correct for JT right now - according to that one person asked - but it does not mean that it will still be the case in 1 year (a risk in my opinion for the OP!)

6) one hiccup and the OP could lose their NON-O retirement visa and have to leave/start process all over again (their comment is not a guarantee and he may be ok but he also may not be!).

7) A reply from an immigration officer or personnel in JT may be correct for there (currently, right now!!) but not necessarily the case for others in Bangkok or Phuket or any other area (see point 4 above: law-unto-themselves)

8.) the ONLY safe guaranteed way to keep and extend your non-O “retirement” visa is to put the 800k in a bank and just leave it there, don’t touch it, don’t juggle dates and balances and minimum deposits held and timing your top-ups!!! Just forget about it !!!

Is this ideal?

NO!

Does the interest rate suck?

Yes!

Is it the safest option to avoid stress and trauma?

Yes

This is just an observation and not ideal for everyone…. Do what you want and take your chances - 6 years doing this so far and the ONLY thing I haven’t had issues with is the money kept in an account and not touched (while many friends juggling their money/set-up unfortunately have had issues)

Everything else has been a problem with different paperwork and items asked for every damn year!

Regardless of not being required the year before - their stock answer when queried is always “need it now!”

More photos, additional paperwork, different copies, new translations of documents despite accepting the ones they have now the previous years… the list is endless….

*Little side note and humour:

I have taken to only giving immigration the official stuff they ask for and require. Then wait for their next unreasonable and different “request” which i pull out of my bag and give to them “oh!” they say, and ask for something else… which i (try to anticipate) then also take out of bag and give them “oh!” they say again!! 🤣

This can happen once, twice or three times … and then they stamp and finish! I am sure it is a game to some of them! 🤷‍♂️

LAW-UNTO-THEMSELVES and no confidence is inspired at all.

Good luck everyone but please remember- what works for you will not necessarily work for others at different offices!

The best advice anyone can give you is to minimise the risks for rejections and loss of (renewal) visa as much as possible.

If you can afford it, just keep the full amount in a separate bank account and forget about it…. You can still withdraw it and leave if you have to.

Get a tourist vida from thr UK. Gives you 60 days and you can extend at a visa office in Thailand.

There are other options, including border runs but believe me, you want to avoid those if you can.

but a tourist visa is the simplest and least hassle for you.

Just get a proper 60 day tourist visa.