You’re right Steven. That’s basically what I have. A self invested personal pension plan where I seed the plan, invest the fund and payout the proceeds.

I could issue a letter but do you really think that anyone would understand it or agree with it?!!

@Leonard ********

no problem.

@Robert *******

ha ha. For sure!

@Leonard ********

thanks Leonard; that’s great for you. But I won’t receive a pension for many years to come. I’m one of the just above 50 so I use my accumulated savings for income until pensions kick in at some point in time. So that’s what I’m trying to justify to the authorities as my income.

@Robert *******

my funds are not in a UK bank. My funds are in a HK and Singapore bank. The funds in those banks came via earned income and they could see from those banks statements the name of the companies depositing those funds in those accounts.

@Robert *******

ok. So what can an embassy provide in relation to my monthly deposit from overseas? I can’t see any embassy from any country providing any relevant information. And why would I want the whole of any pension paid into Thailand. Better to pay off-shore and then just transfer in sufficient funds to meet one’s needs. So 65k or above.

Yep. TIT!!

@Will ***********

that’s exactly what I’ve done Will. But as I said, the immigration officer said that was not enough. He said it must come from an “official” income source, like a state pension and not from general savings or investments.

@Robert *******

ok. So what does an official letter look like? And how can it be money laundering? Bangkok bank conducts AML checks on monies received from HSBC HK or UOB SGP as do the sending banks. It shows quite clearly in the bank statements the source of funds.

@Jeffrey ***********

yes. But your money disappears. At least for the time being I have 800k that I can use at some point in time.

@Will ***********

because I already have sufficient regular deposits I would rather release the 800k and use it rather than just leave it sitting there doing nothing.