W Samurais. It earns almost zero interest and I can't touch it for as long as I remain in Thailand. To me it's an enormous waste of a financial resource. I can get 5-6% tax free in my super fund in Australia, which easily pays for a pretty good health insurance policy. I have to bring money in anyway (as I can't touch the 800k) so I bump up my monthly requirement to 65k and as soon as it hits the deck, it's mine to spend. To me it's a no brainer
Michael Turner. It may well be, the Thai authorities are known for last minute changes of mind! I'm just happy I use the 65k/month method. I'm a little nervous leaving a large sum of dosh in a bank account!
For an extension it's 800 for two months before application and three months after, and for the other seven months it's 400. But it's always been a 12-month qualifying period. Can you be more specific in what they are saying?