Margarita L Houston. Has to be 12 Calendar month transfers. If you want to do the lump sum 800k, you can't touch it, whereas the 65k each month you can spend every single baht

Kev El Chino Isaac. You believe wrong.

Kev El Chino Isaac. Has to be 12 months worth of 65k transfers. Yes, you can withdraw it as soon as it hits your account.

Alain Alä Pfaeffli. Yes it is

Margarita L Houston. I'd suggest you get a new agent, or e'en better, do it yourself!

Mark Barron. I don't think it's a big enough issue. Other embassies are probably comfortable with signing the affidavit. It wouldn't surprise me in the future if the 65k/month is extended to all countries

It's going to cabinet for approval, so as Michael has indicated, take nothing for granted until the orders have been gazetted. Cabinet has been known to change things at the last minute. I would not be amending any hotel reservations until it's totally official

John Bilous. I don't know where you got that information, but you're totally wrong 🤣

As I understand it, the Australian Embassy stopped completing the affidavits because they were signing a legal document which they could not actually verify was genuine. Too many smart computer operators were falsifying documents which embassies did not have the authority to verify. I'd assume the US embassy faced the same problem. However, the current system for US, Australia and UK is more helpful for retirees receiving money from from other sources, such as stock market and property when the pension amount is insufficient. The 65k/month can come from any sources.

James Jones. Did you enter after July 3rd?