@Lester ********

Don’t make us all laugh. We are the ones engaging in conversation, you are the one that can’t comprehend fact. The issue of not being entitled to annual increases based on your country of residence is a completely separate one, which, you might find, if you had the mental agility to comprehend facts, most of us agree is unreasonable and unjustifiable. But that doesn’t distract from the fact that it is a benefit. Please get that into your head.

@Lester ********

It's a benefit. You're wrong, just accept it and thank the persons responsible for enlightening you.

Yes he will, but he will not receive further increases once he returns again to Thailand. If he had a Thai visa extension, for the purposes of retirement, he could have retained that as long as he got a re-entry permit before he left Thailand and the extension did not expire whilst he was out of Thailand. If not he will have to go through the visa application procedure again to get a Non-Immi ‘O’ or ‘OA’ which can then be extended for the purpose of retirement.

@Linguafan **********

Wanker. P155 off and troll elsewhere.

Some people have more money than sense. It’s a 10 minute job to do it yourself at Bluport and costs 1900 baht. Go around 3pm. No standing around, they provide seats for you to sit on!

@Nongnuch *******

I am fully aware of that. It’s what I do and I have a non-immi ‘O’ visa and have always used this method. I have never had 0 baht in a Thai bank account.

You can also get a non immigrant ‘O’ visa if you fulfil the income requirements i.e. you remit a minimum of baht to Thailand from overseas every month. Then you do not need to put 0 in a Thai bank account, or need health insurance.

@Nick ***********

My Wise transfers show the name and overseas address of the sender, which is me. The amount of foreign currency exchanged, the exchange rate and the amount of Thai baht remitted to my specific Thai bank account and my name and Thai address. All of which tie up with the paperwork associated with my visa extension application. This is acceptable at Hua Hin Immigration. Obviously, this is not the case at your local office, which must be annoying and shows the ludicrous inconsistencies between offices. Good luck with your application.

@Michael ******

I transfer using Wise and provide a copy of the Wise documentation pertaining to that transfer and cross reference to my Kbank bank statement. Never had a problem at Hua Hin.

@Paul **********

Yes, but you don’t have to pay tax unless you actually work here, or remit money from earnings/pension overseas. And even then, with dual taxation agreements, you may not need to pay tax. Good idea to take legal advice rather than rely upon Facebook comments.