@John *********

true

You can use the combination method for your second year, but has to be 800K baht the first year, unless you’ve got a affidavit letter from your embassy.

Du kan være ute i inntil til tolv måneder det første året og beholde medlemskapet i folketrygden slik det er, men du må etter hvert kontakte NAV utland å få frivillig medlemskap i folketrygden resten av tiden du er ute. Det gir deg de samme rettighetene og du blir automatisk fullverdig medlem igjen når du flytter hjem.

Ellers er det jo slik at man kan være ute inntil seks måneder i året. Det vil ikke være aktuelt for deg med et DTV.

Det er noen særregler for nordmenn på skip i utlandet, ambassadepersonell og Forsvaret som fortsatt opprettholder vanlig medlemskap, men ikke når du flytter ut selv og arbeider for norsk arbeidsgiver.

OPPSUMMERERT: Hovedregelen er at du mister medlemskapet i trygden hvis du skal opphold deg i utlandet i 12 måneder eller mer. Du mister også ditt trygdemedlemskap hvis du er i utlandet mer enn seks måneder i året i to eller flere år på rad.

SÅ; Kontakt NAV UTLAND innen tolv måneder for å søke om, eller be om å få opprettholde, det frivillige medlemskapet du har rett og krav på.

@Les **********

The original poster has 800,000 baht to place in each of their accounts. One of them does not have a pension or any income. The question here was not about the formal rules for extension of stay, but whether it is possible to continue staying in Thailand in the future without having a monthly income — that is, solely by keeping the required amount in the bank.

And the answer to that simple question is YES, because it’s either income or funds on deposit.

Feel free to respond to the original poster yourselves if there’s anything you’d like to add.

Yes, you cannot hold or apply for two active visas at the same time — one must expire first either by date or if you leave the country without a re-entry permit.

You can only apply for a Non O-A visa in the country where you have your permanent residence.

@J *************

Why would I do that, when my response was based precisely on the information provided by the OP? This wasn’t a general explanation of the overall procedure for an extension of stay in Thailand.

@J *************

That wasn’t the question here. They already have 800,000 baht each, and the question was whether they also needed an income to continue their stay. The correct answer is that this is an alternative requirement — either income or funds in the bank.

@Bobby *******

Formally, you only need to keep the 800,000 baht in your account for three months after your extension has been granted, provided that you maintain a balance of 400,000 baht while also transferring 65,000 baht per month for twelve consecutive months. This allows you to switch to the monthly income method at your next extension.

If you wish to continue applying for extensions based on the funds in your bank account, the balance must be brought back up to 800,000 baht two months before you apply each year.

@David ******

Only for the first one-year extension of stay before you might switch to the monthly income method. But OP’s question was whether income was required or if future approvals still could be based purely on savings.

@Bobby *******

You may use up to 400K baht after three months, but you’ll need to bring it back to 800K baht two months prior to your next extension, so you might use 400K baht within a seven months window.