@Dan ********

it's ALWAYS .. 65.000 a month, or 800.000 on a Thai bank, or a combination of both.

@Dan ********

yes

@โธมัส ***********

bank 0%. Is still cheaper then the money you pay to the parasites of agents.

First of all. Don't use an agency. Only in case there is no other way.

But you have to know. It's not 800.000 in the bank or 65.000 a month income.

It is the combination.

65.000 X 12 = 780.000 TB. And that's where the 800.000 comes from.

So for every 1000 bath a month income you are short. You need 12.310 bath in a bank account. And that has to be there at least 2 months before you apply for the retirement visa or his extension.

That means. Presuming you have a pension of for example 40.000 bath. It is sufficient to have only 310.000 bath on your Thai bank account.

Best is to approve your monthly income with an 'affidavit' from the embassy. Although many embassy don't give that anymore.

Make in your calculations Marge for the fluency of the exchange rate.

Careful....

This is how it should be based on the law. But it can be different from immigration office to immigration office. Even intern in the immigration office it can be different from the officer that you land up.

I always use bank details from my Belgium bank with sufficient €. Details from Belgium pension department attached with an affidavit and my details of my Thai bank.

So show as much as you can.

Another advice. Use 2 Thai banks. One you use fore daily use. One to save and almost never touch. That way it's more clear for the officer that your money is stable in your account.

@Alan *********

waste money on an agency. No way.

@Sheen ***********

because it hides the disappointment in the losers.

@Greta ****

come to Srinakarin when I get back in November.

@Sue *********

Bangkok.