@Erik **********

and Ling Gah, well, David E. Moore could be right. Every year, Thai Immigration is changing a tad of the rules or adding a new requirement. The last report I read was that from a U.S. citizen who was doing the financial proof by the 12-months bank statement method (month for month incoming a minimum of 65,000 THB), they asked for the proof of the SOURCE of this money. This could mean that if the SOURCE is not a pension, this financial proof might not be accepted in the future. We don't know for sure, and every Immigration can consider the requirements upon their own discretion, so you better expect the unexpected

No, it is not doable, at least not for the application to the first year's "1-year Extension of temporary stay permit based on retirement". As for this application, if you were to do the financial proof by an "embassy certified affidavit of income", you would fail because the U.S. embassy in Bangkok does not issue such an affidavit any more. Thus, your only option in the first year of a what people wrongly call "retirement visa" is the minimum of 800,000 THB deposit in a Thai bank account in your sole name. . . . . . during this first year, however, you can accumulate monthly transfers of a minimum of 65,000 THB from abroad to your Thai bank account. So as soon as you have accumulated 12 monthly transfers, and get the 12-months bank statement, you can theoretically change from the deposit method to the income transfer method for the application to the next year's "1-year extension of temporary stay permit based on retirement"

@Rini ********

you went to the wrong agents. Listen to Jan's advice and visit the owners of this group (Thai Visa Cente in Bangkok) They can do it for you for 60,000 THB up

no need to have your wife or her brother in law vouch for any stay in their places . . . . . you could also provide a proof of 3-5 nights of a hotel booking, which you can cancel after having submitted the visa application

Anonymer Teilnehmer fly first class with these budget airlines. It costs only pennies more. You will get more leg room

@Tony ********

the TM47 is not a "report of location". It only is the report that you are still staying inside Thailand. The only true "report of location" i.e. the report of you staying in an accomodation, is the TM30

@Paul ********

you can only do it online by yourself, if the owner has already registered his premises in the TM30 system and given you the Login-ID and the password. As for registering, the number of the blue house-book is required, so I strongly doubt that YOU, as the tenant, can do anything before the house owner hasn't cleared the path for you

@Henrik ****

You are misleading us! That's the requirements to apply for a visa and actually this is not an official text, it is made up! Actually at the border when entering Thailand, you can be asked for proof of CASH 20,000 THB or equivalent in another major currency. Bank statements are not accepted. Credit cards are not accepted. ONLY cash is accepted at this point!

@Mark ****************

If you wish your daughter to inherit the funds in your Thai bank account, you will need to make up a "Thai Last Will" for all assets you own inside Thailand. Your Australia Last Will cannot be used inside Thailand

@Pete *******

the moment the divorce becomes legit, you would be in overstay because you no longer fulfill the requirements for a "married extension". You need to change from the "marriage extension" to the "retirement extension" ASAP. Put a minimum of 800,000 THB into your Thai bank account, wait for 2 months, then apply for the "change of reason" of the extension from marriage to retirement