@Mitchell ******

I’m going to Bkk 29 November for 3 months. Looking at the wording you provided it does not specifically say the government pension must be deposited directly to your Thailand bank account. It seems one can just provide proof of a pension equal to or exceeding 65,000 TB a month. With that said, if I decide to relocate there I’ll probably have my pension sent directly to the Bangkok Bank in New York City just to avoid a hassle. Tks Mitchell.

@Mitchell ******

thanks

@Mitchell ******

I see you’re from Bermuda. I’ve been wanting to go there.

@Mitchell ******

what are some of the changes? The monthly 65,000 is still an option.

The last time I stayed in Thailand was 2019-2021. I always used the monthly minimum income of 65,000 method, although much more was deposited. I always did the paperwork with my Thai wife’s help. All was ok for the first year. The second year again doing it ourself the Immigration Boss started yelling at us saying the money going into our BKK bank account had to be coming from a U.S. government agency. This had never been a requirement before and I could not find a Thai Immigration documented policy stating that. I had been transferring funds via Wise to my Thai bank account. All my documents from the bank were correct, my bank book was updated that morning with the appropriate bank letters, statements, etc. But, he still gave us a hard time, but eventually approved my visa. I suspect he was upset because we did not use an agent for the reasons we are all aware of. Anyone else ever hear of this requirement or experience this situation?

@Galenus *****

not smoking anything, but sometimes wish I was lol. I guess I read it on another post and got distracted with another task and came back to the wrong post. Oh well.

@Galenus *****

since when do you need to be able to read and write your name in Thai? I got a Retirement Visa myself twice (2020 and 2021). Easy, and no one at Immigration asked me to read and write my name. I never used an agent.

@Frank *******

Thailand was conquered by Japan in WW II

If you’re buying a car there keep in mind no bank there will finance a loan unless you have a job there with regular income. Buying with cash should be no problem. You need to get a Thai drivers license if you plan a long stay and live there. Good luck.

@Henrik ****

Chaos would be another word for it.