Paddy Kan we will remain in uk

Until we retire in 2 years .

Our dream as always been Thailand but the more we have been researching the more red tape and confusion there seems to be

We are beginning to think that if it’s like this now what it may be like when we are there

So we may rethink our long term plans and look elsewhere.

It’s a shame really because my guess is that there’s lots of People scamming a retirement in Thailand and we just want to do what’s right and be good citizens

Jeff Hoffmeister thanks

Unfortunately

If I’m over here I will need money for my home / car / food / bills etc

So won’t be in a position to send thb per month over too

I’ll just use the 0 thb method

It seems this is the most straightforward option

Despite everywhere saying there are 3 options

There clearly isn’t haha

Joe At Work thanks

I think I’ve answered this on more than one occasion.

@Craig *********

not possible mate .

The is what I would be living on .

I will have the 800,000 thb when I draw down my private pension

I will take a lump sum and use that .

What I thought I could do is not take the lump sum and have more in the pension pot as a monthly income ,

But it seems that’s not possible

So I’ll have the 0 and just accept its tied up until I either come home or move elsewhere

It is what it is

Tomas Arndt who says I don’t have the 800,000 ?

When did I say that ?

I have much more than that available if I need it .

Your comment is irrelevant!

I was simply asking if it was true that the 65k thb was an option as that’s what I had been told and what is clearly said when you research Thai visas

Whether or not I have 800,000 thb is none of your business

You know nothing about what I have done in life ! Get back on your high horse

Marty Pollard thanks Marty . It’s irrelevant to me . If I have to put 800,000 thb in a Thai account , so be it .

Once it’s in I’ll just leave it there .

Only because I was going to not take a lump sum from my private pension and use it as additional monthly expenditure .

So if I have to withdraw say 20k, once it’s withdrawn it stays withdrawn so effectively not worth messing about moving it to another account after 14 months

Does that make sense

Paul Fiore it’s nice to be nice .

She may want me to marry a ladyboy then we can share .

David M Gennard I don’t think my English girlfriend would be so keen .

But I’ll check it out with her first . Thanks

David Holmes because I’m not married and nor do I want to marry a Thai

Peter H Bates I have the 800.000 thats not the issue .

I was just doing research and wherever you look it says

There are 3 ways to get a visa

1-800,000 thb in an account that effectively just sits there ( dead money)

2-400,000 thb and income per month totalling 0 thb per year

3- thb per year income

I’ve read that over and over again

My partners choice was to do the 80,000 thb route because her income is slightly less than the thb per month

Mine isn’t , more close to 100,000 thb

So until yesterday when someone told me option 3 didn’t kick in until after 1 year extension , that’s the plan I was going to take .

Leaving the 20k in my own bank or investing to create more money and not just sitting dead !

I’m prepared to do what is the right thing to do and if that means effectively losing 20k then so be it

If they are still around in 2 years I could look at a DTV if I wanted to