@Alexander ******

funny, CW told me the opposite. Leave the country, had to file tm30. Travel in Thailand, no issues. My girlfriend works for the government in the building and was with me when I asked. She also asked in Thai so they were sure of what I was asking. Just depends upon which office and what person you ask. When I travel, inside Thailand, I don’t file. But before I do my 90 day, if I have traveled anywhere, I always do a new one just in case.

@Jay ******

I was told the same when I lived in Asoke in BKK. But I’ve seen others say they were told they had to regardless. Best to ask your office what they require or just file one every time you travel.

@Jay ******

by law, yes. But it differs by province. I live in Udon Thani and asked at Immigration when I first moved here in February. They told me as long as I travel inside Thailand and return to my rented house, I did not need to file a new TM30. However, if I traveled outside Thailand, yes, I needed to file a new one.

@Tod ********

yes I understand that. But, I was told just 3 weeks ago at UD Immigration to go from monthly to banked I would also need to have the 800,000 in now and continue the monthly, and next year, at my extension, I could switch to the 800,000 as long as my 800,000 was banked after this extension for 3 months and didnt fall below the 400,000 and then topped off at 800,000 two months prior.

@Robert ********

yeah, and ask someone in another province and you’ll get a totally different answer

In other words, I would have to put 800,000 in bank for 3 months, then at next extension, I’d have to show I had the 800,,000 for the year as well as my 65,000 all year to satisfy the extension I was currently under.

@Ellie ******

yes I know. I asked Immigration here in Udon Thani when I extended my retirement last month and that’s what they told me. To change, I had to meet both requirements for a year. I wanted to do the same thing next year, just put the 800,000 in instead of the monthly, and that’s exactly what I was told. It seems different everywhere you go or even the officer you talk to.

From what I understand, on the next extension, if you change ways, you have to have had satisfied both ways for the year. Meaning, if you go from 800,000 to monthly, you would have to have the 800,000 banked then drop to 400,000 and months before extension, bring back to 800,000 as well as having the 65,000 in international transfers for the entire 12 months prior. And vise versa.

@Paul ******

yes, they allow it but I wonder how many just use those options as a way to stay here?

@Naja **********

oh yes, I agree. That’s what I told him. People scamming the system are finding out it won’t work. I think they have been really lenient on ED visas, ie language schools, Muay Thai etc. That’s not higher education in my book.