I should have said, my experience with the MFA was that for them to do their certification, you need the passport certified by the British Embassy first. Having said that, i have seen posts from several people who seem to wander into their local Amphur with virtually no documentation and walk out with a yellow book and pink ID card a few minutes later🤷‍♂️. As always with Thailand it varies from office to office, but it took me weeks to organise mine.

You can request it online and send your passport to the British Embassy. I did mine that way a few months ago and it came back in about a week. I don't know where you live, but I was lucky as I live in Hua Hin and could access the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here.

@Anna ********

you are the one that is confusing people, not me!

@Anna ********

so are you saying on the retirement extension, your balance can't go below 800,000 to 400,000 three months after the extension and return to 800,000 two months before the next extension?

@Rui ********************

that's not totally correct, the balance must never go below 400,000 baht.

@Dick *******

yes that's what I do too.

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

if you deposit 65,000 baht per month, when you apply for your second annual extension you can switch to that method and withdraw the 800,000 baht.

@Malcolm ****

it's not ideal, but you could transfer some money via Western Union to yourself or withdraw money on a debit card inside Krungsri bank.

@Wannikea ********

yes, very good point.

@Jan *****************

very clear and excellent explanation 👏