Thanks for confirming this for me.

@Peter ********

if the money comes from uk, then the uk tax it. My fruend was married to a thai, he died bearly 3 years ago. He had 3 work Pensions which she now gets a percentage of monthly. These pensions are still taxed in UK. Even though she gas never set foot in UK. And didn't have an NI number, they still managed to tax the money before it is sent.Last january, they did give her a tax rebate of about £1000. However they sent it as a UK cheque, which she could not pay into a thai bank. And she doesn't have a UK bank account. They have promised they will sort it out by the end of September, that was in march. My Money is on it not hapening, within theid time scale

I cannot understand why you don't put 800k in an account and leave it there.

I know the intrest is virtually non existant, but if you pay an agent to deposit 800k in your account, and bribe others to claim it has been there for a period of time. The money you pay the agent is a fair bit more than the interest you would get if you had the money somewhere else.

They want you to use an agent, then the agent gives them a backhander. We call it corruption, but if you want to get any thing done it is the easiest way.

Having said that, I have a retirement visa,bank account, driving licence, ID card, house book etc. All obtained without using an agent.

Maybe, You forgot to put "tea money" in the aplication form.

You have the 0.

You have the visa.

I presume you have a bank account.

If you are married you need your wifes house book. If not proof of address is needed

1900 baht.

You probably will not need current photo of yourself (x2) but take them in case.

Far cheaper thah travelling to the border and maybe 1 or 2 nights hotel etc

Not only that, if you renew tour retirement visa, you will be fully legal. Rather than being caught out at the border, and refused entry.

Like most things in thailand, it is easier to go through an agent.

And pay them in cash. Then they give a little backhander to various people who get involved. Welcome to thailand, where there is no corruption honestly.

@Dave ******

the origional post was about thailand. Good luck getting through departures without a passport, it aint going to happen.

You won't even be allowed to board a plane without a passport.

Have you got a yellow book for the house, and a thai ID card.

As far as I am aware, If you have a yellow book, you should be entitled to live in the property for 30 years after her death.

As for the visa, get a retirement visa