The (real 🙄) rule is 2 months before you ask a year extension. But......y'r right, many imm. offices have some other requirements. The 2 months prior, have been implemented the same time that the bank account money, may not drop under the 400k฿ after 3 months.
More possibilities. I would say get a non imm. O Single Entry in y'r home country (90 days) based on retirement. And then after e.g. 60 days here, ask for a year retirement extension. Then also ask for a re-entry permit.
Also you can come in with a Tourist visa and ask for this non imm. O 'in country'. And THEN ask for a year extension based on retirement after e.g 30 days with a re-entry permit.
It's even possible to get this 'in country' non imm. O visa when you come in with visa exempt (So NO visa). This gives you 45 days (entering before 31st of March) to get this in country non imm. O visa.
For the year extensions and in country visa, you need at least have a Thai bank account with 800k฿ on it, (2 months before asking the year extension. Money transfered as international transfer for the in country non imm. O, no seasoning needed) in your name only, for reason of retirement.
, I don't understand. You say you was here during Covid and "almost lost the will to live here". How DO you live here then ? You lost your year extension or so ? If you live here you should have the correct visa or extenssion I guess 🤷♂️
Yep, that's okay. I am, like the op's father, also from a country from where they still accept the income statement from our embassy. Happy with that so (in my case, retirement) no 800k฿ blocked (or 12 times 65k฿ as international transfer. We're not even allowed to do that as income proof)
Not quite. Father in law is from Germany so no 12 months 40k฿. It's an income statement from his embassy (Affidavit) or the 400k฿ or the combination method (Total of 400k฿ income and banked money)