With more and more visa restrictions and finally reached the age of 50 I give in and want to transfer money to Thailand to fulfill the 800.000 Baht account deposit requirement for a retirement visa. But I am worried a bit. Perhaps members here can help me with good information. What can I do wrong that I transfer the money and the immigration does not accept it? What is the best way to do it so that I could withdraw it at any time and take it out of Thailand again if I decide that a different country might be better for me? I had a bad experience with changing money to Philippine Peso when I lived there - it crashed after I changed to it. So how about having this 800.000 Baht requirement here in Thailand in a foreign currency? Does the Immigration accept this and what is the best way/best bank to do this? Some banks charge enormous fees for foreign currency accounts. On the other hand I have income what would fulfill the monthly income requirements. But it has nothing to do with the country of my passport. I left this country 30 years ago. So I am afraid my embassy is of little use to confirm this income. Is there any other way to confirm this based on documents so that the immigration will accept this? Then I could forget this 800.000 Baht requirement.