just picked up from a yank, u dont need the bank letter for annual retirement extension visa. has he got this wrong, or yanks get a deal. ??
just picked up from a yank, u dont need the bank letter for annual retirement extension visa. has he got this wrong, or yanks get a deal. ??
Last edited by S Landreth; 30-09-2014 at 04:43 PM.
mate i bowled up the day before retirement extension printed out my scb statement signed sealed delivered 5 min at chok chai job done why fuck about
sorry terry i know your a tight arse and scumy backpacker but this is the real world
i don't believe my source by the way.... hence my heads up.
No one needs a bank statement if they have certified income statement of at least 65k baht per month from their embassy.
Simple, no need for the bank statement if you have a pension/outside income.
Letter from your embassy confirming it.
2 different methods, or you can mix and match, some pension and some in the bank.
Funny how things turn out mate.
I'm back in Perth, I'm getting a A-O long stay Visa from Canberra and will walk back into Thailand fully kitted up with a 12 month Visa.
The Non O Visa does not exist here and all that shit on the Retirement Visa thread was a load of shit in my case.
So my 800K remains in Perth making me money instead of being banged up in Thailand making fuk all.
This was my aim.
No need to be sorry.
Is this an American discussion or can anyone join in?Originally Posted by lob
I thought S Landreth's answer was crystal clear and very helfpful, unlike the question in the OP. No wonder you people get a bad rep sometimes.
I agree that Norton is also correct, apart from the regional office variances which have been noted elsewhere. For Brits, ( and presumably Americans) an embassy letter should be sufficient except where the head of immigration interprets the regulation differently and asks for both an Embassy letter and proof of deposit from the bank. This is a requirement/interpretation at my local office in Surat.
Heart of Gold and a Knob of butter.
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Since I'm here in Perth anyway its worth getting the A-O. Saves me fucking around back in Bangkok EH.
Police check, health check and passport over to Canberra no big deal EH. Bank statement showing 800K in my Aussie bank a piece of piss.
No pissing around with Thai Immigration either
Transfer the money back into my Super once I get the bank letter drawn up.
I'm reading that because I have the A-O Multi Entry when I leave Thailand and re-enter I get another 12 months ?
Read this on a few threads. ????
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You may doubt it but you do not know do you.
I've read it on this forum and also on Thai-Visa forum which is fairly reliable for Visa information.
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The web sight also says that if I do the Extension in Thailand in 12 months time I will need to show 800K in my Bangkok bank .
I'm returning to Perth every 6 months for a short time so in 12 months time I will just get another O-A back in Perth.
Too easy innit, I'll keep my money in Perth.
No need to play their silly game, I'm flexible enough to short circuit their system.
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What about Tod? He could crack the shits big time.
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The funny thing about this is that when the A-O is gained in one's own country the rules are very clear on the web sight.
It states that after the 12 months is up and one gains an extension in Bangkok one must have 800K in a Thai bank.
Others punters say a Stat Dec will do it if one is Australian or a Yank.
I'm going to test that out simply because I need to come back to Perth in 12 months time and if they knock me back on the Extension in Bangkok it simply does not matter.
Also I've been reading that because a person has an A-O the 12 months is reset when one leaves the country and re-enters yet there is nothing on the web sight to support this.
I'm going to check all this shit out and get to the bottom of it.
I've got plenty of time to suss it all out.
Oh yes, one more thing to be made clear.
Punters where telling me to get the Non-Immi O type Visa back in Perth and do the retirement extension in Bangkok when I get Back.
There is no such Visa available in Perth.
Renewed mine last month. Rocked up with bank book plus pension statement, both ample for the financial aspect, they still asked for letter from bank. Off to Kbank in Jomtiem, had to pay for letter but it was quickly done. Back to immigration where I refused to join the queue. Was dealt with next, couple of stamps and basta.
Terry - you can get a Tourist visa in Perth and convert that to a Non-Immi O in Bangkok Immi and then there to an Extension based on Retirement.
Then renew this annual Extension in Thailand at your local Thai Immi.
This suits many expats who don't want to fck around traveling back to their home country and all the extra sh't needed for an OA visa.
Most expats would transfer 800K baht per year anyhow for expenses with multiple lots of extra bank charges.
Look how much you've learnt over the past few months.
Now you're telling us how it all is 55555!
Not true. With a one year multi entry A-O you may enter and leave Thailand as many times as you like for 1 year. Prior to the expiration of the A-O visa you must go to Immigration in Thailand and apply for a 1 year extension to stay. To get this you need to either have an original Aus embassy certifification of monthly income of at least 65k baht or a certified statement from a Thai bank showing at least 800k baht balance. Along with the financials you will need copies of passport pages, a completed application for extension to stay and 2 photos.Originally Posted by terry57
Note the visa is not being renewed. You are getting an extension to stay. The visa expires after 1 year but the extension to stay alows you another year to stay. Therefore if you leave Thailand be sure you get a reentry permit before you leave or you will have to get a new A-O visa in Aus.
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