RayongRob Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hi Can anyone confirm that letters from the local thai bank confirming the 800,000 deposit for retirement visa have to be done on the day of visit to IO? Before it was a couple of days. Also do you now need a summary of your bank statements as well as certain pages from your bankbook? Any help will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 What Immigration office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 It depends upon the office you are applying at. Most will accept one from the day before some about 3 days. Many want the bank book updated on the day you apply. All will want copies of the bank book showing at least 3 months to prove the money has been in the bank that long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 31 minutes ago, RayongRob said: Hi Can anyone confirm that letters from the local thai bank confirming the 800,000 deposit for retirement visa have to be done on the day of visit to IO? Before it was a couple of days. Also do you now need a summary of your bank statements as well as certain pages from your bankbook? Any help will be appreciated. Would we be correct in inferring from your username that it is, in fact, the Rayong Immigration Office based in Maptaput that you are talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 21 hours ago, ubonjoe said: It depends upon the office you are applying at. Most will accept one from the day before some about 3 days. Many want the bank book updated on the day you apply. All will want copies of the bank book showing at least 3 months to prove the money has been in the bank that long. Ubonjoe ... in a related question .. is it true that moving forward, we would be required to keep that 800,000 + account balance for 90 days AFTER getting the Visa / renewal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 24 minutes ago, bangkokequity said: Ubonjoe ... in a related question .. is it true that moving forward, we would be required to keep that 800,000 + account balance for 90 days AFTER getting the Visa / renewal? Under the rules that go into effect on March 1st you must keep the 800k baht for 3 months after the date you apply and then 400k up to the date you top up your account for the next extension. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I always go immediately before going to immigration and do a small ATM transaction which shows up when the passbook is updated. Never had a problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: Under the rules that go into effect on March 1st you must keep the 800k baht for 3 months after the date you apply and then 400k up to the date you top up your account for the next extension. Perfect! Thank you! This is not an issue for me, but I do fear a lot of "top up / stamp & go" folks are in for a very nasty surprise in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letseng Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 hours ago, bangkokequity said: Perfect! Thank you! This is not an issue for me, but I do fear a lot of "top up / stamp & go" folks are in for a very nasty surprise in 2020. Why? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 hours ago, bangkokequity said: Perfect! Thank you! This is not an issue for me, but I do fear a lot of "top up / stamp & go" folks are in for a very nasty surprise in 2020. not if you meet the criteria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 At CM immigration in November, the bank letter seemed to be irrelevant. The bank statement was what they looked at very carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 At CM immigration in November, the bank letter seemed to be irrelevant. The bank statement was what they looked at very carefully.My bank letter balance was slightly different from my statement, they never bothered, but copied my book as well. This was last month.Sent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosMing Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 What exactly is this 'letter' from the bank? Is it simply a bank statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, MosMing said: What exactly is this 'letter' from the bank? Is it simply a bank statement? It is a letter confirming your account is valid with your current balance shown on it. A bank book or a statement is also needed with it to prove the money has been in the bank for 2 or 3 months or your monthly income if using the income option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, ubonjoe said: It is a letter confirming your account is valid with your current balance shown on it. A bank book or a statement is also needed with it to prove the money has been in the bank for 2 or 3 months or your monthly income if using the income option. Illogical duplication. If the bank book is updated 1-2 days before showing it to the IO, I would have thought that was sufficient evidence the account is valid. Unless there is an industry specializing in forged passbooks. The Thai addiction to paper everything could use some modernization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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