Can I transfer a 6 or 12 month overseas pension payout into Thailand to qualify for a Retirement Visa?

they might have said that BUT the way the rules are written are very specific and at least in bangkok they said NO 130K skip a month OR 120K one month and then 15K the month after that (which totals 65K per month averaged.

The rule is written with NO averaging as a minimum of 65K baht transferred into a thai bank account in your name only each month EVERY month for the previous 12 months before you apply for your extension.

I would NOT trust an immigration officer who said you could use an average for an extension based on being over 50 using monthly income with international transfers.

The averaging is ONLY for extensions based on marriage where you bring in an average of 40K baht a month for the previous 12 months.

@Mick *********

the question is, is the total 12 month amount enough that you would have a spare 400,000 in the account that you could leave untouched for the entire year?

ah OK that wouldn't work then... unless you didn't mind leaving 400k untouched

with the new 800K baht banked money you now need to have it in the account 2 months before you apply leave it in there for 3 months after you apply and then not let the balance get below 400K for the rest of the year.

You have to leave 400,000 of it untouched after your waiver granted.

Last month at Krabi Immigration my friend was not even allowed to show his 65k monthly international transfers into Bangkok Bank . They said 800k cash in the bank was the only method allowed if no Embassy Affidavit / Letter.

This was only a few days after Big Joke was canned. The Krabi Immigration Chief was also replaced at the same time. Plus only a week before he had a preliminary interview to see if what documents he had would work. He was told to come back in a week and what he had would be okay. I know this story is true as I had been working with him for a month helping him source and assemble his document/application packet. I do not know if anyone else has received the same denial

Tod Daniels Thanks Tod. I started last month and my extension is due in December. Looks like I will be going the route (or maybe the Elite) especially as I am in Phuket where I doubt leniency features in their lexicon.

@Richard *******

there are reports of some offices showing leniency NOT in the amount of the monthly transfers BUT in the fact that last year you didn't know you couldn't get the embassy letter. Some offices were allowing people to get extensions based on only showing monthly transfers from Dec 2018 onward BUT now reports are coming in that less and less offices are showing any leniency at all and if you are using monthly income and your consulate doesn't issue the affidavit letter you need 12 months of monthly transfers when you apply for the extension.

Have you had any feedback on their supposed "leniency" for applicants who haven't had a full year because, like me, the new rules came into force mid-visa?