Hi everyone. I have 2 questions, 1- Did the immigration rules change this Feb 1 , 2025? 2- I had pension income verified by my Canadian embassy (over the 65k/Mon) but immigration did not accept it stating that it is not a "guarantee" from the embassy. Did anyone experience this, and can you please share?

Now I have to open bank account and deposit 800k bht into the account to get me 3 + 12 month visa. So I need to transfer 30k dollars from Canada into Thailand which is not an easy task.

Thanks guys!!!

Thanks for the posts. I'm new to the group and hopefully someday I can contribute. Age 57, from the US.

In Bangkok (CW) I did on my own my first 90 day and 1 year Non-O for retirement, multi-entry. I've kept over 1 million baht in BKK Bank. Plus, I wired about 70K each month from a US bank to BKK Bank, for the last 13 months.

I'm researching the 65k pension deposit method vs. 800k balance. I understand I can no longer get an embassy letter.

Will 12 months of bank statements work? Do I also need to show my US tax records, showing the pension? Thanks

Thinking ahead to our May renewal of our non immigrant 0 (retirement) visa, I read somewhere that we can show proof of the pension we get from our former workplace for income verification.

What exactly would we need from the company?