Members kjun12 Posted October 26, 2018 Members Share Posted October 26, 2018 U.S. Mission in Thailand to Cease Providing Income Affidavit October 26, 2018 Bangkok, THAILAND As of January 1, 2019, the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and the U.S. Consulate General in Chiang Mai will cease to provide the income affidavit for the purpose of applying for Thai retirement and family visas and will not notarize previous versions of the income affidavit. The Royal Thai Government requires actual verification of income to certify visa applicants meet financial requirements for long-stay visas. The U.S. government cannot provide this verification and will no longer issue the affidavits. Please consult the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. and Royal Thai Immigration Bureau websites for information on how to meet the requirements for a Thai retirement visa or extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiBottomBoy Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 So what does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kjun12 Posted October 26, 2018 Author Members Share Posted October 26, 2018 This is most important to those who are seeking to extend a one year retirement visa. Now they will have to have 800,000 baht in a Thai bank or prove that they are receiving 65,000 baht per month into a Thai bank account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyOz Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Kjun, I know many retirees may not have the 65,000 baht per month but won't most have 800,000 K in the bank as I thought that money was required to stay in the bank for the initial visa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Latbear4blk Posted October 30, 2018 Members Share Posted October 30, 2018 If I am right, that is almost 2k U$S. I thought that is a lot of money as monthly income to live in Thailand. Am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyOz Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Latbear4blk said: If I am right, that is almost 2k U$S. I thought that is a lot of money as monthly income to live in Thailand. Am I wrong? It depends on your lifestyle and what you want to do and how much you want to do it. Living in Bangkok is not cheap, but could be easily done on 2k per month but not with many trips to the bars. Short times on apps are about 60-70 USD. Food is cheap if done on your own but Western restaurants are more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Latbear4blk Posted October 30, 2018 Members Share Posted October 30, 2018 58 minutes ago, TotallyOz said: It depends on your lifestyle and what you want to do and how much you want to do it. Living in Bangkok is not cheap, but could be easily done on 2k per month but not with many trips to the bars. Short times on apps are about 60-70 USD. Food is cheap if done on your own but Western restaurants are more expensive. Thanks for educating me. But I still do not fully understand. Based on previous posts in this thread, I had the impression that the 2K minimun requirement was considered too high by the posters. However, you are telling me that it is not. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MsGuy Posted October 31, 2018 Members Share Posted October 31, 2018 Latbear, I don't know shit about Thailand but my best guess is that the authorities (for whatever reason) do not want to compete for foreigners with marginal incomes looking for a cheap place to retire. Or maybe it's just an incompetent bureaucracy running wild. Latbear4blk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Latbear4blk Posted October 31, 2018 Members Share Posted October 31, 2018 24 minutes ago, MsGuy said: Latbear, I don't know shit about Thailand but my best guess is that the authorities (for whatever reason) do not want to compete for foreigners with marginal incomes looking for a cheap place to retire. Or maybe it's just an incompetent bureaucracy running wild. What confuses me is that, based on @TotallyOz's report, the cap should be higher in order to do so. It is probably incompetency, you're right. MsGuy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kjun12 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2018 MS, it is a little of both of those but, it is mostly the second. The whole Thai culture is warped. MsGuy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
