Extension of stay option query

Here is where we will consolidate all information about Thai visas and work permits (as they are closely related to the type and availability of your visa).
Post Reply
User avatar
Brian Davis
udonmap.com
Posts: 2456
Joined: January 26, 2008, 8:14 pm
Location: Phen (Udon Thani Province)

Extension of stay option query

Post by Brian Davis » January 16, 2025, 2:19 pm

Perhaps it’s me, again, looking at information from the wrong direction, but I’d welcome clarification.
The below is extracted from the Thai Immigration HQ website. Not that I need to use option 5 at present( although think I used it in my early days here, when Immigration was at the airport), but I’ve always viewed it as a sort of combination of options 3 and 4. My questions are:-
Does option 5 mean the applicant must have an 800,000 baht bank BALANCE at the time of application?
Should option 5 really read ‘EVIDENCE OF” annual income ……….?
An example might be of an applicant who always maintains a 500,000 baht bank balance. He would then have to prove he had an additional 300,000 baht annual income.
That leads to another question. Could the annual income be a ‘one-off’ credit to the bank OR like the criteria for option 3, would Immigration insist upon monthly credits? And don’t dare be a day late with a credit transfer, if it was a bank holiday!!!
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
In the case of living in the later years
Criteria for consideration
1. Aliens must obtain a temporary resident visa.
2. Be 50 years of age or older
3. There is evidence of income of not less than 65,000 baht per month or
4. Before submitting the application for at least 2 months and after receiving permission for at least 3 months, there must be a deposit of
not less than 800,000 baht in a commercial bank account located in Thailand. After receiving permission for 3 months, the deposit may be withdrawn
, with a remaining balance in the account of not less than 400,000 baht or
5. Have annual income and deposits in commercial banks located in Thailand totaling no less than 800,000 baht
as of the application submission date. The bank deposits must remain in the account before the application submission and after permission is granted, and the deposits can be withdrawn in the same way as in Section (4).



User avatar
Brian Davis
udonmap.com
Posts: 2456
Joined: January 26, 2008, 8:14 pm
Location: Phen (Udon Thani Province)

Extension of stay option query

Post by Brian Davis » January 16, 2025, 2:19 pm

Perhaps it’s me, again, looking at information from the wrong direction, but I’d welcome clarification.
The below is extracted from the Thai Immigration HQ website. Not that I need to use option 5 at present( although think I used it in my early days here, when Immigration was at the airport), but I’ve always viewed it as a sort of combination of options 3 and 4. My questions are:-
Does option 5 mean the applicant must have an 800,000 baht bank BALANCE at the time of application?
Should option 5 really read ‘EVIDENCE OF” annual income ……….?
An example might be of an applicant who always maintains a 500,000 baht bank balance. He would then have to prove he had an additional 300,000 baht annual income.
That leads to another question. Could the annual income be a ‘one-off’ credit to the bank OR like the criteria for option 3, would Immigration insist upon monthly credits? And don’t dare be a day late with a credit transfer, if it was a bank holiday!!!
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
In the case of living in the later years
Criteria for consideration
1. Aliens must obtain a temporary resident visa.
2. Be 50 years of age or older
3. There is evidence of income of not less than 65,000 baht per month or
4. Before submitting the application for at least 2 months and after receiving permission for at least 3 months, there must be a deposit of
not less than 800,000 baht in a commercial bank account located in Thailand. After receiving permission for 3 months, the deposit may be withdrawn
, with a remaining balance in the account of not less than 400,000 baht or
5. Have annual income and deposits in commercial banks located in Thailand totaling no less than 800,000 baht
as of the application submission date. The bank deposits must remain in the account before the application submission and after permission is granted, and the deposits can be withdrawn in the same way as in Section (4).

Post Reply

Return to “Thailand Visa & Immigration Information”