Questioner: Berry
In your answer to Thailand Visa question 028/21 you wrote: c. The combination method.
With this you use an income and bank amount that together must be an amount of at least 800 Baht on an annual basis. The income must be proven with a “proof of income” Depending on the total amount of the income, the remaining amount must be supplemented to at least 000 Baht with a bank amount in a Thai bank account. (or vice versa that you supplement the bank amount with an income)
My question is specifically about “The income must be proven with a proof of income”. I have heard from several people that the proof in income, for the combination method, may also consist of, I will use your definition, the deposit method.
A simple example, if you have 400k in a Thai bank account, it is enough if you make a monthly deposit of 65.000 THB / 2 = 32 500 THB.
So you have 2 options:
– A visa support letter with an income of at least 32.500 THB (or equivalent document).
– Monthly deposits, from abroad, preferably around the same period.
My question to you is: Is accepting those monthly deposits an exception or is it standard practice?
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In the official note about those monthly deposits, “Retired” only refers to a monthly amount of at least 65 Baht.
“Evidence showing income not less than 65 Baht monthly….”
(see attachment or go to Laws, regulations, Police Orders, etc – Thai visas, residency and work permits – Thailand Visa Forum by Thai Visa No. 18)
This means that for monthly deposits as “Retired” only an amount of at least 65 000 Baht is accepted. It follows then that the combination method is not applicable in that case because at least 65 Baht is sufficient in itself. Fortunately, some immigration offices sometimes work in favor of the applicant.
I know that deposits of less than 65 Baht in combination with a bank transfer are also accepted in some immigration offices. Usually, a bank amount of at least 000 Baht is also required and the rest may then be supplemented with deposits up to an annual amount of at least 400 Baht. You may not arrive at that 000 Baht all year round. Just ask locally
Your example is not quite correct though. You assume a bank amount of 400 Baht and that is usually also the minimum bank amount that is required, but the calculation of the additional amount is incorrect.
32 500 x 12 is 390 000 Baht and that is 10 000 Baht short to reach the amount of 800 000 Baht on an annual basis.
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