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Bangkok retirement visa 2026 paperwork help?
The bank letter has to be dated the same day you apply at Chaeng Wattana, and the 800k needs to have sat there for two months before that.
Yeah and the income method needs twelve months of proof, that's where most people get caught out.
Immigration wants the embassy income letter plus Thai bank statements showing the 65k monthly transfers landing, and they check the pattern not just the total.
Korat branch letter worked fine for me, same-day.
Good to know branches outside BKK are lenient. I'd still get it from the branch where the account actually sits, some offices here get picky if the letter comes from elsewhere. Takes 20 mins at the counter.
Combo visa counts too, 800k only needs 3 months
plus grab two photocopies of every bank book page, they always want extra at the counter
Worth adding that the two month clock resets if the balance dips even briefly, so don't touch that account.
True, though the two month clock counts from the deposit date, not the letter.
Correct, and get there before 8am or you'll queue half the day.
Best quiet spots in Old Town Gardens Bangkok 2026
Rommaninat Park side, less foot traffic
Agreed, though the Maha Chai Road entrance gets busy with schoolkids around 3pm, so cut through the soi by the temple instead.
soi watcharaphon side, right past the amulet stalls
True, that side stays quieter. Just mind the soi dogs near the south gate around dusk, they get bold when the food carts pack up. I usually loop the perimeter path instead of cutting through the middle.
Yep, quieter there, but the south stretch by the canal is the real hidden bit, hardly anyone walks it.
The north benches are still the old wood ones, but the shade by the canal makes them worth it before 8am.
yeah those wood ones get slippery after rain tbh, watch ur step
One of them has a cracked slat that catches trousers, so sit on the far end closest to the spirit house.
those old wood ones soak up the morning damp so bring something to sit on if u go early. shade starts dropping off past 9 though
Go after 4pm, soi side stays shady.