British Embassy Bangkok to stop Certification of Income Letters

From 1 January 2019, the British Embassy in Bangkok will no longer be providing British Nationals with letters confirming their income when you apply for a retirement or a marriage visa in Thailand.

The embassy will accept applications until 12th December, 2018. After this time, you should show that you have income required by the Thai authorities by transferring the minimum funds needed into a Thai bank account.

The British Embassy Bangkok is stopping the certification of income letters because it is unable to fulfil the Thai authorities’ requirements to verify the income of British Nationals.

British Nationals should now demonstrate that they have an amount of at least 800,000 THB in an account in Thailand for no less than three months prior to the visa application, or a monthly income of at least 65,000 THB transferred into an account in Thailand for a retirement visa.

For a marriage visa, the amounts are 400,000 THB in an account in Thailand for no less than three months prior to the visa application, or a monthly income of at least 40,000 THB transferred into an account in Thailand. A bank statement should be used as the supporting document for obtaining a Thai retirement or marriage visa.

According to the embassy statement, the requirements for a retirement visa are as follows:

– Must be at least 50 years old;

– Must have an amount of at least B800,000 in an account in Thailand for no less than three months prior to the application for a visa, or a monthly income of at least B65,000.

For further information potential applicants were directed to specific webpage for the requirements for a retirement visa on the Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau website.

The requirements for a marriage visa were given as:

– Must be legally married to a Thai national;

– Must have an amount of no less than B400,000 in an account in Thailand for two months prior to the visa application, or an average annual income of no less than B40,000 per month.

For further information potential applicants were directed to specific webpage for the requirements for a marriage visa on the Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau website.

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