New Rules Regarding Financial Criteria for the Thai Retirement Visa

It has recently been announced that there will be stricter enforcement and new rules associated with applications to extend Thai retirement visas.
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Do New Retirement Visa Rules Preclude Visa Conversion in Thailand?

The new rules regarding retirement visas may include provisions requiring those who wish to obtain a retirement visa to first obtain such a visa abroad before coming to Thailand.
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Changes to Thai Retirement Visa Rules: A Second Look at Elite Status

The Thailand Elite program may look better to certain expats due to the changes to retirement visa regulations.
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Mass Immigration Arrests Continue in Thailand

As changes to rules regarding financial evidence for retirement and marriage visas raids, arrests, deportations, and blacklistings contiue apace in Thailand.
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Institutional Coordination of the Immigration System in Thailand

Agencies tasked with immigration operations are becoming increasingly coordinated in their activities.
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Thai Immigration to Use Discretion for 2019 Retirement Visa Income

Individual Immigration officers have been granted discretion when adjudicating income for those seeking retirement visa extensions in 2019.
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Does Thai Retirement Visa Income Need to Come from Abroad?

For those choosing to use income to fulfill the financial requirements associated with maintenance of a Thai retirement visa extension it would seem such income must emanate from overseas.
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Thai Retirement Visas: Can Income and Bank Balance Be Combined?

Many are wondering: is it possible to use a combination of income and financial assets to overcome the financial threshold associated with the Thai retirement visa?
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US Marriage Visas: Direct Consular Filings (DCF) Overseas

Those living abroad can avail themselves of expedited filing procedures through a US Embassy or Consulate, but the regulations allowing one to do so can prove strict.
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Thai Retirement Visas: Comparing Embassy and Immigration Rules

There is some variance between the rules regarding visa issuance from Thai Embassies and Consulates abroad compared to the rules issued by Royal Thai Immigration Police in Thailand.
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