From January 1, the British Embassy in Bangkok will no longer be providing British nationals with letters confirming their income.
The letter has served as a supporting document for obtaining a Thai retirement or marriage visa.
The embassy is stopping the certification of income letters because it is unable to fulfil the Thai authorities’ requirements to verify the income of UK nationals, it said in a release on Monday.
For a retirement visa, British nationals have to demonstrate that they have at least Bt800,000 in an account in Thailand for no less than three months prior to the visa application, or a monthly income of at least Bt65,000 transferred into an account in Thailand.
A bank statement should in future be used as the supporting document for obtaining a Thai retirement or marriage visa, the embassy said.
All British nationals concerned should note that the last date for income-letter applications is December 12, it added.
