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Or as many call them marriage and retirement visas... but in reality they are Extensions to Permissions of Stay, issued by domestic immigration, based on marriage or retirement, not visas. We have all heard the recent fuss as 4 Embassies stopped issuing the obligatory 'income letters'. But Immigration accommodated them by offering a proof of income into Thailand alternative. Show us the money being transferred in every month. A lot of complaints, but it was an alternative. I laid back smugly thinking I can easily continue with my 800k retirement based extension, money seasoned for 3

Two options, independent retirement extensions or one with your wife piggy backing on yours with no financial requirement. Bank amounts per OP.

Deposits are insured up to 1 million THB. http://www.dpa.or.th/ewt_news.php?nid=320&filename=index___EN

Anyone who buys anything from Louis Vuitton definitely has more money than sense.

I agree, but under the new rules the minute you use any of the 800k for an emergency during the five month period around your extension date you've invalidated your visa. Another point about the new rules is they've effectively increased the 800k requirement to 1.255 million. To arrive at this number I used their 65k/month as a minimum income requirement then figured for five months I'll be able to live off the 800k deposit, but for the remaining seven months I'll need an additional 455k (7 * 65) brought over. Good we still have the monthly income method to use as I'll be using that

It's probably not a bad idea to keep 800,000 baht in a Thai bank at all times, just as an emergency cushion. And depending on your currency at home, it might turn out to be a profitable move.