Are both partners required to deposit 800K into a Thai bank account for retirement visas (O or OA)?

Retirement Visa O Visa OA Visa Bank Deposit Requirements Visa Application Process Immigration Rules Thailand

Jun 23, 2024

5 months ago

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Financial deposit requirements for O or OA Visa's:

When a couple apply for retirement visa's are they both required to deposit 800K into a Thai Bank account.  If not and its only 1 x 800K, can someone please direct me to where that is written?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

When applying for retirement visas (O or OA) in Thailand, each person must meet the financial deposit requirements individually, which typically includes depositing 800,000 THB in a Thai bank account. While one spouse can potentially apply for a non-O visa based on being over 50 and use their funds, if both are applying, they each need to have the deposit. The specifics can depend on the type of visa being applied for and the circumstances of each individual.

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Tim *******

you can apply for a nonOA in home country and one as a dependant and only need one 800k (i say that from experience BUT BUT my depenant/wife is under 50)

5 months ago

John **********

@Tim ******

the OA does come with other requirements but will get a dependent visa associated with it. The other requirements such as police check and insurance need to be taken into account

5 months ago

Tim *******

@John *********

yup didnt say it was same so we on the same page but great u added the differneces if in fact they correct. (fyi not all applied to me but hey thats my RTE)

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Mary ********

If you are both westerners, each have to have 800 K in a thai bank account.

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5 months ago

Darren ******

Everyone does it so U either do it or 65k a month provable or no visa.

Thai / western couple 400k

5 months ago

Brandon ************

It's about the visa type. A non-O based on being over 50 requires 800,000 in a Thai bank account if you cannot get embassy certified income verification. So if both spouses want to apply for this, they both need their own 800,000.

If one spouse wants to get the non-O based on being over 50 and the other one gets the trailing spouse non-O, then only the first spouse needs the money. The issue with this is that very few embassies offer this visa anymore and it's not available in Thailand at all.

5 months ago

Jan ******************

Each person has to fulfil the formal requirements individually. The requirements don’t refer to “a couple”, only “an alien”.

A Non O-A visa can only be applied for at the embassy/consulate that serves your permanent residence. You both can apply with proof of income, but for an extension of stay in Thailand you’ll need to prove funds individually anyway.

5 months ago

Ian ********

800k each

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Ian ********

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