Can a US couple apply for a Retirement Visa in Laos, including a dependent spouse, after facing issues in Thailand?

Retirement Visa Dependent Visa Thailand Laos Visa Issues Immigration Advice Joint Bank Account Financial Requirements

September 5, 2019

5 years ago

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Following  my previous request for advice regarding a dependent spouse for a Retirement Visa attachment. 

I hope to clarify the situation here:

Supposing my US  married couple friends in there 60’s vacated  Chiang Mai, Thailand, cancelling their ED Visa’s and went to Laos , for example, taking their 800,000 funds with them:

Would the Husband be able to apply for a Retirement Visa in Laos and attach his wife as his dependent in Laos.

So far the husband has been advised by Chiang Mai Immigration  that he can have a Retirement Visa but his wife is denied a dependent Visa based on his retirement Visa over issues relating to the ownership of funds coming from the USA into their joint  Thai bank account.

Chiang Mai Immigration is advising the wife to fund her own retirement visa with the required additional 800,000 deposited into her own Thai bank account.

There has been a suggestion that they could go to Laos and reapply there.  Is this suggest over simplified and if so, could they take a similar course of action that would definitely not give rise to the somewhat ridiculous issues they are currently experiencing.

I hope this problem is now clearly explained and I look forward to some constructive suggestions , so that I can pass on the good news to my very depressed friends.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The post discusses the situation of a US couple in their 60s in Chiang Mai, Thailand, who are experiencing difficulties with their Retirement Visa applications. The husband has been advised that he can obtain a Retirement Visa, but his wife cannot secure a dependent visa due to complications regarding the ownership of funds in their joint Thai bank account. They are considering moving to Laos to reapply, but there is skepticism about whether this would resolve their issues.

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James ********

Going to Laos will not be helpful.

@Tod ********

possibly you have a suggestion for them

5 years ago

Tony *******

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@Longy ***

yes they are already in Thailand on Ed Visa’s that expire in November

5 years ago

Longy ****

open a account, may need to be in thailand to do that

5 years ago

Tony *******

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@James *******

what if they returned the 800,000 to the husbands US account using DeeMoney, opened a new Thai bank account in the husbands name and transferred the funds back again using TransferWise?

5 years ago

Tony *******

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@James *******

good hold point James.

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Tony *******

John **********

If the Thai account is a joint account it needs to hold 1.8 million Baht for a non-o based on retirement. If it only holds 800k that's not enough for either of them.

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Tony *******

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@John *********

Okay, I was curious about 1.8M

5 years ago

John **********

@Tony ******

sorry about typo. Should be 1.6 mill

5 years ago

Tony *******

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