Answered2 months ago

Can I apply for a retirement visa in Thailand if my O visa bank funds have only been in for 5 weeks?

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Steve ******

asked Sep 2, 2026

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I have type O visa want retirement visa money in bank has only been in 5 weeks can I still get visa

Answer summary

The user is inquiring whether they can qualify for a retirement visa in Thailand despite having maintained the required funds in their bank account for only five weeks while holding a type O visa.

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Derek ********

No change really just apply 60 day tourist visa ,2000THB i think .Ill do that

2 months ago

Graham ******

Derek Malone £30 RTE London which is much less than 2000B

2 months ago

Charlie *********

People are so upset but this is basically how it was for a long time, until recently when they tried the 60 days visa exemption scheme, and then the huge uptick in shitty behavior started happening. Other countries are also currently in the process of cracking down, too, such as Vietnam, since everyone loves to suggest they'll protest by going there instead

2 months ago

Sue **********

@Nongnuch Kamdee where did you have this list from? It does not seem to match the one from the RG

2 months ago

Steve******

Is the highlighted not India?

2 months ago

Nongnuch ********

Steve_

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there was a wrong list from the Thai government circulating for one day. It only listed 54 countries. I fell prey for it. Now I got that corrected

2 months ago

Sue **********

Steve_

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yes it is. I already corrected it above and asked @Nongnuch Kamdee

2 months ago

Sue **********

India has 30 days also according latest News 🤷🏻‍♀️

2 months ago

Will ************

Nongnuch Kamdee India has a 30 day bilateral agreement with Thailand .

2 months ago

Sue **********

Nongnuch Kamdee here is the official list

and India is included to the 30 days. All not mentioned countries need a visa anyway to enter Thailand

2 months ago

Nongnuch ********

Sue Heimchen 😕😕😕the Thai government initially published a list with only 54 countries! The list got updated and now contains all 60 countries. I deleted the wrong list from the header

2 months ago

Sue **********

Nongnuch Kamdee ok 🙏

2 months ago

Kool *******

Everyone is counting the 15 days wrong. The first day of the count in not on Sept 1st, like everyone thinks. Thailand counts the day it was publish, Aug 31st, as the first day in the count, as they do with every count, making Sept 14th as the day it takes effect.

2 months ago

Graham ******

Kool Breez Today is one day AFTER it was published in the Royal Gazette

2 months ago

Kool *******

Graham Seal the first day is the day it was published, not the next day after. That is how Thailand counts. If you've dealt with immigration at all then you know that.

2 months ago

Nongnuch ********

Kool Breez the new rule starts at 00:00 AM in the morning of September 15

2 months ago