Can I apply for a retirement visa to enter Thailand through the Los Angeles consulate?

There are a lot of stories though.

No, sorry. But there is a group for ASQ or just type ASQ in the search on this group.

@John *****************

as a yank living here and knowing the % following that clown . Dont want them either. Thailand is Covid free now. Let's not tempt fate, eh

@John *****************

Yes , it just shows . Most of the Covid response is political and secret . The corporate jets are having a great time . Rent now . Where do you want to go ?

@Seán ******

Its a catch 22 I think. No deaths, but no tourists or markets. The government could certainly afford a stimulus package, but wont.

Protecting citizens from Covid at the expence of livelihood and education is not a farangs topic.

We do what we can.

@Steve *********

It's sad! I love Thailand and it's people and It's looking like we are doing more harm than good by lockdown around the world. Plunging more people into poverty 😥

@Seán ******

lot of cheap everything right now. Problem is the Thai people are suffering and have nothing to sell

@Vincent *******

right, and for good reason . US leads the world in cases and deaths yet only has 4% of people.

Tramp Is the instigator of a "total irresponsible circus " in this pandemic. Handling it like a kid in a sandbox full of toys.

With half of americans believing him, would you chance letting them in.

Bud carefull, on the end the Immigration Officer in Thailand lat you in or not. Witch VISA ever. Same as travel to US.

@Ruth *******

we're still Covid free. In 10 months 3000 cases, 58 died.

Vs: US at 7,354,000. Cases, 226,000. Dead.

@Ahkim *******

the op is talking about a retirement visa, not a tourist visa.

@Kool ******

I realize many people like myself that can afford it, but of principle will NOT spend the money/quarantine time. And when towns like HH where I have a condo like many other Farangs, that is now drowning and businesses closing daily because the normal crowd is not there to spend the money. So please tell me when it flourishes again, because a town like this cannot survive, and all my friends that stayed is saying it is empty. Golf courses are empty, bars and restaurants are either closed or empty, trying to entice the few that are there to come and play for 700-800 baht which certainly does not make places survive. Good Luck to All!

@Rick ******

yes I do. Know people in most provinces, and have an honest thai Dr. It may be off a few percent, ( normal ) but ya

@Kool ******

, even with the published numbers of the cases and deaths in the US, I am in an area that has few of both. Soon I will be going to Arizona to spend the winter that has very low numbers. If I stay low key here in the US, I should be fine. I believe things will continue to get better with regard to total cost of reentry and it is just a matter of time before I return. As for the economy, it will take a long time before Thailand returns to pre Covid-19 numbers and it is up to the government to start opening things up again. Right now they have a major public relations problem.

@Steve *********

, do you believe the numbers that the Thai government is using for coronavirus cases and deaths?

@Kool ******

Its a hell of a lot safer here. Only 3k cases this year with total 58 deaths. Problem is economy.. no more smiles, jobs, or happiness. Thailand in the midst of big political problems ,along with economic.

@Rick ******

What is cost now Rick. ?

This morning, It appears Quarantine may be reduced to 10 days.

@Janne **********

, your thinking doesn't match with all the people asking questions about how to get here, with no qualms at all about quarantine. There are many more people that can afford these hoops than you can even imagine. There are millions of people in most every country that want a safe place to ride out this virus, and can afford it, no matter what the cost.

@Pensom *****

, that doesn't mean that there is some price gouging going on.

@Janne **********

, I am with you on that. I am already allowed in, but am not willing to jump through more hoops and pay the rediculous cost.

@Pensom *****

what I was saying was that this whole idea is cooked up by the govt, and regardless of who is collecting most of the money, it's price gouging at the highest proportions, and it will not be popular by most people.

@Kool ******

I'm referring to snow birds coming for 3 months and up to 6-7 months, and not those that are working, school, diplomats etc...22k arriving. With only 5-6 carriers having flown inbound the last 4-5 months is highly unlikely...anyway we will see how it goes...will be interesting to see if popular tourist towns will be flooded by Europeans coming in for 3months and more. I doubt it very much.

@Janne **********

, since June, with type O family visas, work visas, diplomat visas, and a few others, over 22,000 foreigners have come back so far, and went into quarantine. This is much more than "very few", and the number grows daily.

@Janne **********

sorry but the prices are not charged by government. Only visa fees are charged by government.

@Bobby *******

$100K,,that is out of control!

@Janne **********

. It's a long way off for normal process, if ever. Property owners can now enter but must place 3,000,000 baht in Thai bank account.

non O retirement?

@Ahkim *******

Failed english multiple times and not my mother tongue so i dont really care. It works.

Non O arrived end of July they dont issue the normal 1 year multiple entry at moment so was 3 months and now in process of extending for a year.

@Mic****

, dude I let the minor ones slip, but this was an egregious violation. look at it! you just put words in a row and added a dot at the end.

ok ok, anyway. when did you pop over froom Singapore and on which visa type?

@Ahkim *******

Grammar Nazi. No of course i did quarantine and everything else according to the requirements of the Thai goverment.

@Michael *******

punctuation bro.. you mean you came in from singapore without quarantine?

@Rob *****

yes agree with that keep it under radar I came in from Singapore and in Thai embassy facebook never mentions farangs always pictures of Thais returning.

@Stan ******

Yes , They are all doing it .

Singapore , Indonesia . Long stay and call it not tourist . Nothing on arrival everything pre done .

@Bobby ********

get finger prints at police station NYC $25 , then there is sheet they advise to send prints to FBI in Virginia $18 takes two weeks to get letter

@Frank *****

. Please advise what service you found to do criminal check. MAHALO

@Ahkim *******

I paid $200 for OA at NYC, no other fee but needed insurance proof of funds and criminal check total cost $43 for FBI check baht annual insurance premium

@Fr***

, since when?

@Ahkim *******

it is the visa fee for OA

@Ka***

, I never heard of this processing fee before

@Kathy ***************

. All OA visas are multiple entry. They are valid for twelve months. The fee is a standard application fee

That has just been put on the embassy web pages in The Last 5 days about the processing fee and it's non-refundable if you're not approved

@Stan ******

no the $200 is for a processing fee it's $80 for a one-year single entry Visa is even more for a 5-year Visa because it's a multiple entry

@Bobby *******

that is correct re the 800K only needed to be shown in your home country bank if using a non immigrant OA visa (aka retirement visa). Perhaps the OP is unaware that this visa can give them a second year at no cost if they leave the country before the first stamp ends. They would only need to buy a re-entry permit at immigration to keep this second year of the visa alive and be able to re-enter on it within a year of leaving

@David ********

, yes as far as I know everyone must have health insurance and do the 14 day quarantine.

@Rick ******

did the marriage visa have health insurance requirements?

@Bobby *******

I agree with the health minister. Many foreigners to dress dirty and they don’t shower often enough. I’m embarrassed Often when I see foreign men poorly dressed with shabby shorts and disheveled flip-flops, and some cheap dirty shirt. I don’t get it. We don’t all look like that but too many of us do.

@Stan ******

. Not my views. Just how it is. I live here and talk to the locals. If you can't accept their culture, best you stay away?

@Stan ******

. Unfortunately due to the carry on your fellow citizens (and the UK is just as bad) with demonstrations and too-frequent public outbursts over lockdown and mask wearing, these two countries are not viewed too favourably by the Thai government. They have their hands full with the pro-democracy student rallies at the moment, the last thing they want to do is let in Brits and Americans who will not follow the restrictions in place here. It's what happens when a whole country is tarred with the same brush. I suggest you just quietly make your application, show the financial criteria, obtain the necessary insurance, book your quarantine, and they will get you to agree that you will follow the government guidelines relating to the covid measures (which are not too heavy now. The worst of it - alcohol ban, businesses closed etc are well behind us, and the locals don't want them reintroduced just because some Farang isn't towing the line!). Good luck - may the force be with you!

OK, I guess I was misinformed.

@Rick ******

. OA and OX are now permitted.

@Bobby *******

, are you sure? My understanding is that only the six categories are currently allowed to enter Thailand. Retirees and tourists are not in the six categories yet. He doesn't have a Thai wife or dependent.

@Rick ******

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@Stan ******

can get in with an OA visa. Funds of 800,000 equivalent can be shown in a US bank account. Advise once you arrive in Thailand, start the transfer process of 65,000 baht per month into Thai bank account, so the extension can be applied for within Thailand, just in case the restrictions are still in place a year on

@Stan ******

, then you won't be able to get into Thailand right now. You should talk to the Consulate again. Maybe they misunderstood your situation.

@Stan ******

, that is all new since I had my last visa. You will need to follow current guidelines. Do you have a Thai spouse or a Thai dependant child? I was only addressing the visa aspect.

@Stan ******

not for a one year

@Stan ******

, no. You will already have your visa in your passport. I have never had to show immigration any money in 15 years.

@Stan ******

, LA requires only about 750 dollars in a US bank account. You would need to show a recent account statement as proof of funds. I always get a statement from my bank just before submitting my paperwork.

@Kathy ***************

That's interesting. If you read the requirements for visas on the consulate website, at least if you are a spouse of a Thai national, you have to have proof of purchased plane ticket, proof of paid ASQ hotel and other info before you are told to mail your passport in with some repetitive documents and then are notified they are mailing the visa. Mine is coming from the DC consulate in the mail tomorrow and then I still have to load a copy of the visa to them and then they send the COE document I need. A lot of hoops to jump through. They could make it easier but why do that?

@Gr**

Tourist visas for the US have the same requirements as they do for Thailand, other than an interview. Tourist visas are also valid for 6 months, extendedable in country up to 1 year.

@Bobby *******

yes if you qualify and have 3 million baht in a bank here and come from a low risk country and are willing to pay all the insurance,quarantine and extortionate flight costs let along the Covid tests..

Lots of hoops to jump through

@Thailand ***************************************

What about simple visitors visa?

@Thailand ***************************************

jump through a lot more hoops same as UK.

@Gr**

What would a Thai have to do if they married an American?

@Stan ******

Telll me again what would a Thai have to do to get retirement in USA? Pain in the arse?

@Stan ******

. The visa itself is only about $250? The most expensive part is the quarantine. But for anyone wanting to stay long term it's ideal.

@Stan ******

, like I said, talk to them again. I have a Thai wife and son which is why I can get in right now.

@Stan ******

, you may not get in on just a retirement visa yet.

I have been hearing the same thing we go through the Washington DC office we were told by them to give an itinerary flight and we did not have to purchase our flight ticket until we got Visa approved.. in November other airlines are going to start flying and you may have more options..