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Can I convert a marriage visa to a retirement visa in Thailand?

Marriage Visa Retirement Visa Visa Extension Thai Immigration Visa Requirements

SilverPe*********

asked Dec 16, 2025

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Can I "renew" a marriage visa into a retirement Visa or do I need to start over with the retirement Visa process?

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In Thailand, you cannot "renew" a visa; however, you can apply for an extension based on different grounds at your next extension date. If you currently hold a marriage visa (90-day non-O visa), your extension must be based on your marriage. To switch to a retirement visa, you must meet specific requirements: being over 50 years old and having either a monthly income of 65,000 baht from abroad or 800,000 baht in a Thai bank account for at least two months prior to your application. Thus, you need to start the retirement visa process anew at your next extension.

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Paul **********

You change the visa application at your next extension date. You need 800k baht for retirement vs 400k for marriage.

Marriage extension is good up until court signs of a divorce or at the end of the extension if the partner dies during the extension period.

We are.doing our first extension based on marriage ourselfs and its time consuming. Asked an agent and the look of fear on her face and suggested retirement visa which she could do for 25k baht. We got a 60 day extension added while we sort it out from Chon Buri Immigration as Petchaburi Immigration after what must have been 10 checklist visits still said no.

10 months ago

Chris *******

@Paul *******

also not all offices will allow this change.

Must check with the local office first.

10 months ago

Pete **********

Trouble with wife?

10 months ago

SilverPe*********

@Pete *********

gasp!

10 months ago

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

Yes, you can apply for your next extension based on retirement provided you meet the requirements. This means being over 50 years old and either documenting twelve consecutive months with a minimum income of 65K baht per month from abroad, or having 800K baht in a Thai bank account at least two months prior to submitting your application.

10 months ago

SilverPe*********

@Jan *****************

thank you. I'll confirm with my local office, but I'm abroad and ruminating.

10 months ago

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

SilverPenguin2463 Ok, as you understand, the first one-year extension after your initial 90-day visa must be based on the same grounds as the visa itself. After that, you can switch your annual extension from marriage to retirement.

10 months ago

SilverPe*********

@Jan *****************

I understand. Thank you.

10 months ago

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

@Jan *****************

But we don't know if it's a "next" extension or the first extension. That makes all the difference.

10 months ago

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

@Brandon ***********

Agreed, but since he is asking whether he has to start over with the visa process itself, I assumed that he is already on an extension, even though he also refers to it as a visa, as many people do.

10 months ago

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

@Jan *****************

This poster has basically asked the same questions many, MANY times over the last few months. It's getting pretty old by now

10 months ago

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

No visa can ever be "renewed."

You can apply for extensions, which are brand new extensions each year, nothing is renewed.

If you have a marriage VISA, the 90-day non-O visa, then you can only apply for extension based on marriage. The extension must match the reason for the visa.

The following year, you can apply for an extension based on a different reason, since you are not applying to extend a visa, you are applying to extend based off a previous extension.

10 months ago