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Can I qualify for a Non-OA visa with monthly pension transfers and later switch to the 800k requirement in Thailand?

Thailand Visa Non-OA Visa Retirement Visa Visa Requirements Expat Advice Financial Requirements

Apr 9, 2026

22 days ago

Sam *********

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Single, 70

Requirements say 

800kbaht   OR    65kbaht/mo.pension.

Has anyone come over on a nonO-A using the monthly amount and then getting the 800k during their first year in Thailand?

Thank you for any useful answers.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The discussion centers around the Non-OA visa requirements for retirees in Thailand, particularly focusing on the financial qualifications of 800,000 THB or a monthly pension of 65,000 THB. Various comments clarify that while you can enter Thailand on a Non-OA visa using monthly income as proof of finances from your home country, the rules regarding visa extensions are distinct. Some participants mention that it may be possible to switch to the Non-O visa after the initial Non-OA period, but this typically requires leaving Thailand and re-entering under a different visa category. Overall, the feasibility of meeting these financial criteria varies and can depend on individual circumstances and local immigration practices.

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20 days ago

David *******

All online. Easy. Why ask regularly?

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21 days ago

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21 days ago

James *******

When you come over on a non O-A you don’t need any money in Thailand, you prove you have the money requirement in you home bank.

Just before your visa expires you can leave the country and get stamped back in for a year’s extension. At that point you can start the 65k+ a month or choose to do the 800k.

21 days ago

Da *******

I came on a tourist visa, I went to Pattaya and had it stitched to an O visa, they handled everything.

22 days ago

John **********

Not sure I quite follow your question but I think you're asking if you can come to Thailand on a Non-OA visa and after a year switch to a Non-O visa based on having made 12 months of overseas transfers. No if you come on a Non-OA you stay on a Non-OA, you'd have to be out of Thailand while your Non-OA expired and come back on a Non-O, it would then be up to your immigration office whether they would allow you to use monthly transfers for the next extension

22 days ago

Dennis *********

OMG, this gets asked several times a day. the requirements have not changed.

22 days ago

John *********

Understand that the protocols for a Non -O Retirement Visa issued by a Thai Embassy and those for an extension of that Visa are two completely different things.

22 days ago

Alisa ********

You can enter Thailand on a retirement visa and apply to the Thai Customs Department while you are in your home country.

22 days ago

Bob **********

It’s 800k unless your embassy issues a financial certificate and most don’t and the OA requires insurance police check medical certificate the non-o is the way to go

22 days ago

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

What you use to qualify for the visa from the embassy and what you use to get an extension in Thailand are not related.

22 days ago

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