Answered4 years ago
Can my Chinese wife apply for a Thai retirement visa as my dependent?
If I may ask my first question. It is this:
If I was to obtain the Thai, retirement visa. Could I bring my Chinese wife on my account or would she have to fulfill the same criteria ie the bank deposit and amount of annual income etc ?
If I was to obtain the Thai, retirement visa. Could I bring my Chinese wife on my account or would she have to fulfill the same criteria ie the bank deposit and amount of annual income etc ?
Answer summary
To bring your Chinese wife to Thailand on a retirement visa, she cannot just be added to your visa; she needs to apply for her own Non-O visa as your dependent. This requires her to fulfill certain criteria, including your financial requirements as the primary visa holder. The financial burden rests on you as the sponsor. Once she enters Thailand with her Non-O visa, she can apply for an extension based on your retirement visa, allowing both of you to renew at the same time.
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Stuart *********
She would have to obtain a non O visa based on being your dependent from overseas. Once she has that and enters Thailand she can apply for an extension based off of your visa and the dates will sync with yours. When you apply for the next extension you can both do so at the same time.
Noel ***********
Contact Grace of Thai Visa Centre. She will help you. Most of the posts here are are nonsense.
Ken ******
avoid living in high risk big flood area and chinese like invest in real estate, so read
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Chris *******
@Ken *****
this is an outdated article and applied only to O-A visa.A Non-O does not require it.
Also a trailing spouse cannot aquire the Non-O in country.
Ken ******
better not apply retirement visa until you are in thailand, otherwise you are going to pay costly comppulsory health insurance each year to renew your visa: see news below
Guy *******
OP@Ken *****
Ken, thanks for reply and information but where is the news mentioned ?Ken ******
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Guy *******
OPThank you for sharing!!!
Sharon *******
Trailing spouse is correct, I have one.
You will need to have your marriage certificate legalised for use in Thailand & translated. We applied for it in Thailand, not sure if that makes any difference
You will need to have your marriage certificate legalised for use in Thailand & translated. We applied for it in Thailand, not sure if that makes any difference
Stuart *********
@Sharon ******
Trailing spouse for a Non O retirement or a Non B?Sharon *******
@Stuart ********
Mine's retirement, I've ni experience with a BStuart *********
@Sharon ******
Ok unusual that they’d allow that within Thailand.Guy *******
OP@Stuart ********
Thank you to all the kind people who have been so generous with replys and information ☆
Sidd ********
You should come to thailand first , better finding solutions here , you;ll be motivated , Its not hard and many agents will be able to support the financial requirements for a fee .
Guy *******
OPThank you Chris & Stuart. However, greatful though I am for the information. Please explain why your sure your right as Guisseppe contradicts
Chris *******
The fundamental qualifications remains the same.
The local required documents, rules and proofs vary.
Depending where you are going to live, local requirements may differ slightly from different areas.
Phuket and Bangkok rules may not be exactly the same.
Rather than high jack the post anymore. Lol
You may dm me and I can help fill in the blanks.
The local required documents, rules and proofs vary.
Depending where you are going to live, local requirements may differ slightly from different areas.
Phuket and Bangkok rules may not be exactly the same.
Rather than high jack the post anymore. Lol
You may dm me and I can help fill in the blanks.
Stuart *********
God Dieux not quite sure what you mean, but you can only get a year extension at a time for the principal holder and the follower matches their dates.
Chris *******
God Dieux as long as you meet the criteria in the area you live, each year, it can be continued indefinitely.
Children and even a dependant parent can also qualify.
You must renew the extension of stay yearly.
Children and even a dependant parent can also qualify.
You must renew the extension of stay yearly.
Stuart *********
@Guy ******
Follow the link Chris provided. That gives you details of what would be required for the Phuket office. Other offices may have different requirements. Others may conclude that you’d each need your own retirement visa based on either incorrect information from an immigration office or the fact you can’t do it “in country”. The dependant must have a non O visa issued from abroad to start with.
Wayne *********
@Guy ******
he doesn't give any reason though. And I agree with Chris and StuartGiuseppe **********
@Guy ******
, i have read on here many saying that. So i just tried to pass to you. I didn"t that a dependant could have it. And , this is a question, why a foreigner can have a dependant wife which is a foreigner too on his visa and bank account, but a thai wife can't give visa to her husband who shoukd have at least 400.000 in bank, Isn't strange?Stuart *********
@Giuseppe *********
For a dependent visa it is irrelevant whether the main visa holder is male or female. The dependant must be legally married to the main holder (Thailand doesn’t recognise same sex or common law marriages as yet), or be a child under the age of 20 of the main visa holder.Chris *******
@Giuseppe *********
Thailand is still a paternal society, the burden of finance falls on the husband.A foreign wife with thai husband requires no financial proof.
It is what it is
Giuseppe **********
@Chris ******
, i understood you and thank's for information. But that thailand is paternal society i have my doubt. Thanks again for your infornations.Chris *******
@Guy ******
the link I provided is from the group that works out of phuket immigration. Oh and that is how I am here with my wife.
And he provides ZERO backup or information.
Guy *******
OP@Chris ******
please send link again as I can't see itGuy *******
OP@Chris ******
thank youChris *******
@Guy ******
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Chris *******
If you are legally married she can obtain Non-0 based on being a dependant.
She would piggy back on your visa and extension based on retirement as a trailing spouse.
The financial burden is on the husband only,
She would piggy back on your visa and extension based on retirement as a trailing spouse.
The financial burden is on the husband only,
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Giuseppe **********
You can't , she should have her own account
Steve *******
@Giuseppe *********
Incorrect. She can piggyback as a dependant relative.Chris *******
@Giuseppe *********
sorry wrong.Giuseppe **********
She should have her win money in bank, they not her having a visa on same account name
Chris *******
@Giuseppe *********
see my answer direct to original post. She can get a visa and extension based on being dependant.
Giuseppe **********
@Chris ******
, why?Activity
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