Can my uncle secure a retirement visa in Thailand with a pension letter from Canada?

Retirement Visa NON-O Visa Pension Income Financial Requirements Visa Extension Affidavit of Income Immigration Procedures

June 28, 2023

a year ago

Namphon ********

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My uncle has asked…

In regards to his  retirement Visa, if he is able to produce a letter from his pension company in Canada that confirms a monthly payment to his Canadian bank account in perpetuity would this authorize the expectations required to secure his Visa? Would he have to produce this document every year at the time of Visa renewal? If possible would rather do that instead of tying up the required funds in his Thai bank account. 

He is coming from Canada by the end of this year and will apply for first retirement visa.

#He will live in Bangkok when he comes.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Your uncle can use an affidavit of income from the Canadian embassy in Thailand as proof of his pension for the retirement visa, rather than needing to transfer funds to a Thai bank account. This means he can apply for the Non-O visa upon arrival and then seek one-year extensions without needing to show the pension letter annually, as long as he has the affidavit. He should inquire with the embassy about the specific documentation needed.

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Tod *********

@Namphon *******

okay as you can see by the responses that there are a couple ways to go about this

Taking Ellie's suggestion, coming in on a free entry or a tourist visa, then getting the 90 day Non-O and the year extension inside the country does not require any health insurance.

Taking Robert's suggestion, getting the 90 day single entry Non-O visa online from the eVisa website BEFORE he comes here from the thai consulate in either Vancouver or Toronto will mean once he's here he just goes for the year extension (as he would have the 90 day Non-O visa before he comes here)

Doing the eVisa choice for the Non-O in Canada might mean that he needs to show proof of insurance to get the visa. He'd have to go start an application and see if it asks for it or not..

EITHER way he would not need to bank money here OR transfer money here as he can use the affidavit of income from the Canadian Embassy here to show proof of funds for visas/extensions no issue at all

Good luck to your uncle, he has several options to choose from.

a year ago

Namphon ********

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@Tod ********

Thank you so much. 😊😊😊

a year ago

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Namphon ********

Robert *******

Step by step.

Before travel apply for the Non Immigrant O visa based on being over 50 years of age (retirement) using the on-line application system:

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He will get 90 days of stay when he arrives and show this visa from the Immigration booth at the airport.

Than he can contact the Canadian Embassy, get a affidavit of income and use that to apply after 60 days but before the 90 days ends for the 1 year Extension of Stay based on being over 50 years of age.

No need for international transfers.

a year ago

Alan ********

@Robert ******

I'm a Canadian and send your tax page which shows your pension income to the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok( you can get the Embassy form to download on their website)The cost is $50 and the process takes 2 weeks AND is ACCEPTED by the Thai Immigration instead of the

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baht per month or the

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0 per year in a Thai bank,

The system for us Canadians is very simple, I used this program 2 months ago, hope this answers you questions.

a year ago

Namphon ********

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@Tod ********

@Robert ******

Thank you very much for your advices. Does he need to get the affidavit from the Canadian Embassy every year when he extends his visa or he gets it 1 time and uses it for every year?

Alan ********

YES

Tod *********

once he's inside the country he will get a NEW affidavit of income from the Canadian Embassy here EVERY year.

He turns it in to the immigration office when he applies for the extension every year. 😉

a year ago

Namphon ********

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@Tod ********

Thank you so much. It’s clear now. 😊 Really appreciate.

a year ago

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Namphon ********

Ellie *******

No, the letter from the pension company itself cannot be used to meet the financial requirement for an initial in-country Non-O visa based on being over 50 or a yearly extension based on the same reason.

But he might be able to get an affidavit from the Canadian embassy in Thailand about that pension, then he can use that affidavit as proof of funds instead of moving money to Thailand for a visa/extension.

Please contact his embassy in Thailand about the affidavit.

Here is the general requirements list for an in-country Non-O visa based on being 50 by the immigration bureau HQ, but he needs to get the latest handout from the local office when he gets to Thailand well in advance he apply for an in-country visa.

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/9.FOR-RETIREMENT-PURPOSES-50-YEARS-OLD-NON-O.pdf

a year ago

Namphon ********

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@Ellie ******

Thank you very much. 🙏😊

a year ago

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