Do both my husband and I need to have 800,000 baht for the Non-O visa retirement requirements in Thailand?

@Bobby *******

Formally, you only need to keep the 800,000 baht in your account for three months after your extension has been granted, provided that you maintain a balance of 400,000 baht while also transferring 65,000 baht per month for twelve consecutive months. This allows you to switch to the monthly income method at your next extension.

If you wish to continue applying for extensions based on the funds in your bank account, the balance must be brought back up to 800,000 baht two months before you apply each year.

Yes

@David ******

after the one year extension for both of them and let’s say they pull out their 800,000 baht…they would both/each have to show baht incoming monthly, right? She said she is working, he has no income. Possibly he could show the baht monthly income from a pension. But both must show it?

@Greg **********

Yes.

I noticed a post after I had posted.

@Russell *****

as being married to a Thai wife, you will need a minimum of 400,000 THB in your Thai bank account, seasoned for two months, for the application to the first year "extension of stay". Once the "under consideration" 4 weeks period is done and youreceived the 1-year extension, you can theoretically take the 400,000 THB out of the account and use it for means of living. They just need to be back in your Thai bank account two months before your next application to the extension of stay . . . . however you can also switch to the "bank transfer" method . . . . After you entered on the 90-days Non-Imm-O Family Visa, you can start right away transferring every month, month for month not missing a single month, a minimum of 40,000 THB to your Thai bank account. So for the second "1-year extension", you can use a 12-months bank statement. . . . and keep on transferring a minimum of 40,000 THB every month. AFAIK being married to a Thai wife, a minimum of 500,000 THB per year after all allowances will be tax free. . . visit your Immigration for the handout list of requirements. . . . . as they can vary from one office to the other . . . one thing is for sure, in order to apply for the 1-year extension, your marriage needs to be registered in Thailand as Immigration will want to see a freshly printed Kor Ror 22 marriage registry document from the Amphur

@Greg **********

hi sorry to step in I have a question I'm British married to a Thai lady.what I need to know as my state pension is paid every 4 weeks, giving me 13 payments each year would that be accepted at immigration for my marriage visa or just add the extra money each transfer to make the £30 shortfall up ?

@David ******

yes, transfers from each on his/her own. The "dependent" status apparently is not available anymore in Thailand for new applications. And both need to be over 50 years old

@Greg **********

is that 65K per person?

@David ******

you are being "grandfathered" so you can still get one-year extensions on being a dependent of somebody who has a retirement extension. . . . .

@Kim *******

However most Thai embassies worldwide have discontinued handing out Non-O Dependent Visas. No more new applications possible. The OP and his partner BOTH need a minimum of 800,000 THB in each one's Thai bank account in their sole name, seasoned for 2 months on the day they apply for the 1-year extension . . Once they have set up their Thai bank accounts, they can start to transfer every month a minimum of 65,000 THB, proven it comes from abroad, into their accounts, for 12 consecutive months, not missing one single month. They can then use a 12-months bank statement for the 1-year extension in the second year. Once it got issued, they can pull the 800,000 THB out of their accounts

@David ******

yes but cannot be a new application. Current extensions are fine.

@Chris ******

😂 I've been doing this method for the past 6 years and just did our extension of stay last month. Or is it because we're British?