Do my wife and I need separate bank accounts to apply for retirement visas in Thailand?

@Laura ****************

you both get 90 day single entry Non-Immigrant Type O visas him based on being over 50 (retirement) and you based on being married to him. Then when that 90 days is running out he applies for a yearly extension of stay by meeting the financial requirements and you apply for a yearly extension of stay by being married to someone who is on a year extension of stay.

IF you are already IN thailand you should check with your immigration office to see if they can issue you two the 90 day Non-O visas. IF you are still in Canada you should check with the thai consulate in your area.

Tod, yes! There's my answer. My hubby has monthly VA pension, I have none. Both American, over 50. How do I piggyback on his retired visa?

@Bob ********

so have I! thats why I was asking the question just to see if it would make life easier for everyone!!

If only there was some sort of 'search' function on facebook pages ;)

Problem is that not every consulate or embassy have the same rules and change some times. Immigration Offices in Thailand have the same rules but do not enforce them all the same. And people prefer to ask on facebook than using a search option, like this page also have.

Oh, I thought we were asking the same question. My bad.

@Laura ****************

To avoid confusion in different answer on different questions it is better to start a new topic with this question.

@Rob***

, she's Canadian, not Thai. My hubby and I are American. He receives a monthly VA disability pension, so no money problems there. However, I raised kids most of my life, so no pension from a late in life job. How can I piggy back on his extension? We're both over 50, but I have no pension, while his is more than enough. Help?

Okay, it is posted so many times but I will do again: For an application of the Non Immigrant O visa or Extension of Stay based on being over 50 years of age and sitting out the rest of your life in Thailand the financial requirements are: 1. minimum 800.000 Thb on a Thai bank account on your name, for Extension of Stay 2 months prior the application date at the first application or 3 months at consecutive applications. 2. a Minimum monthly income of 65.000 Thb certified by your Embassy, 3. a Combination of 1 and 2 where the total is minimum 800.000 Thb. For an Extension of Stay based on marriage with a Thai National it is 1. 400.000 Thb on a Thai bank on your name 2 months prior the application date OR 2. minimum 40.000 Thb monthly income certified by your Embassy. Please if you like to help others remember or make a note of these amounts.

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Not for a retirement extension it's 800.000 each or proof of 68.000 income per month

For a marage extension based on a marriage to a Thai it's 400.000 baht in the bank

I am guessing the wife is not a Thai National, so that information is incorrect.

Carl Pritchard 400,000 is for an extention of stay based on marriage to a Thai citizen. It's 800,000 or a minimum of 65,000bt per month income or a combination of the two for the extention based on being over 50 years old(usually refered to as retirement)