Do you need an official retirement document from your home country for a Thai retirement visa?

Oct 9, 2021
3 years ago
Sonja *****
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Hi there, the retirement visa. Do you need a retirement document from your home country? an official retirement paper?
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To apply for a retirement visa (Non-O) in Thailand, you generally do not need an official retirement document from your home country. Instead, you need to be over 50 years old and meet financial requirements, such as having 800,000 THB in a Thai bank account or proving a monthly income of 65,000 THB. While some consulates may ask for retirement documentation, it is not a legal requirement for the visa.
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Andrew *******
No
Wayne ********
contact the local thai embassy or consulate in your country they will tell u
Greg ********
No
Benjamin ******
What's a "retirement visa?"

IF this is a visa you acquire OUTSIDE the country, you [Generally] need the following for a 90 day single entry Non-O visa based on retirement:

1. The passport with at least one year remaining and two blank pages.

2. Proof of residency of the country you are residing, if you are not residing in the home country.

3. A criminal record of not less then 3 months old issued by the country’s government

4. A bank statement showing 800,000 THB in a local bank account, or monthly income of 65,000 THB, or a bank account with monthly income showing a total of 800,000 THB, in local currency.

5. Two 2” x 2” passport photographs.

6. The visa application.

7. A processing fee of 2,000 THB in local currency,

IF you are from one of the countries that offer the Non-OA visa, AND you’re inside the country of passport, you can apply for this visa. This visa is a multiple entry visa that allows you to stay for one year on each entry, and the visa is valid for one year.

1. The passport with at least one year remaining and two blank pages.

2. Approved health insurance acquired from
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, or insurance approved by the consulate with coverage for outpatient treatment of no less then 40,000 TH, and inpatient treatment no less then 400,000 THB.

3. A criminal record of not less then 3 months old issued by the country’s government.

4. A medical certificate signed by a doctor. A link to a medical certificate can be found on the consulate website. Each consulate may have different requirements for the certificate.

5. A bank statement showing 800,000 THB in a local bank account, or monthly income of 65,000 THB, or a bank account with monthly income showing a total of 800,000 THB, in local currency.

6. A processing fee of 5,000 THB in local currency.

Check with the Thai consulate’s website in your country for details.

Some people may call an in-country Non-O visa a “retirement visa”. This can be acquired AFTER you arrive in Thailand at the immigration office. MOST immigration offices sell these visas, but some may not sell these visas. These visas are good for 90 days. For Bangkok Immigration, you need at least 15 days remaining on your existing “admitted to” stamp.

1. The applicant’s passport and a copy of:

a. The data “picture” page.

b. The most recent visa (if applicable).

c. The most recent entry stamp or extension of stay (if applicable).

d. The departure card (“TM 6”) stapled in the passport.

2. If entered on a tourist visa, a TM 86 visa change request form, and if entered on a visa on arrival, visa exempt, or bilateral agreement, a TM 87 visa change request form.

3. Proof of a TM 30 filed at the immigration office.

4. A letter from a Thai bank showing that 800,000 THB was transferred into the bank account from overseas, or pension from overseas of no less then 65,000 THB a month, or a combination of both income and pension, totaling 800,000 THB.

5. A hand drawn map to the house where the applicant lives.

6. A criminal background check issued from the Thai police.

7. 2x passport sized (4cm by 6cm) photos.

8. A processing fee of 2,000 THB.

ASK your local immigration office for specific requirements.

Some people may call a “one year extension of stay based on retirement” a “retirement visa”. This allows a person to stay for one year in Thailand. Different immigration offices have different requirements, but all require the following.

1. The applicant’s passport and a copy of:

a. The data “picture” page.

b. The most recent visa (if applicable).

c. The most recent entry stamp or extension of stay (if applicable).

d. The departure card (“TM 6”) that should be stapled in the passport.

2. The extension of stay application form (“TM 7”).

3. To meet the financial requirements of either:

- 800,000 THB in a Thai bank account seasoned for 2 months along with a letter from the bank. If renewing the one year extension of stay, the 800,000 THB must be seasoned for two months before applying and three months after the last extension of stay was granted, and for the money not to have been lower then 400,000 THB throughout the calendar year, Or;

- 65,000 THB a month in income to a Thai bank transferred from overseas, Or;

- A letter from the embassy stating the applicant receives 65,000 THB a month in income from overseas.

4. A hand drawn map to the applicant’s residence. Some immigration offices may want this map on a special paper.

5. [If entered on a Non-OA visa]. The same health insurance requirements must be met.

6. 2x passport sized (4cm by 6cm) photos.

7. 1,900 THB processing fee.

There is an under consideration for this extension of stay.
Sonja *****
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In the german thai embassy they want to see a official retirement paper. that is soooo german^^ but if I dont need a paper, I willI apply for a retirement visaI when I am still in thailand. thx a lot
Philip **********
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Tod *********
be over 50, meet the financial requirements. NO legal obligation to be 'retired' and believe it or not, while they stamp "retirement" on your passport when you get the extension the actual thai wording of that clause in the police order that outlines extensions is "กรณีใช้ชีวิตในบั้นปลาย" <- that means "In the instance of living out the end of your life" 😮 😛
Оливер *********
As I'm aware of, an old fart certificate will do!
Oor ********
@Оливер ********
or being a would also suffice.
Michael ********
No only Passport prove you are over 50
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