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Does owning a condo in Thailand help in obtaining a retirement visa?

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Aug 23, 2025

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Does it make it easier to get a retirement visa if you own a condo,

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Owning a condo in Thailand does not make it easier to obtain a retirement visa. Various community responses confirm that property ownership is irrelevant to visa issuance or renewal, though it may assist with some administrative tasks like registering an address with immigration or obtaining a bank account, which could be useful for visa requirements.

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Peter ********

No

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Bill *********

Nope. Having a good Visa agent work for you does.

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Max *************

You can apply back home for a simple 90 days Non-O based on retirement.

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Bill *********

@Max ************

I decided to do everything upon arrival into Bangkok but I know for some people applying beforehand works for them.

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John **********

Nope

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Andre ***********

Have the money 3 month before

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Charles ********

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Pinned by immigration into my passport…

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Andre ***********

Only tried to help

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or 4 months 😆

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You're talking about an extension and it's actually officially 2 months prior to the day you apply for it.

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Andre ***********

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first time 3 month do your homework

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it used to be two months for the first application, and 3 months for all other applications after. But the rules got changed in 2019. Now they do not make any difference if it is your first extension or a follow-up one. It's 800,000 in your Thai bank account for two months, and must remain at 800,000 for 3 months after the extension has been issued. THIS is the 2019 police order!

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Gary **********

Simple answer. No ..

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Luigi ***********

Owning your own property makes certain situations easier, such as registering your address with immigration, and other small procedures.

Visa issuance or renewal depends on your financial resources.

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registering of address is so easy you not need a condo at all

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Pete *******

No, owning a condo is irrelevant.

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Brandon ************

No. Plays no part at all.

The only possible benefit is that some banks make it easier to get a bank account if you can show you own property, and a bank account is potentially a requirement for a retirement visa/extension. But it's far from necessary in order to get the bank account.

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Max *************

No,it doesn't.

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