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How Can One Retire in Thailand Without Annual Visa Renewals and Without an Elite Visa?
Feb 26, 2023
3 years ago
Michael **************
ORIGINAL POSTERHave a question for the group.
How does one retire in Thailand with out renewing their visa each also with out getting a elite pass.
Thanks
How does one retire in Thailand with out renewing their visa each also with out getting a elite pass.
Thanks
TLDR : Answer Summary
Retiring in Thailand without having to renew a visa annually is challenging, as annual renewals are generally required. While the LTR visa and the O/X visa can provide multi-year extensions (five years in some cases) with simplified renewal processes, retirees cannot completely avoid visa renewals. The standard retirement visa (NON-O) requires yearly extensions. Moreover, some comments suggest alternative methods to manage the process but none completely remove the necessity of yearly immigration checks.
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Jeff ********
Is once a year really that big of a deal? You go 11.5 months without having to worry about anything, then just deal with some paperwork for a week or two out of the year. Just deal with it and move forward. This post reeks of sheer laziness.
Marisol **************
@Jeff *******
if u don’t like the posts then why comment in the first place??Ur not going to change the minds of ppl who wish to post what they feel is right to get themselves answered..
U always sound so moody and unhappy..
it’s simple.. stop commenting on posts you don’t like then
Jeff ********
@Marisol *************
I’ll do what I want to do. It’s simple. Mind your own f*ing businessStephen *******************
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Jeff *********
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I agreeMichael **************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jeff ********
it’s not the paperwork like me I would have to travel all the way back to the US go through the whole FBI investigation again fingerprints get airfare and then pay all the fees just to redo my retirement visa. Why can’t I just redo it there?Jeff ********
@Jeff ********
I mean ffs. People want to just be free of any responsibility at all. It's one thing if you're complaining about going every *****
days to immigration, another thing entirely to just have to deal with it once a year.. sigh.. it's almost as if it's too much trouble to tie your shoes or something.Reply to
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Оливер *********
One can retire in another country with this attitude
Jeff *********
It’s really not that hard!
Darren ******
@Jeff ********
so why not enlighten the OP and tell him and me , how ?Jeff *********
@Darren *****
I mean it’s a easy process living in Thailand following the rules, getting the retirement extension , doing the 90 day report isn’t hard! How’s that Darren?Darren ******
@Jeff ********
that wasn't the question so Ur answer is wrong. Hows that...Reply to
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Bonnie *********
@Darren *****
don't you look at the embassy website for answers?Darren ******
@Bonnie ********
I don't want or need the answer.. I just can't stand people who say they know the solution and it's easy but don't bother sharing it to help people out cos they don't know really , it's just a form of bragging without know anything.Bonnie *********
@Darren *****
It's in the embassy information. You are the reason people give snarky remarks, and that doesn't benefit anyone.
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Todd *********
@Darren *****
he doesn’t know…Darren ******
@Todd ********
typical yank , spout his mouth off how he can buy 2 for the price u paid for 1 and then doesn't know where when u ask him 🤣🤣🤣Jeff *********
@Darren *****
sorry I ruffled your feathers, hope you wake up in a better mood today. 🤣Reply to
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Mike ******
Elite Visa subscribers want you to think renewing annually is a big deal, but if you have a Thai friend or service help you it's not. Sure their is the cost of doing it but with a Thai friend it can be done very innexpensive and with a service still at less than a third of the cost of the Elite Visa. It's kind of like filing your taxes. Would you rather pay them 10 years of money up front at the highest rate or pay 1 year at a time and get the lowest rate? It's a personal preference.
David ********
@Mike *****
I thought I read if you don’t stay a whole year then you don’t have to do the annual. Correct?Mike ******
If you are referring to getting the one year exit visa and leaving and coming back, before it expires, to get another year added on? I have seen posts saying that is correct, but I have not done it.
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John ********
Not possible so sorry
Dave **********
@John *******
LTR is the solutionTodd *********
@John *******
very possible. LTR visa or O/X visa.John ********
@Todd ********
ok but he will have to do his visa application after the 5 year's againTodd *********
@John *******
it’s a simplified renewal process at the 5 year mark for another 5 years. So 10 years total, with one renewal in the middleReply to
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John ********
@Todd ********
yes but that's not what he is askingTodd *********
@John *******
that actually IS what he is asking.Reply to
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Roberto *********
OX visa gives you five years, can be extended a further five.
Marcus **********
Get a wife?
Daren *********
@Marcus *********
He is having problems with a visa. Now you want to compound his problems with a wife.Brandon ************
@Marcus *********
that won't change anything. Still need to do a yearly extension.Marcus **********
cant you renew online ? If you don’t want to do it in person
Brandon ************
@Marcus *********
I'm not the person who asked the question, I'm an admin of the group. And no, extensions cannot be done online.Reply to
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Marcus **********
@Brandon ***********
start a business?Brandon ************
@Marcus *********
still need to do yearly extension with a business. The only people who don't have to do extensions are permanent residents and citizens and you can't achieve either of those statuses as a retiree.Marcus **********
@Brandon ***********
why you ask if you know the answerReply to
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Paul ***********
Be happy in your own country
Jeff ********
@Paul **********
you always say that. Are you just a dick?Reply to
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Daniel ************
non o - retirement extension
Todd *********
LTR visa. Or O/X visa. Otherwise, one does not retire in Thailand without annual renewals.
Brandon ************
One doesn't. Living in Thailand will always involve dealing with visa issues and renewals. The closest you can get is the wealthy pensioner LTR which allows you to go 5 years between immigration checkins, but it has high requirements.
The standard retirement visa will always require yearly extensions.
The standard retirement visa will always require yearly extensions.
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