My wife and I would like to move to Thailand next year with non-O retirement visa. My understanding for lump sum money that we need to deposit in Thai Bank is 800k + 400k = 1.2 Mil tbh. Is this the same if my wife comes to Thailand a little later than me, say 3 or 4 months later? Or does she have to apply for her visa on her own and we need total of 1.6 million tbh? Another possibility is for her to follow me like 6 months later. If she does that, can we re-use the 800k that I used to get my extension by depositing into a bank account under her name? TIA
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The financial requirement for a non-O retirement visa in Thailand is indeed 800,000 THB for each applicant, which must be deposited in a Thai bank account for at least two months before applying. If your wife comes later, she will need to meet the same requirement, and you cannot reuse the funds from your account to satisfy her requirements. The deposit of 400,000 THB is not applicable in this context; both of you need to maintain 800,000 THB. This rule applies regardless of when your wife arrives.
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