What are the current income and bank balance requirements for obtaining a retirement visa in Thailand?

Actually though the requirements for banked money don't vary whether you get the Non-O and then an extension inside the country OR if you get a Non-O-A outside the country before you come here.

The amount is 800K baht or the equivalent.

The only difference is when you get an O-A visa in your country from the thai consulate you can show the money in an account there where as when you go the in country route using banked money it has to be in a thai bank account.

@Laurie *********

, FIRST you're going to have to decide if you're getting the "retirement visa" in the USA from a thai consulate BEFORE you wing your way here OR if you're going to come here and then go thru the steps to get it inside the country.

IF you're getting it in the USA before you come, you can bank the money in an account in the US to meet the financial requirements. The consulates that issue the visa you want are Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC. You will need a police back ground check and a medical certificate.

Check the website of the consulate you are going to apply at.

That Non-O-A visa is definitely the way to go if you can get it before you come here

Bangkok Bank NY does however act as a routing conduit from other American Banks to Bangkok Bank accounts in Thailand

Bangkok Bank New York is a Commercial Bank. We cannot have personal accounts at BBNY

You cannot open a personal account at Babgkok Bank New York. BBNY is a Commercial Bank only. BBNY does provide routing from other American Banks to Bangkok Bank Accounts inside Thailand.

It depends where you are applying for the Non imm O or OA visa based on being over 50 years old. It's generally an income of a minimum of 65,000bt per month, a lump sum of 800,000bt or a combination of the two