What are the experiences and costs associated with the Thai Elite Visa process?

It’s on the Thai embassy website. Just look.

@Geoff *******

u pay for want Geoff it’s not for all and everyone but there are benefits i worked out for my wife and i and we have to family 800k for 5 yrs and after costs and benefits yes we are still paying more but if money is not the issue do it xx it’s not for all and one xx

@Geoff *******

if u need help or private comments message me i had retirement visa fir yrs and changed to TE

What happened during the bank transfer?

@Thomas *******************

Absolutly,not extravagant like you said,let people talking!

i got it 3 years ago,was too young for retirement visa,and too much stamps visa run on passport,immigration caught me at airport and almost fired me from the kingdom!

Now im feeling free with no Thai marriage,no headaches and no wasting time at immigration or insecure thai van😜

@Thomas *******************

i has a retirement visa for years when it was simple and easy then in phuket they started moving the goal

posts around and making obscene requests not money but documents etc which never has an issue with in the past. if you not 50 it’s an easy way to go if financially you can afford it as it’s not financial viable for all and sundry but it does alleviate keeping 800k in a thai bank or 1.6 in my case for wife and i and having to get bank statements and balances etc just means for 5 yrs i don’t need to go anywhere near the place except ocassionally to do 90 reporting if i haven’t been in and out if the country or given passport to TE to do for me... good luck

Ryan, totally get where you’re coming from. Same me. It’s a “last resort” or “easiest” long stay visa for the under 50 crowd.

Feels like a waste of money so better have plenty.

As many chimed in, seems to be the most stable.

All the other visas laws and requirements change often.

Be well bro.

Stick with what you know

@Ryan ************

, because it's sure NOT the Thai elite visa program. That thing has gone thru many MANY thai governments and it works the same way it always has. I know probably 15-20 people on it and not one of them says anything other than good stuff about it

Unfortunately most visa-options require that you have a lot of money! Else there are visa-agents but they are expensive too........wow, I wish there were some better visa opportunities for poor people like me :-)

@Ryan ************

. You can't work on an elite visa

@Ryan ************

@Ryan ************

its the thai elite visa. Can cost from 500k to one million baht depending on which one you go for.

@Ryan ************

and you must be poor 😅

@Ryan ************

Be quiet peasant