What are the financial requirements and grace period for switching from a marriage visa to a retirement visa in Thailand after the spouse's death?

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Apologies for this unusual request - I hope I have got my facts right. The financial requirements for a retirement visa (800,000 baht) are double that for a marriage visa (400,000 baht). If a guy's wife died he would have to revert to a retirement visa. This might entail complicated financial adjustments. Is there any grace period for these to be made?

Ask Thailand · Answer

The financial requirements for a retirement visa in Thailand are indeed higher than for a marriage visa, needing 800,000 baht compared to 400,000 baht. If a foreign husband loses his Thai wife, he can remain in Thailand until the end of his current visa extension, but must meet the financial criteria to apply for a new visa type thereafter. There is no grace period after the expiration, necessitating the foreign husband to leave and re-enter Thailand under a different visa if all conditions, including required funds, are not met in time.

Ian *********************** · Answer

So, to wrap things up.. it seems the only fail safe way to ensure a smooth transition from marriage to retirement visa (ignoring the income option) if time proves to be of the essence is to try and ensure 800,000 baht in the account even if you are on a marriage visa with a 400,000 baht requirement.

Ian *********************** · Answer

Worst case scenario is if the wife dies just before said deadline unless there is a special dispensation (which nobody has mentioned so I must assume there isn't one).

Ian *********************** · Answer

There are two issues here. Increasing the foreigner's funds from 400,000 to 800,000 baht. This could take a bit of time which is why I asked about a period of grace, by which I meant dispensation beyond the deadline for extension of visa.

Robert ******* · Answer

Yes, I'm sure you can stay until the last date and this should be known by everybody who applies for the 1 year Extension of Stay as this is one of the documents needed to apply.

You did sign this:

Bobby ********* · Answer

Can he show deposits (65k+ THB), from a foreign source each month into a Thai bank account for the last year, that maybe an option for showing financials.

Robert ******* · Answer

You are talking about the 1 year Extension of Stay.

In case the wife dies, this Extension of Stay does not have to be cancelled and the person can stay inside Thailand until the permitted up to date stamped in his passport.

IF you want to stay after that date, the person needs to apply for a NEW 1 year Extension of Stay based on one of the reasons.

This could be marriage IF the person marry another woman

Retirement or any of the many reasons used for the Non Immigrant O visa.

And yes, the person needs to meet the requirements of that 1 year Extension of Stay and in case of retirement the money in the banks becomes than 2 months prior application minimum 800.000 Thb and must stay there for at least 3 months after approval and the rest of the time of the Extension of Stay not less than 400.000 Thb.

Ellie ******* · Answer

In that case, if I understand right, foreign husband can stay until the the end of the current extension. So whether enough days remain or not depends.

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What are the financial requirements and grace period for switching from a marriage visa to a retirement visa in Thailand after the spouse's death?

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