Mark Taylor You can apply for the "change of visa type" from a tourist visa or a visa-exempt entry, to the initial 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa, after you arrived, on Immigration inside Thailand.
The requirements are posted on the Immigration website under Number 9
click onto it, a .pdf list of requirements will open.
The most important requirement is an ALREADY existing Thai bank account, a deposit of a minimum 800,000 THB already sitting in it, and a proof that the money came from abroad. And you will need a rental contract
The fee for the application to the visa is 2000.- THB. It will be issued for 14 days “under consideration”. After this waiting period, you visit Immigration and pick up the stamp.
As soon as the 800,000 THB have seasoned in your Thai Bank account for 2 months, you can apply for the “1-year extended stay permit”.
The “1-yearExtension of Stay” is not a “visa”. It is not a “retirement visa” or a “one year visa”. The 1-year Extended Stay Permit is a simple STAY PERMIT, and that’s what the stamp says!
The fee for the application to the 1-year Extension of the Stay Permit is 1900.- THB
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