What are the requirements and process for obtaining a Retirement extension visa in Thailand?

@Todd ********

I'm going for another gin!

@Ni**

lol. That’s exactly where I am at now too

@Todd ********

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As long as you're NOT on amnesty

@Nick ***********

the steps to get an in country 90 day Non-O visa are:

open a bank account in your name only,

transfer in 800K baht from abroad

have at least 15-21 days left on your current 30 day visa exempt entry, 60 day tourist visa entry, 30 day extension from one of those OR a 60 day visit thai family extension

Apply for the 90 day Non-O visa at the immigration office

WAIT for the 14 day under consideration period

GO back and get the Non-O visa and new 90 day stamp inked in

WAIT until you have 30 days left and your 800K is in the bank for 2 months then go apply for a year extension :)

That's how it works, and it works at 99% of the immigration offices in the country.

BUT

As I said, IF you are on amnesty, you're done. You can't do the process because you need REAL hard stamp days left in your passport.

Good Luck with it, Sorry you're having so much trouble with it :(

@Tod ********

It is it 800 000 per person ? What about farang husband and wife? 400 000 each in same joint account? Or not?

@Paulie ********

, it is 800K baht per person

@Tod ********

you and Todd have given me the confidence to wait it out and see what happens. Oh, and i finally managed to get a bank account opened in my name today. Things are looking up.

Congrats

@Ni**

(y) that's ONE step forward.

Just face these thing step by step, you WILL succeed..

It just takes time (and a LOT of patience AND then some more patience and a little more time :P )

@Tod ********

if you are on amnesty, clearly there will be another way once it’s lifted

I think you're correct

@To**

(y) It appears they are putting things in place to get anyone who is on amnesty off of it and back on 'hard stamps' by some way or another.

AND

that would mean you then possibly could apply for an in country Non-Immigrant visa because you would be on a real stamp extension not this no stamp fairy tale amnesty stuff ;)

@T**

that makes lotsa sense. There will be no push whatsoever to force people out. An extension of amnesty would seem most likely and during that time a requirement to convert (and pay) for some sort of Non-Immigrant visa. And the option to ‘border bounce’ doesn’t exist at present. I’m on amnesty now and not sweating it one bit. Worst case scenario is to overstay 89 days and take fine of $20k baht whenever amnesty ends. No waiting in line at immigration for that.