What are the requirements and steps to obtain a Retirement Visa in Thailand?

Before you come here apply for a type O visa based on retirement from the evisa system, if it is offered in your passport country, or at the Thai embassy/consulate. It just takes bank statement showing you have the equivalent of bt800,000, and with many of them a police report. With this you get a 90 day visa, giving you enough time, with the correct visa, to get a Thai bank account. Transfer in your bt800,000+ and after it has been there for at least two months you apply for your 1 year extension in Thailand at immigration. It is the easiest visa extension to do.

@Marky ******

...You would likely have to already have a retirement visa and then put in Bt65,000 P/M 12 months to qualify. You would then be able to withdraw your original Bt800,000 or Bt 400,000 as you wish. That's the answer I got when I tried at Immigration year ago.

I thought 800k in bank OR pension greater than 65k monthly ?

How much is a agent by the way?

Very straightforward to do yourself in country .

Key is to have the 800k .

I walked into immigration..took care of me. Pay 6000 baht all said and done .. I had already 800,000 baht in bank, took pictures for me and everything,residency permit for tm30 and went too bank all verified funds immigration stamp everything.. in and out under 1 hour he call me 90 days or so...or I call him

O visa Based on retirement

Great visa !

A lot of information is available on Thailand immigration website