What are the requirements for applying for a retirement visa if I have a missed month of income and currently hold a Non-B visa?

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I'm in the process of assembling the necessary requirements for a retirement visa.  Two questions:

(1)  Immigration's requirement is to have 65,000 THB coming into your bank account for the previous 12 months.  For the last 12 months I have had over 65,000 THB coming in to my Thai bank account every month *except one*.  The previous month to the missing month I had 200,000 THB coming in.  When I work out an average for the year it comes to around 85,000 THB per month.   Will this meet immigration's requirements of 65,000 THB per month?  Do they look at the average or each month in turn?

(2) The requirement for a retirement visa is to apply while holding a Non O.  At  present I hold a Non-B as I am working.  Will this matter?

Thanks, Andrew

Ask Thailand · Answer

The user is inquiring about two specific concerns regarding the requirements for a retirement visa in Thailand: (1) whether averaging over 65,000 THB in their bank account over 12 months suffices when missing one month's deposit and (2) if currently holding a Non-B visa affects their ability to apply for the retirement visa, which requires a Non-O visa. The comments suggest that immigration likely requires consistent deposits each month rather than an average, and they confirm that holding a Non-B visa currently may prevent applying for the retirement visa.

Tod ********* · Answer

you're toast and won't be able to use monthly income to get a year extension 😕

It doesn't say an 'average of 65K baht a month' it says clearly transfer in a MINIMUM of 65k baht a month, EACH month, EVERY month for the previous 12 months.

You didn't do that.. 😮

Your option is to bank the 800K baht

Bob ********** · Answer

I just returned and gave up

My O-A visa and applied for the non-O and the jomtien office would not accept my 65k a month deposits that I’ve used for years and said because it was a new visa I had to bank 800k and next year I can use my monthly deposits

Robert ******* · Answer

If you are on the initial 90 days of the Non Immigrant B visa you can not apply for an Extension of Stay based on being over 50 years of age (short cut: retirement visa), the first extension of stay must be for the same reason as the visa is issued.

Robert ******* · Answer

I guess you call the 1 year Extension of Stay a retirement visa, the requirement is each and every month a minimum of 65.000 Thb as foreign deposit into a Thai bank account in your name if your Embassy does not provide the affidavit of income.

So missing 1 month and having extra deposit another months is not each and every month.

So missing 1 month and having extra deposit another months is not each and every month.

James ******** · Answer

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James ******** · Answer

1 .. ask your Thai immigration office... But expect you do not meet the requirements as you missed one month.

2. Again ask your Thai immigration office for their list of requirements for the Non O Visa as retiree and the One year extension of stay as retired.

What are the requirements for applying for a retirement visa if I have a missed month of income and currently hold a Non-B visa?

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