What are the requirements for applying for a retirement visa in Thailand, especially regarding income proof?

As the O/P has not weighed back in I will close it down for now.

@Andrew *******

you want this thread re-opened message me and I'll do it

So it appears to me that the minor distinction here is that instead of applying for the Non O visa with which the monthly method is not an option until applying for the first or subsequent extensions, the OP could skip that step and just change the current extension reason from Non B to Non O over 50, and possibly qualify for the monthly method immediately if the immigration office is amenable?

okay wait just a minute,

@Andrew *******

If you are now on a Non-B visa EXTENSION from the immigration office, you don't need to get an O visa to apply for a "retirement visa",

all you need to do is cancel your current extension based on employment and immediately apply for a new extension based on being over 50 (retirement).

NOW because you're NOT getting a Non-O visa, just changing the reason for your extension from one based on employment to one based on being over 50, you MIGHT, as in you may be able to use the 65K baht a month in monthly transfers from the previous 12 months

you need to go to your immigration office BEFORE you cancel that Non-B extension with documentation from your employer and SEE if they will take monthly transfers for you to meet the proof of funds to change reasons for an extension from one based on employment to one based on being over 50 (retirement)

There's only 2 options when applying for a Non-O visa inside Thailand. You either need a Thai bank account showing 800k transferred in from overseas or you get an income affidavit from your embassy. As the UK embassy no longer issues these you only have the banked money method available to you. You can use the monthly income method from the 2nd extension onwards but it requires a minimum of 65k baht transferred in from overseas each and every month for the 12 months prior to you applying

UK embassy in Thailand doesn’t provide an affadavit of income so that route won’t work for you. Ask your local immigration office what the requirements are for a 90 day Non O retirement visa. It’s almost certain that you will need 800k baht in a Thai bank account before applying for the visa.

Andy you asked a similar question in January and the answers are the same..

And in the first application for the Non O Visa as retiree and the One year extension of stay as retired, you MUST have 800,000 Thai baht in a Thai bank account in your name only.

The monthly deposit method does not work for the first year.

AND the UK Embassy in Bangkok no longer provides the Affidavit of Income for PROOF of your meeting the financial requirements.

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