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What are the requirements for the Thai retirement visa bank deposit?

Thai retirement visa bank deposit requirements visa extension rules NON-O visa financial stability expat living in Thailand

Mar 25, 2025

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Rainer ***************

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is it correct that the thai retirement visa request the bank deposit of 800k - 3 -  month be4 application and 3 month after and if use after maximum 400 k can be reducted   and again filled up 6 month later?

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The Thai retirement visa (NON-O) requires a bank deposit of 800,000 THB to be held for 2 months before applying for an extension and must remain there for 3 months after. At no point should the balance drop below 400,000 THB during the year. Some local immigration offices may prefer to see the funds maintained for 3 months prior to the application for subsequent extensions. It's advisable to keep a separate account for the visa funds and an additional account for monthly budgeting.

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Dwayne ********

Best budget yourselves based on spending. If tourist oriented & like play the nightlife, then probably 100,000-150k a month so dipping into the Visa fund is likely. But if just living, your budget would be around 50k & can leave your Visa fund as is.

Best have two accounts, Visa fund which you never touch & a budget account.

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Bob **********

Two months before

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Rainer ***************

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thanks for the replies...i m part of confused bec read in the thai embassy news....2 month prior first time u apply but the second time u renew your visa it needs to be 3 month prior in the account...what means it must be there for 6 month....anyway....not a big difference....

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Stuart *********

@Rainer **************

You may have read different things Asa retirement extension is 2 months prior but a guardian extension (bar the first one) is 3 months. Both are obtain off the initial Non O visa so could be confusing.

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David *********

Is it true you can pay a visa agent and not worry about the

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Michael *******

@David ********

if you take that route you are trapped, and agent can keep pushing up price, or worse …….i

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Alessandro **********

@David ********

is it true that you pay a visa agent named Scammy Joe that takes your passport and never return it and you eventually end up without a passport and on overstay. Seen that happen right in this group. And ofc not worry about the 800k lol

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Simon ******

@David ********

my friend went that way and every year there fee doubled until your stuffed

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Bri *****

what was the fee ?

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Simon ******

around 25,000 baht was his last one double from the year before

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Bri *****

wow my colleague Pete Webb got charged 12k for non o in Thailand 90 days but it was for marriage visa and then 20k for yearly extension they did everything though including the funds. So it seems rates are varied - this was in Chang btw

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Michael **********

@David ********

some agents will provide the 800,000 bht but for a fee but this could come back at you and bite you on the atse because technically speaking this is to show you have enough funds to support yourself in Thailand

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John **********

Officially the 800k must be in the account for 2 calendar months before applying for the extension and must remain there for 3 months after, never dropping below 400k at any point in the year. But some offices want to see the money in the bank for 3 calendar months before applying for 2nd and subsequent extensions. Check your local office.

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Nick ********

Yes

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Jan ******************

Two months prior and three months after the extension , -gives you a seven months window for the 400K baht.

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Phil *******

You're correct, apart from it's 2 months before each extension. Any time prior to application is ok

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