What are the requirements to renew a Non-O retirement visa in Thailand?

I see mention of thb per month. I am applying for a non o visa through the Thai embassy in London. They have emailed me asking for bank statements covering monthly income of thb. Has there been an increase lately?.

Application for Extension of Stay – Immigration Bureau

You might be overthinking the whole thing. I did it yesterday at CW. Didn't need an agent. Just get your documents in order and it takes 40 mins and 1900 baht. So easy!

If you used an agent because you didn't have the 800,000, you can't switch agents easily because they are responsible for the initial transaction. If you want to start over, you have to leave the country and come back because immigration will want to see that the 800,000 was in the bank long enough for your first year.

Why ask the same people you are complaining about instead of looking it up on the official Thai Visa webpage?

first lets talk banking.

-Did you have foreign deposited 800k baht in a bank 2 months before applying for your first 12 month extension. Or did and agent arrange the money in the bank for you?

-Did you keep the 800k baht in the bank for the 3 months after the extension was granted. And no less then 400k for months 4 through month 10 and bring back up to 800k for months 11 and 12?

-can you show a minimum of 65k baht foreign deposits in a Thai bank each and every of the 12 months. (I did this in a separate bank account to keep things clean and organized for Thai immigration)

If you ate planning to renew on the basis of 65k baht per month deposits you will need a letter from the bank certifying that the 12 deposits came from your home country. And also 12 month statement certified by the bank the day you are going to immigration to apply for the renewal.

Note: I maintained both bank method in case the 65k method did not work for some reason.

If you are extending a non-o then you do not need proof of insurance. Only the non-oa and non-ox require insurance.

- do you have a lease, proof of permanent residence.

- done the required TM-30’s and TM-47’s

If all of this is true then I would recommend you do it yourself. It is not that complicated and I found the immigration officers to be helpful.

The on thing I forgot was they want a hand drawn map of directions to your home. So I had to do it on the fly when at immigration

Hope this is helpful

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They want to see 800,000 in the bank and will say to show monthly income is a lot of paperwork and they don't like. And remember...copies, copies copies!

Ok so you’re on an extension of stay based upon an original Non O visa. That’s good.

To extend that for a further 12 months you can either show 800k in a Thai bank for two months prior to applying for the extension or show 12 months of at least 65k baht international transfers each month.

Not a difficult task. Ask your local immigration office for the handout of what you’d need.

As you have the funds you really don’t need an agent. DIY cost is 1,900 baht and a few forms, bank letters and statements and photocopies etc.

Yes its lame we have to ask other foreigners to find out information and decipher what options are available. It’s always a mystrey. Very strange place at times.

You don't say what passport you hold so you don't make it easy. But for an extension of stay based on a Non-O visa aged over 50 the choices are limited. If your embassy provides an income affidavit you can use that, if it doesn't you have the option of showing 800k baht in a Thai bank or if you can show 12 months of consecutive transfers of 65k baht each month prior to applying for the extension you can use that

Not a simple task that you’re trying to do. In fact it’s impossible. You can’t renew a visa. You can extend one, or you can buy a new one. Terminology aside I believe you’re trying to get a 12 month extension of stay based upon an original “retirement” visa.

The reason you’ll see conflicting information is that we don’t have enough information from you to be able to help.

You say you have a Non O visa. But is that the original visa you bought from an overseas consulate or embassy (or in country) or do you have a stamp in your passport that says “extension of stay”? This critical information matters.

If someone is saying you need insurance do you indeed have/initially had a Non O (no insurance required) or a Non OA (insurance required). Both are commonly referred to as a “retirement visa”.

If we can clear up some of these questions then we can point you in a better direction for understanding of your options to extend your visa/extension stamp.