What are the steps and documents needed for my husband's parents to apply for a retirement visa in Thailand after their tourist visa?

@Oksana **********

if they are looking for a solution prior to leaving their home country,

they could consider obtaining a non imm o-a multi entry visa. That would give them a year before needing to deal with anything Thai Immigration related other than the 90 day checks. And if they did a border run just prior to the enter before date that is stamped on the visa they could get a second year as well.

Some state that this is a difficult, complex, expensive visa to obtain and I suppose that depends a great deal on the specific Thai Embassy/Consulate you would be dealing with. I have gotten a number of these visas over the past few years and have never found them particularly problematic nor expensive.

Apply next time for the Non Immigrant O visa before the fly into Thailand, they will get 90 days and after 60 days they can apply for Extension of Stay at local Immigration. Less hassle.

a 6 months Tourist Visa becomes a Visa on Arrival in minutes, nice answer.

Ok

@Omer ********

, please don't post that link again. It has bad information

Thanx

@Omer ********

I personally not like this web page as it gives a impression that is is run by the government, but in fact run and owned by a law company.

15 days before in Bangkok. It take the same papers to change their reason to stay to Non Immigrant O based on retirement. Cost of the Visa is 2.000 Thb and is a Single Entry valid for 3 months. After 2 months they can apply again for the 1 year Extension of Stay.

ask them to go to chaeng wattana immigration office in bangkok and apply for non-o visa with 0 bank balance which will be useful for them , apartment address