What are the steps to change from a marriage visa to a retirement visa in Thailand?

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Aug 7, 2024

4 months ago

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Hi, What do I need to do to change  from marriage visa to retired visa? My current marriage visa runs out in Dec. Is it best to wait till then to change?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

To change from a marriage visa to a retirement visa in Thailand, you need to apply for the new visa before your current extension from your marriage visa expires in December. If you are on an extension of stay linked to your marriage, you may apply to change your extension to a retirement basis, typically allowed from your second extension. Ensure you meet the financial requirements for the retirement extension, such as maintaining 800,000 baht in a bank account or having an affidavit letter from your embassy.

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

If you’re on extension of stay, you can apply for or change extension from marriage to retirement. This is normally possible from your second extension of stay.

You just apply before your current extension expires and need to fulfil the general requirement for an extension of stay based on a regular Non O including two months seasoning of 800K baht before you apply, unless you’re embassy offers to give you a affidavit letter.

If you’re really on a one year Non O visa with multiple entries based on marriage, you’ll need to cancel this and apply for a new 90 days Non O based on retirement from scratch.

4 months ago

Martin *********

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@Jan *****************

Thank you

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Brandon ************

You're most likely not on a visa, you're on an extension of stay based on being married to a Thai.

When your extension ends and you're applying for your next extension, you can change the reason of your application to being over 50 (retirement) instead.

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Martin *********

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@Brandon ***********

Thank you

4 months ago

Bob **********

@Martin ********

you’ll need to show the financial statements

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