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What is the best visa option for a retired person married to a Thai national who wants to spend 6 months in Thailand?
Asking for a friend : retired person, qualifies for retirement visa, married to a thai national. Planning to spend 6 months/year in Thailand. What is best choice for visa ?
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A retired person married to a Thai national has several options for residency in Thailand, primarily the Retirement Visa (O-A) and the Non-O Visa based on marriage. To stay for six months, he could initially enter on a single-entry Non-O visa, which grants 90 days. This can be extended for an additional 60 days. An alternative is to apply for a Retirement Visa, which may involve more financial requirements but simplifies paperwork in the long term. If opting for the Non-O Visa route, he can secure a one-year extension based on marriage by keeping funds in a Thai bank account. This extension allows for multiple entries into Thailand as long as he purchases a re-entry permit for each travel.
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Gregor **********
90-days Non-O married to Thai, then after entry in Thailand, park the 400,000 THB and before the 90 days run out, apply for the 1-year extension based on marriage with a Thai . .with this extension he can leave and re-enter Thailand as he wishes, he only needs to buy a re-entry permit for each trip
Pascal ********
OPMods can close topic
Ellie *******
you can close by yourself.. from three dots (...) menu of this post..
Pascal ********
OPThanks for the tips, will pass them
Dave *********
Personally if I could would go for retirement as it’s a lot easier on the paperwork. I guess for some people maybe first think money factor if you are ok to park 400k or 800k baht in a bank account
Ellie *******
You are talking about an extension. To get a visa, you don't need the fund in Thailand...
Daniel ************
Retirement
Dave *********
Retirement or Elite are both good options.
Bobby ********
Dave Barnard. Cost-wise best option is non-O married to Thai.
Tod *********
He could get a single entry Non-O visa based on marriage, come in get 90 days, then extend that by 60, that'd give him 5 months..
Dave *******
@Tod ********
why not do1 year immigrant visa only has to go visa run after 90 days better than retirement visa , no money tied up in the bank then 🤔Gregor **********
@Dave ******
no border runs possible right now, so the 1-year multi entry Non-O married without showing financials is out of question atmBenjamin ******
@Dave ******
a one year non-oa visa is a visa that allows entry multiple times, and on each entry, you can stay for one year. At almost all Thai embassies the Non-o multiple entry (where you are stamped in for 90 days at each entry) is not being sold.
Bob **********
@Dave ******
where you going to do a visa run too???
James ********
@Dave ******
tell me please...Where can one do a border run during COVID with all Thai land borders being CLOSED ?
Benjamin ******
@Dave ******
you mean a non-OA visa? There will be health insurance requirements that don’t exist with a extension of stay based on marriage Activity
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