What is the process and requirements for obtaining a retirement visa in Thailand?

That is what I am looking for ... is it easier and better to apply in Thailand or in the USA. I am working on getting the documents together and mailing it to the Thai consulate in LA. Don't know how long it is going to take.

Who gives a toss what it says as long as it does the job the holder wants ffs

Picked my non-imm oa, today in sydney. Will be over in April.

Are you allowed multiple entries with this 1 year visa ?

Once the O/P has less than 45 days left on the new 90 day admitted until stamp they got when they got the Non-O visa issued, they will go back to the immigration office, meet the requirements and get a yearly extension. The immigration office will add a year to the current expiration date they have now (11 Jun 2018), so his yearly extension will expire on 11 Jun 2019.

A yearly extension looks like this (note they also stamp retirement on it too) :/

Tod,thank you for your clarification and explanation ...very helpful...as always.

Just so we're clear

@Al**

, there is NO such thing as a retirement visa. Not gotten inside the country at the immigration office, not gotten at a thai consulate out side the country. Unfortunately, calling it a retirement visa by every Tom Dick and Somchai thai official and foreigner alike doesn't mean that's what it is :/

As has been pointed out this is a 90 day Non-Immigrant Type O visa issued based on the fact the holder is over 50. It costs 2000baht and can be gotten if you meet the requirements and have 15 days or more left on a 30 day visa exempt stamp or a 60 day tourist visa stamp

The ONLY place the word retirement appears is that stamp in engrish they put in your passport.

The actual clause that visa is issued for is in Police Order clause 2.22 which states in thai

กรณีใช้ชีวิตในบั้นปลาย <- in the instance of living out the end of your life :O

Don't forget getting this visa is just the first step toward getting a yearly extension of stay based on being over 50. Once you are down to about 30 days or less left on your 90 day stamp you go back and apply for the yearly extension of stay for 1900baht.

Too bad Thailand won't grant this visa if you were lucky and or hard working enough to retire young.

It is the Non Immigrant O visa, obtained from inside Thailand at an Immigration Office based on being over 50 years (retirement).

It does,nt say retirement visa. it is a retirement EXTENSION .