What type of visa do I need to return to Thailand after a retirement visa expiration?

@Damien *******

Enjoy

@Todd ********

I stand partially corrected. Neither a criminal history report nor a health certificate is mentioned on the government website. Health insurance, however, is a requirement, depending on the following: "Insured under a health insurance covering a minimum of USD 50,000 OR currently receiving social security benefits in Thailand OR deposit and maintain at least USD 100,000 in bank account balance under the applicant’s name for no less than 12 months." Link: The way I read this is that if your social security is being deposited directly into your Thailand bank (i.e., I know Bangkok Bank has a way of accommodating direct foreign government payments, but I don't know about the other banks) or you've seeded 100k baht in your Thai bank account for twelve straight months, then you wouldn't need the insurance. Seems a bit confusing to me, though, since this would imply you couldn't use the exemption until after twelve months, meaning you'd still need the insurance for the first year. Address reporting is required but has expanded to annually rather than quarterly. Additionally, along with reporting your address, you need to verify eligibility requirements are still being met. Personally, I may now go this route, especially since there's less paperwork than I originally thought, you only need verify your address annually, & you can apply online in your home country.

@Joseph ******

you actually stand wholly corrected. As everything you wrote previously was wrong. But I’m happy I inspired you to look it up and learn.

As per your own research, it clearly supports what I said. Insurance is not a requirement. The carefully capitalized ‘OR’ clearly explains the option available. And that money does NOT need to be in Thailand at all. .

Yes, 90 day reporting is not required. Only annual, so almost no LTR holders will ever need to report as they are highly likely to travel at least once annually. So you never report your address. And there and no further eligibility requirements to prove.

It’s by far the easiest to apply and best visa Thailand has ever offered. And realistically one of the best in the world especially considering the tax free status. The easy online application can be done at home or from Thailand or anywhere else. Seems like a no brainer for anyone with the means

@Todd ********

I’m still not convinced about the SS benefits. The website states “…in Thailand.” My SS is deposited in a bank in San Antonio TX. If I had to set it up to be deposited directly into Bangkok Bank, for example, I would need to be physically in Thailand to do this. As you apparently know a lot about this, what am I missing?

Are you on the LTR visa?